La Rossignol [Duet for two guitars]
La Rossignol is a beautiful piece for two guitars from the Renaissance era by an unknown composer. It is used in the video game named “Sid Meier’s Civilization III”, titled “The Nightingale”.
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.
The Cossacks Ride Over the Danube (Alexandrov Ensemble)
The Cossacks Ride Over the Danube is a famous Ukrainian folk song. Here it is played and sung by the Russian Alexandrov Ensemble (also known as the “Red Army Chorus”). The Alexandrov Ensemble has entertained audiences both in Russia and…
Viva Vivaldi! [Cecilia Bartoli, Il Giardino Armonico]
Viva Vivaldi! A very beautiful concert: Cecilia Bartoli, Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer & recitalist, and “Il Giardino Armonico” (English: “The Harmonious Garden”), the Italian early music ensemble founded by Giovanni Antonini. Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris. Conducted by: Giovanni…
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.
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 “The Titan” [Bernstein & Vienna Philharmonic]
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) plays Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major, also known as “The Titan”.
Itzhak Perlman plays Partita for Violin No. 2 [Bach]
Itzhak Perlman plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita for Violin No. 2, BWV 1004. The piece, which includes the famous “Chaconne” was written between 1717 and 1720. This performance is a live recording from Saint John’s Smith Square, London (1978).
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.
Mario Lanza sings Granada
American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Granada”, the famous Mexican song about the Spanish city of Granada, written in 1932 by Agustín Lara. From the 1952 movie “Because You’re Mine“.
Autumn Waltz by Adam Hurst
“Autumn Waltz” is a beautiful piece by Adam Hurst for Cello, Accordion, and Classical Guitar, from his 2014 album titled “Âme Oubliée” (English: Forgotten soul). It is an album of all original material for Cello, Accordion, Harmonium, Spanish Guitar, Bass,…
Bach: Cantatas [Damien Guillon, Le Banquet Céleste]
Accompanied by his own Baroque music ensemble Le Banquet Céleste, the French countertenor Damien Guillon sings cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Ich habe genug, BWV 82, and Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 . Guillon also conducts the orchestra.