What a strange idea Mondonville had! Based on a cruel fable by La Fontaine with a tragic ending, he wrote a charming opera libretto with a happy ending, and composed a delightful pastoral. In the prologue, Dame Clémence Isaure, the mythical founder…

On occasion of this 90th birthday, internationally acclaimed pianist Joaquín Achúcarro delivers a magnificent performance, brimming with warmth, colour, and a full display of his unpaired technique, of some of his signature pieces by favourite…

Hungarian pianist András Schiff plays Schubert’s four Impromptus D.925. Once more he convinces with technical sovereignty and great musicality.

In this recording pianist András Schiff, violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist Miklos Perenyi come together to perform Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1. The renowned musicians shine through their outstanding interplay and musicality and are sure to delight…

Portrait of the famous French producer Pierre Braunberger who started his career in Hollywood. Among his “discoveries” are directors like Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. Containing excerpts of 15 of his films this programme tells the amazing…

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…

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…

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…

Orchestras once played Bach as well as Bruckner. Only specialised ensembles showed that note and performance signs have changed their meaning quite a bit over the centuries. So far, so theoretical: in practice, Handel's "Il Trionfo" awaits us, a…

His career is not yet ten years old, but already the star Pene Pati shines high in the firmament of the Opera. On stage the Samoan-New Zealander has an extraordinary presence carried by irresistible joie de vivre. A contagious happiness that is…