Maria Callas at Covent Garden, 1962 [Complete concert]
Maria Callas‘ complete concert at Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), London. November 4, 1962. Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, conductor: Georges Prêtre.
Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C Major [Il Giardino Armonico]
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico performs one of the most famous mandolin pieces; Antonio Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425. Mandolin: Duilio Galfetti. A really good rendition, enjoy!
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, the “Funeral March” [Ivo Pogorelić]
Croatian pianist Ivo Pogorelić (Pogorelich) plays Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor, Op. 35, popularly known as The Funeral March.
Mario Lanza sings ‘O Sole Mio
A beautiful version of the famous Neapolitan song “‘O Sole Mio”, sung by Mario Lanza, the American tenor, actor, and Hollywood movie star of the late 1940s and the 1950s. The clip is from the 1959 film “For the First…
Natalia (Georges Moustaki)
Natalia is a short but beautiful instrumental piece from the 1969 album “Le Métèque” by Georges Moustaki (May 3, 1934 – May 23, 2013), the famous Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Italo-Greek origin.
Domenico Modugno – Il maestro di violino (1976)
A famous song from Domenico Modugno’s 1976 film “Il maestro di violino” (The violin teacher). The violin maestro Giovanni Russo (Domenico Modugno) teaches violin at the Perugia conservatory. He is loved by all. Young people admire him. He falls in…
The Flower Duet (Sumi Jo & Ah-Kyung Lee)
A very beautiful rendition of “The Flower Duet” (French: Duo des fleurs / Sous le dôme épais), a famous duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes’ opera Lakmé, where the two singers’ voices perfectly complement each other. Lakmé: Sumi Jo (soprano),…
Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert 1987 (Karajan, Battle)
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)’s New Year’s Concert in 1987. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Guest singer: Kathleen Battle (soprano).
Fifteen Men (Bottle of Rum): Roger Wagner Chorale
The most realistic and accurate version of the all-time pirate tune “Dead Man’s Chest” (also known as Fifteen Men On The Dead Man’s Chest or Derelict). From the 1959 Roger Wagner Chorale recording of Sea Shanties. Soloist: Harve Presnell, the…
Philippe Jaroussky sings Baroque Arias at Versailles
Accompanied by his own early music ensemble, the Ensemble Artaserse, French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky sings Baroque Arias during a great concert recorded by MEZZO TV at the Palace of Versailles, Paris. Recorded on June 17, 2009.
Kitarō – Theme From Silk Road
Japanese recording artist and composer Kitarō performs the main theme of the NHK Tokushu documentary series The Silk Road: The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 (Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic)
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21.