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15/0502h02>03h33 (0x00) ?ENGEuropakonzert 1996: Saint PetersburgEuropakonzert 1996: Saint PetersburgENGThe beautiful Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg formed the background for the 1996 edition of the annual Europakonzert of the Berliner Philharmoniker. In honour of the Russian hosts, the concert opened with highlights from Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet', followed by the Cavatina from Rachmaninoff's opera 'Aleko'. After the intermission, Kolja Blacher featured in the two 'Violin Romances' by Beethoven, followed by a performance of his 'Seventh Symphony'. The orchestra is led by maestro Claudio Abbado.
15/0503h33>03h59 (0x00) ?ENGHeitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - IIHeitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - IIENGIn this six-part documentary on the life and work of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, director Liloye Boubli takes viewers on a journey through the life and work of this legend of Brazilian classical music. The composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1887. Growing up during a time of immense social change in Brazil - with the abolishment of slavery in 1888, this was a time of social revolution and far-reaching modernizations - Villa-Lobos went on to become one of South America's best-known composers of all time. In this second episode, Liloye Boubli dives deeper into the oeuvre of Villa-Lobos, exploring his musical influences and scrutinizing the anatomy of some of his most famous compositions, particularly his early "Pequena Suíte" for cello and piano. This collection of dances and short pieces in six movements is indicative of the composer's heartfelt adoration for Johann Sebastian Bach.
15/0503h59>04h45 (0x00) ?ENGRimsky-Korsakov SuitesRimsky-Korsakov SuitesENGIn this exquisite 2016 concert from Moscow's Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Russian National Orchestra and star-pianist Boris Berezovsky are led by conductor Mikhail Pletnev in a performance of magnificent works by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Winner of the 1990 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Berezovsky interprets the works of Rimsky-Korsakov with a virtuosic power. The programme features The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya, suite for orchestra, as well as The Tale of Tsar Saltan, musical pictures for orchestra. It is produced by the Moscow Philharmonic Society, which Saint Petersburg-born composer Dmitri Shostakovich himself once described as playing a significant role "in the development of musical life [in Russia]. It is a kind of university which is attended by millions of music lovers and thousands of musicians." The Moscow Philharmonic Society was founded in 1922 by then-Commissar for Culture, Anatoly Lunacharsky, and has over the years come to be Russia's leading concert organizing institution.
15/0504h46>05h16 (0x00) ?ENGIVC 2019 - Final: Schubert, Wolf et al.IVC 2019 - Final: Schubert, Wolf et al.ENGSoprano Erika Baikoff (United States, 1994) and pianist Gary Beecher (Ireland, 1993) perform Franz Schubert's 'Suleika I, Was bedeutet die Bewegung', Op. 14, No. 1 (D. 720); Die Blumensprache, Op. 173, No. 5 (D. 519); and, Die Gebüsche, D. 646; 'Lied vom Winde' and 'Der Knabe und das Immlein' from Hugo Wolf's Mörike-Lieder; 'Fleur jetée' from Gabriel Fauré's Quatre melodies, Op. 39; 'C' from Francis Poulenc's Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, FP 122; 'Les lilas qui avaient fleuri' from Lili Boulanger's Clairières dans le ciel; Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman's 'Oranje may-lied'; and, 'Eti letniye nochi' (These summer nights) from Sergei Rachmaninoff's Twelve romances, Op. 14, during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2019 - Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
15/0505h16>05h46 (0x00) ?ENGPIAM - Semi-final I: Debussy, Chopin and LisztPIAM - Semi-final I: Debussy, Chopin and LisztENGAcclaimed classical music talent scout Antonio Mormone (1930-2017) lives on as the name-giver of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), awarded to the winner of the Italian music competition of the same name. The first edition of this competition, which was held in various venues in Milan from 2019 to 2021, was dedicated to the piano. As part of this competition, Ying Li (China, 1997) performs Claude Debussy's Images, book I; Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1; and Franz Liszt's Paraphrase from Verdi's 'Rigoletto'. This performance was recorded at Teatro EDI Barrio's in Milan, in February 2020.
15/0505h47>05h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
15/0506h00>06h29 (0x00) ?ENGMozart - Piano Quartet No. 1, K. 478Mozart - Piano Quartet No. 1, K. 478ENGChristian Zacharias (piano), Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Tabea Zimmerman (viola) and Tilmann Wick (Cello) perform Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 1 (K.478) at the Ludwigsburg Festival in 1988. Mozart received a commission for three quartets in 1785 from publisher Franz Anton Hoffmeister. Hoffmeister thought the first quartet (K. 478) was too difficult and the public would not like it. He released Mozart from the obligation of completing the three quartets. However, nine months later, Mozart composed this second quartet anyway.
15/0506h29>06h51 (0x00) ?ENGRimsky-Korsakov - Kitezh SuiteRimsky-Korsakov - Kitezh SuiteENGRussian conductor and pianist Mikhail Pletnev leads the Russian National Orchestra in performances of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's music. On the program are Suite for Orchestra after the opera 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya', and Musical Pictures for Orchestra from the opera 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan'. Part of the latter is the famous 'Flight of the Bumblebee'. This concert was recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of the Russian Philharmonic Society in 2017.
15/0506h52>07h56 (0x00) ?ENGIn Tempus Adventus - Bach, Zelenka & TelemannIn Tempus Adventus - Bach, Zelenka & TelemannENGPatrick Debrabandere conducts the Vox Mago chamber choir in the second edition of their program In Tempus Adventus, recorded in 2019 at the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Presentatiekerk, in Ghent, Belgium. The concert highlights three baroque composers and consists of works composed between 1719 and 1726. It opens with the cantata "Machet die Tore weit" (1719) by G. P. Telemann, composed for the first week of advent commissioned by the court of Saksen-Eisenach. The choir continues with J. D. Zelenka's (the "Bohemian Bach") Magnificat, composed in 1725. It proceeds with J. S. Bach's choral cantata "Meine Seel erhebt den Herr" (BWV 10), which was written at the time Bach already took his position as cantor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. The concert concludes with the festive Dixit Dominus by Zelenka.
15/0507h57>08h09 (0x00) ?ENGTelemann - Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus, TWV 1: 364Telemann - Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus, TWV 1: 364ENGThe film Jaroussky sings Bach & Telemann is a portrait of a very special vocalist, and of two exceptional composers. When Philippe Jaroussky - whose angelic voice seems almost timeless, not belonging to any one epoque or decade - sings works by Telemann and Bach, it becomes abundantly clear that the sheer emotional force and the purifying power of their music have not diminished over the centuries. The works performed in this film are Telemann's Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen and Sinfonia from Brockes-Passion; Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus, and Bach's Sinfonia from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis and Ich habe genug.
15/0508h09>09h04 (0x00) ?ENGMemory of a ConcertMemory of a ConcertENGIn 2006, Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich set out on tour performing solos and duets by Bartók und Schumann. The last of the concert series at the Berliner Philharmonie has been recorded for this film, featuring a rare solo performance by Martha Argerich. A concert film with personal and moving commentary by Gidon Kremer. Program: Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 10, Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 121; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz 75; Violin sonata No. 2 Sz 76.
15/0509h05>09h32 (0x00) ?ENGSchumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13ENGAfter 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, Op. 13. Composed between 1834-37, the work began as a theme and a set of sixteen variations. The theme had been composed by Baron von Fricken, an amateur musician and father of Ernestine von Fricken, to whom Schumann was engaged in 1834. The work was first published in 1837, containing the theme and twelve etudes (only nine of them were indicated 'variations'). Fifteen years later, in 1852, Schumann published a second edition of the work, eliminating two etudes and making some revisions to the piano writing. Acclaimed pianist Riccardo Schwartz (1986) has performed as a soloist with many world-renowned conductors, including Gustav Kuhn and Yuri Temirkanov. His acclaimed performances include recitals and concertos for piano and orchestra in many prestigious concert halls.
15/0509h32>10h01 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
15/0510h01>10h44 (0x00) ?ENGMonteverdi - Madrigals, Book IMonteverdi - Madrigals, Book IENGItalian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) composed nine books of madrigals in half a century, which helped transform the genre from the polyphonic, a cappella madrigals of the late Renaissance to the 'concertato' madrigals of the early Baroque, shifting the style's focus to the ability of music to express emotions contained in a text. In 2011, British tenor Paul Agnew and renowned Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants started recording eight books of Monteverdi's madrigals. In this program, Agnew leads Les Arts Florissants in the madrigals of Book I. Published on New Year's day of 1587, Book I consist of seventeen madrigals for five voices. This performance was recorded at the Cité de la musique in Paris, France, in 2011.
15/0510h45>11h38 (0x00) ?ENGBerlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14ENGMaestro Mariss Jansons conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of Hector Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14. This performance is part of the Europakonzert 2001, recorded at Hagia Irene in Istanbul, Turkey.
15/0511h38>12h41 (0x00) ?ENGRoberto Giordano plays Brahms and BeethovenRoberto Giordano plays Brahms and BeethovenENGIn this recital, Roberto Giordano plays the Six Pieces for Piano, op. 118 of Brahms, a collection completed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann who will be the penultimate produced by the composer during his lifetime. The concert program also includes two Beethoven sonatas, the famous Moonlight Sonata No. 14, op. 27, and Sonata No. 31, op. 110, one of the last sonatas signed by the composer. This concert was recorded at Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta, in the Italian city of Lainate, in 2017. Directed by: Pietro Tagliaferri.
