The three Sonatinas Opus 137 were written in 1816, one of Schubert’s happiest and most prolific years. He modelled them on the Sonatas of Mozart, but they are full of unmistakable Schubertian lyricism which was much admired by Brahms. The arpeggione…

A live recording from the Festhalle in Bad Urach, in which the fine tenor Peter Schreier, accompanied by Norman Shetler, gives a recital consisting entirely of Beethoven lieder.

Our telecast of the C minor Mass was shot at the Knight's Hall in Wolfegg and shows Helmuth Rilling both in rehearsal and performance.

Stravinsky found the inspiration for his work in sources ranging from Greek Orthodox liturgy to his beloved Verdi.

The Christmas concert recorded at the Berlin Schauspielhaus on the Gendarmeriemarkt was one of the first joint musical productions of the reunited Germany. Fade-overs to landscapes and other locations in snow and ice turn the concert into a romantic…

This recital by the distinguished lieder singer Hermann Prey, who died in 1998, features some of the songs in which Schubert set to music poems by the great romantic writer Friedrich Schiller.

A Royal Gala Evening! A blend of operatic arias, duets and popular songs. This glittering event has been staged in aid of The José Carreras International Leukaemia Fund by Alan Sievewright, who also acts as presenter on stage. All proceeds from the…

The renowned basilica in Waldsassen provides the fitting background for this televised 1992 production of Brahms' great choral composition.

Guided by two children and several stars of the classical music scene, our film takes us to the picturesque location of Nürnberg. In St. Lorenz Church, Enoch zu Gutenberg conducts Christmas music and Christmas Carols. James Galway and friends perform…

The newly-restored fifteenth-century Amanduskirche, Bad Urach, provides the setting for this concert. Charpentier's Te Deum in D major and Fauré's Requiem Op.48 are performed by the Südfunk Choir and the RTL Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Hager…