Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…

“… 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…

31 July is the anniversary of Franz Liszt's death. A series of programmes produced by Bavarian Television with Daniel Barenboim sheds light on the much wrinkled activity of the piano virtuoso, composer, music teacher and theorist, conductor and…

Austrian piano virtuoso Friedrich Gulda plays works by Chopin, including the NINE PRELUDES OP.28, NOCTURNE OP.62, NO. 1, BARCAROLE OP.60 and BERCEUSE OP.57, in a live recording from the Munich Philharmonie.

Music by Guiseppe Verdi and Johann Sebastian Bach sweeps the viewer along as the camera paints impressionistic images. A fondness for detail brings the subject matter vibrantly to life and conveys the message without a single word. 3 episodes from 9…

Yefim Bronfman plays Brahms Händel Variations op. 24 and Four Piano Pieces op. 119.

In a live recording from Munich's Philharmonie, this talented duo plays Schnittke's Sonata for 'Cello and Piano, Martinu's Variations on a Theme by Rossini, and Piazzolla's Le Grand Tango.

The televised recording of this singular concert with the Russian monastery choir took place in the Cathedral of Ulm, the tallest Gothic parish church in Germany. In conjunction with the millenium of the Christianization of Russia, the monastery…

For this recording the Berliner Solisten teamed up with renowned German clarinettist Karl Leister to perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A major. Audiences will be moved by the passionate and vibrant playing of the ensemble, as the…

The Emerson Quartet, one of the world’s leading chamber ensembles, joins forces with violist Kim Kashkashian to perform two of Mozart’s well-liked String Quintets. The musicians interpret the two pieces in such a magnificently lively and emotional…