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’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.

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

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.

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

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.

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Mario Lanza sings O Paradis!

The great American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings O Paradis! (Oh Paradise!), one of the most celebrated arias from “L’Africaine” (The African Woman), a grand opéra in five acts with music by the German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (1971-1864) and a libretto by the French librettist Eugène Scribe (1791-1861). From the 1956 movie Serenade, Lanza’s fifth film, and his first on-screen appearance in four years. Directed by Anthony Mann and based on the 1937 novel of the same name by James M. Cain, the film also stars Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel (billed as Sarita Montiel), and Vincent Price.

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Mozart: Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major [Argerich, Pires]

Two great pianists, Martha Argerich, and Maria João Pires play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major, K. 381/123a. This performance was recorded in Lugano in Lugano in 2012.

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Schubert: Symphony No. 5 [NDR Elbphilharmonie, Günter Wand]

Conducted by Günter Wand, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485. This performance was recorded during the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Kiel, Germany, in 1997.

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Schumann: Piano Quintet [Martha Argerich and Friends]

Martha Argerich (piano), Freddy Varela Montero (violin), Tatiana Glava (violin), Fernando Rojas Huespe (viola), and Stanimir Todorov (cello) perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. This performance was recorded during the first concert of the Festival Argerich at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 15, 2023.

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 [İlyun Bürkev, Klassische Philharmonie Bonn Orchestra]

Accompanied by the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn Orchestra, the Turkish pianist İlyun Bürkev performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Conductor: Alexander Hülshoff. This performance was recorded at the Munich Herkules Hall on October 25, 2023, when Bürkev was only 15 years old!

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Sibelius: Violin Concerto, [Khachatryan, Kochanovsky, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic]

Accompanied by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47. Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky. This performance was recorded at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on March 16, 2019.

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