Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543; Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550; and Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 (nicknamed the…
Conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”, a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein. This performance was recorded during an open-air concert at the Weseler…
Accompanied by the Concertgebouw Kamerorkest (Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra), Romanian violinist Liviu Prunaru performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor, MWV O 3. This performance was recorded at the TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht on October 28, 2016.
German tenor and conductor Peter Schreier sings Franz Schubert’s Ständchen (Serenade), a beautiful love song for voice and piano. Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder. Recorded at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) plays Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, Allegro molto. This performance was recorded in Gothenburg in November 2010 in Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden, as an encore after…
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), French oboist, conductor, and professor François Leleux performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314. Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada. This performance was recorded at Alte Oper Frankfurt on October 14,…
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the Ensemble and Choir of Zürich perform Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (SV 318), sometimes called La favola d’Orfeo, a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in music, or opera, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. Filmed in 1978. Director:…
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G major. Soprano: Edith Mathis.
Conducted by Christian Thielemann, the Staatskapelle Dresden and Dresden State Opera Chorus perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123. Soloists: Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano; Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano; Michael Schade, tenor; Franz-Josef Selig, bass. This performance was recorded…
The great Ukraine-born Soviet violinist of the 20th century, Leonid Kogan, and his daughter, pianist Nina Kogan perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 Opus 47, commonly known as the “Kreutzer Sonata”.
Conducted by Ton Koopman, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (Mozarteumorchester Salzburg) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181 This performance was recorded in 2002.
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Michel Camilo, the Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic performs George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Composed in 1924, the work is for solo piano and…