Evgeny Kissin plays Franz Liszt’s Liebesträume No. 3, the third of a set of three solo piano works (S.541), on Liszt’s original C. Bechstein piano. Liebesträume means “Dreams of Love” in English. Liszt’s C. Bechstein piano is in the salon…
Accompanied by pianist Michel Dalberto, Gautier Capuçon plays Sicilienne, Op. 78, a short work by Gabriel Fauré, composed in 1893. It was originally an orchestral piece, written for a theatrical production that was abandoned. In 1898, Fauré arranged the unperformed music as a…
Accompanied by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19. Conductor Daniel Barenboim. This performance was recorded at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina in…
The legendary pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter performs Frédéric Chopin’s Études Op. 10 (Nr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12) and Études Op. 25 (Nr. 5, 6, 8, 11). This performance was recorded in London in…
The British musicologist, performer, teacher, luthier, impresario, and director who specializes in early music, Christopher Morrongiello performs Flow My Tears (Lachrimae), a lute song (specifically, an “ayre”) by the Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried…
Accompanied by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), the German trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7. Conductor: Reinhard Peters. This performance was recorded on September 2, 1986, during the…
Conducted by Giedrė Šlekytė, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs performs George Gershwin’s jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) An American in Paris. This performance was recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on October 6, 2023.
Accompanied by the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. Conductor: Marios Papadopoulos. This performance was recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre (Oxford, England) in December 2014.
One of the greatest tenors of the 20th century, Tito Schipa sings “Una Furtiva Lagrima” (A furtive tear), a romanza from Act 2, scene 8 of the Italian opera L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti. A 1929 video.
Accompanied by the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra), the Finnish pianist Antti Siirala performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen. This performance was recorded at the Saarbrücken (Germany) Congress…
Accompanied by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago (Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra), the legendary Spanish classical guitarist Narciso Yepes performs Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez on his 10-string guitar. Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Also known as “Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto”, the piece…
Accompanied by the French pianist and composer Jérôme Ducros, the French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky sings Franz Schubert’s Du bist die Ruh’ (You are rest and peace), D. 776, Op. 59, No. 3, a Lied composed in 1823. The text is…