Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 3 [Henryk Szeryng]
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.
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante [Gabetta, Eberle, Smirnov, Mönkemeyer, Ridout, Laferrière, and M. Botana]
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…
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade [Szymanowski Youth Symphony Orchestra, Maciej Tomasiewicz]
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…
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Martha Argerich]
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…
Gustav Holst: The Planets [Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Female Choir]
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.
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Seong-Jin Cho]
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.
Ennio Morricone: Once Upon A Time In The West [Kropp, Ben-gur Akselrod, NDR Radiophilharmonie]
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.…
Pavarotti sings Recondita armonia and E lucevan le stelle from “Tosca” [Tokyo, 1989]
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…
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 [Christopher Park]
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.
C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto in A minor [Felipe Egaña, Bremer Barockorchester]
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,…
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Maria João Pires]
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.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä]
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.