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Anna Fedorova performs Moonlight Sonata [Beethoven] and Ballade No. 4 [Chopin]

Anna Fedorova performs Ludwig van Beethoven Moonlight Sonata and Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4

Ukrainian classical pianist Anna Fedorova performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, commonly known as the “Moonlight Sonata”, and Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52. This performance was recorded in TivoliVredenburg Utrecht for VPRO Vrije Geluiden: a music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO.

Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans [Venice Monteverdi Academy Choir, Chamber Orchestra Lorenzo Da Ponte, Roberto Zarpellon]

Conducted by Roberto Zarpellon, the Venice Monteverdi Academy Choir and the Chamber Orchestra Lorenzo Da Ponte perform Antonio Vivaldi Juditha triumphans

Conducted by Roberto Zarpellon, the Venice Monteverdi Academy Choir and the Chamber Orchestra Lorenzo Da Ponte perform Antonio Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie (Judith triumphant over the barbarians of Holofernes), RV 644, an oratorio which the only survivor of the four that he is known to have composed. This epic performance was recorded at the Brixen Cathedral on August 13, 2020.

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 [Yehudi Menuhin]

Yehudi Menuhin performs Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3

Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de l’ORTF (today the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France), legendary violinist of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. Menuhin also conducts the orchestra. This performance was recorded at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, in 1967.

Händel: Ombra mai fu [Valer Sabadus]

Romanian-German Valer Sabadus sings “Ombra mai fu”, the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Händel.

Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos]

Yuja Wang and Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2

Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 (“Thun” or “Meistersinger”).

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Khachatryan, Eschenbach, SWR Symphonieorchester]

Sergey Khachatryan performs Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1

Accompanied by the SWR Symphonieorchester, the Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. This performance was recorded in April 2019 at the Liederhalle Stuttgart.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 [Mitsuko Uchida]

Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Mitsuko Uchida performs Mozart Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, KV. 456. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Mitsuko Uchida performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, KV. 456. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand [Bertrand Chamayou, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra]

Accompanied by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the French pianist Bertrand Chamayou performs Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Accompanied by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the French pianist Bertrand Chamayou performs Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major”. Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti. This performance was recorded during the AVROTROS Friday Concert on October 20, 2023, at the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Composed between 1929 and 1930, the piece was commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein (May 11, 1887 – March 3, 1961), who lost his right arm during World War I.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” [NDR Elbphilharmonie, Alan Gilbert]

Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Pathetique

Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra plays Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, commonly known as the Pathétique Symphony. This performance was recorded on November 4, 2022, at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 “Coronation” [Oxana Shevchenko]

Accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Oxana Shevchenko performs Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537, commonly known as the Coronation Concerto. Conductor: Benjamin Northey.

Accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Oxana Shevchenko performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537, commonly known as the “Coronation Concerto”. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. This performance was recorded during the final round of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition on July 20.