BBC Legends: Great Recordings from the Archive vol.4 (FLAC)

Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ICA Classics
Catalogue: ICAB5174
Release: 2023
Size: 5.95 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

CD 01
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
01. I. Langsam – Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo
02. II. Nachtmusik. Allegro moderato
03. III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft
04. IV. Nachtmusik. Andante amoroso

CD 02
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
01. Symphony No. 7: V. Rondo – Finale. Tempo I – Allegro ordinario

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 “Jupiter”:
02. I. Allegro vivace
03. II. Andante cantabile
04. III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
05. IV. Molto allegro

CD 03
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony in B Minor, Op. 58:
01. I. Lento lugubre – Moderato con moto – Andante
02. II. Vivace con spirito
03. III. Andante con moto
04. IV. Allegro con fuoco

Respighi: Pini di Roma, P. 141
05. I. I pini di Villa Borghese

CD 04
Schubert: Piano Sonata in B Major, D. 575
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo. Allegretto
04. IV. Allegro giusto

Schubert: Piano Sonata in F Minor, D. 625
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Scherzo. Allegretto – Trio
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Allegro

Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664
09. I. Allegro moderato
10. II. Andante
11. III. Allegro

Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780
12. No. 1, Moderato in C Major

CD 05
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
01. I. Bedächtig. Nicht eilen
02. II. In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
03. III. Ruhevoll
04. IV. Sehr behaglich. “Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden”

Berlioz: Le Corsaire Op. 21
05. Overture for Orchestra

CD 06
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio un poco moto
03. III. Rondo. Allegro

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537 “Coronation”
04. I. Allegro
05. II. [Larghetto]
06. III. [Allegretto]

CD 07
01. Boulanger: Psalm 24
02. Boulanger: Pie Jesu
03. Boulanger: Psalm 130 ‘Du fond de l’abîme’

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
04. I. Introït et Kyrie (Chorus)
05. II. Offertoire (Baritone, Chorus)
06. III. Sanctus (Chorus)
07. IV. Pie Jesus (Soprano)
08. V. Agnus Dei (Chorus)
09. VI. Libera me (Baritone, Chorus)
10. VII. In paradisum (Chorus)

CD 08
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major
01. I. Introduction. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Adagio. Sehr langsam
03. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Schnell) – Trio
04. IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro moderato

CD 09
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
01. I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
02. II. Ging heut morgen übers Feld
03. III. Ich hab ein glühend Messer
04. IV. Die zwei blauen Augen

Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit
05. No. 5, Phantasie
06. No. 13, Nicht wiedersehen!
07. No. 1, Frühlingsmorgen
08. No. 2, Erinnerung
09. No. 10, Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz
10. No. 7, Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald
11. No. 11, Ablösung im Sommer
12. No. 6, Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen
13. No. 14, Selbstgefühl

Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
14. No. 2, Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
15. No. 1, Blicke mir nicht in dieLieder!
16. No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
17. No. 4, Um Mitternacht

CD 10
Grieg: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16
01. I. Allegro molto moderato
02. II. Adagio – attacca.
03. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Quasi presto – Andante maestoso

Debussy: Préludes, Book I, CD 125
04. I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave
05. II. Voiles. Modéré
06. III. Le vent dans la plaine. Animé
07. IV. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir. Modéré
08. V. Les collines d’Anacapri. Très modéré
09. VI. Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent
10. VII. Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Ouest. Animé et tumultueux
11. VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
12. IX La sérénade interrompue. Modérément animé
13. X La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme
14. XI La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger
15. XII Ministrels. Modéré

CD 11
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante con moto

Bizet: Petite Suite, Op. 22
03. I. Marche. Allegretto moderato
04. II. Berceuse. Andantino
05. III. Impromptu. Allegro vivo
06. IV. Duo. Andantino
07. V. Galop. Presto

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, M. 57b
08. I. Lever du jour. Lent
09. II. Pantomime. Lent – Très lent -Vif – Très lent
10. III. Danse générale. Lent – Animé

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 105
11. Adagio – Vivacissimo – Adagio – Allegro molto moderato – Allegro moderato – Vivace – Presto – Adagio – Largamente molto – Affettuoso