15/0512h42>13h38 (0x00) ?ENGHans Zender - Thinking with your sensesHans Zender - Thinking with your sensesENGIn the documentary 'Thinking with your senses', German composer, conductor, and essayist Hans Zender (1936-2019) gets the exhaustive Reiner E. Moritz treatment. As a conductor, Zender was associated with several German opera houses and orchestras, including Theater Bonn, Opernhaus Kiel, and the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is probably most widely remembered for his 'composed interpretation' of Franz Schubert's song-cycle 'Winterreise', which he adapted for tenor and small orchestra. In 'Thinking with your senses', Zender opens up about his life, reflecting on his long and successful career. He discusses his collaborations with composers as John Cage, Olivier Messiaen, and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. Moreover, the film includes numerous excerpts of Zender conducting classical as well as and contemporary repertoire by composers such as Helmut Lachenmann, Isang Yung, and Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
15/0513h39>13h50 (0x00) ?ENGTartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 10Tartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 10ENGThe six-concert series "Io suono italiano" is dedicated to music of Italian composers and performed by Italian musicians on Italian instruments. The concert programs cover four centuries of music: from Girolamo Frescobaldi and Antonio Vivaldi to more contemporary music by Ennio Morricone and Azio Corghi. These performances were filmed at the atmospheric Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Italy, in January 2021. In this program, Federico Guglielmo (violin) and Roberto Loreggian (harpsichord) present Giuseppe Tartini's Sonata in G minor Op. 1 No. 10 (B.g10) "Didone abbandonata".
15/0513h50>14h00 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
15/0514h01>15h10 (0x00) ?ENGMonteverdi - Madrigals, Book IIIMonteverdi - Madrigals, Book IIIENGItalian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) composed nine books of madrigals in half a century, which helped transform the genre from the polyphonic, a cappella madrigals of the late Renaissance to the 'concertato' madrigals of the early Baroque, shifting the style's focus to the ability of music to express emotions contained in a text. In 2011, British tenor Paul Agnew and renowned Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants started recording eight books of Monteverdi's madrigals. In this program, Agnew leads Les Arts Florissants in the madrigals of Book III. Published in 1592, the book contains twenty madrigals for five voices. This performance was recorded at the Cité de la musique in Paris, France, in 2012.
15/0515h10>16h07 (0x00) ?ENGMozart, Mendelssohn & Gershwin for 2 PianosMozart, Mendelssohn & Gershwin for 2 PianosENGItalian pianists Roberto Prosseda and Alessandra Ammara perform W. A. Mozart's Sonata for two pianos in D major, K. 488, Felix Mendelssohn's Sonata for two pianos in D major, MWV S 1, and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, during an off-season concert recorded at Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Italy in June 26, 2020.
15/0516h08>16h19 (0x00) ?ENGBach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2ENGJ. S. 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, Czech harpsichordist and conductor Václav Luks and the renowned Baroque ensemble Collegium 1704 recorded all six Brandenburg Concertos on historical instruments in 2021. The concertos are based on the Italian concerto grosso form, in which a group of solo instruments is set against a large ensemble. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos feature remarkable combinations of solo instruments and virtuoso solos. In this performance at the Hall of Mirrors in the Köthen Castle, Germany, Luks and his Collegium 1704 present Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047. This piece features trumpet, violin, recorder, and oboe solos. Especially outstanding are the high, virtuoso trumpet parts.
15/0516h20>18h28 (0x00) ?ENGLa BayadèreLa BayadèreENG'La Bayadère' is a three-act ballet by the French choreographer Marius Petipa. Set in 19th-century India, 'La Bayadère' tells the sad love story of the noble warrior Solor and his Nikia, a temple dancer or 'bayadère', who is poisoned by her rival, Gamzatti. The ballet features one of the most celebrated scenes of classical ballet, namely 'The Kingdom of the Shades'. In this iconic scene, Solor dreams, under the influence of opium, of reuniting with his beloved Nikia. This production of the ballet features the revised choreography by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani (1941), and includes dances by Konstantin Sergeyev and Nikolai Zubkovsky. The ballet's music, composed by Ludwig Minkus, is performed by the Mariinsky Orchestra under the direction of Boris Gruzin. Among the performers are Viktoria Tereshkina, Anastasia Matvienko, Vladimir Shklyarov, and Vladimir Ponomarev. This performance was recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July 2014.
15/0518h28>19h09 (0x00) ?ENGVilla-Lobos - String Quartet No. 7Villa-Lobos - String Quartet No. 7ENGQuarteto Radamés Gnattali performs Heitor Villa-Lobos's String Quartet No. 7 at the Palácio do Catete in Rio de Janiero, Brasil. The ensemble was founded in 2006 and consists of Carla Rincón and Francisco Roa (violins), Fernando Thebaldi (viola), and Hugo Pilger (cello). The quartet, which specializes in Brazilian music, focuses on educational activities. Their recording of all of Villa-Lobos string quartets is a major achievement and was very well received by international music critics. Except for his Bachianas brasileiras, the performance of many of the Brazilian's compositions is limited to Latin America. Highly regarded as a composer, conductor and educator in his native country, Villa-Lobos has operas, symphonies, concertos, piano repertoire, choral music, and seventeen string quartets to his credit.
15/0519h09>20h29 (0x00) ?ENGMahler: 10th Symphony: Adagio & Youth's Magic HornMahler: 10th Symphony: Adagio & Youth's Magic HornENGPierre Boulez conducts the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the Adagio from Mahler's Symphony No. 10 and the song cycle Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Soloists are Magdalena Ko¸ená (mezzo-soprano) and Christian Gerhaher (baritone). This concert was recorded at the orchestras home base, Severance Hall, in February 2010. Among Mahler's orchestral songs, those of Des Knaben Wunderhorn occupy a special position: written in the 1890s, they are of ground-breaking importance in his oeuvre, since they helped establish a genre that had few precedents before him. Moreover, they also served as sources of inspiration, both musical and poetic, for the symphonies he wrote during this time. Mahler famously said a symphony should take in the entire world. He'd be pleased, then, by this performance of the "Adagio" from the unfinished Symphony No. 10, which somehow packed the world into a single movement.
15/0520h30>20h59 (0x00) ?ENGSemi Final II - Liszt Competition 2017Semi Final II - Liszt Competition 2017ENGSergey Belyavskiy (1993, Russia) performs La notte (S377a) and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, (S379a) during semi-final II (chamber music) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions.
15/0521h00>22h40 (0x00) ?ENGIce Dance: Swan Lake (2015)Ice Dance: Swan Lake (2015)ENGThe Imperial Ice Stars are an ensemble of 24 world class skaters, holding more than 300 competition medals between them. Praised by critics and audiences alike, they never fail to enchant with creative and powerful story-telling, sumptuous sets, spectacular special effects and opulent costumes. Set to the original score of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, the Imperial Ice Stars present their 2015 Ice Dance interpretation of Swan Lake, complete with an exhilarating choreography from leading ice director Tony Mercer. "Inspired by my research into Tchaikovsky's original score and intentions for the story, I wanted to create a more realistic interpretation of this much-loved tale and transpose it onto ice, creating a new art form in the process - ice dance in a full theatrical setting," the choreographer explains. "I always felt it was a natural fit, to have swans gliding on ice."
15/0522h40>23h14 (0x00) ?ENGStravinsky - Le sacre du printempsStravinsky - Le sacre du printempsENGMaestro Bernard Haitink leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in a performance of Igor Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps ('The Rite of Spring'). Stravinksy composed the ballet's score in 1913 for Sergei Diaghilev's itinerant ballet company Ballets Russes. The work's sensational première at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris caused a riot in the audience in response to the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography. The score, written for one of Stravinsky's largest orchestras, features harsh dissonances and complex rhythms. Despite its scandalous premiere, the work gained great critical acclaim. Le sacre du printemps is now considered one of the great masterpieces in classical music history, which influenced many 20th-century composers. This performance was recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK, as part of Europakonzert 1993.
15/0523h14>23h30 (0x00) ?ENGBach - Sonata No. 3 BWV 1016Bach - Sonata No. 3 BWV 1016ENGJohann Sebastian Bach's Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 3 BWV 1016 belongs to a group of sonatas composed before 1975, probably during the composer's tenure as Kapellmeister at Köthen. He presumably wrote these sonata's for Prince Leopold, later adapting them for his own purposes in Leipzig. This would explain why the sonatas, which are sophisticated enough to challenge the most experienced of musicians, are at the same time perfectly playable for amateurs. The several pieces were meant to be a set just like the Brandenburg concertos. This third sonata follows a typical 'Italian' pattern: slow - fast - slow - fast.
