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…
Accompanied by the Polish-based early music orchestra {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, the legendary Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15. Conductor: Václav Luks. Both the orchestra and Argerich play on period…
Conducted by Maciej Tarnowsky, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Female Choir perform The Planets, Op. 32, a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst. This performance was recorded at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall on November 27, 2015.
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. Recorded in 2012.
Conducted by Frank Strobel, the NDR Radiophilharmonie plays the Italian Composer Ennio Morricone‘s soundtrack for “Once Upon a Time in the West”, a classic 1968 spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone. Soloists: Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod, soprano; Dieter Kropp, harmonica.…
The great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Recondita armonia and E lucevan le stelle from Tosca, an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Recorded on December 19, 1989, at…
Accompanied by the SWR Symphonieorchester Stuttgart, the German-Korean pianist Christopher Park performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. This performance was recorded at the Liederhalle Stuttgart, in November 2017.
With the German early music ensemble Bremer Barockorchester, the Chilean flutist and composer based in Bremen, Germany, Felipe Egaña Labrin performs Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Flute Concerto in A minor, Wq. 166 (H. 430). Recorded in “Unser Lieben Frauen” Church,…
Accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Maria João Pires performs Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine. This performance was recorded in 1998 at the Cité de la Musique, Paris.
Conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. This performance was recorded in Oslo Concert Hall on January 4, 2019.
European early music group led by Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata performs pieces from the Venetian composer and organist Francesco Cavalli. This performance was recorded during the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht (Utrecht Early Music Festival) on August 30, 2016, at the TivoliVredenburg…
Accompanied by the Utrecht Conservatory Orchestra, the Spanish pianist Brianda García Álvarez performs Dmitri Shostakovich‘s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102. Conductor: Néstor Bayona. The piece was composed in 1957 for the 19th birthday of the composer’s…