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Beethoven - String Quartets No. 2, 14 & 16
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- Mendelssohn - Trio No. 1 Op. 49
- Heavenly Voices - The legacy of Farinelli
- Saint-Saëns - Polonaise for two pianos, Op. 77
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After recording all 32 Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas to celebrate the composer's 250th birth anniversary, celebrated Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz decided to record solo piano works by Robert Schumann. In this performance, Schwartz presents Schumann's Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22.…
Margarita Höhenrieder, Staatskapelle Dresden. Confusing as it may be: Ludwig van Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto was in fact composed ten years prior to his First Piano Concerto. The cause of this mess lies with the composer himself: Beethoven held back the publication of what we…
Renowned French string quartet Quatuor Ébene marked the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with a remarkable project: recording all of the great composer's sixteen string quartets. For five years, violinists Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure, violist Marie Chilemme, and cellist Raphaël…
On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich explored chamber music repertoire in this wonderful concert, recorded at Château de Chantilly, France. The 'Grande Dame' of the piano is joined by various renowned artists, including pianists Lily Maisky and Iddo Bar-Shai, violinists…
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On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich explored repertoire for piano and violin in this wonderful concert, recorded at Château de Chantilly, France. The 'Grande Dame' of the piano is joined by various renowned artists, including pianists Evgeny Kissin, Theodosia Ntokou,…
Conductor Teodor Currentzis leads his ensemble MusicAeterna alongside violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in a performance of works by Brahms and Mendelssohn, showcasing young, accomplished and energetic musicians. Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis leads his ensemble MusicAeterna alongside Austrian-Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in a performance showcasing young, accomplished…
In this episode of 'In Rehearsal,' Latvian maestro Mariss Jansons guides the Oslo Philharmonic through the powerful Suite from Béla Bartók's pantomime ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, culminating in a performance at the Oslo Concert Hall. Latvian maestro Mariss Jansons (1943-2019) was one of the world's…
Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and four vocal soloists in a magnificent performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626. The soloists are soprano Christiane Karg, mezzosoprano Sara Mingardo, tenor Matthew Swensen, and bass Gianluca…
The Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim and Claudio Abbado star at the Europakonzert 1994 in Meiningen, Germany, performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2. The Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim and Claudio Abbado star at the Europakonzert 1994 in Meiningen,…
J. S. Bach's six Brandenburg Concerto's belong to his best-known works. In celebration of the pieces' 300th anniversary, Czech harpsichordist and conductor Václav Luks and the renowned Baroque ensemble Collegium 1704 present Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050. J. S. Bach's…
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra opens the door to a wealth of fantasy universes in this mesmerizing concert program. Under the direction of German conductor Christian Schumann, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Concert Choir, and Danish National Junior Choir team up to perform…
Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in a performance of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite. This performance was recorded at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, in 2021. Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in a…
Barbarian Nights is the second oeuvre of choreographer Hervé Koubi with twelve Algerian and Burkinan dancers, selected on an audition in Algeria in 2009. To evoke millions of years of history in ballet choreography is practically impossible and Koubi passes this with excellence. Barbarian Nights…
Renowned French string quartet Quatuor Ébene marked the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with a remarkable project: recording all of the great composer's sixteen string quartets. For five years, violinists Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure, violist Marie Chilemme, and cellist Raphaël…
Audiences most value the symphony's profound emotional honesty, its relentless exploration of fate, and the powerful, almost visceral impact of the climactic hammer blows in the finale. Mahler's Symphony No. 6 is a monumental work exploring deep personal tragedy, incorporating a unique, famous "hammer" blows…
In this splendid concert, exceptional Russian pianists Nikolay Lugansky and Vadim Rudenko join forces in a program for two pianos comprising works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Anton Arensky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Nikolai Kapustin. Both pianists, laureates of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in…
J. S. Bach's six Brandenburg Concerto's belong to his best-known works. In celebration of the pieces' 300th anniversary, Czech harpsichordist and conductor Václav Luks and the renowned Baroque ensemble Collegium 1704 present Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048. J. S. Bach's…
Set to the magnificent compositions of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty retells the classic fairy tale love story through sublime world class ice dancing, breathtaking high speed lifts and throws, awe-inspiring aerial gymnastics and fire effects in a choreography by the award-winning Tony Mercer,…
In a 2019 performance from the Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven, Hartmut Haenchen conducts the philharmonie zuidnederland for this performance of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. The majestic opening theme of the first movement of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 foreshadows a momentous work, lasting over 20…
Hartmut Haenchen conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Dutch National Opera in a production of Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold, the first opera of the 4-part cycle 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'. This 2014 performance was recorded at Het Muziektheater Amsterdam under the artistic direction of…
Italian conductor Mattia Rondelli conducts the Orchestra dell'Opera Carlo Felice Genova in a concert program consisting of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giuseppe Sarti. Soprano Barbara Massaro is the soloist. On the program are Mozart's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, K. 22; 'Domine…
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Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan and the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris recorded all of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in 2014-2015. In this program, Jordan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60. This performance was recorded at Opéra Bastille in Paris, France,…
Kompletný TV program stanice Brava HDTV na streda 4. 11. 2026. Hlavný večerný program začína o 20:16 reláciou Ravel - La Valse.