This early gem from the collection opens with the stately elegance of the 3rd movement, showcasing Brain’s effortless virtuosity.

A rare moment, lovingly preserved. Have a listen:

Lovingly restored and released by ICA Classics, these once-lost performances are now available on CD and your favourite streaming platforms 🎵

...preserving legendary performances that were never commercially released.

The Itter Broadcast Collection includes concerts, operas, Proms, and premieres, featuring artists like Myra Hess, Klemperer, Boult, and Dennis Brain — capturing the sound of a golden era in British music-making.

He did, however, offer an unusual and enigmatic explanation for how he envisioned the creative process behind one of his masterworks.

This recording is conducted by Jascha Horenstein, a friend of Nielsen.

The full version is out now on the ICA Classics label.

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Shostakovich & Nielsen - Horenstein CD + streaming now. Remastered by Paul Baily

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🎧 Shostakovich & Nielsen – Horenstein
CD + streaming now.
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Remastered by Paul Baily

He first took on Nielsen’s Fifth in the 1920s while assisting Furtwängler — with Nielsen himself at the rehearsals.

This release captures not just the music, but the stories behind it.
**Includes a bonus interview with Horenstein and Deryck Cooke**

Pre-save the album now so you’re ready to listen first thing Friday!

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Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10: II. Allegro
@royalphilorchestra.bsky.social, conducted by Jascha Horenstein

🎬 Whether you're waving a flag or watching from home, we hope you've enjoyed our daily vintage pairings. Thanks for joining us!

What’s been your highlight of the series?

Filmed live, this Viennese waltz brings elegance, sparkle, and just the right dose of nostalgia.

💿 Part of Viennese Night at the BBC Proms, alongside Strauss favourites and charming operetta excerpts, conducted by Walter Susskind, János Fürst and James Loughran.

🎬 Available from ICA Classics, the release pairs Don Juan with Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and an electrifying Wagner overture — plus bonus rehearsal footage and a John Culshaw interview.

It’s the penultimate day of our Vintage Proms series — if you could watch one conductor rehearse, who would it be?

Richard Strauss’s Don Juan is a showpiece of orchestral flair and virtuosity. This rare footage of Sir Georg Solti in rehearsal offers a glimpse of the intensity, precision, and charisma he brought to the podium.

📺 Just 3 days to go in our Vintage Proms series — if you could sit in on any conductor’s performance, who would you choose?

For today’s vintage pairing, we rewind to Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, filmed at Sanders Theatre, Harvard, in 1961. Their performance brims with warmth and rhythmic lift — a joyful moment from Munch’s final years in Boston.

Long lines, glowing orchestral colour, and a finale that radiates hard-won joy.

Only four more days to go in our vintage Proms series — what’s been your highlight so far?