Mozart concert [Arias and Symphony No. 38] [Cecilia Bartoli and Nikolaus Harnoncourt]

A beautiful Mozart concert: selected arias and Symphony No. 38 (popularly known as the Prague Symphony). Soloist: Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. Concentus Musicus Wien conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [Martin Fröst, Thomas Søndergård]

Accompanied by the Danmarks Radio SymfoniOrkestret (Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra), Swedish clarinetist Martin Fröst performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.

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Barenboim plays Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata [A beautiful 1983 performance]

Daniel Barenboim plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor “Quasi una fantasia”, Op. 27, No. 2, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata. This performance was recorded in 1983.

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Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne [European Union Baroque Orchestra & Choir of Clare College]

Conducted by Lars Ulrik Mortensen, the European Union Baroque Orchestra and Choir of Clare College perform Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74), a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Ambrose Philips. Soloist: Alex Potter, countertenor. Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht in St. Martin’s Cathedral, Utrecht, 31 August 2013.

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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Kremer, Harnoncourt]

Accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), Latvian classical violinist and conductor Gidon Kremer plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

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Vivaldi: Gloria RV 589 [Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert]

Conducted by Trevor Pinnock, the English Concert and Choir perform Antonio Vivaldi’s hymn Gloria in Excelsis Deo, which words date probably from the 4th Century and which is an integral part of the Ordinary of the Mass. Recorded at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, in December 1992.

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Vivaldi: Cello concerto in A minor, RV 419 [Il Giardino Armonico]

Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (The Harmonious Garden) plays Antonio Vivaldi’s Cello concerto in A minor, RV 419. Soloist (cello): Christophe Coin. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.

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