| Day | Hour | Type Event |
Name Lang | Event name | Short Event | Extended Lang | Extended Event |
| 10/05 | 02h17>04h07 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Waldbühne 2003 - A Gershwin Night | Waldbühne 2003 - A Gershwin Night | ENG | The Waldbühne in Berlin is one of the most attractive outdoor amphitheatres in Europe and home to the Berliner Philharmoniker's summer concerts. With a 20, 000-seat capacity, these events are some of the most popular classical music concerts in the world. In 2003, Seiji Ozawa and the Berliner Philharmoniker perform works by George Gershwin with the jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and his Trio as special guests. Their album "Gershwin For Lovers" stayed in the Top 10 on Billboard's jazz chart for half a year. Together they created a magical fusion of classical music and jazz bringing an imaginative mix of styles into the swing of Gershwin's music. |
| 10/05 | 04h08>05h00 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | In the Organ's Stomach | In the Organ's Stomach | ENG | Olivier Latry is the current holder of the Great Organ of Notre Dame. Between its original religious function and the interest of composers of all times, the great organ Cavaillé-Coll reveals its absolute modernity. Latry is considered one of the greatest organists of his generation, both in France and internationally. He sees himself as an ambassador of French music from the 17th through the 20th centuries as well as an advocate for the art of improvisation. Pieces played in the film are: Pierre Cochereau's Boléro, Louis Vierne's Carillon of Westminster and Scherzo from Symphony No. 2, Alexandre Guilmant's Sonata No. 1, Charles-Marie Widor's Gothic Symphony, Marcel Dupre's Cortège, Litanie and J. S. Bach's Passacaille & Fugue. |
| 10/05 | 05h00>05h19 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mozart - Symphony No. 35 | Mozart - Symphony No. 35 | ENG | Conrad van Alphen conducts Sinfonia Rotterdam in a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, recorded at the Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague, in 2020. Van Alphen founded Sinfonia Rotterdam in 2000. Under his passionate leadership, this orchestra has developed into one of the Netherland's best-known orchestras. Mozart's Symphony No. 35 is also known as the "Haffner Symphony". In 1782, the Haffner family from Salzburg commissioned Mozart to write a new piece on the occasion of the ennoblement of Sigmund Haffner. Mozart agreed, and initially composed a serenade before recasting it as a symphony a few months later: the "Haffner Symphony". One of his revisions was the addition of more instruments in the first and last movement, resulting in a fuller sound. The symphony consists of four movements: Allegro con spirito, Andante, Menuetto, and Presto. |
| 10/05 | 05h20>05h42 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Stingray Originals - Seljan Nasibli | Stingray Originals - Seljan Nasibli | ENG | Azerbaijan-born artist Seljan Nasibli moved to England at an early age, where she was encouraged to take up music. Although Nasibli chose to sing jazz, her Oxford teachers heard an operatic tendency in her voice and advised to train classically. Nasibli completed her studies at The Royal College of Music, where she graduated with a master's degree in Vocal Performance. In this episode of Stingray Originals, Nasibli performs three of Giacomo Puccini's most beautiful arias: 'Signore, ascolta!' and 'Tu, che di gel sei cinta' from the opera Turandot, and 'Quando m'en vo' (Musetta's Waltz) from the opera La bohème. |
| 10/05 | 05h43>05h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 5, KV 283 | Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 5, KV 283 | ENG | Italian pianist Roberto Prosseda (1975) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 5, KV. 283. Prosseda is particularly noted for his performances of newly discovered works by Mendelssohn and has recorded a nine-CD series for Decca of the piano works of Mendelssohn. Since 2012, Prosseda also gives lecture-concerts with the robot pianist TeoTronico, as educational or family concerts, to demonstrate differences between a literal production of music and human interpretation. |
| 10/05 | 06h00>06h32 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | De Falla - El sombrero de tres picos | De Falla - El sombrero de tres picos | ENG | Spanish conductor Garcia Navarro leads the Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart in a performance of Manuel de Falla's El sombrero de tres picos ('The three-cornered hat'). Originally a ballet score, De Falla composed the piece in 1916 and 1917. The ballet was commissioned by Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev for his Ballets Russes, and saw its premiere at the London Alhambra Theatre in 1919. As De Falla was interested in traditional Spanish folk music, he included elements of this music in his score. The mezzo-soprano's parts are examples of cante jondo, a vocal style in flamenco. In this performance, recorded in 1988, mezzo-soprano Paloma Pérez Iñigo handles those vocal parts with conviction. |
