Glazunov: Meditation for Violin and Piano, Op. 32 [Leonid Kogan, Nina Kogan]
One of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, Leonid Kogan, and his daughter, pianist Nina Kogan perform Alexander Glazunov’s Meditation for Violin and Piano, Op. 32.
Liszt: Liebesträume No. 3 [Khatia Buniatishvili]
Georgian classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs Liebesträume No. 3 (Liebesträume means “Dreams of Love” in English), the third of a set of three solo piano works (S.541) by Franz Liszt. This performance was recorded during the 2011 Verbier Festival.
2023 Nobel Prize Concert [Soloist: Julia Fischer]
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This year’s Nobel Prize Concert brings together world-renowned conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and acclaimed violinist Julia Fischer, together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. On 8 December, works by Boccherini, Brahms, and Ravel were performed on the Konserthuset Stockholm stage. The…
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence [Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra]
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Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra 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 Michael Waterman’s arrangement for chamber orchestra. Recorded during the…
Janine Jansen and Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform Debussy, Grieg, and Chausson
Dutch violinist Janine Jansen and the French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform “Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140” (Claude Debussy), “Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13” (Edvard Grieg), and “Concerto for Violin, Piano, and…
Ravel: Tzigane [Renaud Capuçon]
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), the French violinist Renaud Capuçon performs Maurice Ravel‘s Tzigane, a rhapsodic composition that was commissioned by and dedicated to Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Arányi (1893-1966). Conductor: Alain Altinoglu. This performance was recorded on…
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez [Narciso Yepes]
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Accompanied by the USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Spanish classical guitarist Narciso Yepes performs Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez on his 10-string guitar. Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov. Also known as “Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto”, the piece is perhaps the most popular guitar…
Dvořák: Cello Concerto [Yoon-Kyung Cho]
Accompanied by the Millennium Symphony Orchestra, the South Korean cellist Yoon-Kyung Cho performs Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191, the last solo concerto of the Czech composer. Conductor: Young Sun Choi. This performance was recorded…
Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region [Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Groot Omroepkoor]
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Conducted by Sir Mark Elder, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, and Groot Omroepkoor (Netherlands Radio Choir) perform Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Toward the Unknown Region, a setting for chorus and orchestra of a poem by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892), from…
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune [Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, James Gaffigan]
Conducted by James Gaffigan, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (L. 86), known in English as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, a symphonic poem for orchestra. This performance was recorded during…
Pavarotti sings Fra poco a me ricovero [Milano, 1990]
Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Fra poco a me ricovero, a tenor aria from Lucia di Lammermoor, a dramma tragico (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Recorded during the 1990 FIFA World Cup presentation concert…
Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) [Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Urbański]
Conducted by Krzysztof Urbański, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest performs Bedřich Smetana’s famous symphonic poem “Vltava”, also known by its English name “The Moldau”. Recorded during the Sunday Morning Concert of April 2, 2017, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.