OSESP, Freire at BBC Proms 2012

Conducted by the American conductor and violinist Marin Alsop, the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP) (São Paulo State Symphony) performs Dvořák, Copland, Tower, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera and Lobo at the BBC Proms 2012. Soloist: Nelson Freire (piano). Recorded on August 15, 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Martha Argerich]

Accompanied by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the second half of the 20th century, the Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Conductor: Charles Dutoit. Year of the recording: 1975.

Liszt: Liebesträume No. 3 [Seeli and Kalle Toivio]

Finnish virtuosa cellist Seeli Toivio and her brother, pianist Kalle Toivio perform Liebesträume No. 3 (Liebesträume means “Dreams of Love” in English), the third of a set of three solo piano works (S.541/R.211) by Franz Liszt. The work was published in 1850. Recorded during the Festival Servais 2007 at Halle Basilica, Belgium on June 6, …

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” [Maurizio Pollini]

Accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker (the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), famous Italian classical pianist Maurizio Pollini plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, popularly known as the Emperor Concerto. Composed between 1809 and 1811 in Vienna, it was the German composer’s last piano concerto. Conductor: Karl Böhm. This performance was …

Beethoven: Violin Concerto [Maxim Vengerov]

Accompanied by the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian-born Israeli classical violinist Maxim Vengerov plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Marek Pijarowski. It was a special concert of Maxim Vengerov during the 14th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition: “And yet he will play!”. Poznań, 23 October 2011; Venue: A. Mickiewicz University …

Schubert: Ave Maria [Michael Lucarelli, Classical guitar]

American classical guitarist Michael Lucarelli plays Franz Schubert’s “Ellens dritter Gesang” (“Ellens Gesang III”, D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: “Ellen’s Third Song”, commonly known as “Ave Maria” on classical guitar. Filmed at “the Cathedral of the Madeleine” in Salt Lake City Utah.