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Maxim Vengerov and Daughter perform “Adagio” from Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto

Maxim Vengerov and his daughter Lisa Vengerova perform the second movement, Adagio from Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto

Classical violinist Maxim Vengerov and his daughter Lisa Vengerova perform the second movement, “Adagio” from the Baroque composer Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935. Recorded in April 2020 during the Covid19 lockdowns.

Dvořák: Cello Concerto [Ella van Poucke]

Accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Dutch abbreviation RFO), Dutch classical cellist Ella van Poucke performs Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191, the last solo concerto of the Czech composer. Conductor: Bas Wiegers. Recorded on March 17, 2023, at the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [Maxim Vengerov]

Accompanied by the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Soviet-born Israeli classical violinist Maxim Vengerov performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov. Recorded in Tokyo, Japan on June 30, 1993.

Chopin: Winter Wind [Evgeny Kissin]

Evgeny Kissin plays Winter Wind [Chopin]

Evgeny Kissin plays Étude Op. 25, No. 11 in A minor, a solo piano technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836. The piece is often referred to as the Winter Wind in English and literarily Seasoned Plants in some other languages.

What does RV stand for Vivaldi? [Explained]

Antonio Vivaldi. RV is the abbreviation of Ryom-Verzeichnis.

RV is the abbreviation of “Ryom-Verzeichnis”, the established inventory of Antonio Vivaldi’s music, devised by the Danish musicologist Peter Ryom (born 31 May 1937 in Copenhagen). Verzeichnis is the German word for catalog. So it can be translated as “Peter Ryom’s catalog of the works of Antonio Vivaldi”.

Tchaikovsky: “The Seasons” complete [Olga Scheps]

Olga Scheps performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "The Seasons"

German classical pianist Olga Scheps performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons”, Op. 37a, a set of twelve short character pieces for solo piano. This performance was recorded on April 29, 2016.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Martha Argerich, Charles Dutoit & the Verbier Festival Orchestra]

Accompanied by the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Recorded at the Verbier Festival in 2014. Encore: Robert Schumann: “Scenes from Childhood,” Op. 15, No. 1.

Philippe Jaroussky & Thibaut Garcia perform Bonfá: Manhã de Carnaval [from the 1959 film Orfeu Negro/Black Orpheus]

French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and the Franco-Spanish classical guitarist Thibaut Garcia perform “Manhã de Carnaval” (English: Carnival Morning), often referred to as “Black Orpheus”, a song by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) and lyricist Antônio Maria (17 March 1921-15 October 1964). The song was the principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) by French director Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982).

Britten: Violin Concerto [Janine Jansen]

Accompanied by the Orchestre de Paris, Janine Jansen performs Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto, Op. 15.

Accompanied by the Orchestre de Paris, Dutch classical violinist Janine Jansen performs Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto, Op. 15. Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Recorded during the BBC Proms 2013 in London.

Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata [Polina Osetinskaya, Maxim Vengerov]

Osetinskaya and Vengerov perform Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 in A major, commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata

Russian classical pianist Polina Osetinskaya and Soviet-born Israeli violinist Maxim Vengerov perform Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 in A major, commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata. Recorded at Sala Verdi, Milano, on November 15, 2022. It is an 1803 sonata for piano and violin notable for its technical difficulty. The piece was nicknamed the Kreutzer Sonata (German: Kreutzer-Sonate) after the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831). But, Kreutzer actually disliked the piece and never played it.