BBC Legends Volume 3

~ Release by Barbirolli, Böhm, Britten, Cherkassky, Gilels, Horenstein, Jochum, Jurinac, Kempff, Ludwig, Monteux, Richter, Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, Sargent, Serkin, Solti, Stokowski, Svetlanov, Szeryng, Tennstedt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Box set of 20 previously released BBC Legends CDs. Each CD is in a cardboard sleeve, all in a box. The booklets provided with the original releases are NOT provided. The CD ToCs also appear to be slightly different.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-19 13:59 UTC.

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1Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo in B-flat major, BWV 993
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992 (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1704 until 1706)
publisher:
Peters (in 1839)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 992)
Johann Sebastian Bach10:46
2Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: I. Thema
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation I (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:30
3Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: II. Variation 1
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation II (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:09
4Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: III. Variation 2
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation III (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:07
5Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: IV. Variation 3
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation IV (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:05
6Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: V. Variation 4
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation V (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:31
7Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: VI. Variation 5
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation VI (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger2:26
8Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: VII. Variation 6
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation VII (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:20
9Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: VIII. Variation 7
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation VIII (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger2:01
10Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: IX. Variation 8
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation IX (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger1:05
11Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: X. Variation 9
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation X (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger2:24
12Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: XI. Variation 10
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation XI (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger0:50
13Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: XII. Variation 11
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation XII (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger0:55
14Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: XIII. Variation 12
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation XIII (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger2:25
15Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: XIV. Variation 13
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Variation XIV (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger0:42
16Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: XV. Variation 14
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XIV (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1861)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24
Max Reger1:30
17Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81: XVI. Fugue
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81: Fugue (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
part of:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach, op. 81
Max Reger8:08
18Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "A Thérèse": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "A Thérèse"
Ludwig van Beethoven8:34
19Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "A Thérèse": II. Allegro vivace (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "A Thérèse"
Ludwig van Beethoven3:04
20Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
revision of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio (pre-publication version with extra repeat)
Ludwig van Beethoven10:45
21Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:02
22Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (on 1973-06-04)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-06-04)
live recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo (on 1973-06-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:26
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Credits

Release

part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: Volume 3) (order: 266)
discography entry:https://icaclassics.com/releases/bbc-legends-vol-3 [info]

Release group

includes:A Faust Symphony by Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic), Men's Voices of the BBC Northern Singers (The Britten Singers, formerly BBC Northern Singers), Jascha Horenstein (conductor), John Mitchinson (tenor)
Bach: Capriccio / Reger: Variations and Fugue / Beethoven: Piano Sonatas by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician), Reger (German composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Serkin (pianist)
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 22 / Schubert: 3 Piano Pieces, D946 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer); Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
BBC Legends: Cherkassky / Solti by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Mussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer), Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist), Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Shura Cherkassky (American pianist), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
BBC Legends: Rozhdestvensky by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer), Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
BBC Legends: Svetlanov by Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no. 9 & 10 / Schubert: "Wanderer" Fantasy / Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien / "Abegg" Variations by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer); Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
Cello Concertos by Haydn (composer), Saint‐Saëns (Camille Saint-Saëns, composer), Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Mstislav Rosptropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
Cherubini: Anacréon Overture / Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 / Strauss: Don Juan / Berlioz: Hungarian March by Cherubini (composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Berlioz (Hector Berlioz, French composer); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic), Pierre Monteux (conductor)
Haydn: Symphony no. 100 "Military" / Symphony no. 101 "The Clock" / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Haydn (composer), Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963); Jochum (conductor)
Introduction and Allegro for Strings / Symphony no. 1 by Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
Mozart Requiem (BBC Legends conduct by Britten) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer); English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist); Henryk Szeryng (violinist), English Chamber Orchestra
Scarlatti: Seven Piano Sonatas / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp minor / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 3 / Debussy: Pour le piano by Scarlatti (composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Scriabin (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer), Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Debussy (Claude Debussy, French composer); Gilels (Emil Gilels, pianist)
Schubert: Symphony no. 2 / Brahms Symphony no. 2 by Franz Schubert (composer), Johannes Brahms (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite / Beethoven: Egmont Overture by Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer), Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder / Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Mahler (Austro‐Bohemian Romantic composer), Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer); Sena Jurinac (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (pianist), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor)
Symphony no. 9 “Choral” by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Mari Anne Häggander (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Gwynne Howell (operatic bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestra founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 4 / Sibelius: Symphony no. 4 by Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer), Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Weber: Oberon Overture / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 / Brahms: Tragic Overture by Carl Maria von Weber (composer), Franz Schubert (composer), Johannes Brahms (German composer); London Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)