15/0523h30>23h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
15/0500h00>02h18 (0x00) ?ENGBellini - I Capuleti e I MontecchiBellini - I Capuleti e I MontecchiENGOmer Meir Wellber leads the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro La Fenice in a performance of Vincenzo Bellini's tragic opera 'I Capuleti e i Montecchi'. Felice Romani's libretto is not based on William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' but on Luigi Scevola's 1818 play 'Giulietta e Romeo'. Teatro La Fenice commissioned Vincenzo Bellini's opera for the Venetian Carnival of 1830. Bellini composed 'I Capuleti e i Montecchi' in just a month and a half, recycling material from his previous opera 'Zaira', which enjoyed little popular success. In this production, English-born soprano Jessica Pratt performs the role of Giulietta, and Italian mezzo-soprano Sonia Ganassi performs the role of Romeo. Among the other soloists are Rubén Amoretti, Shalva Mukeria, and Luca Dall'Amico. This performance was recorded at Teatro la Fenice di Venezia in Venice, Italy, on January 18, 2015.
16/0502h18>04h12 (0x00) ?ENGIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra: 60th AnniversaryIsrael Philharmonic Orchestra: 60th AnniversaryENGIn 1996, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated its 60th anniversary with a gala led by maestros Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim. This musical event features world-renowned soloists, including veteran violinist Isaac Stern, up-and-coming musicians Maxim Vengerov and Gil Shaham, as well as Pinchas Zukerman, Shlomo Mintz, and Itzhak Perlman. The evening begins with a moving speech about the early days of the orchestra. The evening's program continues with Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043, Brahms's Symphony No. 2, Halvorsen's Violin, Violoncello and Viola Pass, Mozart's Serenade No. 6, K. 239., Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for four violins and orchestra, and Weber's Oberon overture.
16/0504h12>04h41 (0x00) ?ENGDiscovering Masterpieces - Brandenburg ConcertosDiscovering Masterpieces - Brandenburg ConcertosENGThis episode presents the Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Musical excerpts played by the Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz. Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos rank among the undisputed favorites of all baroque fans. They have become a firm fixture in music education and an integral part of our international musical heritage. So what's their secret? The internationally acclaimed pianist and Bach expert Robert Levin provides an answer.
16/0504h42>05h16 (0x00) ?ENGShchedrin - Double Concerto for Piano, VioloncelloShchedrin - Double Concerto for Piano, VioloncelloENGThe Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Neeme Järvi presents the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's Double concerto for cello, piano and orchestra. Soloists are Martha Argerich (piano) and Mischa Maisky (cello). The concert program features Antonín Dvoák's Scherzo capriccioso Des-Dur Op. 66, B 131, Shchedrin's aforementioned Double concerto "Romantic Offering", César Franck's Sonata for piano and cello in A, and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, Op. 70. This première performance was recorded at the Culture and Congress Centre of Lucerne, KKL, on February 9, 2011. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is orchestra-in-residence at KKL Luzern. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is Switzerland's oldest symphony orchestra and has won an international standing that extends far beyond its home base.
16/0505h16>05h39 (0x00) ?ENGCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Michael LaffertyCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Michael LaffertyENGBaritone Michael Lafferty (United Kingdom, 1996) performs 'Gruß' from Edvard Grieg's Sechs Lieder, Op. 48; 'Chera mï vstretilis' from Sergei Rachmaninoff's 15 Romances, Op. 26; 'Ae Fond Kiss' from Healey Willan's Songs of the British Isles; 'Chanson du petit cordonnier' and 'Chanson de la grenouillère' from Malcolm Forsyth's Three Métis Folk Songs from Saskatchewan; 'La lune blanche luit dans les bois' from Gabriel Fauré's song cycle La bonne chanson, Op. 61; and Francis Poulenc's Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, FP. 58, during the semi-finals of the Art Song division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
16/0505h39>05h59 (0x00) ?ENGLiszt - Totentanz, S. 525Liszt - Totentanz, S. 525ENGRussian pianist Dina Ivanova performs Franz Liszt's Totentanz, S. 525, during the Solo finals of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Totentanz (Dance of Death) is one of Liszt's many works that reflect the Romantic composer's fascination with death. The piece is a series of variations on the macabre Gregorian Dies irae theme.
16/0506h00>06h36 (0x00) ?ENGMozart - Piano Concerto No. 24, K 491Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24, K 491ENGWith sublimely beautiful music that supports, intensifies, and enhances the drama every step of the way, the Piano Concerto No. 24, K 491 is solid drama from start to finish, with a minor harmonic structure reminiscent of Don Giovanni. In this performance, recorded at Schönbrunn palace in Vienna, Andre Previn is the soloist and conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
16/0506h36>07h03 (0x00) ?ENGProkofiev - Peter and the WolfProkofiev - Peter and the WolfENGLeonard Bernstein, David Bowie, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, they have all once narrated the world-famous symphonic fairy tale 'Peter and the Wolf' (1936), composed by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). In this work, every character is illustrated by a different instrument (or section), with its own musical theme. Peter, for example, is represented by the strings, his grumpy grandfather by the bassoon, the cat by the clarinet, and the bird by the flute. As the narrative progresses and the characters interact with each other, the musical themes beautifully entwine. This performance (2018) is narrated and conducted by Marin Alsop. The musical accompaniment is provided by the Britten-Pears Orchestra.
16/0507h03>08h45 (0x00) ?ENGArvo Pärt - Kanon PokajanenArvo Pärt - Kanon PokajanenENGArvo Pärt based his 'Kanon Pokajanen' (from 'Canon of Repentance to Our Lord Jesus Christ', 1995-97) on the canon of repentance as handed down in the earliest Slavic-Christian manuscripts, dating back to the sixth century after Christ. The canon symbolizes the change, the transformation from day to night, the Old and New Testament, prophecy and the fulfillment, the here and now and the hereafter. This deals with the human and the divine, weakness and strength, suffering and redemption, mortality and immortality. In this broadcast, 'Kanon Pokajanen' is performed by the chamber choir Aquarius. This Flemish chamber choir is a trailblazer where new music and new concert formats are concerned. 'Kanon Pokajanen' is a great example of this: the singers are positioned in a circle in the center of a church. This dark church is only lit by candles and the music stand lights. After the choir has entered in procession, they sing for close to two hours. Performed by the Aquarius Choir led by Michael de Smet in 2008.
16/0508h46>09h03 (0x00) ?ENGCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Jihoon SonCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Jihoon SonENGTenor Jihoon Son (South Korea, 1990) performs 'Pourquoi me réveiller?' from Jules Massenet's opera Werther; 'Si, ritrovarla io giuro' from Gioachino Rossini's opera La Cenerentola (Cinderella); and 'Che gelida manina' from Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème, during the semi-finals of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). He is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at the Montreal Symphony House.
16/0509h03>09h23 (0x00) ?ENGEngland, my England - IIEngland, my England - IIENGFrom August 28 to September 6, 2015, the Early Music Festival Utrecht was all about 'England, my England'. In line with this theme, presenter Lex Bohlmeijer takes the viewer on an intriguing journey through the England of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, and relates this to the city of Utrecht. In episode 2 of this two-part documentary, René de Kam (Heritage Municipality of Utrecht) delves deeper into the Anglican past of the city of Utrecht. The viewer is introduced to festival artists Benjamin Bagby, Skip Sempé, and The Newcastle Kingsmen, who dance their traditional folk "Rapper Sword Dance" during the festival's pub sessions.
16/0509h23>09h34 (0x00) ?ENGChopin - Ballade No. 4, Op. 52Chopin - Ballade No. 4, Op. 52ENGRoberto 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. Prosseda is particularly noted for his performances of newly discovered works by Mendelssohn and has recorded a nine-CD series for Decca of the piano works of Mendelssohn. Since 2012, Prosseda also gives lecture-concerts with the robot pianist TeoTronico, as educational or family concerts, to demonstrate differences between a literal production of music and human interpretation.
16/0509h35>09h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
16/0510h00>11h00 (0x00) ?ENGMusic in the airMusic in the airENGTelevision plays a crucial role in popularizing classical music. Not only has it preserved precious moments of music making, but it also helps shape the future of music. The Vienna-based IMZ International Music + Media Centre, a global association for all those involved in any aspect of classical and contemporary music, world music, jazz, and dance, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. To commemorate this, renowned film maker Reiner E. Moritz produced the documentary 'Music in the air' to shed light on the history of classical music on television. The film dives into television's archives to demonstrate what the medium has done for the dissemination of music. It features rare footage of Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in one of the first televised concerts, and captivating fragments from Leonard Bernstein's Young People Concerts. Moreover, the film contains excerpts of great performances from the past, including those by Glenn Gould, Herbert von Karajan, Igor Stravinsky, and Pierre Boulez.
16/0511h01>12h05 (0x00) ?ENGMosaïque Project - Canadian Piano QuartetsMosaïque Project - Canadian Piano QuartetsENGThis very special concert event celebrates the diversity and richness of Canada through the eyes and ears of its people. Ensemble Made in Canada's Mosaique Project features a commissioned suite of piano quartets by 14 Canadian composers, each inspired by a region of our vast country. Their album release and two-year National tour culminate in St. Catharines' stunning Partridge Hall! The ensemble consists of Elissa Lee (violin) Sharon Wei (viola), Rachel Mercer (cello) and Angela Park (piano) and is rapidly gaining recognition as Canada's premier piano quartet.
