Pavarotti Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London [1982]
A gala concert by the legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1982. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kurt Herbert Adler.
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand [Jean-Efflam Bavouzet at the BBC Proms 2010]
Accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra (the British orchestra based in London), French classical pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Maurice Ravel‘s “Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major”. Composed between 1929 and 1930, the piece was commissioned by the Austrian…
Mario Lanza sings Mamma Mia, Che Vò Sapé?
The great American tenor of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Mamma Mia, Che Vò Sapé?”, a beautiful Neapolitan song written by the Italian composer Emanuele Nutile (1862-1932) in 1900, with lyrics by his fellow Neapolitan Ferdinando Russo (November 25, 1866…
Maria Callas sings Rondò finale of La Cenerentola [Rossini]
Maria Callas sings the Rondò finale (“Nacqui all’affanno” “Non più mesta…”) of Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola, an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts. The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Georges Prêtre. Recorded at the Musikhalle Hamburg (currently…
Ravel: La Valse [Khatia Buniatishvili]
Georgian classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs Maurice Ravel’s La Valse, poème chorégraphique pour orchestre (a choreographic poem for orchestra). Recorded on September 30, 2014, in London
Dvořák: Violin Concerto [Julia Fischer]
Accompanied by the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, German classical violinist and pianist Julia Fischer performs Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (B.108). Conductor: David Zinman. Recorded during the BBC Proms 2014. Encore: Paul Hindemith – Violin Sonata in…
Bach: Sonata No. 4 For Violin And Harpsichord [Menuhin, Gould]
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Widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, American-born violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin and the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century, perform Johann…
Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d’amore and Lute [Il Giardino Armonico]
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (The Harmonious Garden) performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Viola d’amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540. Soloists: Enrico Onofri (Viola d’amore), Luca Pianca (lute).
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 [Valentina Lisitsa]
Ukrainian-American classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa plays Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23. It is the first of Chopin’s four ballades for solo piano, composed between 1831 and 1842.
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 [Hofkapelle München]
German baroque music ensemble Hofkapelle München performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach. 1st violin and conductor: Rudiger Lotter. Recorded on March 27, 2016, at Het Zondagochtend Concert in the Royal Concertgebouw Concert…
Mozart: Symphony No. 16 [Croatian Chamber Orchestra, Jonathan Griffith]
Conducted by Jonathan Griffith, the Croatian Chamber Orchestra performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 16 in C major, K. 128. This symphony is one of many written during the period in which Mozart stayed in Salzburg, between two trips to Italy.…
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV 566 [Baroque Orchestra of the Early Music Department of Geneva University of Music]
Conducted by Leonardo Muzii, the Baroque Orchestra of the Early Music Department of Geneva University of Music (Orchestre Baroque Département de Musique Ancienne, Haute école de musique de Genève -HEM- Genève) performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto in D minor, RV 566.…