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Conducted by Seiji Ozawa, the Saito Kinen Orchestra and Chorus perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 80; simply known as the “Choral Fantasy”. Piano: Martha Argerich. This performance was in the summer…
Orfeo 55, the chamber orchestra founded by Nathalie Stutzmann performs cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach. This beautiful performance titled “Une cantate imaginaire / An imaginary cantata” was recorded during the Festival d’Ambronay on October 6, 2012. Contralto and conductor: Nathalie…
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Burcu Karadağ performs Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say‘s Ney Concerto (Hezârfen, concerto for ney-flute and orchestra). Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Recorded at hr-Sendesaal, Frankfurt on November 10, 2012.
Conducted by Ton Koopman, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 19 in E flat major, K. 132. This performance was recorded at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre on June 5, 1991. The Symphony No. 19 was composed…
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (English: The Harmonious Garden) and the French cellist, viola da gamba player and conductor Christophe Coin perform four of Antonio Vivaldi’s cello concertos: RV 409, RV 410, RV 419, and RV 414.
The Old City String Quartet and clarinetist Ruokai Chen perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet (Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings), K. 581.
Accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Sir Colin Davis. This 1962 filmed performance is a…
Accompanied by the Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra, the Slovenian clarinetist Nadja Drakslar performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Primož Zevnik. Recorded during the Gimnazija Kranj Great Christmas Concert, 2011.
The Cavatina Duo (Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner and the Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic) perform Sonata in E major for flute and basso continuo (BWV 1035) by Johann Sebastian Bach. Recorded during the XVth Gliwice Guitar Festival (2013) in Poland.
Accompanied by the Trondheim Soloists, a musical chamber ensemble of string players based in Trondheim, Norway, the Norwegian violinist Mari Silje Samuelsen performs “Summer” from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni). Artistic Director: Øyvind Gimse. Video by Tor…
Leonora Spangenberger, the young German classical guitarist performs Fugue and Allegro from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998. Spangenberger plays a Curt Claus Voigt guitar which was built in 2004. Spangenberger was only 11…
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, and Collegium Vocale Gent perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626). Soloists: Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Ingeborg Danz, alto; Mark Padmore, tenor; Alfred Reiter, bass. Recorded at the Royal Albert…