| 10/05 | 06h32>07h05 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Bach - Partita for Violin No. 2 (BWV 1004) | Bach - Partita for Violin No. 2 (BWV 1004) | ENG | Celebrated German violinist Isabelle Faust performs J. S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor (BWV 1004). The work is part of the composer's well-known Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001-1006). Partita No. 2 is made up of four dance movements, concluded by its famous Chaconne, a monumental piece within the violin repertoire. In this Chaconne, Bach develops a series of continuous variations from a theme, exploring a complex range of harmonic possibilities. This performance was recorded at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, in 2020. |
| 10/05 | 07h05>08h19 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Baroque choral music by Bach, Schütz et al. | Baroque choral music by Bach, Schütz et al. | ENG | Five-strong vocal ensemble amarcord is joined by an extra alto and two soprano voices for this unusual concert at Leipzig's St. Thomas Church. As amarcordplus, the ensemble presents a program focused on the city of Leipzig, which includes sacred madrigals by Johann Hermann Schein, motets from Heinrich Schütz's collection Geistliche Chor-Music, as well as two motets by the most famous Thomaskantor: Johann Sebastian Bach. Moreover, various sacred works by lesser-known contemporaries Philipp Heinrich Erlebach and mononymous composer Liebhold are performed, in addition to compositions by other members of the Bach family, including Johann Michael Bach and Johann Christoph Bach. This performance was recorded on May 1, 2020. |
| 10/05 | 08h20>08h40 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | CMIM Voice 2022 - Final: Nils Wanderer | CMIM Voice 2022 - Final: Nils Wanderer | ENG | Countertenor Nils Wanderer (Germany, 1993) performs 'Sea Slumber Song' from Edward Elgar's song cycle Sea Pictures, Op. 37; 'Venga pur minacci e frema' from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Mitridate, re di Ponto; and 'Pena tiranna' from George Frideric Handel's opera Amadigi di Gaula, during the final round of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). He is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at Montreal Symphony House. |
| 10/05 | 08h40>09h07 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Discovering Masterpieces - Beethoven No. 5 | Discovering Masterpieces - Beethoven No. 5 | ENG | Watch the series 'Discovering Masterpieces', your audio-visual concert guide to the great masterpieces of classical music. The series brings you 20 half-hour documentaries on 20 classical masterpieces: acclaimed experts, famous soloists and outstanding conductors take you on a journey back to the time and place of composition. In today's documentary, Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 5' is discussed. The piece has the character of an appeal from the very start, when the four-note "fate" motif casts a spell on listeners. The German musicologist Armin Koch analyses the work, while the German Beethoven expert Wulf Konold illustrates the ingenious variations of the "fate" motif on piano, and also explains other features of this magnificent work. |
| 10/05 | 09h07>09h35 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Liszt - Due Poemi Sinfonici | Liszt - Due Poemi Sinfonici | ENG | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) composed 13 symphonic poems, largely inspired by literary texts. The composer himself wrote piano duet arrangements for these pieces, showcasing his incredible ability of imitating a full orchestra on the piano. Liszt, one of the 19th century's most important piano virtuosos, strongly influenced the further development of piano music. The Romantic period was the era of the virtuoso pianists: the piano was the instrument of choice for countless musicians and listeners alike. No house of standing could do without a piano: it was a status symbol. Piano music was played in concert halls, palaces, salons, churches and public houses alike. Liszt's symphonic poem no. 4, 'Orpheus', breathes a meditative atmosphere. No. 3, 'Les Préludes', is best known in its symphonic version - the piano version presented here is rarely heard. The work dates back to the period 1848 - 1854 and was initially meant to serve as introduction to a choral cycle to be based on the texts of the poet Joseph Autran, 'Les quatre éléments': earth, air, water and fire. In this broadcast, the Italian piano duo of Marco Sollini and Salvatore Barbatano performs these Liszt piano works. These recordings were made at the beautiful 12th century church of San Marco in the small but picturesque village of Ponzano di Fermo, as part of the 2015 edition of the annual, itinerant festival 'Armonie della sera' in the Italian province of Le Marche. |
