Barbara Thompson has long been acknowledged as the first lady of the sax. Together with her band "Paraphernalia" and Jon Hiseman, she ranks among the world's top Jazz-rock ensembles.

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.

Following this concert, the leading Russian jazz pianist Leonid Chizhik was heralded as a real iscovery for the West. His programme includes his own compositions and jazz standards, as well as extensive improvisation

In this exceptional recording, the Berliner Solisten perform Franz Schuberts Octet in F Major Op. 166. Not only the playing and interpretation of the musicians exude here, but also the powerful visual implementation.

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.

Maria João and Aki Takase are a musical explosion all by themselves. Combine them with bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted- Pedersen and you've got a jazz trio that blows the walls off.

Recorded at the Munich Philharmonie, this programme features performances of Mozart's Piano Sonata in B flat Major K333 and a selection from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier by Gulda, who also plays some of his own compositions. He is joined by Herbie…

Recorded live from the Philharmonie in Munich, this concert features the legendary jazz keyboard player Joe Zawinul and his jazz-rock formation Syndicate. The line-up includes Zawinul on synthesiser, with Carl Anderson (vocals), Gerald Veasley (bass)…

A live recording from the Munich Klaviersommer 1990. The famous pianist, composer and conductor Friedrich Gulda and the gifted Munich organist Barbara Dennerlein play an unusual duet for piano and organ. Both are familiar with various musical styles…

The Austrian piano virtuoso, Friedrich Gulda plays Mozart's Fantasia in C K475 and Piano Sonata No.14 in C K457, followed by his own arrangement of a passage from The Marriage of Figaro. Gulda is then joined by the celebrated German organist Barbara…