16/0512h05>12h45 (0x00) ?ENGBrahms - Symphony No. 2, Op. 73Brahms - Symphony No. 2, Op. 73ENGFranz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in this performance of Brahms' Symphony No. 2. Considering that Johannes Brahms had toiled for more than 15 years on his First Symphony, it is hardly surprising that his Second Symphony should be a lighter, brighter work that makes masterful use of the achievements from the First. Expansive and unhurried, it charms the ear with its lyricism and excites it with its passionate tutti outbursts. It has been a favorite among Brahms' orchestral works since its premiere in late 1876. Welser-Möst leads his "devoted and exemplarily precise musicians" (Die Presse) in a rendition that polishes every detail to make the work glow from within. Thanks to his many years at the head of the Cleveland Orchestra, Welser-Möst can mold the most intricate sonorities with the subtlest of means. This performance was recorded at the Musikverein, Vienna, Austria, in 2014.
16/0512h46>13h19 (0x00) ?ENGGlière, Op. 20 and Shostakovich, Op. 57Glière, Op. 20 and Shostakovich, Op. 57ENGThe Valerius Ensemble, consisting of Robert Windak (violin), Michael Rein (violin), Eva ¦u¨líková (viola), Judith Chapman (cello) and Ingo Lylofs (piano) played a concert in Muziekcentrum Enschede on April 15, 2018. On the concert program are the Allegro Moderato from Glières String Quartet No. 2 and the Scherzo, Intermezzo, and Finale from Shostakovich's Piano Quintet, Op. 57. The work is one of the more popular chamber music works by the composer and a year after its premiere it was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941.
16/0513h19>13h30 (0x00) ?ENGParadisi - Sonata No. 6 in A majorParadisi - Sonata No. 6 in A majorENGThe six-concert series "Io suono italiano" is dedicated to music of Italian composers and performed by Italian musicians on Italian instruments. The concert programs cover four centuries of music: from Girolamo Frescobaldi and Antonio Vivaldi to more contemporary music by Ennio Morricone and Azio Corghi. Each program presents more familiar pieces alongside lesser-known compositions. These performances were filmed at the atmospheric Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Italy, in January 2021. In this program, pianist Maurizio Baglini performs a recital of works that cover four centuries of Italian piano music. On the program are Pietro Domenico Paradisi's Sonata VI in la major, a selection of Franz Liszt's "Grandes Etudes d'après Nicolò Paganini" (Nos. 3, 4, and 5), Paolo Fazioli's Laendler in D major, Azio Corghi's Chansons d'élite, and Francesco Filidei's Berceuse.
16/0513h31>14h00 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
16/0514h00>14h39 (0x00) ?ENGWorks by Kindermann, Fischer, and BaalWorks by Kindermann, Fischer, and BaalENGEvery year in late August, the renowned Early Music Festival takes place in the Dutch city of Utrecht. It is the world's largest festival focused on early music, attracting an audience of over 70 thousand visitors. Due to the corona pandemic, the 2020 edition of the festival took place in an alternative form, offering an alternative program that included live concerts as well as daily livestreams of concerts and archive recordings. As part of this festival edition, Antoinette Lohmann (violin, viola and violino piccolo) and Jörn Boysen (harpsichord) perform a number of rarely performed works from the archives of the Italian musical family Di Martinelli and the Kromí¸ collection. On the program are German baroque compositions of Johann Erasmus Kindermann, Johann Fischer, Johann Baal, and others. This concert was recorded at St. Gertrude's Chapel in Utrecht on August 27, 2020.
16/0514h39>16h19 (0x00) ?ENGKristine Opolais RecitalKristine Opolais RecitalENGCritics praise her, and the audience loves her. Kristine Opolais, the prima donna and the star of the New York Metropolitan Opera, performs in her home country Latvia.  She gives a splendid concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, at the Latvian National Opera, in 2017. The program includes arias from operas that made Kristine an international star. It includes mostly Italian music that will encourage you to dream about love and think about what is truly important. Enjoy the most beautiful arias and instrumental pieces of opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, Camille Saint-Saëns, Arrigo Boito, and Alfredo Catalani.
16/0516h20>17h50 (0x00) ?ENGMahler - Symphony No. 6Mahler - Symphony No. 6ENGOn November 14, 1987, a promising conductor made his Berlin Philharmonic debut with Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6: Simon Rattle. In retrospect Rattle says, "I felt that I was finding my voice on that day." Mahler's multifaceted work is now again on the program when Sir Simon appears for the last time as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker in the Philharmonie in 2018. The wheel comes full circle. Mahler's Symphony No. 6 is often referred to by the nickname Tragische ("Tragic"). Mahler composed work during a happy time in his life, as he had married his wife Alma in 1902 and became father of his second daughter. This contrasts with the tragic and even nihilistic last movement of the symphony.
16/0517h50>19h15 (0x00) ?ENGGrieg's Piano Concerto & Beethoven Symphony No. 7Grieg's Piano Concerto & Beethoven Symphony No. 7ENGConductor Jan Latham-Koenig leads the Flanders Symphony Orchestra in this concert recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium, on April 21, 2016. The program opens with Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture Die Hebriden, Op. 26 (The Hebrides). During a trip to Scotland, the composer was deeply impressed by the natural splendor of Staffa, an island of the Inner Hebrides, which inspired him to compose his concert overture. Next on the program is Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, featuring Pascal Amoyel as the pianist. It is the composer's only concerto. Grieg composed the work in 1868, drawing inspiration from Norwegian folk music. The program ends with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92. The work is very popular, especially because of its touching second movement. At the Allegretto's 1813 premiere, the audience demanded an immediate encore.
16/0519h15>19h29 (0x00) ?ENGB. Strozzi - Sino alla morteB. Strozzi - Sino alla morteENGArgentinian conductor and harpsichordist Leonardo García Alarcón leads his ensemble Cappella Mediterranea in a program of Italian Baroque music. The ensemble performs some of the finest Baroque pieces composed by Francesco Cavalli, a prominent composer in 17th-century Venice, and two of his famous students, Barbara Strozzi and Antonia Bembo. Argentinian soprano Mariana Flores presents the vocal works. On the program: Strozzi's Sino alla morte. This performance was recorded at the magnificent Église Notre-Dame of Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France, on August 26, 2020.
16/0519h30>19h58 (0x00) ?ENGThe Boy with the Wig: Kids on MozartThe Boy with the Wig: Kids on MozartENGThe Boy with the Wig - Kids on Mozart explores children's fascination with the composer. The 30-minute film by Claus Wischmann features boys and girls aged between eight and eleven recounting his life through humour and serious interpretations of Mozart's biography. Discover Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of children.
16/0519h59>20h28 (0x00) ?ENGMendelssohn - Violin Concerto, Op. 64Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto, Op. 64ENGSir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in the 2016 edition of the Europakonzert. This time, it takes place at the beautiful Baroque church of Røros, a Norwegian mining town whose intact picturesque old town makes it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The talented Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang is the star soloist in Mendelssohn's songful Violin Concerto, Op. 64, which she plays with warmth, elegance and effortless virtuosity.
16/0520h28>20h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
16/0521h00>22h34 (0x00) ?ENGDelibes - CoppéliaDelibes - CoppéliaENGA classic French ballet, Coppélia was choreographed in 1870 at the Opera de Paris, drawing inspiration from the evolution of society and the choreographer's imagination. Featuring 40 dancers, the action takes place in the America of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Jérôme Robbins and echoes the style and spirit of Broadway musicals and Hollywood fantasies. This modern and fast-paced version was performed by Ballet de l'Opéra national de Bordeaux at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 2010.
16/0522h34>23h20 (0x00) ?ENGDvoák - Symphony No. 9, Op. 95Dvoák - Symphony No. 9, Op. 95ENGAndris Nelsons, together with his then-wife, the great soprano Kristine Opolais and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig present a program dedicated to Antonin Dvoák, singing the melodies that the composer hid in all layers of his music with tender, warm, soft colors. Nelsons' tempos remain calm and relaxed, allowing the omnipresent beauty of Dvoák's music to unfold and flood the Gewandhaus. The program opens with Othello, a Concert Overture for Orchestra, Op. 93. Opolais performs "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka, "Songs my Mother Taught Me" from Gypsy Songs, Op. 55/4. This is followed by the Polonaise and 'O, marno, marno to je' from Rusalka and 'Dobrá! Já mu je dám!... Jak je mi?' from Smetana's opera Dalibor. The concert closes with a performance of Dvoák's Symphony no. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World"). Recorded at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig in May 2017.
16/0523h21>23h34 (0x00) ?ENGDebussy - Sonata for Violin and Piano, L 140Debussy - Sonata for Violin and Piano, L 140ENGIn this beautiful concert from the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of Moscow, two exceptional Russian soloists join forces to interpret pieces for violin and piano by Debussy, Ravel and Beethoven. Violinist Vadim Repin, who at the age of 17 became the youngest winner of the violinist section of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition 1987 in Brussels, is specialized in interpreting works of Russian composers. Together with renowned pianist Nikolay Lugansky, he brings to the stage a performance of prestige and virtuosity. The programme features Debussy's Sonata for Violin and Piano in G-minor (L 140), Ravel's Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in G-major, Beethoven's Sonata No.9 in A-major, Op. 47. It is produced by the Moscow Philharmonic Society, which Saint Petersburg-born composer Dmitri Shostakovich himself once described as playing a significant role "in the development of musical life [in Russia]. It is a kind of university which is attended by millions of music lovers and thousands of musicians." The Moscow Philharmonic Society was founded in 1922 by then-Commissar for Culture, Anatoly Lunacharsky, and has over the years come to be Russia's leading concert organizing institution.
