Debussy: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140 [Spruit, Cai]
Dutch musicians violinist Charlotte Spruit and pianist Yang Yang Cai perform Claude Debussy‘s Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140.
Mario Lanza, Dorothy Kirsten, and Blanche Thebom sing O Terra Addio from Verdi’s Aida
American operatic soprano Dorothy Kirsten, the American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin Mario Lanza, and the American operatic mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom sing “O Terra Addio”, the final duet from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Aida,” which premiered in Cairo in…
Dvořák: Violin Concerto [Hilary Hahn]
Accompanied by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the American violinist Hilary Hahn performs Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (B.108). Conductor: Jader Bignamini. This performance was recorded on April 12, 2021.
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [Arngunnur Árnadóttir]
Accompanied by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Icelandic clarinetist (she is also a poet and a writer) Arngunnur Árnadóttir performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Cornelius Meister. This performance was recorded during Iceland Symphony’s…
Carles Trepat Classical Guitar Concert
Spanish classical guitarist Carles Trepat plays pieces from composers like Fernando Sor, Miguel García, Isaac Albéniz, Julián Arcas, and Johann Sebastian Bach. This concert was recorded at the Teatro Colón de A Coruña, Spain, on January 9, 2014. Trepat plays…
Elgar: Enigma Variations [Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Stanislav Kochanovsky]
Conducted by Stanislav Kochanovsky, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest performs Edward Elgar‘s Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations. This performance was recorded on February 26, 2023.
Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 [Anna Fedorova]
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…
Beethoven: Septet [Janine Jansen and Friends]
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.
Bach: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich [vocal-concertisten]
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.
Gershwin: An American in Paris [Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra, Nejc Bečan]
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.
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence [Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson]
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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:…
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” [Andrew Manze]
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.…