| 10/05 | 09h35>10h01 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 10/05 | 10h02>11h28 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mahler - Symphony No. 2 | Mahler - Symphony No. 2 | ENG | "It would be hard to find anything greater, more significant or more moving anywhere in musical life today: total harmony of mind and heart, poetry and outcry, fear and consolation, knowing and feeling," declared the Berne paper Der Bund after this stunning performance of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in August 2003 by the newly founded Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Claudio Abbado had formed this ensemble from famous instrumentalists, celebrated chamber-musicians and experienced soloists from the world's best orchestras, and the event was sold out months in advance. In this performance, the magnificent soloists Eteri Gvazava (soprano) and Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano) are accompanied by Orfeón Donostiarra choir. |
| 10/05 | 11h28>12h49 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Fiesta del Tango | Fiesta del Tango | ENG | For the audience in the famous ballroom El Palacio in Buenos Aires, the year 2012 began with tango rhythms and Argentinean folk music. This festive broadcast opens with a tango performance by dance partners Eduardo and Gloria, accompanied by the renowned ensemble Café de los Maestros. Another highlights is a performance by bandoneon player Rodolfo Mederos and his trio. In addition, the concert features a performance by Teresa Parodi, former lead singer of the Astor Piazzolla Band, accompanied by the Fernando Suárez Paz Quintet. Also on the bill is the contemporary electronic tango formation Otros Aires. Founded by Miguel Di Genova in 2003, Otros Aires combines electronic rhythms and traditional tango instruments, such as the bandoneon, piano, and guitar. On the program are compositions by Astor Piazzolla, Pedro Maffia, Pedro Laurenz, Gustavo Mozzi, and many others. Enjoy this concert of music and dance, featuring some of Argentine's tango scene's finest artists! |
| 10/05 | 12h50>13h10 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | England, my England - II | England, my England - II | ENG | From August 28 to September 6, 2015, the Early Music Festival Utrecht was all about 'England, my England'. In line with this theme, presenter Lex Bohlmeijer takes the viewer on an intriguing journey through the England of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, and relates this to the city of Utrecht. In episode 2 of this two-part documentary, René de Kam (Heritage Municipality of Utrecht) delves deeper into the Anglican past of the city of Utrecht. The viewer is introduced to festival artists Benjamin Bagby, Skip Sempé, and The Newcastle Kingsmen, who dance their traditional folk "Rapper Sword Dance" during the festival's pub sessions. |
| 10/05 | 13h10>13h35 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Shostakovich - Chamber Symphony Op. 110a | Shostakovich - Chamber Symphony Op. 110a | ENG | The Casco Phil, The Chamber Music Orchestra of Belgium, conducted by Benjamin Haemhouts, performs Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a. The work is a transcription by Rudolf Barshai of Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, which was composed in only three days (July 12 to 14 1960). The work draws from Shostakovich's pieces, like the Symphonies No. 1 and 5, and a Jewish theme from Piano Trio No. 2. Furthermore, it contains melodies from the first Cello Concerto and the Lady MacBeth opera. Recorded at the Elisabeth Center in Antwerp, Belgium. |
| 10/05 | 13h35>13h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Bach - Violin Sonata No. 3 (BWV 1005) | Bach - Violin Sonata No. 3 (BWV 1005) | ENG | Celebrated German violinist Isabelle Faust performs J. S. Bach's Sonata No. 3 in C major (BWV 1005). The work is part of the composer's well-known Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001-1006). Sonata No. 3 includes an extensive fugue in which Bach employs many contrapuntal techniques. In this wonderful performance, Faust shows her mastery of Bach's technically challenging piece. This performance was recorded at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, in 2020. |
| 10/05 | 14h00>15h10 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Big Nightmare Music | Big Nightmare Music | ENG | Russian violinist, conductor and composer Aleksey Igudesman and British-Korean pianist and composer Hyung-ki Joo started their dynamic duo in 2004, when they created their show "A Little Nightmare Music," a humorous take on Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." Since then, they have been performing at international festivals and touring internationally, often collaborating with artists from within and outside of the classical genre. "Big Nightmare Music" adds an orchestra to their two-man show. On top of favorites from their duo show, like Mozart Bond, Alla Molto Turca, and Cleaning vs. Riverdancing, the show boasts several uproarious sketches, tailor-made for a symphony orchestra, drawing everyone into their act, from the first violinist to the last percussionist. Their 2017 performance at the Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway, is conducted by Andrew Litton. |
