Programma
00:00 - 02:05
Les Bains Macabres
French composer Guillaume Connesson (.1970) is building an impressive musical oeuvre, to which he has recently added an opera: 'Les bains macabres'. For this romantic contemporary thriller opera he worked closely with librettist Olivier Bleys (.1970), a successful French author...
02:05 - 03:24
Bacchetti performs Bach, Haydn and Mozart
Italian pianist Andrea Bacchetti appears both as conductor and soloist in this concert recorded at Teatro Chiabrera in the Italian city of Savona. He is accompanied by I Musici di Parma. On the program are works by J. S. Bach, Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This...
03:24 - 04:15
Approaching the Maelström
The 2019 documentary 'Approaching the Maelström' follows the process leading up to a recording of American composer Philip Glass's composition 'A Descent into the Maelström'. The work is based on American writer Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story of two fishermen caught in...
04:15 - 04:59
Johan de Meij - Symphony No. 1 "Lord of the Rings
Johan de Meij conducts Symphony No. 1 for woodwind and brass orchestra. The work is titled "Lord of the Rings" and is based on the trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien. This concert is recorded at the Sala dei Teatini of the Teatri di Piacenza in 2018. This concert is the result of the...
04:59 - 06:00
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
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 Symphonic Etudes,...
06:00 - 06:54
Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626
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...
06:54 - 07:16
Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Ouverture
Every year, the Europakonzert is hosted by the Berliner Philharmoniker in a notorious concert hall or on a special location. This years concert is performed at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in London. The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink starts with Tchaikovsky's Fantasy...
07:16 - 08:21
Mozart Symphony No. 34 & Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Maestro Iván Fischer leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a remarkable concert program featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338, and Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70. This performance was recorded at Teatro del...
08:21 - 08:38
Bach - Sonata No. 4 BWV 1017
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Enrico Pace (piano). This Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 1 BWV 1014 is the fourth out of the set of sonatas Johann Sebastian Bach composed before 1725, probably during his time as chapel master in Köthen. Presumably, he wrote these sonatas...
08:38 - 09:32
In Rehearsal: Mariss Jansons
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...
09:32 - 10:01
Schubert - Four Impromptus, Op. 90
Roberto Prosseda (1975) performs Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 5 (KV. 283) and four Impromptus Op. 90 by Franz Schubert. The performance ends with Chopin's technically demanding Ballade No. 4, Op. 52. Roberto Prosseda (1975) performs Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 5 (KV. 283) and four...
10:01 - 11:26
Mahler - Symphony No. 8
Mahler's Symphony No. 8, also known as the "Symphony of a Thousand," is a monumental choral epic composed in 1906 that requires an enormous ensemble of soloists, choruses, and a massive orchestra to perform its vast musical tapestry. Mahler's Symphony No. 8, also known as the...
11:26 - 11:52
Modena - The Belcanto School
This documentary by Mark Perna shows the training and professional growth actions for opera singers, the promotion and enhancement of the cultural offer of the city and province of Modena and the maintenance and development of the Modenese musical tradition in the field of...
11:52 - 12:47
Richard Strauss - A Hero's Life, Op. 40
Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra in a concert performing Richard Strauss' Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40. Violin soloist is David Radzynski. Recorded at Severance Hall in Cleveland in February 2023. Strauss, at the age of 34, sparked outrage when he cast himself as the...
12:47 - 13:29
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73
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...
13:29 - 14:02
Beethoven - Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
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. 8 in F major, Op. 93. This performance was recorded at Opéra Bastille in...
14:02 - 15:25
Jaroussky sings Bach & Telemann
The film Jaroussky sings Bach & Telemann is a portrait of a very special vocalist - and of two exceptional composers: Telemann and Bach. The film Jaroussky sings Bach & Telemann is a portrait of a very special vocalist, and of two exceptional composers. When Philippe Jaroussky -...
15:25 - 16:40
Symphony No. 5
Composed between 1901 and 1902, Mahler's Fifth Symphony marked a significant shift in his compositional style, moving away from vocal elements toward a purely symphonic structure. It's a work of immense scope and emotional depth, known for its rich orchestral textures and...
16:40 - 17:49
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Op. 125
Sir Simon Rattle leads the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and Chorus in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. The soloists are Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), and Florian Boesch (baritone)....
17:49 - 19:32
Martha Argerich – A Birthday Celebration III
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...
19:32 - 20:00
Beethoven-String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18 No. 6
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,...
20:00 - 21:03
Holst - The Planets
Conrad van Alphen conducts Sinfonia Rotterdam and the Nationaal Vrouwen Jeugdkoor in a performance of Gustav Holst's The Planets, Op. 32, recorded at De Doelen, Rotterdam, in 2019. Van Alphen founded Sinfonia Rotterdam in 2000. Conrad van Alphen conducts Sinfonia Rotterdam and...
21:03 - 21:43
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
In this concert at the Lucerne Festival, Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the baton of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is also on...
21:43 - 22:36
The Unanswered Ives
"The Unanswered Ives" (2018) is the first documentary about American modernist composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). The documentary sheds light on Ives's life and work in all its facets, exploring his aural world by showing music performances in churches, concert halls, open-air...
22:36 - 00:00
Welser-Möst conducts Farrenc, Ravel & Mussorgsky
Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a program recorded at Severance Music Center in Cleveland in March 2023. On the program are Louise Farrenc's Symphony No. 3, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G (featuring Vikingur Ólafsson as soloist) and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an...
