Schedule
00:00 - 00:46
Heyward conducts Dvořák's Symphony No. 9
American conductor Jonathon Heyward makes his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) with this performance of Antonín Dvořák's beloved Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World". This performance was recorded at LSO St. Luke's on Old Street in London, UK, on...
00:46 - 01:07
Brahms - Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120
Written in 1894, the two Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 are the last chamber music pieces Johannes Brahms composed. In this performance at Het Groene Paviljoen in Baarn, the Netherlands, clarinetist Henk de Graaf and pianist Daniël Wayenberg play Brahms's Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in...
01:07 - 01:43
Documentary: Gianandrea Noseda
The acclaimed conductor Gianandrea Noseda (.1964) is one of the most important conductors of his generation. For three days, Noseda joined forces with a hand-picked group of students to work on a varied concert programme. This documentary shows you these young, talented...
01:43 - 04:53
Verdi - La forza del destino
Renato Palumbo conducts the Orchestra and Choirs of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liege in a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny). Among the soloists are Marcelo Álvarez, María José Siri, Simone Piazolla, Michele Pertusi, Enrico Marabelli,...
04:53 - 06:00
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...
06:00 - 06:35
IVC 2019 - Final: Haydn, Schubert et al
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska (Canada, 1993) and pianist Michael Sikich (United States, 1993) perform works by Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Robert Heppener, Claude Debussy, Pauline Viardot, and Dmitri Shostakovich, during the final round of the...
06:35 - 06:51
Brahms - Tragic Overture in D minor Op. 81
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence Musical May) is Italy's oldest opera and arts festival. As part of the festival's 2021 edition, maestro Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a wonderful concert program featuring Johannes Brahms's Tragic...
06:51 - 07:49
J. S. Bach - Arias, solos, and duets
Baritone Matthias Goerne teams up with violinist Vilde Frang, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, flutist Stathis Karapanos, and harpsichordist Michaela Hasselt in this program dedicated to the music of J. S. Bach. They perform baritone arias from Bach's most beautiful cantatas, as well...
07:49 - 08:16
Beethoven-String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
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,...
08:16 - 09:45
Nine Symphonies That Changed the World
For three years, Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra presented the nine Beethoven symphonies on a world tour. Director Michael Waldman drew a captivating documentary. Founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra is composed of...
09:45 - 10:01
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 - III
Julijana Sarac performs the third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 ("Waldstein"). The work was completed in 1804 and is considered one of Beethoven's greatest and most technically challenging piano sonatas. Julijana Sarac performs the first/third movement...
10:01 - 11:14
Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde
Sir Simon Rattle leads the London Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Mahler's poignant song cycle 'Das Lied von der Erde' (The Song of the Earth). Joining him are two of today's leading vocalists: mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and tenor Andrew Staples. Written in the final years of...
11:14 - 12:07
Who has stolen the Boléro by Maurice Ravel
One of the world's most popular pieces of classical music, Maurice Ravel's Boléro (1928), was no longer copyrighted as of May 1, 2016. Up to then it had made Ravel and his heirs millions. Ravel died in 1937 and left all he owned to his brother Edouard. Edouard's death in 1960...
12:07 - 12:58
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55
Maestro Herbert Blomstedt makes his debut with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra at 2020's Lucerne Festival conducting Ludwig van Beethoven's celebrated Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica". This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL),...
12:58 - 13:35
Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
In the current recital, Italian pianist Andrea Bacchetti performs J. S. Bach's celebrated Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. Bach's masterpiece consists of an aria and a set of thirty variations. Rather than writing variations on the aria's melody, Bach used the accompanying bass...
13:35 - 14:06
Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216
The Berliner Philharmoniker plays Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture from "Roméo et Juliette", Mozart is his famous Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K. 216 with violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Every year, the Europakonzert is hosted by the...
14:06 - 15:28
Mahler - Symphony No. 9
Maestro Myung-Whun Chung leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in this touching performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D major. Written in 1908-1909, it was the last symphony Mahler completed. Symphony No. 9 premiered on June 26, 1912, in Vienna, performed...
15:28 - 16:53
Mahler - Symphony No. 9
This film on the performance of Mahler's 9th symphony by the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, under the baton of Claudio Abbado, was recorded at Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome in 2004. The film vividly shows the joy, talent, and professionalism of the young musicians. The...
16:53 - 18:15
Veerhavenconcert 2018
The 2018 edition of the Veerhavenconcert in Rotterdam offers an accessible program with operatic works by Verdi, Ponchielli, and Puccini. Maxim Emelyanchec leads the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toonkunst Amsterdam choir. The Veerhavenconcert is a classical open-air...
18:15 - 18:41
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1. Op. 1
Piano soloist Boris Berezovsky is accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Sladkovsky in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 1. Rachmaninov composed his first concerto while studying at the Moscow Conservatory at...
18:41 - 19:20
Dvořák - Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Colombian principal conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada took the Spanish Orquesta Sinfónica Freixenet on the road to perform at some of Europe's greatest music centers in celebration of Madrid's Reina Sofía School of Music's 30th anniversary. This concert features a wonderful...
19:20 - 21:00
Fantasymphony - One Concert to Rule Them All
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...
21:00 - 22:23
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...
22:23 - 23:02
Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 99
The Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the world's finest orchestras, its fame stretching all the way to Japan. Unsurprisingly, this 2000 concert, recorded at Tokyo's magnificent Suntory Hall, was a resounding success. The Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the world's finest...
23:02 - 00:00
Beethoven - Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
The soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra present two septets in this entertaining 2020 concert, recorded at Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL), Switzerland. The concert opens with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K. 251, also known as the...