| 10/05 | 15h10>16h19 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 | Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 | ENG | In honor of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th anniversary in 2020, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería performed Beethoven's symphonic cycle at the Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería in Mexico City in 2019. Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the orchestra, four vocal soloists, the Vocal Essence choir, and the choir of Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in this performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. Prieto has been serving as music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería since 2008, and is considered the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is widely considered his greatest composition. He completed this piece in 1824, when he was almost deaf. This symphony is unique, since Beethoven included a choir and vocal soloists in the last movement. Here, Beethoven set to music parts of Friedrich Schiller's poem "Ode an die Freude" ("Ode to Joy"). The symphony consists of four movements: Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso, Molto vivace, Adagio molto e cantabile, and Finale. The four vocal soloists are Katherine Whyte (soprano), Grace Echauri (mezzosoprano), Thomas Studebaker (tenor), and Kevin Deas (bass). |
| 10/05 | 16h20>17h21 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Pletnev conducts Bizet & Ravel's Concerto No. 1 | Pletnev conducts Bizet & Ravel's Concerto No. 1 | ENG | Mikhail Pletnev leads the Russian National Orchestra (RNO) in a performance of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Lucas Debargue as the soloist. The concert opens with a selection of music by Georges Bizet based on Alphonse Daudet's play 'L'Arlésienne'. The music is compiled by Mikhail Pletnev. The first movement of Ravel's Piano Concerto No. 1 contains five distinctive themes, of which three are reminiscent of jazz. Debargue's performance of Ravel's concerto is followed by Gabriel Fauré's Barcarolle No. 4. The performance was recorded at Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow as part of the Ninth RNO Grand Festival. |
| 10/05 | 17h22>17h46 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | PIAM - Semi-final: Beethoven and Liszt | PIAM - Semi-final: Beethoven and Liszt | ENG | Acclaimed classical music talent scout Antonio Mormone (1930-2017) lives on as the name-giver of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), awarded to the winner of the Italian music competition of the same name. The first edition of this competition, which was held in various venues in Milan from 2019 to 2021, was dedicated to the piano. As part of this competition, Philipp Scheucher (Austria, 1993) performs Ludwig van Beethoven's Fantasia Op. 77; Menuetto: 'Moderato e grazioso' from Beethoven's Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3; and Franz Liszt's transcription of the first movement, 'Allegro con brio', from Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor. This performance was recorded at Nuovo Teatro Ariberto in Milan, in May 2021. |
| 10/05 | 17h47>18h28 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 | Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 | ENG | Les Dissonances is a collective of artists founded by violinist David Grimal in 2004. The conductorless ensemble consists of musicians from the most prestigious European orchestras, international soloists, and young talents. In this performance, Les Dissonances present Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73. Whereas it took the composer over a decade to complete his first symphony, he penned his Symphony No. 2 in just a few months, during his summer sojourn in the restful Austrian village of Pörtschach in 1877. Nicknamed his 'Pastoral' symphony, the work is arguably the most sunny and optimistic of Brahms's four symphonies. Lyrical in character, it features joyful melodies. This performance was recorded at Philharmonie de Paris, France, in 2015. |
| 10/05 | 18h28>20h08 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Kristine Opolais Recital | Kristine Opolais Recital | ENG | Critics praise her, and the audience loves her. Kristine Opolais, the prima donna and the star of the New York Metropolitan Opera, performs in her home country Latvia. She gives a splendid concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, at the Latvian National Opera, in 2017. The program includes arias from operas that made Kristine an international star. It includes mostly Italian music that will encourage you to dream about love and think about what is truly important. Enjoy the most beautiful arias and instrumental pieces of opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, Camille Saint-Saëns, Arrigo Boito, and Alfredo Catalani. |
