Conducted by Andrea Marcon, the Venice Baroque Orchestra performs arias from George Frideric Handel, the German-born, British Baroque composer; and concertos from Antonio Vivaldi, the Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and cleric who was born in Venice. Mezzo-Soprano: Magdalena…
Accompanied by Fujii Yumi on the piano, the Japanese mandolin virtuoso Izumi Toru play Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarasate. At Lutheran Ichigaya Hall,…
Accompanied by the Danmarks Radio SymfoniOrkestret (Denmark Radio Symphony Orchestra), the Spanish classical guitarist Pepe Romero performs Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez”, a composition for classical guitar and orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Recording date: March 21, 2013.
Daniel Barenboim plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique. Live in Berlin (2005). The piece is one of the composer’s most celebrated compositions.
Belgian violinist Arthur Grumiaux (Baron Grumiaux, 21 March 1921 – 16 October 1986) and the Swiss harpsichordist Christiane Jaccottet (18 May 1937 – 26 October 1999) play Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonata No. 4 in C Minor for Violin and Harpsichord,…
One of the leading operatic tenors of the 20th century, Swedish tenor Jussi Björling sings “Salut, demeure” from Faust, a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.
Conducted by Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 7 in D major, K. 45. The symphony was completed in Vienna in January 1768 after the family’s return from a visit to Olomouc and…
Accompanied by the award-winning Early music ensemble Voices of Music, the American soprano Anna Dennis sings John Wilson’s setting of the song, “Take, O take those lips away,” from Shakespeare’s play “Measure for Measure”. The second verse, which is not…
European early music ensemble led by the Austrian theorbist and conductor Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata and Barbara Furtuna perform “Maria”, a creation of the Corsican male vocal ensemble Barbara Furtuna and is based on the melody of La Carpinese, a traditional…
A legendary recording of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op 125, “Choral”: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler who is widely considered to be one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of…
The legendary American tenor and Hollywood film star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Vesti La Giubba”, a famous tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892 opera Pagliacci (Clowns). From “For the First Time“, Lanza’s final film, was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer…
Accompanied by the American classical pianist Lambert Orkis, the German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 Opus 47, commonly known as the “Kreutzer Sonata”. It is known for its demanding violin part, unusual length (a…