Ukrainian classical pianist Anna Fedorova plays Frédéric Chopin’s Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2, the second work of his opus 64, and the companion to the more famous “Minute Waltz” (Op. 64, No. 1). An excerpt from the…
Janine Jansen and friends perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat major for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and double bass, Op. 20. Recorded during Janine Jansen’s International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival Utrecht) 2011.
Conducted by Kristian Commichau, the vocal-concertisten performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (For Thee, O Lord, I long), BWV 150, an early church cantata. Recorded at the Inselkirche Hermannswerder in Potsdam, Germany, in 2015.
Conducted by Nejc Bečan, the Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra performs George Gershwin‘s jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) An American in Paris. Concertmaster (lead violinist): Nejc Avbelj. This performance was recorded during the Gimnazija Kranj Christmas Concert 2016.
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Amsterdam Sinfonietta performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet in D minor, “Souvenir de Florence”, Op. 70, originally a string sextet, scored for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos, with an arrangement for chamber orchestra. Concertmaster (lead violinist) and conductor:…
Conducted by Andrew Manze, the Collegium Vocale Hannover, the Capella St. Crucis Hannover, the Johannes-Brahms-Chor Hannover, the Junges Vokalensemble Hannover, and the NDR Radiophilharmonie perform Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 2 in C minor, popularly known as the Resurrection Symphony.…
Hungarian-born British pianist Sir András Schiff plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, also known as the Les Adieux sonata. This performance was recorded in Japan in 2020.
Conducted by Giedrė Šlekytė, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a, better known as the Paris Symphony. This performance was recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on October 6, 2023.
South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim plays Frédéric Chopin’s second set of Études, “Études Op. 25”. This performance was recorded during the 2019 Isang Yun Competition (an international music competition, held annually in Tongyeong, South Korea. It commemorates Isang Yun, 1917-1995,…
Accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the great Polish-Mexican violinist Henryk Szeryng performs Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in E major. Conductor: Jan Krenz.
Veronika Eberle (violin), Dmitry Smirnov (violin), Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), Timothy Ridout (viola), Sol Gabetta (cello), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), and Uxía Martínez Botana (double bass) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364…
Conducted by Maciej Tomasiewicz, the Szymanowski Youth Symphony Orchestra performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Op. 35, a symphonic suite composed in 1888. Concertmaster (lead violinist): Olivia Bujnowicz-Wadowska. This performance was recorded at the Silesian Philharmonic Concert Hall in Katowice, Poland, on…