16/0523h34>23h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
16/0500h00>01h42 (0x00) ?ENGPurcell - King ArthurPurcell - King ArthurENGHervé Niquet conducts the choir and orchestra of Le Concert Spirituel in a rendition of Henry Purcell's (1659-1695) King Arthur. The recording took place in the National Opera of Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon in March 2009. Soloists are Ana Marin Labin, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Mélodie Ruvio, Mathias Vidal, Marc Mouillon and Joao Fernandes. King Arthur, or The British Worthy is a semi-opera in five acts. It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London in 1691. The plot is based on the battles between King Arthur's Britons and the Saxons, rather than the legends of Camelot. It is a semi-opera: the principal characters do not sing, except if they are supernatural or pastoral.
16/0501h42>03h05 (0x00) ?ENGMahler - Symphony No. 7Mahler - Symphony No. 7ENGThe Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in the Seventh Symphony by Gustav Mahler, recorded at The Berliner Filharmonie in 1993. This symphony for a big orchestra premiered in 1908 in Prague under Mahler himself. In a few weeks, the composition was already performed in the Netherlands and Germany, but the audience did not immediately love it. The symphony, consisting of five movements, has a more complicated tonal scheme than Mahler's earlier symphonies. Two first parts of the symphony, called 'Nachtmusik,' are inspired by the night and Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' painting. The finale of the symphony is the most outrageously exuberant of Mahler's symphonies and ends in a strange but beautiful way.
17/0503h05>03h57 (0x00) ?ENGWho has stolen the Boléro by Maurice Ravel?Who has stolen the Boléro by Maurice Ravel?ENGOne 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 unleashed a complex legal battle over the rights, involving among others Edouard's nurse and her husband. This 2017 documentary gives a fascinating account of what happened to one this iconic piece of music right under the nose of the public. Filmmaker Fabien Caux-Lahalle underpins this investigative story with clips of the Boléro in various guises.
17/0503h57>04h40 (0x00) ?ENGShostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77ENGIn May 2019, the new principal conductor of the Gewandhaus, Andris Nelsons, presented Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 with his orchestra in combination with Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with outstanding violinist Baiba Skride as the soloist. In this composition, the violin does not allow itself a break, continually tells its dark story and gets into a vicious circle of ostinato Passacaglia bass lines again and again falls into beguilingly beautiful singing. Tchaikovsky initially thought his 'Symphony of Fate' was a failure and believed himself to be at the end of his creative powers. It was probably the composer's nature, plagued by self-doubt, that made it almost impossible for him to develop a self-confident attitude to his own creative power. Between this two works, Skride performs Stravinsky's Elegy for Solo Violin.
17/0504h41>05h11 (0x00) ?ENGCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Bryan MurrayCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Bryan MurrayENGBaritone Bryan Murray (USA, 1989) performs Henri Duparc's Phidylé; 'In der Fremde', 'Intermezzo', 'Waldesgespräch', 'Die Stille', and 'Mondnacht' from Robert Schumann's Liederkreis, Op. 39; 'Requiescat' from Matthew Emery's Three Songs; and 'Chanson Romanesque', 'Chanson épique', and 'Chanson à boire' from Maurice Ravel's Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, during the semi-finals of the Art Song division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
17/0505h11>05h38 (0x00) ?ENGSaint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22ENGPianist Mikhail Pletnev is accompanied by the Russian National Orchestra led by Kirill Karabits in a performance of Camille Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22. At its premiere in 1868, the orchestra was led by Anton Rubinstein, with the composer himself at the piano. The current concert was recorded at the Moscow Philharmonic Society and opens with a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic picture 'Dreams'. The concert was part of the Ninth Russian National Orchestra Grand Festival from 2017.
17/0505h39>05h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
17/0506h00>06h25 (0x00) ?ENGBach - Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011Bach - Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011ENGAt St. Bartholomew Church in Dornheim, Germany, where composer Johann Sebastian Bach married his first wife Maria Barbara, renowned Dutch cellist Anner Bijlsma performs the composer's Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011. It is likely Bach wrote his collection of six Suites for unaccompanied cello during the years 1717-1723. His cello suites are an essential part of the cello repertoire, highlighting the instrument's manifold polyphonic possibilities. As customary in a Baroque suite, each movement is based on a dance type. Bach's Suite No. 5 opens with a prelude, and is followed by six dance movements, divided over five sections: an allemande, a courante, a sarabande, two gavottes, and a final gigue.
17/0506h25>06h37 (0x00) ?ENGWeinberg - Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 47/1Weinberg - Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes, Op. 47/1ENGOver the course of 19 days, the best youth orchestras in the world led by great conductors, and flanked by virtuoso soloists, guaranteed exciting and inspiring concert performances at the Young Euro Classical 2017. The festival is known to be the most important platform for international young orchestra musicians in the European classical music tradition, and for its development. This highlight version is a collection of infectiously energizing and outstanding performances by musicians from across the globe. Their repertoire includes renowned classical works as well as local composers. On the program: Verdi - La forza del destino, Beethoven - Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky - Six Romances, Kohji - Georgian, Mingrelian Songs, Weinberg - Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes Op. 47 and Wong - As the Heart Soars.
17/0506h37>07h57 (0x00) ?ENGAn evening with Gabriela MonteroAn evening with Gabriela MonteroENGVenezuelan-born superstar pianist Gabriela Montero has been called the "queen of improvisation." Her visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a rapidly expanding and devoted following around the world. Ms. Montero, who often invites her audience to participate by asking for a melody for improvisations, will present a recital of classical masterpieces as well as present her artistry through her trademark improvisations.
17/0507h58>08h25 (0x00) ?ENGCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Arvid FagerfjällCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Arvid FagerfjällENGBaritone Arvid Fagerfjäll (Sweden, 1991) performs 'Chanson à boire' from Édouard Lalo's Chansons pour voix et piano, Op. 17; 'Was in der Schenke waren Heute' from Hugo Wolf's Goethe-Lieder; 'Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen' from Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch, Vol. I; 'And I have sat' and 'Yea, for this love of mine' from Aribert Reimann's song cycle Shine and Dark; 'Martus' (Stormclouds) from Gustav Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 24; 'Und hat der Tag all seine Qual' from Alexander von Zemlinsky's 4 Gesänge, Op. 8; 'Le cygne' from Maurice Ravel's Histoires naturelles; 'La fleur qui va sur l'eau' from Gabriel Fauré's 3 Mélodies, Op. 85; and 'Mit Myrten und Rosen' Robert Schumann's Liederkreis, Op. 24, during the semi-finals of the Art Song division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
17/0508h25>09h08 (0x00) ?ENGMy heart is burningMy heart is burningENGRené Pape perfectly embodies the new generation of opera singers: with a current and relaxed appearance, he craves new challenges and demonstrates an openness to ambitious experimentation. In the musical film My Heart Is Burning, René Pape sings and plays various roles that showcase the impressive versatility of his voice and the many facets of his personality. Directed by Sibylle Muth.
17/0509h08>09h33 (0x00) ?ENGRavel - Piano Concerto in G majorRavel - Piano Concerto in G majorENGMikhail Pletnev leads the Russian National Orchestra (RNO) in a performance of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Lucas Debargue as the soloist. The concert opens with a selection of music by Georges Bizet based on Alphonse Daudet's play 'L'Arlésienne'. The music is compiled by Mikhail Pletnev. The first movement of Ravel's Piano Concerto No. 1 contains five distinctive themes, of which three are reminiscent of jazz. Debargue's performance of Ravel's concerto is followed by Gabriel Fauré's Barcarolle No. 4. The performance was recorded at Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow as part of the Ninth RNO Grand Festival.
17/0509h33>09h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
17/0510h00>11h23 (0x00) ?ENGMahler - Symphony No. 7Mahler - Symphony No. 7ENGDazzling, virtuosic, and spectacular: no other adjectives are better suited to describe the piano music of Franz Liszt. Enjoy a sparkling performance of Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major by the incredible piano virtuoso Russian Daniil Trifonov, with Kent Nagano conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. As an encore, Trifonov performs Reflets dans l'eau from Debussy's Images. The orchestra closes this concert with a rendition of Mahler's Symphony No. 7. Recorded at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv, in 2014.
17/0511h24>12h54 (0x00) ?ENGFomin plays Schumann, Beethoven and TchaikovskyFomin plays Schumann, Beethoven and TchaikovskyENGAfter a successful inaugural recital in 2016, pianist Misha Fomin returns to the stage in the intimate hall of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam on November 11, 2017. Celebrated by the local and international press for his natural virtuosity, the rich texture of his play and his great musical intelligence, Fomin interprets Fantasia, op. 17 by Schumann, Piano Sonata No. 30, op. 109 of Beethoven, as well as works by Tchaikovsky, including the plays "May", "June" and "October" from the Seasons, op. 37b, and a Liszt transcription of the "Polonaise", taken from the opera Eugene Onegin.
17/0512h54>13h24 (0x00) ?ENGTeatro Regio behind the scenesTeatro Regio behind the scenesENGFew Italian theatres can boast of being an absolute point of reference for national and world culture. The Teatro Regio in Turin is both a symbol of excellence in the national operatic tradition and a prestigious stage hosting operas, ballets, concerts, and musicals of great substance. This short documentary offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the Teatro Regio Torino and bears witness to the enviable reputation that has prevailed since its opening in 1740.