| 10/05 | 20h08>20h37 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Semi Final I - Liszt Competition 2017 | Semi Final I - Liszt Competition 2017 | ENG | Alexander Ullman (1991, United Kingdom) performs Wagner/Liszt - Isoldens Liebestod: Schlußszene aus Tristan und Isolde, S447 and Beethoven/Liszt - Symphony No. 1 in C major, S464/1 during semi-final I (transcription) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. |
| 10/05 | 20h38>20h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 10/05 | 21h00>22h41 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Beethoven - Symphonies and Piano Concerto No. 4 | Beethoven - Symphonies and Piano Concerto No. 4 | ENG | Iván Fischer leads his Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) in a concert program dedicated to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven. The program opens with the composer's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21. Afterward, Fischer conducts Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, in which Richard Goode features as the soloist. The acclaimed American pianist (1943) is known for his interpretations of the Beethoven repertoire. Goode recorded all five Beethoven piano concertos with the BFO and Fischer, earning him exceptional critical acclaim and a Grammy Award nomination. As an encore, Goode performs the Sarabande from J. S. Bach's Partita in B-flat major, BWV 825. The program closes with Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. This performance was recorded at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary, on January 29, 2017. |
| 10/05 | 22h41>23h27 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Dvoák - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | Dvoák - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | ENG | Emmanuel Krivine leads the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Antonín Dvoák's Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, featuring Aleksandr Khramouchin as the soloist. The Cello Concerto is one of the most-performed works in its genre. Dvoák composed the work during his three-year term as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. The composer dedicated the concerto, which he completed in 1895, to the renowned Czech cellist Hanu¨ Wihan, his friend and colleague. Wihan suggested several improvements, including the addition of two cadenzas, but Dvoák only accepted a few minor changes. Of interest in the middle section of the second movement is the quotation of Dvoák's song "Leave Me Alone", a favorite of his sister-in-law Josefina ermáková, who was ill at that time, and would soon pass away. This performance was recorded in May 2011. |
| 10/05 | 23h27>23h46 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Stravinsky - Le Sacre - II: Le Sacrifice | Stravinsky - Le Sacre - II: Le Sacrifice | ENG | Every year, the Europakonzert is hosted by the Berliner Philharmoniker in a notorious concert hall or on a special location. This years concert is performed at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in London. The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink closes with Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring which he wrote in 1913 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The première caused a lot of sensation and near-riot in the audience because of the avant-garde nature, music and choreography of the piece. The Rite of Spring is now considered as one of the masterpieces of classical music history and has influenced many 20th-century music composers. The encore is Tchaikovsky's Flower Waltz from the Nutcracker. |
| 10/05 | 23h47>23h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 10/05 | 00h00>01h43 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Monteverdi - L'Orfeo | Monteverdi - L'Orfeo | ENG | Musical director Emiliano Gonzalez Toro leads Ensemble I Gemelli in this 2021 performance of Claudio Monteverdi's late-Renaissance opera L'Orfeo at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes, France. Among the soloists are Toro himself (Orfeo), Emke Baráth (Euridice), Natalie Perez, Douglas Williams, Fulvio Bettini, Alix Le Saux, Jérôme Varnier, and Mathilde Etienne. The opera retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and his descent to the underworld to return his bride Eurydice to the world of the living. Monteverdi composed L'Orfeo in 1607 for the annual Carnival at Mantua. One of the first operas ever written, it is still performed regularly. |
| 10/05 | 01h43>03h43 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Barenboim: 50 years on stage | Barenboim: 50 years on stage | ENG | On August 19, 2000, the Teatro Colón was filled to the brim with spectators longing to hear Daniel Barenboim play the piano. Barenboim, who is currently best known as a conductor, started his career half a century ago as a child prodigy, playing his first piano recital at age 7. This concert celebrates the maestro's on-stage career. Only after the maestro had performed for a full three hours, including no less than 13 encores, the audience was willing to let him leave the stage: a special evening if ever there was one! The concert included Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata No. 23 'Apassionata', Frederic Chopin's Waltz in e minor, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Sonata in C major. |
