Accompanied by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic), the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concertos 1-5. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
Argentine lutenist Evangelina Mascardi and the Italian lutenist Frédéric Zigante play pieces from the English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer John Dowland and his contemporaries.
Legendary English classical guitarist Julian Bream plays Granada, originally a piano composition by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz, the opening piece from his 1886 work Suite Española No. 1.
Accompanied by the Dresden Philharmonic, the German classical violinist and pianist Julia Fischer performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64. Conductor: Michael Sanderling. This performance was recorded at the Kulturpalast Dresden in April 2017.
Accompanied by the Sinfonia Rotterdam, Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova plays Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21. Conductor: Conrad van Alphen. This performance was recorded at the Kloosterkerk in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 18, 2024.
Accompanied by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra), the German violinist Veronika Eberle performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Simon Rattle. This performance was recorded in 2024.
Accompanied by Sam Brown on lute, soprano Angela Hicks sings Flow, My Tears (Lachrimae), a lute song (specifically, an “ayre”) by the Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer John Dowland (1563 – buried 20 February 1626).
When we hear the word recorder today, most of us think of a simple wooden or plastic flute – or of recording audio. But the name of this wind instrument has nothing to do with capturing sound in the modern…
Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz plays Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30. Conductor: Zubin Mehta, another legend. This 1978 recording is the last ever of Horowitz playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto…
Accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov plays Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. Conductor: the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich. This performance was recorded on October 18, 1998, for a tribute concert to Sir Georg Solti…
The legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Lamento di Federico, a famous aria from Act II of the opera L’arlesiana by Francesco Cilea. This performance was recorded during a concert at New York’s Central Park on June 28, 1993. New…
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Conducted by Carlos Kleiber, widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, also known as the Linz Symphony. This performance…