17/0513h24>13h44 (0x00) ?ENGJ. S. Bach - Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227J. S. Bach - Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227ENGFive-strong vocal ensemble amarcord is joined by an extra alto and two soprano voices for this unusual concert at Leipzig's St. Thomas Church. As amarcordplus, the ensemble presents a program focused on the city of Leipzig, which includes sacred madrigals by Johann Hermann Schein, motets from Heinrich Schütz's collection Geistliche Chor-Music, as well as two motets by the most famous Thomaskantor: Johann Sebastian Bach. Moreover, various sacred works by lesser-known contemporaries Philipp Heinrich Erlebach and mononymous composer Liebhold are performed, in addition to compositions by other members of the Bach family, including Johann Michael Bach and Johann Christoph Bach. This performance was recorded on May 1, 2020.
17/0513h45>14h00 (0x00) ?ENGGyörgy Ligeti - Concert RomânescGyörgy Ligeti - Concert RomânescENGBarbara Hannigan conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a concert recorded at the Lucerne Festival of 2014. On the program is György Ligeti's Concert Românesc.
17/0514h00>15h31 (0x00) ?ENGPenderecki - Symphony No. 7: 7 Gates of JerusalemPenderecki - Symphony No. 7: 7 Gates of JerusalemENGThe 2017 Prague Spring festival is brought to a powerful close as Krzysztof Penderecki conducts the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Choir in a performance of his monumental seventh symphony "Seven Gates of Jerusalem". This work bears witness to an introspective thought about faith, written in honour of the city of Jerusalem, for soloists, choir and orchestra, with libretto taken from Old Testament. For expressive purposes, Penderecki uses specific instruments: the tubaphone, percussive objects designed by the composer himself, and the shofar, an ancient Jewish liturgical instrument. Soloists for this performance include Iwona Hossa (soprano), Karolina Sikora (soprano), Anna Lubanska (mezzo-soprano), Adam Zdunikowsk (tenor), Piotr Nowacki (bass) and David ¦vehlík (speaker). Also featured in the programme is a rendition of the "Serenade for Orchestra" by Czech composer Isa Krejci. Recorded at Smetana Hall in Prague, Czech Republic.
17/0515h31>16h41 (0x00) ?ENGOrff - Carmina BuranaOrff - Carmina BuranaENGRodolfo Barráez conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Academia de Musica del Palacia de Mineria in a performance of Carl Orff's cantata Carmina Burana. Soloists are Anabel de la Mora (soprano), Andrés Carrillo (tenor) and Daniel Cerón (baritone). Carmina Burana, composed in 1935 and 1936, is based on 24 poems from a medieval manuscript of the same name. The full title is "Songs from Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magical images". It was first performed at the Oper Frankfurt on June 8, 1937.
17/0516h41>17h52 (0x00) ?ENGDolce TormentoDolce TormentoENGIn 2018, conductor Emiliano Gonzalez Toro and Mathilde Etienne created Ensemble I Gemelli, specializing in seventeenth-century Italian vocal music. From Claudio Monterverdi to Francesco Cavalli, via Giovanni Felice Sances, Barbara Strozzi and Giacomo Carissimi, Ensemble I Gemelli embraces a myriad of Italian works. In this program, recorded at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes, the ensemble performs rarely-heard arias and cantatas from seventeenth-century Italy. Soloists are soprano Emöke Baráth, contralto Anthea Pichanick, and renowned countertenor Philippe Jaroussky.
17/0517h52>18h10 (0x00) ?ENGSchumann - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22Schumann - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22ENGAfter 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. The composer completed the work in 1838. Of Schumann's three piano sonatas, Piano Sonata No. 2 is performed and recorded most frequently. It opens with an energetic first movement, followed by a beautiful, slow Andantino based on Schumann's song 'Im Herbste' (1828). The third movement is a short Scherzo. At the request of his future spouse, Clara, the composer replaced the original finale by a less demanding movement. Acclaimed pianist Riccardo Schwartz (1986) has performed as a soloist with many world-renowned conductors, including Gustav Kuhn and Yuri Temirkanov. His acclaimed performances include recitals and concertos for piano and orchestra in many prestigious concert halls.
17/0518h11>18h36 (0x00) ?ENGStravinsky - Jeu de cartesStravinsky - Jeu de cartesENGIván Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra in a concert recorded at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary in 2015. The concert opens with Sergei Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34. After this, Thomas Zehetmair stars as solo violinist in Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 63. The second part of the concert is features music by Igor Stravinsky. On the program is music composed for the ballet 'Jeu de cartes' (1937) and the Firebird Suite, No. 2 (1919). 'Jeu de cartes' is one of Stravinsky's neo-classical works and consists of three parts ('deals'). The Firebird Suite, No. 2 is based on the music from the ballet of the same name, which was written for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and premiered in Paris in 1910.
17/0518h37>20h08 (0x00) ?ENGJansons conductcs Stravinsky, Hummel & BeethovenJansons conductcs Stravinsky, Hummel & BeethovenENG"Everything about Mariss Jansons exudes joy and sovereignty" raved Süddeutsche Zeitung in January 2018, when the celebrated conductor celebrated his 75th birthday at Munich's Philharmonie am Gasteig with a concert program that centered around the music of Stravinsky, Hummel and Beethoven. This thrilling, varied concert from with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra demonstrates the close relationship which has developed between conductor and orchestra over the past 15 years. Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements was written in 1942-45, inspired in part by the Second World War and the "abhorrent pictures" of the war he saw in newsreel footage. Albeit in a very different way, Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Trumpet Concerto also sparkles. Written in 1803, the concerto is a brilliantly crafted showpiece for the recently invented keyed trumpet. Here the trumpeter is Martin Angerer, Principal Trumpet of the BRSO in warm rapport with Jansons and the orchestra. Beethoven, one of Jansons's dearest composers, rounds out the concert. Although Beethoven's Mass in C, written in 1807, was his first Mass setting, it is a work of clear ambition.
17/0520h09>20h38 (0x00) ?ENGSemi Final I - Liszt Competition 2017Semi Final I - Liszt Competition 2017ENGAyumu Yamanaka (1988, Japan) performs Selection from Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S173: VI. Hymne de l'enfant a son reveil , VII. Funérailles and Bellini/Liszt - Sonnambula - Große Konzert-Fantasie, S393III during semi-final I (transcriptions) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions.
17/0520h38>20h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
17/0521h00>22h29 (0x00) ?ENGPiano Duets - Mozart, Ravel, Rachmaninoff a. o.Piano Duets - Mozart, Ravel, Rachmaninoff a. o.ENGIn 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 1994, have received international recognition. They perform regularly in a duo. On the program: Mozart's Sonata for two pianos in D major, K. 448/375 A; Ravel's La Valse (arr. for two pianos); Arensky's Suite No. 1 for two pianos, Op. 15; and Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 1 (Fantasy) for two pianos, Op. 5. As an encore, the duo performs 'Romance' from Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17, followed by 'Overture' from Nikolai Kapustin's Sinfonietta, Op. 49. This performance was recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on November 25, 2021.
17/0522h29>23h17 (0x00) ?ENGBeethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55ENGLes Dissonances is a collective of artists founded by violinist David Grimal in 2004. The conductorless ensemble consists of musicians from the most prestigious European orchestras, international soloists, and young talents. In this performance, Les Dissonances present Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, 'Eroica'. Admiring the ideals of the French Revolution, Beethoven initially dedicated the symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte. However, upon hearing that Napoleon had crowned himself Emperor, Beethoven violently erased Napoleon's name from the manuscript. Composed in 1803-04 in a style that breaks with tradition, the symphony is regarded as a turning point in Beethoven's oeuvre as well as Western music history. Symphony No. 3 is longer in duration than any previous symphony. The work opens with two powerful chords that replace the more customary long introduction. The lower strings then introduce the main theme. The slow second movement is a Funeral March, followed by a quick Scherzo. The fourth and final movement is dominated by a theme from Beethoven's ballet music for 'The Creatures of Prometheus'. This performance was recorded at Opéra de Dijon, France, in 2012.
17/0523h18>23h43 (0x00) ?ENGRodrigo - Concierto de AranjuezRodrigo - Concierto de AranjuezENGJuan Manuel Cañizares is the soloist in a performance of Joaquín Rodrigo's (1901-1999) Concierto de Aranjuez. He is accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker led by maestro Sir Simon Rattle.
17/0523h43>23h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
17/0500h00>02h14 (0x00) ?ENGVerdi - La TraviataVerdi - La TraviataENGAfter its initial rejection, Verdi's unique opera La Traviata became one of the most acclaimed works of this composer. This love story brought the tragedy of Violetta Valéry and Alfredo to light. The rich courtesan has everything she wishes for, including money, friends, and lovers, but when she falls in love with the young Alfredo, she gets in trouble. Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father, disapproves the relationship and tells Violetto that she should leave Alfredo forever. This story brought Verdi legendary status through music with a profound sense of humanity and psychological portrayal of the characters and their feelings. Stage director David McVicar sets this drama in a world of romantic references while retaining an up-to-date perspective. The performance features Ermonela Jaho (Violetta Valéry), Francesco Demuro (Alfredo Germont) and Juan Jesús Rodriguez (Georgio Germont). The orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Real Madrid play under the baton of Renato Palumbo.
