Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, “The Funeral March” [Khatia Buniatishvili]
Georgian classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili plays Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor, Op. 35, popularly known as The Funeral March.
Santiago de Murcia: Tarantella [Rolf Lislevand]
Norwegian concert guitarist and early music specialist Rolf Lislevand plays Tarantella by the Spanish guitarist and composer Santiago de Murcia (25 July 1673 – 25 April 1739). Lislevand is playing the Sabionari guitar here, one of the five surviving guitars…
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 [New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein]
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47. Recorded at a 1979 live performance in Bunka Kainan, Tokyo, Japan.
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen [Leonid Kogan]
Leonid Kogan, a preeminent Soviet violinist of the 20th century, performs Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarasate.
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 [Yuja Wang]
Accompanied by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Chinese classical pianist Yuja Wang performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Conductor: Hannu Lintu. Recorded at the Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall on September 7,…
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 [Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein]
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.
Schumann: Piano Concerto [Martha Argerich]
Accompanied by the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, a romantic concerto completed in 1845. Conductor: Antonio Pappano. Recorded live in Rome on November…
Sibelius: Violin Concerto [Viktoria Mullova]
Accompanied by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Double first prize winner Viktoria Mullova performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 at the 1980 Sibelius Violin Competition, Helsinki. Conductor: Jorma Panula.
Debussy: La Mer [Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado]
Conducted by Claudio Abbado, one of the most celebrated and respected conductors of the 20th century, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra performs La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre (English: The sea, three symphonic sketches for orchestra), or simply La Mer…
Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1062 [Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili]
Georgian classical pianist sisters Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto in C minor, BWV 1062. It is originally scored for two harpsichords, two violins, a viola, and a continuo (cello, violone). Harpsichord parts have been played with…
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [hr-Sinfonieorchester, Orozco-Estrada]
Conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties (Fantastical Symphony: An Episode in the Life of an Artist, in Five Parts) Op. 14, by the…
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 [Wiener Philharmoniker, Karajan]
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36.