Belgian classical soprano Céline Scheen and the French countertenor Damien Guillon performs Stabat Mater Dolorósa from Italian Baroque composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s sacred work Stabat Mater. Le Banquet Celeste ensemble, conductor: Damien Guillon. Directed by François Goetghebeur and Broadcasted by…
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36. A 1972 recording of the piece.
Mexican tenor Javier Camarena Ah! Mes Amis from Gaetano Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment at the Vocalis México – International Vocal Academy and Festival. Teatro Obrero – Zamora, Michoacán, September 3, 2012.
Award-winning early music ensemble Voices of Music presents “La Follia: A Baroque Pageant”, a beautiful performance of the 12th of Antonio Vivaldi’s Twelve Trio Sonatas, Op. 1. Sonata No. 12 in D minor “La Follia”, RV 63.
San Francisco-based early music ensemble Voices of Music plays Italian composer and lutenist Andrea Falconieri’s Folias (La Folia), with the original instruments. This performance was recorded during the “Art of the Recorder” concert, in February 2014.
“Adagio” (Father’s Theme) by the Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou, from the Theo Angelopoulos movie “Landscape in the Mist” (1988). She is best known for scoring the films of director Theo Angelopoulos. Oboe: Vangelis Christopoulos. Concert Hall of Athens (March 27,…
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent choir & orchestra perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew’s Passion) BWV 244. This performance was recorded in 2010.
Conducted by Karl Böhm, the Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) and the Wiener Staatsopernchor (Vienna State Opera Choir) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626). Recorded in 1971.
Accompanied by the Haydn Ensemble Berlin, Swiss flute player Emmanuel Pahud performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major (K. 313). Mozartwoche 2000, Salzburg.
Conducted by Vladimir Spivakov, Russian State Chamber orchestra Moscow Virtuosi performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314. Soloist (oboe): Alexey Utkin.
The oldest known piece of polyphonic music, a piece of choral music written for more than one part, was recently found at the bottom of a 10th century manuscript in the British Library, London. It is believed to date back…
Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland and the Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti sing “Parigi, o Cara” (Paris, o dear) from Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera “La Traviata”. Sutherland & Pavarotti Gala Concert in the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House in…