When we hear the word recorder today, most of us think of a simple wooden or plastic flute – or of recording audio. But the name of this wind instrument has nothing to do with capturing sound in the modern…
Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz plays Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30. Conductor: Zubin Mehta, another legend. This 1978 recording is the last ever of Horowitz playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto…
The legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Lamento di Federico, a famous aria from Act II of the opera L’arlesiana by Francesco Cilea. This performance was recorded during a concert at New York’s Central Park on June 28, 1993. New…
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Conducted by Carlos Kleiber, widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, also known as the Linz Symphony. This performance…
A cadenza in music is a virtuosic passage, typically appearing near the end of a concerto movement, where the soloist performs a dazzling, improvised, or pre-composed display of technical skill and musical expression. Originally improvised, cadenzas allow performers to showcase…
Accompanied by the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie (Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia), the Latvian virtuoso violinist Philippe Hirschhorn plays Antonio Vivaldi’s Winter (L’inverno) from The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni).
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), the Japanese pianist Mao Fujita performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. This performance was recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on April 19,…
Accompanied by the American pianist Michael Isador, the great Polish violinist of the 20th century, Henryk Szeryng plays “Rondo” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K.250 (248b), more commonly known as the “Haffner Serenade“.
Daniel Barenboim plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545.
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra), one of the greatest pianists in the world, Maria João Pires performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271, known as the Jeunehomme…
Accompanied by the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra), the Finnish pianist Antti Siirala performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen. This performance was recorded at the Saarbrücken (Germany) Congress…
Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333 (315c), also known as the “Linz Sonata”. Mozart composed this piece in the Austrian city of Linz at the end of 1783, hence…