Accompanied by the period-instrument ensemble Accordone, Italian tenor Marco Beasley performs 17th and 18th-century Italian arias, primarily late-Renaissance works from various composers. They were popular songs of the time that often competed with opera in terms of popularity and success. From…
Accompanied by the Austrian chamber orchestra Camerata Salzburg, Japanese-British classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 with Ludwig van Beethoven’s cadenza. Uchida also conducts the orchestra. Recorded in March 2001 in…
Accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the French classical pianist Hélène Grimaud plays Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, a piano concerto in three movements and is heavily influenced by jazz, which the French composer had encountered on…
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.