CD 12
Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
01. I. Requiem aeternam: No. 1, “Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine”
02. I. Requiem aeternam: No. 2, “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?”
03. II. Dies irae: No. 1, “Dies irae, dies illa”
04. II. Dies irae: No. 2, “Bugles sang, saddening the evening air”
05. II. Dies irae: No. 3, “Liber scriptus proferetur”
06. II. Dies irae: No. 4, “Out there, we’ve walked quite friendly up to Death”
07. II. Dies irae: No. 5, “Recordare, Jesu pie”
08. II. Dies irae: No. 6, “Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm”
09. II. Dies irae: No. 7, “‘Lacrimosa dies illa’
10. II. Dies irae: No. 8, “Move him into the sun”
11. III. Offertorium: No. 1, “Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae”
12. III. Offertorium: No. 2, “So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went”
13. IV. Sanctus: No. 1, “Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus”
14. IV. Sanctus: No. 2, “After the blast of lightning from the East”
15. V. Agnus Dei “One ever hangs where shelled roads part”
16. VI. Libera me: No. 1, “Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna”
17. VI. Libera me: No. 2, “It seemed that out of battle I escaped”
18. VI. Libera me: No. 3, “Let us sleep now”

CD 13
Liszt: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Quasi adagio – III. Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato
03. IV. Allegro marziale animato – Presto

Liszt: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A Major, S. 125
04. I. Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai –
05. II. Allegro moderato – Allegro deciso –
06. III. Marziale un poco meno allegro –
07. IV. Allegro animato – Stretto

08. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514a
09. Liszt: Grande Fantaisie de bravoure sur La Clochette, S. 420
10. Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139: XI. Harmonies du soir. Andantino

CD 14
Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada Suite
01. V. Procession of the Nobles

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
02. I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
03. II. The Story of the Kalender Prince
04. III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
05. IV. Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – Shipwreck – Conclusion

06. Scriabin: Le Poème de l’extase, Op. 54

CD 15
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
01. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
02. II. Allegretto scherzando
03. III. Tempo di Menuetto
04. IV. Allegro vivace

CD 16
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
02. II. Molto vivace
03. III. Adagio molto e cantabile
04. IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Recitativo. “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!” – Allegro assai – Final Chorus from Schiller’s ode “To Joy”

CD 17
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Romance. Larghetto
03. III. Allegro

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
04. Prologue. Andante
05. Pastoral. Lento
06. Nocturne. Maestoso
07. Elegy. Andante appassionato – Recitativo – Tempo primo
08. Dirge. Alla marcia grave
09. Hymn. Presto e leggero
10. Sonnet. Adagio
11. Epilogue. Andante

Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major for Piano and Horn, Op. 70
12. I. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck
13. II. Rasch und feurig – Etwas ruhiger – Im ersten Tempo

Mozart: Divertimento No. 14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270
14. I. Allegro molto
15. IV. Presto

Milhaud: La Cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
16. VI. Chasse à Valabre

Fricker: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, Op. 5
17. I. Moderato – Allegro moderato
18. II. Badinerie. Vivace – Musette. Moderato e sostenuto
19. III. Canonic Variations
20. IV. Finale. Vivo

CD 18
Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Adagio cantabile
03. III. Allegro molto

Berg: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “To the memory of an angel”
04. I. Andante – Allegretto
05. II. Allegro (ma sempre rubato, frei wie eine Kadenz) – Adagio

Janáček: Sinfonietta
06. I. Allegretto – Allegro – Maestoso
07. II. Andante – Allegretto – Maestoso – Tempo I
08. III. Moderato – Con moto – Più mosso – Prestissimo – Moderato
09. IV. Allegretto
10. V. Andante con moto – Maestoso – Tempo I – Allegretto – Allegro Maestoso – Adagio

CD 19
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
01. I. Adagio – Moderato
02. II. Lento – Allegro molto
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio

Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Vivace non troppo

Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, CD 144
08. I. Prologue
09. II. Sérénade
10. III. Finale

CD 20
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Scherzo. Assai vivace – Presto – Prestissimo – Tempo I
03. III. Adagio sostenuto
04. IV. Largo – Allegro risoluto

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110
05. I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
06. II. Allegro molto
07. III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

ICA Classics, via its long-term contract with BBC Worldwide, are proud to release a fourth volume of the best-selling BBC Legends box, featuring 20 CDs of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Volume one was released in 2013 and comprised 20 CDs taken from the critically acclaimed BBC Legends catalogue which has been unavailable since 2010. The second volume was released in 2017 and is now out of print, while the third volume came out in late 2022. A beautifully packaged clamshell box with individual wallets for each main artist featuring full details of tracks, dates and venues.