Accompanied by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Japan-born (naturalized in Britain) classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58. Conductor: Mariss Jansons. This performance was recorded during the BBC Proms 2013…
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir perform Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut (Lord Jesus Christ, O highest good), BWV 113, a church cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Soloists: Magdalena Kožená: soprano, William…
Conducted by Valeriy Platonov, the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestra performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 20 in D major, K. 133.
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.…
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…
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.
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.
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).
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…
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.
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…
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.