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…

In this recording the Takacs Quartet is joined by the famous Hungarian pianist Zoltán Kocsis to perform Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34. This timeless masterpiece that is full of passion, intensity and emotion, is here executed to perfection.

The Takács Quartet, one of the most highly acclaimed string quartets of its generation, is joined by Hungarian pianist Zoltán Kocsis to perform Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44.

In this pilot to a new series about the European musical heritage, soul musician Joy Denalane embarks on a journey to Austria to encounter the world of folk music. For centuries, this musical genre has provided a vital space for love and romanticism…

The 22nd edition of the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad hosted the great Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires and French violin virtuoso Renaud Capuçon! They perform a programme celebrating the sonata, keystone of the Classical era, beginning with Mozart's…

Violin virtuoso Dmitry Sitkovetsky plays his own arrangement for string trio of Bach's Goldberg Variations, with Gerard Causse (viola) and Mischa Maisky (cello).

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…

Luci mie traditrici was presented on 19th May 1998 in the Schwetzinger Festpiele under the German title by Sciarrino Die tödliche Blume (The Deadly Flower). As is known, it was in Sciarrino’s first intention to dedicate the opera to Gesualdo, motif…

In 1994, 54-year old José Van Dam undertook to play the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca for the first time, a part that he had refused repeatedly in the past. In April 1995 in Liège, the singer met again with stage director Nicolas Joel for the…

To close its year-long tribute to Camille Saint-Saëns, Trio Zadig went to Cuba to play his programme from the Orpheus album.