Accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), the Romanian concert pianist Radu Lupu performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Sándor Végh.
The great Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich performs Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major. Filmed in Munich in 1966.
An early music concert: Folies d’Espagne: conducted by Jordi Savall, international early music ensemble Hespèrion XXI performs folias from Spain. La Folía (Spanish), also Folies d’Espagne (French), Follies of Spain (English), or Follia (Italian), is one of the oldest remembered…
Croatian classical guitarist Zoran Dukić (born 1969 in Zagreb) performs the Polish guitarist and composer Gerard Drozd’s Adagio op. 44 (Homage to Johann Sebastian Bach). Live recording at the International Gliwice Guitar Festival on November 4, 2012.
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Conducted by Seiji Ozawa, the Saito Kinen Orchestra and Chorus perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 80; simply known as the “Choral Fantasy”. Piano: Martha Argerich. This performance was in the summer…
Orfeo 55, the chamber orchestra founded by Nathalie Stutzmann performs cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach. This beautiful performance titled “Une cantate imaginaire / An imaginary cantata” was recorded during the Festival d’Ambronay on October 6, 2012. Contralto and conductor: Nathalie…
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Burcu Karadağ performs Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say‘s Ney Concerto (Hezârfen, concerto for ney-flute and orchestra). Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Recorded at hr-Sendesaal, Frankfurt on November 10, 2012.
Conducted by Ton Koopman, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 19 in E flat major, K. 132. This performance was recorded at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre on June 5, 1991. The Symphony No. 19 was composed…
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (English: The Harmonious Garden) and the French cellist, viola da gamba player and conductor Christophe Coin perform four of Antonio Vivaldi’s cello concertos: RV 409, RV 410, RV 419, and RV 414.
The Old City String Quartet and clarinetist Ruokai Chen perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet (Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings), K. 581.
Accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Sir Colin Davis. This 1962 filmed performance is a…
Accompanied by the Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra, the Slovenian clarinetist Nadja Drakslar performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Primož Zevnik. Recorded during the Gimnazija Kranj Great Christmas Concert, 2011.