Dutch conductor, pianist, and composer Reinbert de Leeuw (8 September 1938 – 14 February 2020) plays Erik Satie’s Gnossiennes, six piano compositions in the late 19th century. This performance was recorded on May 13, 2018, at the TivoliVredenburg Utrecht.
Accompanied by the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, Leonid Kogan performs Carmen Fantasie, a virtuoso showpiece for violin and orchestra that built upon various themes from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen. The piece…
One of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Vladimir Horowitz plays Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23. Chopin completed the piece in 1835 after his move to Paris, where he dedicated it to Baron Nathaniel von Stockhausen,…
Legendary Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, also known as the Les Adieux sonata.
Accompanied by his own early music ensemble, Ensemble Artaserse, French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky sings Ombra Mai Fu by Francesco Cavalli, the Venetian composer, organist, and singer of the early Baroque period.
Conducted by Alondra de la Parra, the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne) performs Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, a one-movement orchestral piece, originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960). This performance was recorded…
Franco-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas and the Swiss pianist and composer Beatrice Berrut perform Franz Schubert’s Ständchen (Serenade), a beautiful love song originally written for voice and piano. Thomas plays the voice part on the cello in this performance which was recorded…
Daniel Barenboim plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545.
Spanish classical guitarist Isabel Martínez plays Francisco Tárrega’s famous guitar piece Recuerdos de la Alhambra (English: Memories of the Alhambra). This is the first single of Martínez’s album “Noche Andaluza”, inspired by the Arab heritage and the popular music from…
Hong-Kong born American pianist Tiffany Poon plays Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (English: “Scenes from Childhood”), Opus 15, a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written during the spring of 1838. This performance was recorded during the Dresden Music Festival…
Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin performs Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by the Hungarian composer, and is by far the most famous of the set. Cadenza is written by…
Accompanied by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Maria João Pires performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Conductor: Frans Brüggen. Both Pires and the orchestra perform on period instruments. This performance was recorded…