Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos]
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, “Regensonate” (Rain Sonata).
Chopin: Prelude No. 15 “Raindrop” [YUNDI]
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…
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 [Olga Scheps]
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.
Händel: Dixit Dominus [hr-Sinfonieorchester, Chœur du Concert D’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm]
Conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm, the hr-Sinfonieorchester and the Chœur du Concert D’Astrée perform Georg Friedrich Händel’s psalm setting Dixit Dominus (cataloged as HWV 232). The work uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with the words…
Händel: Solomon [Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor, Peter Dijkstra]
Conducted by Peter Dijkstra, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, and Groot Omroepkoor perform Georg Friedrich Händel‘s Solomon, HWV 67, an oratorio composed in 1748 and first performed in 1749. This performance was recorded during an AVROTROS Friday Concert on February 4,…
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall, 2021]
Accompanied by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Yuja Wang performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. This performance was recorded at the Stern Auditorium of the Carnegie Hall, New York, on October 6, 2021.
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio [Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky]
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.
Pavarotti sings Pourquoi me réveiller [Massenet] at the Central Park in 1993
The legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Pourquoi me réveiller, one of the most famous and emotionally charged arias from Jules Massenet’s opera “Werther”, during a concert at New York’s Central Park on June 28, 1993. New York Philharmonic Orchestra…
Elgar: Serenade for Strings [Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra]
Concertgebouw Kamerorkest (Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra) performs Edward Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20, a piece for string orchestra in three short movements. This performance was recorded during the AVROTROS Friday concert on October 28, 2016, at the…
Mozart: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” [MET Orchestra Chamber Ensemble]
The MET Orchestra Chamber Ensemble performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” for winds in B-flat major, K. 361
Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri [Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor, Hartmut Haenchen]
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…
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 [Tang Tee Khoon and Friends]
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.