ica classics

Exhilarating performances of Mozart's Linz and Prague Symphonies and a splendid Handel Water Music, all from 1959-60. Occasional picture fuzziness. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Recorded in 1962, Steinberg is the polar opposite of modern showbiz, inspiring primeval orchestral eruptions with the minimum of fuss as though the orchestra is mesmerised by him. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

This vintage music-making, captured in slightly faded colour, limited camera angles (big on music stands) and sound officially described as 'enhanced mono', is well worth exploring. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013More…

from the very opening bars of the Mozart it's evident that the conductor is absolutely in control, delivering wonderfully instinctive melodic phrasing, and inspiring the English Chamber Orchestra... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Fascinating mid-'70s footage of Kempe at the Proms, caught in vintage colour. Famous for his Heldenleben, he is even more illuminating in Dvorak's New World Symphony. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Precise yet expressive, Steinberg's Beethoven Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 are models of clarity and rhythmic dynamism. The Haydn is excellent. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

These are worthwhile acquisitions, despite their limitations in sound and picture quality. Munch’s performance of the Second I find preferable to the First, but seeing him in action – well,... — MusicWeb International, February 2012More…