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Classic Archive: Verdi: Messa da Requiem

The collection “Classic Archive” presents great performances by legendary artists, remastered using the latest digital technology and enhanced with commentary for today’s audiences. These jewels of music broadcasting have been salvaged from various…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
7996

András Schiff plays Schumann: Kreisleriana & Symphonic Etudes

In this recording, renowned pianist András Schiff gives a captivating performance of Schumann's Kreisleriana Op. 16. Drawing on his vast experience as a performer, Schiff brings to life the beauty, emotion, and complexity of Schumann's romantic piano…
Length
62 mins
Prog. No.
6684

Bach: Barenboim: Goldberg Variations (incl. Introduction)

In 1741 Johann Sebastian Bach published the fourth and last volume of his most extensive keyboard publication, the Clavier-Übung: an aria and thirty variations known universally as the ‘Goldberg’ Variations. This monumental work, which is about…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
6677

Barenboim plays Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (h-Moll Sonate)

“… it goes without saying that Franz Liszt cannot be a quiet piano player for quiet state burghers and cosy sleepyheads". This is how Heinrich Heine assesses Franz Liszt's public position. The Sonata in B minor, written in 1852/53 and considered one…
Length
34 mins
Prog. No.
6662

Münchner Phiharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache, Daniel Barenboim: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

The Münchner Philharmoniker and Sergiu Celibidache share an impressive legacy. Celibidache has been principal conductor of the orchestra for a total of 17 years since 1979, a time in which the orchestra gained great international reputation and…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
6657

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache, Daniel Barenboim: Schumann: Piano Concerto Op. 54

The Münchner Philharmoniker and Sergiu Celibidache share an impressive legacy. Celibidache has been principal conductor of the orchestra for a total of 17 years since 1979, a time in which the orchestra gained great international reputation and…
Length
37 mins
Prog. No.
6656

Yefim Bronfman: Brahms Händel Variations op. 24

Yefim Bronfman plays Brahms Händel Variations op. 24 and Four Piano Pieces op. 119.
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
6644

Peter Schreier Sings Beethoven-Lieder

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.
Length
82 mins
Prog. No.
6251

Rossini: Messe Solennelle

Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863, "the last", the composer called it, of my "péchés de vieillesse" (sins of old age). For its first performance (1864) Rossini arranged the work with only two pianos and harmonium…
Length
85 mins
Prog. No.
5742

Bach: The Motets, 60 Years RIAS Kammerchor

This festive concert from the Gethsemanekirche in Berlin marks the 60th anniversary of the RIAS Kammerchor. Under the baton of the new chief conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann, the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin are performing…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
5740