Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the American virtuoso violinist David Nadien plays the “Pas de deux” violin solo from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
The great American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Because”, a song with music and lyrics by the French composer Guy d’Hardelot (1858-1936) and English lyrics by the English lyricist Edward Teschemacher (1876-1940), originally published in…
Chinese pianist Lang Lang plays Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, known as the “Raindrop” prelude, one of the 24 Chopin preludes, and it stands out as one of his most renowned works.
Accompanied by the Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra), the Dutch violinist Janine Jansen performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042. Jansen also conducts the orchestra.
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Accompanied by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Norwegian pianist Liv Glaser performs Edward Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt. A wonderful historic performance of the famous piece. Recorded at the Bergen International Festival in 1961.
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Accompanied by the French lutenist Thomas Dunford and his Jupiter ensemble, the Franco-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and the British countertenor Iestyn Davies sing “To thee, thou glorious son of worth”, Theodora and Didymus’ duet from George Frideric Händel‘s Theodora (HWV…
Accompanied by the Orquesta and Chorus of the Teatro Colón, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy for piano, vocal soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80, usually called the Choral Fantasy. Encore: Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen…
Accompanied by the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the German pianist Martin Helmchen performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453. Conductor: Andrew Manze. Recorded on March 31, 2022, at the Großer Sendesaal of the NDR Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen…
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Antonín Dvořák‘s Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169, a concert overture written in 1891. Recorded on New Year’s Eve 2021 during the orchestra’s New Year’s Concert 2021 at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Moldovan violinist Rusanda Panfili and the Austrian pianist of Bulgarian descent Donka Angatscheva perform Après un rêve, a classical art song composed by French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). The piece was originally written for voice and piano in 1877, with…
One of the greatest pianists in the world, Maria João Pires plays Claude Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque and Arabesque No. 1 and Frédéric Chopin‘s Nocturnes, Op. 9, Nocturnes, Op. 27, and Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1.
Accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra (a London-based orchestra), the legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré performs Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Recorded on November 27, 1970.