Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 3 [Henryk Szeryng]
Accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the great Polish-Mexican violinist Henryk Szeryng performs Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in E major. Conductor: Jan Krenz.
Category Romantic Era
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade [Szymanowski Youth Symphony Orchestra, Maciej Tomasiewicz]
Conducted by Maciej Tomasiewicz, the Szymanowski Youth Symphony Orchestra performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Op. 35, a symphonic suite composed in 1888. Concertmaster (lead violinist): Olivia Bujnowicz-Wadowska. This performance was recorded at the Silesian Philharmonic Concert Hall in Katowice, Poland, on…
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Martha Argerich]
Accompanied by the Polish-based early music orchestra {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, the legendary Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15. Conductor: Václav Luks. Both the orchestra and Argerich play on period…
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Seong-Jin Cho]
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. Recorded in 2012.
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Maria João Pires]
Accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Maria João Pires performs Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine. This performance was recorded in 1998 at the Cité de la Musique, Paris.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä]
Conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. This performance was recorded in Oslo Concert Hall on January 4, 2019.
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings [Boris Brovtsyn and friends at the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht 2022]
Violinist Boris Brovtsyn and friends perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48. This performance was recorded during the 2022 Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival Utrecht (International Chamber Music Festival) on December 30, 2022, at the TivoliVredenburg in…
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Lucie Cointet]
Accompanied by the Orchestre La Fosse Ô Lyon, the French violinist Lucie Cointet performs German Romantic era composer Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, one of the most popular violin concertos in the classical repertoire.…
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 [Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]
Conducted by Bernard Haitink, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92. Recorded at Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam in 2009.
Chopin: Winter Wind [Beatrice Rana]
Italian pianist Beatrice Rana plays Étude Op. 25, No. 11 in A minor, a solo piano technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836. The piece is often referred to as the Winter Wind in English.
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 [Janine Jansen and Friends]
Janine Jansen (violin), Timothy Ridout (Viola), Daniel Blendulf (Cello), and Denis Kozhukhin (piano) perform Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60. This performance was recorded during the Opening concert of the Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival Utrecht (International…
Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici [Kurzak, Popov] [From Verdi’s La Traviata]
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Accompanied by the MET orchestra and chorus, the Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and the Ukrainian tenor Dmytro Popov sing “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” (English: “Let’s drink from the joyful cups”), a famous duet with a chorus from Giuseppe Verdi’s La…