Mozart: Symphony No. 8
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 8 in D major (K. 48). The work is dated December 13, 1768 (the composer was 12 years old). It was written in Vienna, at a time when the family was already due to have…
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José Miguel Moreno: The Spanish Guitar in the Renaissance and Baroque
Spanish Guitar in the Renaissance and Baroque: the Spanish specialist in historical plucked string instruments, such as the vihuela, lute, theorbo, and guitars; José Miguel Moreno plays pieces from the Renaissance and Baroque era composers.
Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott [Violin: Lisa Batiashvili]
Georgian classical violinist Lisa Batiashvili plays Erbarme dich, mein Gott, actually an alto aria from Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion (also frequently St Matthew’s Passion; German: Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244 at Prinsengrachtconcert 2014. Her husband, oboist François Leleux plays the…
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [Paolo Marzocchi]
Italian pianist and composer Paolo Marzocchi plays 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. In the second…
Haydn: The Creation [Musica Saeculorum, Philipp von Steinaecker]
Conducted by the German conductor and cellist Philipp von Steinaecker, Musica Saeculorum performs The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung), an oratorio written between 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (H. 21/2), and considered by many to be the Austrian composer’s masterpiece.…
Christina Pluhar and L’Arpeggiata: Via Crucis [2010 album]
Clips from Via Crucis, the 2010 album of L’Arpeggiata, a European early music ensemble led by Christina Pluhar, the Austrian theorbist and conductor. Guest singers are Nuria Rial, Philippe Jaroussky, Marco Beasley, The King’s Singers, and Barbara Furtuna Corsican male…
Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain [Piano: Daniel Barenboim, Conductor: Plácido Domingo]
Accompanied by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim performs Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Spanish: Noches en los jardines de España), G. 49 by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. Conductor: Plácido Domingo.
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [Valentina Lisitsa]
Ukrainian-American classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa plays Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Recorded live on May 22nd, 2010 in…
Mario Del Monaco sings Vesti la Giubba
The legendary Italian dramatic tenor who earned worldwide acclaim for his powerful voice, Mario Del Monaco (27 July 1915 – 16 October 1982) sings “Vesti La Giubba” (English: put on your costume), a famous tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892…
Jussi Björling sings Till Havs [at sea]
One of the leading operatic tenors of the 20th century, Jussi Björling sings Till Havs (English: at sea). It is originally a poem by the Finnish-Swedish poet Jonathan Reuter, with the opening words “Smokey and the ocean’s healthy wind”. In…
Orphénica Lyra: Music in the Court of Carlos V
A beautiful concert titled “Music in the Court of Carlos V”, by the early music ensemble Orphénica Lyra (focused on the Spanish repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque). Conductor: José Miguel Moreno, the Spanish specialist in historically plucked string instruments,…
Haydn: Symphony No. 88 [Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic]
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Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G major (Hoboken 1/88). Recorded at the Wiener Musikverein on November 26, 1983.