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…

Recorded live on July 16th from the Freiburg Cathedral, with soprano Barbara Bonney, worldwide renowned for the clarity of her voice and the precision of her diction and baritone Matthias Goerne, whose recent interpretation with Sir Alfred Brendel…

Beethoven symphonies, recorded live in Freiburg und Baden-Baden with the SWR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Gielen.

In March of 2004, the Royal Opera Covent Garden in London cancelled its contract with Deborah Voigt. The official reason given by the casting director: too fat. The opera world was outraged. Since when can't opera singers be overweight? Since Callas…

Bireli Lagrene plays with Babik Reinhardt in a tribute to Django Reinhardt.

Ron Carter, Bobby Hutcherson and Joe Chambers are legends of 'Blue Note' Records. They have established themselves as forward-thinking and inventive band leaders, composers and studio musicians, astonishing audiences around the world with their…

The Czech composer based his libretto on the play "Le Voyage de Thésée" by his friend and trusted source of inspiration, Georges Neveux. Martinu is said to have written the opera for Maria Callas. In this production, the role is sung by the…

Renowned Austrian clarinetist Wenzel Fuchs and acclaimed Russian pianist Elena Bashkirova come together to perform Johannes Brahms Sonatas No.1 and No.2 for clarinet and piano. These sonatas were the last chamber music pieces Brahms wrote before his…

Renowned Austrian clarinetist Wenzel Fuchs and acclaimed Russian pianist Elena Bashkirova come together to perform Johannes Brahms Sonatas No.1 and No.2 for clarinet and piano. These sonatas were the last chamber music pieces Brahms wrote before his…