Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio Overture Niccolò Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1, first movement Boris Blacher Variations on a Theme by Paganini Igor Stravinsky Petrushka Antonìn Dvoràk Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor

Leonard Bernstein: Overture from "Candide" Prelude, Fuge and Riffs; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Excerpts from "Porgy and Bess"

An acclaimed concert recorded in the Suntory Hall, Tokyo. PROGRAMME: Modest Mussorgsky A Night on the Bare Mountain (original version), Igor Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 version), Peter IlyitchTchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor. Live from…

Sergei Prokofiev Highlights from "Romeo & Juliet" Sergei Rachmaninov Cavatine of Aleko from "Aleko" Ludwig van Beethoven Romances for Violine and Orchestra No. 1 in G major, and No. 2 in F major, Symphony No. 7 in A major Peter Tchaikovsky "The…

World star, Cecilia Bartoli with her breathtaking coloratura, together with the fascinating Russian virtuoso violinist, Maxim Vengerov, lend radiance to Claudio Abbado's gala performance. Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 1, 5, 7,10, 17, 21 Gypsy…

Gala from the Royal Opera House to honour Placido Domingo's 25th Anniversary of performing at Covent Garden. Charles Gounod Faust - Prologue, Avant de Quitter Jules Massenet Le Cid - O Souverin Georges Bizet Carmen - Duet from Act 1 Wolfgang Amadeus…

On the occasion of Bruckner's 100th day of death, Pierre Boulez conducts his eighth Symphony. The recording took place in the Stiftskirche of St. Florian where Bruckner was first exposed to the learnings of music. Boulez' much discussed…

Georges Bizet: Selection from "Carmen", Sergeij Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy op. 25, Maurice Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnol, Manuel de Falla: "El amor brujo" - Ritual Fire Dance, Johannes Brahms…

Love is the motto of the 1998 New Year's Eve Concert. And who wrote better music about love than Mozart and Verdi? Maestro Claudio Abbado has chosen two of the best Mozart interpreters of our day, Christine Schäfer and Simon Keenlyside, for this…

Richard Strauss Don Juan op. 20 Orchestral Songs: Heimliche Aufforderung, Zueignung, Cäcilie Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 Lohengrin: In fernem Land Tristan und Isolde…