One of the most closely associated opera singers with the roles of Rossini, the Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza sings the famous aria, “Una voce poco fa” (A voice a little while ago) of Gioachino Rossini’s opera buffa in two acts,…
Conducted by Laurence Equilbey, the Insula orchestra and Accentus (a French chamber choir founded by Laurence Equilbey in 1991) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor (German: Große Messe in c-Moll), K. 427 Soloists: Julie Fuchs (soprano), Ann…
The “Little Orchestra” from Portland, Oregon; Pink Martini performs Malagueña. Written in 1928 by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, it was originally the sixth movement of Lecuona’s Suite Andalucia. Live in Portland, December 31, 2005.
Conducted by Fabio Biondi, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 10 in G major, K. 74. Recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on June 10, 2021. Biondi is also the concertmaster (plays the 1st violin).
Accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Swiss classical pianist Maria João Pires performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595. First performed early in 1791, the year of his death, it is Mozart’s…
Accompanied by the Amsterdam-based Dutch string orchestra Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Sergei Khachatrian (violin) and Candida Thompson (viola) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364 (320d). This performance was recorded on October 11,…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Symphony No. 9 most likely in July 1772 in Salzburg between his second and third Italian journeys, when he was 16 years old.
Conducted by Karl Böhm, widely considered to be one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525,…
Accompanied by the period-instrument ensemble Accordone, Italian tenor Marco Beasley performs 17th and 18th-century Italian arias, primarily late-Renaissance works from various composers. They were popular songs of the time that often competed with opera in terms of popularity and success. From…
Accompanied by the Austrian chamber orchestra Camerata Salzburg, Japanese-British classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 with Ludwig van Beethoven’s cadenza. Uchida also conducts the orchestra. Recorded in March 2001 in…
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, the Wiener Singverein and the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626).
The Austrian string quartet “The Hagen Quartet” and the German classical clarinetist Sabine Meyer perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, K. 581. Although originally written for basset clarinet, the work is almost always played on a clarinet in A (as…