Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos]
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 (“Thun” or “Meistersinger”).
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Khachatryan, Eschenbach, SWR Symphonieorchester]
Accompanied by the SWR Symphonieorchester, the Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. This performance was recorded in April 2019 at the Liederhalle Stuttgart.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 [Mitsuko Uchida]
Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Mitsuko Uchida performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, KV. 456. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand [Bertrand Chamayou, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra]
Accompanied by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the French pianist Bertrand Chamayou performs Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major”. Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti. This performance was recorded during the AVROTROS Friday Concert on October 20, 2023, at…
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” [NDR Elbphilharmonie, Alan Gilbert]
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra plays Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, commonly known as the Pathétique Symphony. This performance was recorded on November 4, 2022, at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 “Coronation” [Oxana Shevchenko]
Accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Oxana Shevchenko performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537, commonly known as the “Coronation Concerto”. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. This performance was recorded during the final round of the…
Mario Lanza sings O Paradis!
The great American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings O Paradis! (Oh Paradise!), one of the most celebrated arias from “L’Africaine” (The African Woman), a grand opéra in five acts with music by the German composer…
Mozart: Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major [Argerich, Pires]
Two great pianists, Martha Argerich, and Maria João Pires play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major, K. 381 This performance was recorded in Lugano in Lugano in 2012.
Thibaut Garcia plays Sacrificio [Sainz de la Maza]
French classical guitarist Thibaut Garcia plays the Spanish composer Sainz de la Maza’s Sacrificio (sacrifice), written for the 1965 film La Frontera de Dios.
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 [NDR Elbphilharmonie, Günter Wand]
Conducted by Günter Wand, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485. This performance was recorded during the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Kiel, Germany, in 1997.
Schumann: Piano Quintet [Martha Argerich and Friends]
Martha Argerich (piano), Freddy Varela Montero (violin), Tatiana Glava (violin), Fernando Rojas Huespe (viola), and Stanimir Todorov (cello) perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. This performance was recorded during the first concert of the Festival Argerich…
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 [İlyun Bürkev, Klassische Philharmonie Bonn Orchestra]
Accompanied by the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn Orchestra, the Turkish pianist İlyun Bürkev performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Conductor: Alexander Hülshoff. This performance was recorded at the Munich Herkules Hall on October 25,…