Pavarotti sings Celeste Aida
Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Celeste Aida, a romanza from the first act of the 1871 opera Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi. Recorded at the Teatro alla Scala in Milano in 1986.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending [Arabella Steinbacher]
Accompanied by the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the German classical violinist Arabella Steinbacher performs the popular Ralph Vaughn Williams masterpiece “The Lark Ascending”. Conductor: Andrew Manze. Recorded on September 13, 2014, at the Kuppelsaal Congress Center, Hanover.
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe [Matuszczyk, Iskrzycka]
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Accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the Stanisław Moniuszko Music School, Alicja Matuszczyk (oboe) and Julia Iskrzycka (violin) perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060r. Conductor: Andrzej Kucybała. Recorded during the Polish Nationwide Music Schools’ Symphonic…
Mozart: Haffner Serenade [Gürzenich Kammerorchester Köln]
Gürzenich Kammerorchester Köln performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K.250 (248b), more commonly known as the “Haffner Serenade”. Soloist (violin): Torsten Janicke. Recorded on February 4, 2023.
What is sonata form? [Explained]
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Sonata form, also called sonata-allegro form or first movement form, is a structure for a movement of music that was commonly used during the Classical period (roughly, the 18th and early 19th centuries) and is still widely used today. It…
What are the differences between a symphony and a symphonic poem? [Explained]
A symphony and a symphonic poem are both significant forms of orchestral music that have contributed greatly to the development of Western classical music. While they share the commonality of being performed by orchestras, these two forms possess distinct characteristics…
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 [Martin Helmchen]
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), the German pianist Martin Helmchen performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453. Conductor: Andrew Manze. Recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on June 3, 2021.
Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in E Minor [Klaudia Abramczuk]
Accompanied by the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music Orchestra, the Polish bassoonist Klaudia Abramczuk performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Bassoon Concerto in E Minor, RV 484. Conductor: Marta Kluczyńska. Recorded during the 3rd Polish Nationwide Music Schools’ Symphonic Orchestras Competition in 2015.
Fauré: Pavane [Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Dijkstra]
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Conducted by Peter Dijkstra, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Netherlands performs the Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50, a short work by the French composer Gabriel Fauré written in 1887. Recorded on November 8, 2019, at the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht,…
Händel: As Steals the Morn [Amanda Forsythe, Thomas Cooley, Voices of Music]
Accompanied by the award-winning early music ensemble Voices of Music, the American light lyric soprano Amanda Forsythe and the American tenor Thomas Cooley perform Georg Friedrich Händel‘s “As Steals the Morn”, an aria from the 1743 oratorio, “L’Allegro, il Penseroso…
Vladimir Horowitz plays Schubert’s Impromptu No. 3
Russian-born American pianist Vladimir Horowitz plays Franz Schubert’s Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 90, D. 899. Recorded during a concert in Vienna in 1987.
Mario Lanza sings Come Prima
American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Come Prima”, an Italian song, originally released in 1957. Its title translates to “Like Before” in English. From the 1959 musical film “For the First Time”. Directed by Rudolph…