Misa Criolla is the most famous work of the Argentine composer, pianist, and music director Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010). The Misa, a mass for tenor, chorus, and orchestra, is based on folk genres such as…
The German-Japanese violin player Midori Seiler and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” (Italian: Le quattro stagioni). A choreographed interpretation conducted by Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer and directed by Juan Kruz Díaz Esnaola. Broadcast by ARTE HD.
The legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings “Mattinata” (English: Morning) by Ruggero Leoncavallo (from the Central Park Concert, in June 1993, more than 500,000 listeners gathered for his free performance on the Great Lawn of New York’s Central Park, while…
Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim (piano), Linor Katz (cello) Kian Soltani (cello), and Jorge Monte de Fez (horn) perform Robert Schumann’s Andante and Variations for 2 pianos, 2 cellos & horn in B flat major, WoO 10 (original version of…
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, the Wiener Singverein and the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626).
Accompanied by the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian-born Israeli classical violinist Maxim Vengerov plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Marek Pijarowski. It was a special concert of Maxim Vengerov during the 14th International Henryk Wieniawski…
Conducted by John Butt, the Dunedin Consort performs “Venus and Adonis”, an opera in three acts and a prologue by the English Baroque composer John Blow. Recorded on September 2, 2015, during Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht (Utrecht Early Music Festival).
UK-based professional ensemble specializing in music from the baroque era, Passacaglia Baroque Ensemble plays Sonata IV in G major by Nicolas Chédeville. The piece was previously attributed to Antonio Vivaldi incorrectly. Performed at the 2001 Nordmaling Baroque Music Festival, Sweden.
Conducted by Sergiu Celibidache, the Münchner Philharmoniker (Munich Philharmonic Orchestra) performs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178. Recorded in 1991.
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Accompanied by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, German classical violinist and pianist Julia Fischer performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni), a group of four violin concerti. Conductor: Kenneth Sillito. Filmed in the…
Brazilian classical guitarist Paulo Martelli plays Koyunbaba, the Italian guitarist and composer Carlo Domeniconi’s most well-known 1985 piece. Koyunbaba is a small village in the Bodrum district of Muğla, Turkey. The name “koyunbaba” is Turkish and literally translates as “sheep-father”…
Accompanied by the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky sings Ombra mai fu, the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Handel. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.