The concert was recorded for television in Pasadena, California, on January 15, 1975 and shows us the great 85-year-old pianist in a daunting programme. The repertoire includes works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin, Robert…

Daniel Barenboim plays Beethoven's complete Piano Sonatas. Live recording from the Palais Lobkowitz, Palais Kinsky, Palais Rasumowsky and Schloss Hetzendorf in Vienna (1983/84). All sonatas are available separately (Progr. Nos. 6610-6641)

Egberto Gismonti is a totally exotic musical missionary from Brazil who seldom gives solo concerts. Here he gives an unforgettable performance on piano and 8-string guitar. On Guitar: 28' On piano: 26

Four superb solo guitarists have joined together and formed a quartet to perform works by Fauré, Albeniz, de Falla, Granados, van der Staak and Ravel in original arrangements and transcriptions. 8 episodes from 7 - 9 minutes.

For more than 20 years, this quartet has been a musical melting pot, artfully blending American jazz, European classics, Indian and African music into an instantly recognizable, meditative sound experience.

The members of the ensemble are all distinguished soloists who represent a high level of artistry. This is traditional Indian folkloristic music at its purest, presented with a high level of interaction between the musicians.

Bulat Okudzhava's concert was the first of its kind during the upheaval period in the Gorbachev era of glasnost and perestroika. Much of what Bulat Okudzhava says and sings in this concert sheds light on the political developments that ultimately…

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova have performed together on numerous occasions throughout the course of their careers. In this 1987 recording from Leningrad, they showcase sonatas for piano and violin by Brahms, Bartók and Beethoven…

The Albrechtsburg Castle, Meissen Cathedral and the Ludwigsburg Palace provide magnificent backgrounds for the musical presentations of Ludwig Güttler, the international renowned trumpeter. 7 episodes from 6 - 12 minutes with compositions by Telemann…

Four German soloists, currently enjoying prime positions on the international concert scene, join together to perform Mozart's remarkable piano quartets in the Ludwigsburger Palace.