18/0502h14>04h25 (0x00) ?ENGWaldbühne 2001: Spanish NightWaldbühne 2001: Spanish NightENGThis wonderful concert at Berlin's Waldbühne brought the audience to its feet. Conductor Plácido Domingo and the Berlin Philharmonic share the stage with soloists Sarah Chang (violin) and Ana Maria Martinez (soprano) in several performances of popular Spanish compositions. Sarah Chang's fleet-fingered rendition of Pablo de Sarasate's technically demanding dances is impressive, to say the least. With her unmatched technique and her unique musical sensitivity, Chang's performance is a joy to the ear. Ana Maria Martinez's passionate and warm vocal timbre are perfectly suited to the spirit of the Zarzuela melodies. Among the pieces performed in this broadcast are Emmanuel Chabrier's España, Manuel de Falla's El sombrero de tres picos, Pablo de Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy, and Johan Strauss II's Spanish March.
18/0504h26>04h48 (0x00) ?ENGStingray Originals - Seljan NasibliStingray Originals - Seljan NasibliENGAzerbaijan-born artist Seljan Nasibli moved to England at an early age, where she was encouraged to take up music. Although Nasibli chose to sing jazz, her Oxford teachers heard an operatic tendency in her voice and advised to train classically. Nasibli completed her studies at The Royal College of Music, where she graduated with a master's degree in Vocal Performance. In this episode of Stingray Originals, Nasibli performs three of Giacomo Puccini's most beautiful arias: 'Signore, ascolta!' and 'Tu, che di gel sei cinta' from the opera Turandot, and 'Quando m'en vo' (Musetta's Waltz) from the opera La bohème.
18/0504h48>05h19 (0x00) ?ENGElgar - Concerto for Cello, Op. 85Elgar - Concerto for Cello, Op. 85ENGFor over two decades, the Berlin Philharmonic has celebrated its creation on May 1 with the annual Europakonzert, which in 2010 was held in Oxford. Led by Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra and the young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who has attracted widespread attention for her passionate yet precise musicianship, perform a breathtaking rendition of Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto, Op. 85
18/0505h19>05h34 (0x00) ?ENGTelemann - Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen, TWV 1:983Telemann - Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen, TWV 1:983ENGThe film Jaroussky sings Bach & Telemann is a portrait of a very special vocalist, and of two exceptional composers. When Philippe Jaroussky - whose angelic voice seems almost timeless, not belonging to any one epoque or decade - sings works by Telemann and Bach, it becomes abundantly clear that the sheer emotional force and the purifying power of their music have not diminished over the centuries. The works performed in this film are Telemann's Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen and Sinfonia from Brockes-Passion; Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus, and Bach's Sinfonia from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis and Ich habe genug.
18/0505h35>05h59 (0x00) ?ENGLiszt/Wagner - Tannhäuser Overture S.442Liszt/Wagner - Tannhäuser Overture S.442ENGMengjie Han (*1989) performs Franz Liszt's transcription of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser Overture, S.442, during the quarter finals of the Liszt Piano Competition 2014. Han studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Marlies van Gent, and with Jan Wijn at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He has taken part in masterclasses with among others Paul Komen, Rian de Waal, Boris Petrushansky, Jacques Rouvier, Leslie Howard and Dmitri Bashkirov. He won First Prize at the Steinway Piano Competition, the Princess Christina Competition, and the International Piano Contest Maria Campina in Portugal. Mengjie Han regularly performs at home and abroad. He played at the Canal Festival and the International Steinway Festival in Hamburg. As a prize winner of the Princess Christina Competition he performed in Greece, South Africa, Tunisia, the United States and Canada. He is part of the Amatis Trio, with which he won the Audience Prize at the Canal Festival in 2013.
18/0506h00>06h40 (0x00) ?ENGMozart - Piano Concertos No. 1 & No. 4Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 1 & No. 4ENGDiscover the soloist Heidrun Holtmann as she performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 1, KV 37 and Piano Concerto No. 4, KV 41, accompanied by the Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera. Conducted by Marc Andreae, the performance took place at the historic Teatro Bibiena in Mantua.
18/0506h40>07h04 (0x00) ?ENGStravinsky: Firebird Suite No. 2Stravinsky: Firebird Suite No. 2ENGIván Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra in a concert recorded at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary in 2015. The concert opens with Sergei Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34. After this, Thomas Zehetmair stars as solo violinist in Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 63. The second part of the concert is features music by Igor Stravinsky. On the program is music composed for the ballet 'Jeu de cartes' (1937) and the Firebird Suite, No. 2 (1919). 'Jeu de cartes' is one of Stravinsky's neo-classical works and consists of three parts ('deals'). The Firebird Suite, No. 2 is based on the music from the ballet of the same name, which was written for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and premiered in Paris in 1910.
18/0507h04>08h48 (0x00) ?ENGLalande - Leçons de ténèbresLalande - Leçons de ténèbresENGHarpsichordist and organist Sébastien Daucé conducts Ensemble Correspondances and soloist Sophie Karthäuser (soprano) in a performance of Michel-Richard de Lalande's (1657-1726) sacred music piece Les Leçons des Ténèbres ('lessons of darkness'). To round off the period of Lent leading up to Easter, the congregation sings these Lamentations of Jeremiah in church. With each psalm, one of the candles is extinguished until complete darkness and silence ensues. Whatever one's faith, this tradition is a unique spiritual experience. French baroque composer Michel-Richard de Lalande, an important composer of 'grands' motets of unprecedented length, was one of many who wrote music for this religious practice. This performance was recorded at Chapelle Corneille in Rouen, France in 2016.
18/0508h48>09h01 (0x00) ?ENGCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Vladyslav BuialskyiCMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Vladyslav BuialskyiENGBass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi (Ukraine, 1997) performs 'Aprite un po' quegli occhi' from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro; 'Vous qui faites l'endormie' from Charles Gounod's opera Faust; and 'Come dal ciel precipita' from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Macbeth, during the semi-finals of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). He is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at the Montreal Symphony House.
18/0509h02>09h23 (0x00) ?ENGNapoli - Music's forgotten capital -INapoli - Music's forgotten capital -IENGIn the summer of 2019, the Utrecht Early Music Festival explored the musical legacy of Naples: a cultural metropolis of contradiction and solidarity. In the documentary 'Napoli - Music's Forgotten Capital', festival co-curator Thomas Höft unearths riveting tales from this multi-faceted city.
18/0509h24>09h36 (0x00) ?ENGChopin - Nocturnes Op. 62Chopin - Nocturnes Op. 62ENGRoberto 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. Prosseda is particularly noted for his performances of newly discovered works by Mendelssohn and has recorded a nine-CD series for Decca of the piano works of Mendelssohn. Since 2012, Prosseda also gives lecture-concerts with the robot pianist TeoTronico, as educational or family concerts, to demonstrate differences between a literal production of music and human interpretation.
18/0509h37>10h04 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
18/0510h04>11h01 (0x00) ?ENGMahler - Symphony No. 4Mahler - Symphony No. 4ENGThe program is introduced with a short documentation about Schönberg's Pelleas et Melisande, based on a text by Claudio Abbado. Every musical theme relates to a special colour appearing on screen. What has been so remarkable about Abbado's Mahler performances is that their impact has never been achieved at the expense of the multiple sensitivities, subtleties and extreme sophistication. Together with the world's leading youth orchestra - the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (GMJO) - Abbado performs Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Schönberg's Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5. The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester was founded in Vienna in 1986, by Abbado's initiative. The orchestra's high level of artistic quality and its international success have moved important conductors and soloists to work with the ensemble.
18/0511h02>12h39 (0x00) ?ENGBach - Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051ENGJ. S. 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, Czech harpsichordist and conductor Václav Luks and the renowned Baroque ensemble Collegium 1704 recorded all six Brandenburg Concertos on historical instruments in 2021. The concertos are based on the Italian concerto grosso form, in which a group of solo instruments is set against a large ensemble. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos feature remarkable combinations of solo instruments and virtuoso solos. This performance was recorded at the Hall of Mirrors in the Köthen Castle, Germany.
18/0512h39>13h06 (0x00) ?ENGDiscovering Masterpieces - Concerto for OrchestraDiscovering Masterpieces - Concerto for OrchestraENGWatch the series 'Discovering Masterpieces', your audio-visual concert guide to the great masterpieces of classical music. The series brings you 20 half-hour documentaries on 20 classical masterpieces: acclaimed experts, famous soloists and outstanding conductors take you on a journey back to the time and place of composition. In today's documentary, Bela Bartok's 'Concerto for Orchestra' is discussed. This piece is one of the most frequently performed works of the twentieth century. Pierre Boulez explains how he interpreted this composition with the Berlin Philharmonic. He also describes its fascination against the backdrop of Bartok's biography.
18/0513h07>13h20 (0x00) ?ENGBach - Sonata No. 1 BWV 1014Bach - Sonata No. 1 BWV 1014ENGThis Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 1 BWV 1014 is the first 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 for Prince Leopold and later adapted them for further use in Leipzig. Maybe this is why these pieces are well playable for amateurs, while every sonata still has the finesse that can offer a challenge to professional musicians. The different pieces are meant to be a set, just like the Brandenburg concertos.
