Stingray Classica I
Suisse
Stingray Classica I is a television channel available in Switzerland that focuses on classical music performances. Programming includes concerts, operas, ballets, and recitals recorded in venues around the world. The channel presents works from the Baroque period through to contemporary compositions, featuring both well-known orchestras and emerging ensembles. Broadcasts are typically in high definition, with an emphasis on visual and audio clarity. The channel is part of the Stingray Group’s portfolio of music-oriented services and is accessible via select cable and satellite platforms in the region. Viewers can expect a schedule built around full-length performances rather than talk shows or news segments.
Programme
00:00 - 00:37
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2, Op. 17
Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a concert program that includes Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, 'Little Russian', and Edward Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36.
00:37 - 01:39
Preludes: Danze al pianoforte
The melodies of the most beautiful preludes by Chopin, Debussy and Rachmaninov, combined with the power of Bach and the notes of the piano, are depicted with flair in the bodies of three dancers, forming the perfect marriage of dance and music.
01:39 - 03:08
Nine Symphonies That Changed the World
Following Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra on tour as they perform Beethoven's nine symphonies, highlighting music's unique ability to bring people together, both on stage and in the audience.
03:08 - 05:08
Donizetti, Don Pasquale
From the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona: Don Pasquale by Donizetti. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.
05:08 - 05:23
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 - III
Julijana Sarac performs the third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Piano Sonata No 21'. The work was completed in 1804 and is considered one of Beethoven's most technically challenging piano sonatas.
05:23 - 06:00
Classica Spotlight
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
06:00 - 06:35
IVC 2019
Final: Haydn, Schubert e.a
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and pianist Michael Sikich perform pieces including 'The Sailor's Song' by Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert's 'Auf dem See', and 'Botschaft' from Johannes Brahms' 'Fünf Lieder'.
06:35 - 06:51
Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach craved a career change in 1721. Wishing to join the court of Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, Bach presented him with six new concertos in the hopes of securing a position.
06:51 - 07:44
Shusha Renaissance
The city of Shusha is often considered the cradle of Azerbaijan's music and poetry and one of the leading centres of Azerbaijani culture, having been declared the cultural capital of Azerbaijan in January 2021.
07:44 - 08:42
Bach - Partita No. 2 and Sonata No. 3
German violinist Isabelle Faust performs 'Partita No 2 in D minor' and 'Sonata No 3 in C major' from Bach's 'Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin'. At St Thomas Church in Leipzig, Faust shows her mastery of Bach's technically challenging work.
08:42 - 09:37
Clara Haskil : le mystère de l'interprète
Charlie Chaplin considered her a genius. Clara Haskil was undeniably a brilliant pianist, an enchanting, fluid, poetic performer able to captivate an audience like no other artist.
09:37 - 10:03
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 KV. 333
Roberto Prosseda performs Mozart's 'Piano Sonata No 5 (KV 283)' and '4 Impromptus, Op 90' by Franz Schubert. The performance ends with Chopin's technically demanding 'Ballade No 4, Op 52'.
10:03 - 10:29
Modena: The Belcanto School
Modena and its opera tradition, derived from a long history with roots in the area's folk culture, are located with the region with the highest concentration of opera houses in the world.
10:29 - 11:22
Beethoven Egmont Overture & Tchaikovsky Symphony 4
Experience a concert of high drama as conductor Nicolás Pasquet leads the Freixenet Symphony Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music. The programme opens with the heroic power of Ludwig van Beethoven's Overture to Egmont, Op. 84.
11:22 - 12:00
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Martha Argerich performs her signature piece with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the baton of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt. This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre in Switzerland.
12:00 - 13:03
Roberto Giordano Plays Brahms and Beethoven
In this recital, Roberto Giordano plays the Six Pieces for Piano, opus 118 of Brahms. The concert program also includes Beethoven's famous Moonlight Sonata No 14, opus 27, and Sonata No 31, opus 110, one of the last sonatas signed by the composer.
13:03 - 14:10
48 Preludes and Fugues
Joanna MacGregor plays J.S. Bach.
14:10 - 15:16
Works by Beethoven and Saint-Saëns
In May and June 2021, Argentinian star pianist Martha Argerich celebrated her 80th birthday performing at Château de Chantilly, France. In this concert, recorded at the festival Les Coups de Cœur de Chantilly, Argerich is joined by three musicians.
15:16 - 16:22
Veerhavenconcert 2016
Conrad van Alphen conducts the Sinfonia Rotterdam in works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Haydn, Rossini, Beethoven and Fauré.
16:22 - 17:59
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051
Bach's six Brandenburg Concerto's belong to his best-known works. The composer wrote these concertos between 1711 and 1720 and dedicated them in 1721 to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, in celebration of the pieces' 300th anniversary.
17:59 - 19:35
Gershwin - Greatest Hits
Belgian conductor Jos van Immerseel leads Anima Eterna Brugge in a concert dedicated to American composer George Gershwin. Opening with Gershwin's symphonic suite Catfish Row (arr Steven D Bowen).
19:35 - 20:00
Beethoven - String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18, No. 4
Renowned French string quartet Quatuor Ébène marks the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven with a remarkable project: recording all the great composer's sixteen string quartets.
20:00 - 21:00
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55
Maestro Herbert Blomstedt makes his debut with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra at the 2020 Lucerne Festival conducting Ludwig van Beethoven's celebrated Symphony No 3 in E-flat major, Op 55, Eroica.
21:00 - 21:56
Recursivo
The Mexico City Ballet, a contemporary company of experienced dancers, celebrates its anniversary gala with international guest dancers. The gala features the works of resident choreographer Yazmín Barragán.
21:56 - 22:54
Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Conductor Eduard Topchjan leads the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Op 14. Berlioz wrote the piece of program music in 1830 while still a conservatory student.
22:54 - 23:38
Beethoven
Septet in E-Flat Major
The Berliner Philharmoniker is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany and is ranked as one of the best orchestras in the world. In 1991, orchestra members played beautiful chamber music, such as Beethoven's Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20.
23:38 - 00:00
Classica Spotlight
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.