Chinese pianist Yundi Li (also known as Yundi, stylized as YUNDI) plays Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, known as the “Raindrop” prelude, one of the 24 Chopin preludes, and one of his most renowned works. From the 2015…
Accompanied by the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, the German pianist Olga Scheps performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Conductor: Christoph König. This performance was recorded in February 2024.
Martha Argerich (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), and Mischa Maisky (cello) perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50. This performance was recorded in 1998 in Japan. Encore: Tango Pathetique by Peter Kiesewetter.
Conducted by Hartmut Haenchen, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and Groot Omroepkoor perform Robert Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), Op. 50, an oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. This performance was recorded during the AVROTROS Friday…
Alasdair Beatson (piano), Tang Tee Khoon (violin), Yang Shuxiang (violin), Julianne Lee (viola), and Eckart Runge (cello) perform Antonin Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81. This performance was recorded on November 11, 2023.
Ukrainian classical pianist Anna Fedorova performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, commonly known as the “Moonlight Sonata”, and Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op.…
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 (“Thun” or “Meistersinger”).
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra plays Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, commonly known as the Pathétique Symphony. This performance was recorded on November 4, 2022, at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
The great American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings O Paradis! (Oh Paradise!), one of the most celebrated arias from “L’Africaine” (The African Woman), a grand opéra in five acts with music by the German composer…
Conducted by Günter Wand, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485. This performance was recorded during the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Kiel, Germany, in 1997.
Martha Argerich (piano), Freddy Varela Montero (violin), Tatiana Glava (violin), Fernando Rojas Huespe (viola), and Stanimir Todorov (cello) perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. This performance was recorded during the first concert of the Festival Argerich…
Accompanied by the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn Orchestra, the Turkish pianist İlyun Bürkev performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Conductor: Alexander Hülshoff. This performance was recorded at the Munich Herkules Hall on October 25,…