18/0513h21>13h48 (0x00) ?ENGMozart - Divertimento No. 11, K. 251Mozart - Divertimento No. 11, K. 251ENGThe soloists from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K. 251, known as the 'Nannerl-Septet'. Mozart composed it in 1776, probably on the occasion of his sister Maria Anna's name day, whose nickname was 'Nannerl'. The septet is scored for oboe, two horns, two violins, viola and double bass. This performance was recorded at Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL), Switzerland, in 2020.
18/0513h49>13h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
18/0514h00>16h12 (0x00) ?ENGPiano works by Chopin, Scriabin, Schumann & LisztPiano works by Chopin, Scriabin, Schumann & LisztENGIn recent years, a new generation of Chinese pianists has emerged on the international scene. But there are many more young Chinese artists, who the Académie France-Chine aims to enable to deepen their art by introducing them to and giving them a platform within French and European culture. Four of these artists are Chen Xue-Hong, Zhang Cheng, Chen Yunjie and Chen Sa, who made their joint debut in Paris in this unique concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées that showcased their extraordinary talent. On the program are Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2, Schumann's Piano Sonata No. 1, Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 8 and Paysage (No. 3) and Mazeppa (No. 4) from Liszt's Études d'Exécution Transcendante. The concert closes with Messiaen's Regard de l'Esprit de la joie (No. 10) from Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus.
18/0516h12>16h35 (0x00) ?ENGRachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme by PaganiniRachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme by PaganiniENGThe National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia is joined by acclaimed Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky in an interpretation of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 Conductor Konstantin Khvatynets leads this concert, recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, in 2017.
18/0516h36>17h45 (0x00) ?ENGMoon WaterMoon WaterENGIn this captivatingly beautiful performance from September 27th of 2008 at the National Theater in Taipei, the acclaimed Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan presents Moon Water. The work of celebrated Taiwanese dancer and choreographer Lin Hwai-min draws inspiration from a Buddhist proverb: "Flowers in a mirror and moon on the water are both illusive" and the ideal state of mind of Tai Chi practitioners: "Energy flows as water, while the spirit shines as the moon." The choreographer merges the art of dance and Tai Chi and bases his creative work on these famous quotes to create a poetic translation of Taoist philosophy. Moon Water compares opposites: real versus unreal, effort versus effortlessness and the concept of yin and yang. In a beautiful set created by Austin Wang, the performers of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan create an enchanting scenery to the melodies of nine suites of Bach's Suites for Solo Cello.
18/0517h46>18h41 (0x00) ?ENGPlaying PortraitsPlaying PortraitsENGThe trio composed of Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet), Elisa Eleonora Papandrea (violin) and Monaldo Braconi (piano) performs regularly in Italy's concert halls and abroad. Playing Portraits showcases the trio's appearances in various places, including USA, Russia and Europe, as they perform works by composers such as George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Anton Guilio Priolo, and Reiner Kuttenberger. This program was recorded by Pietro Tagliaferri at the Salle Belle Epoque in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome.
18/0518h42>19h57 (0x00) ?ENGAndrea Marcon conducts La Cetra BarockorchesterAndrea Marcon conducts La Cetra BarockorchesterENGAndrea Marcon conducts the La Cetra Barockorchester of Basel, accompanied by mezzo-soprano Magdalena Ko¸ená at the 25th anniversary edition of the Swiss Verbier Festival in 2018. Ko¸ená's musical range seems expandable to infinity: whether adopting Cole Porter or Duparc, Mahler or Martinu, her mezzo-soprano voice works wonders. However, within the richness of her career, baroque music remains a favourite repertoire, as proven once more by this recital in the Church of Verbier filmed in the summer of 2018. It demonstrates a remarkable simplicity: alternation of vocal and short sparkling instrumental works. The programme illustrates "blindness in love", a theme which is best embodied by the magnificent Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. Magdalena Ko¸ená here changes the Church into a theater hall: on a sleekly decorated stage, with a moving naivety, the singer seizes a few accessories to improvise the narrative and the medieval legend is revived by her hallucinated expression. An extremely beautiful moment.
18/0519h57>20h24 (0x00) ?ENGBrazilian music for cello and pianoBrazilian music for cello and pianoENGIn this six-part documentary on the life and work of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, director Liloye Boubli takes viewers on a journey through the life and work of this legend of Brazilian classical music. The composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1887. Growing up during a time of immense social change in Brazil - with the abolishment of slavery in 1888, this was a time of social revolution and far-reaching modernizations - Villa-Lobos went on to become one of South America's best-known composers of all time. In this first episode, Brazilian musicians discuss the importance of Villa-Lobos's work for their own artistic development, and shed light on the composer's close connection with his home soil.
18/0520h25>20h46 (0x00) ?ENGSemi Final II - Liszt Competition 2017Semi Final II - Liszt Competition 2017ENGDina Ivanova (1994, Russia) performs La notte (S377a) and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, (S379a) during semi-final II (chamber music) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions.
18/0520h46>20h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
18/0521h00>22h32 (0x00) ?ENGA Mozart Celebration from BerlinA Mozart Celebration from BerlinENGPerformed in the grandeur of Berlin's foremost opera house, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Mozart Celebration is dedicated to the life's work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This one-time-only gala concert features exuberant Mozart pieces, performed by some of the world's leading singers and musicians. Conductor Julien Salemkour leads these beautiful performances played by the Staatskapelle Berlin. The star solists are Nicolaj Znaider (violin), Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) and Sylvia Schwartz (soprano). The program features Ouverture from la Clemenza di Tito, 'Violin Concerto No. 5', the song 'Chi sa, chi sa, qual sia', Piano Concerto No. 23, the aria 'Per questa bella mano', Papageno's Aria from the Magic Flute, the duet 'Papageno-Papagena' from The Magic Flute, and Symphony No. 40.
18/0522h32>23h07 (0x00) ?ENGMussorgsky/Ravel - Pictures at an ExhibitionMussorgsky/Ravel - Pictures at an ExhibitionENGAmerican conductor Leonard Slatkin leads the Orchestre National de Lyon in a concert recorded at the Auditorium de Lyon in 2014. The concert opens with William Bolcoms Circus Ouverture, which was specially composed for Slatkin's 70th birthday. The concert continues with a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56 performed by three female soloists: Olga Kern (piano), Baibe Skride (violin) and Sol Gabetta (cello). The work is the only concerto which Beethoven ever completed for more than one solo instrument. The concert closes with Ravel's beloved orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
18/0523h08>23h38 (0x00) ?ENGFranck - Sonata in A for Piano and CelloFranck - Sonata in A for Piano and CelloENGThe Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Neeme Järvi presents the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's Double concerto for cello, piano and orchestra. Soloists are Martha Argerich (piano) and Mischa Maisky (cello). The concert program features Antonín Dvoák's Scherzo capriccioso Des-Dur Op. 66, B 131, Shchedrin's aforementioned Double concerto "Romantic Offering", César Franck's Sonata for piano and cello in A, and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, Op. 70. This première performance was recorded at the Culture and Congress Centre of Lucerne, KKL, on February 9, 2011. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is orchestra-in-residence at KKL Luzern. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is Switzerland's oldest symphony orchestra and has won an international standing that extends far beyond its home base.
18/0523h38>23h59 (0x00) ?ENGClassica SpotlightClassica SpotlightENGCinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
18/0500h00>01h50 (0x00) ?ENGGluck - Iphigénie en TaurideGluck - Iphigénie en TaurideENGIphigénie en Tauride (1779) is a four-act tragic opera by German-born composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. Written for the French stage, the work's premiere in 1779 at the Parisian Royal Academy of Music was a great success. Iphigénie en Tauride is one of the composer's 'reform operas', meaning that the music was to follow the drama and its expression. Nicolas-François Guillard's libretto is based on Claude Guimond de La Touche's play of the same name, but ultimately it derives from Euripides's famous ancient Greek drama. Set shortly after the Trojan War, Iphigénie, who was to be sacrificed by her father Agamemnon, is saved and carried off by the goddess Diana to Tauris, where Iphigénie becomes Diana's high priestess. Diego Fasolis conducts the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire and the Ch½ur d'Angers Nantes Opéra in this production. Among the soloists are Marie-Adeline Henry (Iphigénie), Charles Rice (Oreste), Sébastien Droy (Pylade), Jean-Luc Ballestra (Thoas), and Élodie Hache (Diane). This performance was recorded at the Grand Théâtre d'Angers, France, in 2020.
18/0501h50>03h33 (0x00) ?ENGAbbado conducts Mahler and SchönbergAbbado conducts Mahler and SchönbergENGThe program is introduced with a short documentation about Schönberg's Pelleas et Melisande, based on a text by Claudio Abbado. Every musical theme relates to a special colour appearing on screen. What has been so remarkable about Abbado's Mahler performances is that their impact has never been achieved at the expense of the multiple sensitivities, subtleties and extreme sophistication. Together with the world's leading youth orchestra - the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (GMJO) - Abbado performs Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Schönberg's Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5. The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester was founded in Vienna in 1986, by Abbado's initiative. The orchestra's high level of artistic quality and its international success have moved important conductors and soloists to work with the ensemble.