Conducted by Paavo Järvi, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) plays Robert Schumann‘s Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Opus 52, work for symphony orchestra. Recorded live at Alte Oper Frankfurt on March 6, 2015.
Accompanied by the Orchestre Symphonique de Flandres, Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich performs Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10 by Sergei Prokofiev, regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. Filmed at the La…
American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings Celeste Aida, a romanza from the first act of the opera Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi. From The Great Caruso, the 1951 biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mario…
Vivaldi’s Women (Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi) in an all-female performance of the Gloria at the Church of the Pietà in Venice. The tenors and basses are in the north cantoria (organ side, right) with the sopranos and contraltos facing them…
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Händel, leading interpreters of Baroque music presented an opulent program dedicated to the work of the great composer. The Händel Celebration concert took place in 2009 at…
Conducted by Hugh Wolff, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Jean Sibelius‘ Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82. Recorded live at Alte Oper Frankfurt on January 15, 2016.
Accompanied by Das Kölner Rundfunk-Orchester, the Argentine tango composer, bandoneón player and arranger Astor Piazzolla (March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) performs his own Bandoneón Concerto “Aconcagua”. Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg.
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Accompanied by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia (Galicia Symphony Orchestra), Italian classical pianist Maurizio Pollini plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, the “Emperor”. Conductor: Daniele Pollini, the son of the pianist himself. Recorded…
The teachers and the students of the Midwest Conservatory of Music perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114. Conductor and concertmaster: Taka Matsunaga. Mozart wrote this symphony on December 30, 1771, when he was only fifteen…
Conducted by the Swiss conductor Michel Corboz, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne (choir) and Sinfonia Varsovia (orchestra) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626). Soloists: Charlotte Müller Perrier – soprano, Valérie Bonnard – alto, Valério Contaldo –…
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), the German composer and clarinetist Jörg Widmann performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Conductor: Hugh Wolff. Recorded on January 15, 2016, at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” for winds in B-flat major, K. 361 Live recording on March 7, 2016, at the Auditorium of Radio France (Paris).