Widely accepted as a leading authority on Baroque music, Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach's Magnificat BWV 243. Performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir joined by soloists Deborah Yorck (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (alto), Jörg Dürmüller…

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet was the first quartet in the West to play Shostakovich's late three quartets. Shostakovich himself came to England to work with the young musicians. 30 years later the Fitzwilliam String Quartet plays the 14th quartet…

In the Freiberg Cathedral, Ton Koopman performs for the "24 hours Bach" event on the oldest remaining Silbermann Organ dating back to Bach's time (1714).

In the baroque church of Dornheim, where Bach married his first wife Maria Barbara, Anner Bylsma plays Bach's 1st and 5th cello suite on a period instrument. The six cello suites by Bach are considered an essential part of the cello repertoire and…

J.S.Bach's arrangement of the "Stabat Mater" by G.B. Pergolesi has been produced in Italy, in the Villa Medici Giulini, which was built in 1643. The room with its great acoustics was named Zuccarelli Hall after Francesco Zuccarelli who, in the late…

These six episodes have been recorded in the wonderful 18th century baroque castle "Schloß Heidecksburg" in Germany. The ensembles and the soloists play chamber music from German and French composers like Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Debussy, Bizet…

The well-known musicians Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov and Boris Pergamenschikow recorded all of Brahms piano trios in 1997. These recordings are characterized by intimacy and emotionality and demonstrate the great skills of all three musicians.

The well-known musicians Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov and Boris Pergamenschikow recorded all of Brahms piano trios in 1997. These recordings are characterized by intimacy and emotionality and demonstrate the great skills of all three musicians.

The well-known musicians Elena Bashkirova, Maxim Vengerov and Boris Pergamenschikow recorded all of Brahms piano trios in 1997. These recordings are characterized by intimacy and emotionality and demonstrate the great skills of all three musicians.

In these special recordings of Brahms String Quintets No. 1 and 2 the world-famous Takacs Quartet is joined by violist Nabuko Imai as guest artist to form the quintet. The two pieces showcase the full spectrum of the composer's masterful writing for…