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Mario Lanza sings “Because” [From The Great Caruso]

The great American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Because”, a song with music and lyrics by the French composer Guy d’Hardelot (1858-1936) and English lyrics by the English lyricist Edward Teschemacher (1876-1940), originally published in 1902. An excerpt from the 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film “The Great Caruso”, starring Mario Lanza as the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.

Chopin: Raindrop Prelude [Lang Lang]

Chinese pianist Lang Lang plays Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, known as the “Raindrop” prelude, one of the 24 Chopin preludes, and it stands out as one of his most renowned works.

Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 [Janine Jansen]

Janine Jansen performs Bach Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042

Accompanied by the Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra), the Dutch violinist Janine Jansen performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042. Jansen also conducts the orchestra.

Grieg: Piano Concerto [Liv Glaser, Herbert Blomstedt, Oslo Philharmonic] – Wonderful Historic Performance

Liv Glaser performs Edward Grieg's Piano Concerto [1961]

Accompanied by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Norwegian pianist Liv Glaser performs Edward Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt. A wonderful historic performance of the famous piece. Recorded at the Bergen International Festival in 1961.

Desandre and Davies sing Händel: To thee, thou glorious son of worth [from Theodora, HWV 68]

Accompanied by the French lutenist Thomas Dunford and his Jupiter ensemble, the Franco-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and the British countertenor Iestyn Davies sing “To thee, thou glorious son of worth”, Theodora and Didymus’ duet from George Frideric Händel‘s Theodora (HWV 68), a dramatic oratorio in three acts.

Beethoven: Choral Fantasy [Martha Argerich, Charles Dutoit] [2023 recording]

Martha Argerich performs Beethoven Choral Fantasy

Accompanied by the Orquesta and Chorus of the Teatro Colón, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy for piano, vocal soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80, usually called the Choral Fantasy. Encore: Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen No. 1. Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Recorded at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 30, 2023.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 [Martin Helmchen, Andrew Manze, NDR Radiophilharmonie]

Martin Helmchen performs Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17

Accompanied by the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the German pianist Martin Helmchen performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453. Conductor: Andrew Manze. Recorded on March 31, 2022, at the Großer Sendesaal of the NDR Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen Broadcasting Center.

Dvořák: Carnival Overture [NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Alan Gilbert]

Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Dvořák Carnival Overture

Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Antonín Dvořák‘s Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169, a concert overture written in 1891. Recorded on New Year’s Eve 2021 during the orchestra’s New Year’s Concert 2021 at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve [Rusanda Panfili, Donka Angatscheva]

Rusanda Panfili and Donka Angatscheva perform Après un rêve, by Gabriel Fauré

Moldovan violinist Rusanda Panfili and the Austrian pianist of Bulgarian descent Donka Angatscheva perform Après un rêve, a classical art song composed by French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). The piece was originally written for voice and piano in 1877, with lyrics by Romain Bussine (1830-1899). The title translates to “After a Dream” in English. Recorded at the Bank Austria Salon in Vienna, Austria.

Maria João Pires plays Chopin and Debussy [Live Recital, 2023]

One of the greatest pianists in the world, Maria João Pires plays Claude Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque and Arabesque No. 1 and Frédéric Chopin‘s Nocturnes, Op. 9, Nocturnes, Op. 27, and Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1.