Chopin: Ballade No. 4 [Khatia Buniatishvili]
Georgian classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili plays Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52.
Mozart: Symphony No. 4 [French Chamber Orchestra, Horst Sohm]
Conducted by Horst Sohm, the French Chamber Orchestra (Orchestre de Chambre Français) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 4 in D major, K. 19. Mozart composed this symphony in London when he was only 9 years old, during his family’s…
José Carreras sings Granada [Verona, 1988]
Spanish tenor José Carreras sings “Granada”, the famous song written in 1932 by the Mexican singer, actor, and songwriter Agustín Lara. With this song, Carreras concluded the evening in Verona, a concert benefiting the José Carreras Leukemia Foundation in 1988.
Plácido Domingo and Plácido Domingo Jr: Perhaps Love
The legendary Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo and his son, Plácido Domingo Jr. in a duet singing “Perhaps Love”. Recorded during the closing ceremony of the iTunes Festival 2014 at Roundhouse, London.
Sibelius: Violin Concerto [James Ehnes, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Orozco-Estrada]
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Canadian concert violinist James Ehnes plays the Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius. Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Recorded at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on April 17, 2015.
Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers [live, 1965]
American musical duo The Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley) perform Unchained Melody, a 1955 song with music by the American composer Alex North (December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) and lyrics by the American lyricist Hy Zaret…
Beethoven: Violin Concerto [Arabella Steinbacher]
Accompanied by the RTVE Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española), German classical violinist Arabella Steinbacher performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Walter Weller. The video was recorded in Madrid on October 7,…
Hélène Grimaud plays Adagio from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23
Accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio (Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), French classical pianist Hélène Grimaud plays the second movement, “Adagio” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). The piece is recorded…
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Concert at Bonn [Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel]
The concert of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela) at the Beethoven Festival. Bonn, 2007. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
Ana Vidović plays Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albéniz
Croatian virtuosa classical guitarist Ana Vidović plays Isaac Albéniz’s Asturias (Leyenda). The piece was originally written for the piano and set in the key of G minor, and first published in Barcelona, by Juan Bta. Pujol & Co., in 1892.…
Bach: Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major [Lucas Macías]
Accompanied by the Orquesta de Cámara del Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón “Camerata Aragón”, the Spanish oboist Lucas Macías Navarro plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major” (Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major), BWV 1055R. Conductor:…
Elena Ashimova plays “A day in November” by Leo Brouwer
Russian classical guitarist Elena Ashimova plays “A Day in November” (Un Die De November) by Leo Brouwer, the Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist (born March 1, 1939, in Havana). Video: Dmitry Mazurov.