Accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, widely regarded as one of the greatest Chopin interpreters of his time, the Polish American classical pianist Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982) plays Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21. Conductor: André Previn.
Category Archives: Romantic Era
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (Berliner Philharmoniker, Barenboim)
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim, The Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) plays Richard Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries. Recorded at the Berlin State Opera House in 1998.
Hymel sings “Asile héréditaire” from Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell”
American operatic tenor Bryan Hymel (born 8 August 1979) sings “Asile héréditaire” from Gioachino Rossini’s opera “William Tell” (French: Guillaume Tell, Italian: Guglielmo Tell). Live recording of the premiere of Guillaume Tell at the Bayerische Staatsoper on June 28, 2014.
Schumann: Piano Concerto (Khatia Buniatishvili)
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Georgian concert pianist Khatia Buniatishvili plays Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54. Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Recording during the Rheingau Musik Festival 2012 in Wiesbaden, Kurhaus, on August 23, 2012.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (Daniel Barenboim)
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60. Recorded during the BBC Proms 2012.
Franco Bonisolli sings Di quella pira
Italian tenor Franco Bonisolli sings Di quella pira, a famous tenor aria from Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore (The Troubadour), an opera in four acts. Recorded during a Beniamino Gigli Tribute Concert.
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From The New World” (Karajan & Vienna Philharmonic)
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World,” Op. 95, B. 178.
Glière: Harp Concerto (Elizaveta Bushueva)
Accompanied by the Moscow City Symphony “Russian Philharmonic”, Elizaveta Bushueva performs Reinhold Glière’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-flat major, Op. 74. Conductor: Sergey Tararin. Recorded at the Moscow International House of Music, Svetlanov Hall on February 3, 2011.
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (Julia Fischer)
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra), German violinist Julia Fischer performs Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 (Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic)
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36. A 1972 recording of the piece.
