Dutch violinist Janine Jansen and the French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform “Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140” (Claude Debussy), “Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13” (Edvard Grieg), and “Concerto for Violin, Piano, and…
Accompanied by the Millennium Symphony Orchestra, the South Korean cellist Yoon-Kyung Cho performs Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191, the last solo concerto of the Czech composer. Conductor: Young Sun Choi. This performance was recorded…
Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Fra poco a me ricovero, a tenor aria from Lucia di Lammermoor, a dramma tragico (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Recorded during the 1990 FIFA World Cup presentation concert…
Conducted by Krzysztof Urbański, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest performs Bedřich Smetana’s famous symphonic poem “Vltava”, also known by its English name “The Moldau”. Recorded during the Sunday Morning Concert of April 2, 2017, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Austrian pianist and violinist Sophie Druml plays Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52. Recorded on November 20, 2017.
Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the American virtuoso violinist David Nadien plays the “Pas de deux” violin solo from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
Chinese pianist Lang Lang plays Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, known as the “Raindrop” prelude, one of the 24 Chopin preludes, and it stands out as one of his most renowned works.
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Accompanied by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Norwegian pianist Liv Glaser performs Edward Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt. A wonderful historic performance of the famous piece. Recorded at the Bergen International Festival in 1961.
Accompanied by the Orquesta and Chorus of the Teatro Colón, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy for piano, vocal soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80, usually called the Choral Fantasy. Encore: Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen…
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Antonín Dvořák‘s Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169, a concert overture written in 1891. Recorded on New Year’s Eve 2021 during the orchestra’s New Year’s Concert 2021 at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
One of the greatest pianists in the world, Maria João Pires plays Claude Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque and Arabesque No. 1 and Frédéric Chopin‘s Nocturnes, Op. 9, Nocturnes, Op. 27, and Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1.
Conducted by Günter Wand, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68. This performance was recorded in 1997 at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Kiel.