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, Shura Cherkassky, American pianist), Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Shura Cherkassky (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 (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 (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 (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 (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, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), 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 (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)