Mozart: Symphony No. 20 [Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Valeriy Platonov]
Conducted by Valeriy Platonov, the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestra performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 20 in D major, K. 133.
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Schumann: Cello Concerto [Nicolas Altstaedt, Concertgebouw Kamerorkest]
Accompanied by the Amsterdam-based Concertgebouw Kamerorkest (Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra), the German/French classical cellist Nicolas Altstaedt performs Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129. Recorded at the Sunday Morning Concert on May 29, 2016, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.…
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis [hr-Sinfonieorchester, Wiener Singverein, Orozco-Estrada]
Conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) and the Wiener Singverein perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123. Soloists: Regine Hangler: soprano, Katrin Wundsam: Alto, Steve Davislim: Tenor, Hanno Müller-Brachmann: Bass. Recorded during…
Martelli plays Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 BWV 1008
Brazilian classical guitarist Paulo Martelli plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite No. 2 BWV 1008. Martelli’s 11-string alto guitar was made by Samuel Carvalho, the Brazilian master guitar builder in 2004.
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 [FestspielOrchester Göttingen]
FestspielOrchester Göttingen performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050. Live and HD video recorded at the Gala Concert of the Göttingen International Handel Festival, 2016. Conductor and harpsichord: Laurence Cummings.
Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneón, Guitar and String Orchestra “Hommage à Liege” [Galliano, Costa]
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger Astor Piazzolla’s Concerto for Bandoneón, Guitar, and String Orchestra (“Hommage à Liege”). Orchestre de Paris conducted by Alondra de la Parra. Soloists: Richard Galliano (Bandoneón), Yamandu Costa (Guitar).
Mario Lanza sings Torna a Surriento [From the 1956 movie Serenade]
American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Torna a Surriento” (Come back to Sorrento), a Neapolitan song composed in 1902 by Italian musician Ernesto De Curtis (October 4, 1875 – December 31, 1937) to words by…
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 [Martha Argerich]
Accompanied by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Recorded on December 5th, 1982.
Forqueray: La Couperin [Vittorio Ghielmi, Luca Pianca]
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (The Harmonious Garden) performs Antoine Forqueray’s (the French composer and virtuoso of the viola da gamba, 1671-1745) La Couperin, a piece written for the harpsichord or Viola da Gamba and basso continuo (here…
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 [Radu Lupu]
Accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), the Romanian concert pianist Radu Lupu performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Sándor Végh.
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 [Martha Argerich]
The great Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich performs Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major. Filmed in Munich in 1966.
Folies d’Espagne [Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall]
An early music concert: Folies d’Espagne: conducted by Jordi Savall, international early music ensemble Hespèrion XXI performs folias from Spain. La Folía (Spanish), also Folies d’Espagne (French), Follies of Spain (English), or Follia (Italian), is one of the oldest remembered…