Rimski-Korsakov: Schéhérazade [Philharmonique de Radio France, Pietari Inkinen]

Conducted by Pietari Inkine, the Philharmonique de Radio France performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Op. 35, a symphonic suite composed in 1888 and based on One Thousand and One Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights), a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age.

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata [Dominik Wagner, Aurelia Vişovan]

Dominik Wagner (double bass) and Aurelia Vişovan (piano) perform Franz Schubert’s Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D. 821, also known as the “Arpeggione Sonata”. The sonata is originally written for arpeggione, a six-stringed musical instrument, fretted and tuned like a guitar, but bowed like a cello, and thus similar to the bass …

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” [Peter Tiboris, Pan-European Philharmonia]

Conducted by Peter Tiboris, the Pan-European Philharmonia performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the “Pastoral Symphony” (German: Pastorale). This performance was recorded at the Polish Radio Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio on March 23, 2023.

Telemann: Concerto for Traverso and Recorder in E minor, TWV 52:e1 [Bremer Barockorchester]

The Bremer Barockorchester performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Concerto for Recorder and Flute, TWV 52:e1. Soloists: Anninka Fohgrub, recorder; Felipe Egaña, traverso. This performance was recorded during Bremer Barockorchester’s “Music without Borders” concert at the Unser Lieben Frauen Church in Bremen on November 21, 2015.

Rachmaninoff: The Bells [Kolokola] [Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor, Karina Canellakis]

Conducted by Karina Canellakis, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and Groot Omroepkoor perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s The Bells Op. 35 (Rusian: Kolokola), a choral symphony written in 1913. Soloists: Olga Kulchynska, soprano; Pavel Petrov, tenor; Mikhail Petrenko, bass. This performance was recorded during an AVROTROS Friday Concert on September 15, 2023, at the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, The …

Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris” [SWR Symphonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel]

Conducted by Reinhard Goebel, the SWR Symphonieorchester (Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a, better known as the Paris Symphony. This performance was recorded on May 21, 2022, in the Rococo Hall of Schwetzingen Castle.

Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto [Paulo Martelli]

Accompanied by the Orquestra Metropolitana, the Brazilian classical guitarist Paulo Martelli performs Guitar Concerto, W501 (piano reduction: W502), a piece for solo guitar and small orchestra written by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro in 1951. Conductor: Rodrigo Vitta. This performance was recorded on November 13, 2013, at the Serviço Social do …