The Verbier Festival is arguably one of the most prestigious classical music events in the world. The quality of the participating artists as well as the originality of the programmes has established the festival as a culminating point in the music…

In this 1989 recording from Moscow, Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova perform a stunning rendition of sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart and Brahms. Recorded just before the fall of the Iron Curtain, this programme is an invaluable…

Yefim Bronfman plays Brahms Händel Variations op. 24 and Four Piano Pieces op. 119.

Our telecast of the C minor Mass was shot at the Knight's Hall in Wolfegg and shows Helmuth Rilling both in rehearsal and performance.

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) was not only one of the greatest violinists of his time, he was also a composer, conductor and teacher. What's more, great composers inspired him. And in turn, his exceptional artistry inspired them to create exceptional…

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.

Charpentier’s most famous Te Deum – he wrote four – overawes in exultant D Major, with an eight-part ensemble and show-stealing trumpets and timpani. It is no great surprise then that this work – and especially its instrumental prelude – became a hit…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…