| 11/05 | 03h44>04h25 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | The Pianists Keys | The Pianists Keys | ENG | This documentary by Christoph Keller follows various participants and teachers participating in the International Summer Piano Academy. |
| 11/05 | 04h25>05h05 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 | Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 | ENG | In September 2016, we celebrated the birthday of one of Japan's best-known conductors: Seiji Ozawa. Renowned for his advocacy of modern composers, Ozawa founded the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in 1992. As of 2015, it is better known as the Seiji Ozawa Festival. Seiji Ozawa appeared on stage himself with 63 Saito Kinen Orchestra members, passionately conducting Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and No. 7. Beethoven's Second Symphony was mostly written during the composer's stay at Heiligenstadt, at a time when his deafness was becoming more pronounced. The work premiered in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on April 5, 1803. The Seventh Symphony premiered with Beethoven himself conducting in Vienna in 1813 at a charity concert for wounded soldiers. The Allegretto was the most popular movement and had to be encored. |
| 11/05 | 05h05>05h31 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Fauré, Wolf a. o. | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Fauré, Wolf a. o. | ENG | Soprano Alisa Fedorenko (Russia, 1999) and pianist Evgenii Sergeev (Russia, 1986) perform 'Mandoline' and 'À Clymène' from Gabriel Fauré's Cinq melodies "de Venise", Op. 58; 'Lied der Delphine' from Franz Schubert's Zwei Szenen aus dem Schauspiel 'Lacrimas', D. 857; 'Son' (A dream) from Sergei Rachmaninoff's Six Romances, Op. 38; 'Elfenlied' from Hugo Wolf's Mörike-Lieder; 'Staccato' from Rodion Shchedrin's Three solfege exercises; and Bart Visman's Vermeer's Gold, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2021 - Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Het Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. |
| 11/05 | 05h32>05h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110 | Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110 | ENG | Can we get into Beethoven's creative mind, especially in the last phase of his life, when he was coping with severe hearing loss? Tom Beghin's new recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Opus 109, 110, and 111 is an artistic exploration of how Beethoven's musicking was shaped by the work environment he created with the help of colleagues and friends. Not only does pianist Tom Beghin perform Beethoven's trilogy of pianistic masterpieces on a magnificent new replica of Beethoven's Broadwood piano, he uses a reconstruction of the Gehörmaschine that was mounted on the composer's piano so he could continue to create music as his hearing declined. 'You do hear better when you bring your head under this machine, don't you?' André Stein asked Beethoven. Two centuries later, we too can bring our heads under the machine and wonder: Do we hear Beethoven differently? Beghin draws us inside the hearing machine, where we feel as well as hear the essence of Beethoven's rambunctious and irresistibly poetic musical vibrations. Inside the Hearing Machine invites us into the multisensory playground of a deaf composer for whom the machine was more than a hearing aid and who interacted with his instrument through much more than sound. |
| 11/05 | 06h00>06h33 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mozart - Symphony No. 39, K. 543 | Mozart - Symphony No. 39, K. 543 | ENG | David Zinman conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie in a performance of W. A. Mozart's (1756-1791) Symphony No. 39, K. 543. Recorded in the Sophiensaal in Munich in 1991 and directed by János Darvas. The work is the first in a set of three which became Mozart's last symphonies. The set was composed in rapid succession in the summer of 1788. The first movement opens with a majestic introduction with fanfares heard in the brass section. The work has an interesting minuet and trio, which features an Austrian folk dance ("Ländler") and a clarinet solo. |
| 11/05 | 06h33>06h46 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Saint-Saëns - Cyprès et lauriers, Op. 156 | Saint-Saëns - Cyprès et lauriers, Op. 156 | ENG | Leonard Slatkin conducts the Orchestre national de Lyon in a concert recorded at the Auditorium de Lyon in France, 2013. The concert is a tribute to the organ of the Maurice-Ravel Auditorium, which was made by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The program features three works which premiered on exactly the same organ: Camille Saint-Saëns' Cyprès et Lauriers and Symphony No. 3 and Poulenc's Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings. Soloist is Vincent Warnier. |
