One of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Vladimir Horowitz plays Frédéric Chopin’s Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, (Polonaise héroïque, Heroic Polonaise; Polish: Heroiczny).
Accompanied by the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, the great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15. Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy. This performance was recorded at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music,…
Accompanied by the Camerata Estense Baroque Orchestra, the Italian trumpeter Prof. Michele Santi performs Georg Frideric Händel’s Trumpet Suite in D Major, HWV 341. This performance was recorded on September 5, 2023, at the Chiesa di Santa Maria – Galeazza…
Conducted by Alain Altinoglu, hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre (English: The sea, three symphonic sketches for orchestra), or simply La Mer (i.e. The Sea), an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude…
Accompanied by pianist Jérôme Ducros, 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…
The legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings Serenata, a song composed by Pietro Mascagni, an Italian composer best known for his operas, particularly “Cavalleria Rusticana.” “Serenata” is part of his collection of art songs and showcases his talent for creating…
The great Soviet pianist Sviatoslav Richter and the renowned German tenor Peter Schreier perform Franz Schubert’s Winterreise (English: Winter Journey) (D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1828), a song cycle for voice and piano, a setting of 24 poems…
Accompanied by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra), the great Polish-Mexican violinist and composer Henryk Szeryng performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, K. 271a/271i, known as the “Kolb Concerto”. Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. This historic…
Accompanied by the Sun Symphony Orchestra, renowned classical guitarist Bokyung Byun performs Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, also known as “Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto”, a composition for classical guitar and orchestra. Conductor: Olivier Ochanine. This amazing performance was recorded…
Conducted by Paavo Järvi, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18, known as the Scottish. This performance was recorded on March 29, 2021.
Conducted by Bar Avni, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra performs Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68.
Hungarian-born British pianist Sir András Schiff plays Johan Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, a musical composition for keyboard consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. This performance was recorded on June 11, 2017, at the Pierre…