Stabat Mater, by A. Dvořák, from Vladislav Hall, 1990. Conductor Václav Neumann, starring Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Eva Randová (mezzo-soprano), Wieslav Ochman (tenor), Ján Galla (bass)

Elsa Dreisig (soprano), accompanied by Jonathan Ware, performs E. Grieg's Solveig's Song, C. Debussy's Trois Chansons de Bilitis, M. Ravel's Oiseaux tristes, E. Granados's La maja y el ruiseñor, S. Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, and A. Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder. Performed in various languages and Subt...

Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Resurrection in Budapest) by G. Mahler, performed at Palace of the Arts, 2018. Conductor Iván Fischer, starring Christiane Karg, Elisabeth Kulman.

Symphony No. 3 by G.Mahler, from Verbier Festival, performed at Salle des Combins, 2016. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, starring Nathalie Stutzmann, Oberwalliser Vokalensemble Chœur Cantiamo de l'École de chant du Haut-Valais Verbier Festival Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas. Performed in German.

The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, are a set of 30 variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1741 as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-Übung, ("keyboard practice"), the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named...

Mozart's Gran Partita - the Serenade No. 10 in B flat K361 - is scored for twelve wind instruments (two oboes, two clarinets, two basset horns, four horns, two bassoons) and a double bass. The seven-part work is performed by woodwind players of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, specialists...

Between 1844 and 1859 Robert Schumann lived in Dresden where he composed a third of his complete work. Today’s concert marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann‘s birth and offers a welcome opportunity for Daniel Harding and the Staatskapelle Dresden to introduce three of the most impressive...

Jacquelyn Wagner (soprano), accompanied by Zlata Chochieva, performs R. Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder and Elegy in A flat, as well as G. Mahler's Menuetto from the 3rd symphony (arr. Friedman) and his Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Performed in German and subtitled in English.

This live recording was made at the Royal Albert Hall during one of London’s famous Promenade Concert seasons. Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a magnificent performance of Berlioz’s concert cantata. This feast of Berlioz launched Solti’s farewell tour with th...

Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle ...

Leonidas Kavakos (violin and conductor), Antoine Tamestit (viola), and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra perform W.A. Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola (K. 364), his Symphony no. 31 (k. 297/300a) "Paris," and L. Beethoven's op. 92, Symphony no. 7. Performed as part of the Ve...

Under the baton of Tugan Sokhiev, the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse performs S. Prokofiev's "Romeo et Juliette" and the Interlude of the 3rd Act and Overture of G. Bizet's Carmen.

Under the baton of Jakub Hrůša, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra performs the Overture from F. Mendelssohn's op. 26 "The Hebrides" and R. Schumann's op. 61 Symphony no. 2 in C major. Flautist Emmanuel Pahud joins them to perform W.A. Mozart's Flute Concerto no. 1 in G major (K. 313). Performed as pa...

The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig performs C. Debussy's "La mer" and I. Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919 version). Pianist Martin Helmchen joins them to perform W.A. Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major (K. 453). Performed as part of the Lucerne Festival.

Two concerts, recorded live from the Holland Festival of Early Music, feature the internationally-acclaimed ensemble conducted by lutenist Anthony Rooley, with soprano Emma Kirkby and guest performer, recorder-player Marion Verbruggen. The repertoire highlights the close musical links that existe...

In this live concert recording from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Haitink conducts the NOS Women's Choir, the North Holland Boys' Choir and the Concertgebouw Orchestra in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D minor, with soloist Carolyn Watkinson (contralto).

Recorded live from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Haitink conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G major. Maria Ewing sings the soprano solo in the work's finale.

Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) by M. Ravel, from Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 2018. Conductor Marin Alsop, starring Marin Alsop and Britten-pears Orchestra.

"As a young man, Schumann had got to know Byron’s works through his father’s publishing business. There is no question that the composer recognised his own psyche in Manfred’s rugged soul. But he also responded to the challenge of Byron’s artistic concept of Manfred as “mental theatre”.

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The internationally-acclaimed Czech maestro Václav Neumann (1920-95) conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert of marches and polkas by Julius Fučik. This live recording comes from the Smetana Hall in Prague.

MICHAEL NYMAN IN CONCERT
The Michael Nyman Band live at Studio Halle Michael Nyman, who is famous for his Oscar nominated film score for Jane Campion’s film “The Piano”, is without doubt one of the great contemporary composers. Fitting the theme of the Handel-Year 2009, Michael Nyman celebrated ...

In this recording, Janáček's great choral work, the Glagolitic Mass, is performed by the Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Václav Neumann, with Jan Hora on the organ. The soloists are Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (contralto), Josef Kundlak (tenor) and Serge...

This performance of Weber's Missa Sancta No. 1 in E flat was recorded live from the baroque monastery at Waldsassen in Bavaria.

Under the baton of Andrew Manze, the Camerata Salzburg and the Salzburg Bach Choir perform L. Mozart's Litaniae Lauretanae in E♭ and W.A. Mozart's Great Mass in C minor (K. 427). Featured vocalists include sopranos Carolyn Sampson & Marianne Beate Kielland, tenor Benjamin Bruns, and bass Douglass...