Pachelbel: Canon [Stringspace String Quartet]
Australia-based Stringspace string quartet musicians performing Pachelbel’s Canon in D major. A beautiful rendition of the famous Baroque piece.
Paco Peña: Santo (Tanguillos)
Santo (Tanguillos) from the Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Peña’s 1991 album Misa Flamenca (English: a Flamenco Mass), which contains Peña’s compositions and his original concept for a flamenco Mass sprang from the desire to unite the Catholic perception of the…
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue [Piano: Fazıl Say]
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Turkish classical pianist Fazıl Say performs George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Conductor: Miguel…
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade [Julian Kuerti, hr-Sinfonieorchester]
Conducted by Julian Kuerti, the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Op. 35, a symphonic suite composed in 1888 and based on One Thousand and One Nights. Recorded at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on January 16, 2015.
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 [Maxim Vengerov]
Accompanied by the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major K. 211. The Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra is conducted by Maxim Vengerov, the soloist himself. Recorded during the BBC Proms…
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 [Nathalie Stutzmann]
Conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo plays Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11. Recorded at Sala São Paulo, Brazil, 21 November 2013.
Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15, “Scenes from Childhood” [Vladimir Horowitz]
Widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, Russian-American classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz plays Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (original spelling Kinderscenen, “Scenes from Childhood”), Opus 15, a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written during the spring…
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13) [Concertgebouw Kamerorkest]
Amsterdam-based Concertgebouw Kamerorkest (Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525, a composition for a chamber ensemble. Recorded on April 14, 2013, at Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 [Olga Jegunova]
Latvian classical pianist Olga Jegunova plays Franz Schubert’s Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 90. From the piano recital by Olga Jegunova at the Bishopsgate Institute (London), October 2012.
Dvořák: Cello Concerto [Gautier Capuçon, Paavo Järvi]
Accompanied by Orchestre de Paris, French cellist Gautier Capuçon plays Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191, the last solo concerto of the Czech composer. Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Filmed in the Salle Pleyel in Paris and…
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Opening concert of Musikfest Berlin 2013
The opening concert of the Musikfest Berlin 2013: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays Janaček and Strauss. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
Mozart: Symphony No. 3 [Ensemble PAN]
Conducted by Jee-hwan Kim, Ensemble PAN performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 18. This performance was recorded on October 31, 2012, at the Seoul Anglican Church of Korea.