Manufacturer: BBC / Opus Arte
Starring: Anthony Dowell, Alina Cojocaru, Ivan Putrov, Miyako Yoshida, Jonathan Cope
Directed By: Roger M. Sherman;Ross MacGibbon

Manufacturer: BBC

Manufacturer: BBC / Opus Arte
Starring: Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager, Curtis Sullivan, Bob Amaral
Directed By: Christine Clark Bradley, Gary Halvorson

The present discs are a record of a unique event: Sir Thomas Beecham's 1955 Royal Festival Hall concert celebrating Sibelius's 90th Birthday. Sound is often rough, and the playing occasionally falters in the heat of the moment, but the conductor's conviction in this music is as consistent as ever. There is an incisive account of the tragic Fourth Symphony, still a "difficult" piece at this time, ...

Manufacturer: BBC Legends

Manufacturer: BBC Legends

Manufacturer: BBC / Opus Arte
Starring: Jonathan Cope, The Royal Ballet, Leanne Benjamin, Genesia Rosato, David Drew
Directed By: Ross MacGibbon

Manufacturer: BBC/Opus
Starring: Davit Karapetyan, Maria Kochetkova, Elizabeth Powell, Damian Smith, Kristi Yamaguchi
Directed By: Matthew Diamond

It certainly seems the BBC has tried to cover most bases with this eclectic compilation of live recordings which have appeared on the Sunday-teatime God-spot Songs of Praise. Beginning with cathedral-style classic carols accompanied by full brass and a thundering organ, the collection moves through some "cheesy-listening" numbers from the Huddersfield Choral Society (a medley of "Winter ...

Manufacturer: BBC

Manufacturer: BBC Legends

Manufacturer: BBC Legends