| 11/05 | 06h47>07h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Brahms - A German Requiem, Op. 45 | Brahms - A German Requiem, Op. 45 | ENG | In this concert recorded in November 2016 at the magnificent Baroque basilica of Saint Florian, Austria - once the home of Anton Bruckner - the Wiener Singverein, the Cleveland Orchestra and its principal conductor Franz Welser-Möst pare down all traces of bombast wherever emotions could easily run out of control. Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, reaches out to comfort the living through religious texts not traditionally associated with the Requiem Mass. The result is a work of great intensity that speaks to people of all faiths, believers and non-believers alike. The program's two soloists - Hanna-Elisabeth Müller and Simon Keenlyside - are already at home on the world's stages. While the former has carved a career for herself not only as an opera singer but also as a concert artist, the London-born Keenlyside has been building his impressive career around the prestigious guest appearances he has made during the past ten years. |
| 11/05 | 07h59>08h26 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Debussy, Schubert a. o. | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Debussy, Schubert a. o. | ENG | Mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein (Germany, 1998) and pianist Maria Yulin (Israel, 1988) perform 'Colloque sentimental' from Claude Debussy's Fêtes galantes II; 'Die Geister am Mummelsee' from Hugo Wolf's Mörike-Lieder; 'Bei dir allein' from Franz Schubert's Vier Refrainlieder, D. 866; Bart Visman's Vermeer's Gold; 'La fleur qui va sur l'eau' from Gabriel Fauré's Trois melodies, Op. 85; 'Dance of the moon in Santiago' from George Crumb's Sun and Shadow (Spanish Songbook II); and 'Den' li tsarit?' (Does the day reign?) from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Seven Romances, Op. 47, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2021 - Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Het Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. |
| 11/05 | 08h26>09h34 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Pierre Boulez - A life for music | Pierre Boulez - A life for music | ENG | The French musician and composer Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) is considered one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century music. In the documentary 'Pierre Boulez - A life of music' (2017), Reiner E. Moritz creates a personal portrait of the young and impatient artist who once impetuously suggested to blow up the opera houses in order to do away with stuffy traditions, yet later moved on to conduct the "Ring of the Century" in the very heart of traditional opera, Bayreuth, and became a prized guest conductor with the worlds greatest orchestras. The documentary includes fragments from the composer's rich oeuvre, and features rare photographs from the Boulez-Chevalier archive. The documentary is at its most personal when the maestro's family and friends reflect on his life. Boulez's younger brother Roger shares invaluable information about Pierre's early years, and the renowned pianist Daniel Barenboim opens up about his friend's music and compositions. |
| 11/05 | 09h34>09h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 11/05 | 10h00>11h30 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Penderecki - Symphony No. 7: 7 Gates of Jerusalem | Penderecki - Symphony No. 7: 7 Gates of Jerusalem | ENG | The 2017 Prague Spring festival is brought to a powerful close as Krzysztof Penderecki conducts the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Choir in a performance of his monumental seventh symphony "Seven Gates of Jerusalem". This work bears witness to an introspective thought about faith, written in honour of the city of Jerusalem, for soloists, choir and orchestra, with libretto taken from Old Testament. For expressive purposes, Penderecki uses specific instruments: the tubaphone, percussive objects designed by the composer himself, and the shofar, an ancient Jewish liturgical instrument. Soloists for this performance include Iwona Hossa (soprano), Karolina Sikora (soprano), Anna Lubanska (mezzo-soprano), Adam Zdunikowsk (tenor), Piotr Nowacki (bass) and David ¦vehlík (speaker). Also featured in the programme is a rendition of the "Serenade for Orchestra" by Czech composer Isa Krejci. Recorded at Smetana Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. |
| 11/05 | 11h30>13h01 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Legato - World of the Piano | Legato - World of the Piano | ENG | We live in a "renaissance of the piano", as the New York Times has recently put it. With virtuosic flair and an eagerness to expand the repertoire, a new generation of pianists has revitalized the instrument's appeal. In addition to the usual classics, they perform formerly scorned works or discover neglected composers. Legato is a series dedicated to presenting some of this new movement's most fascinating pianists - their individual approaches, their fresh ideas and their music. Each episode portrays an artist and shows an aspect of the world of the piano. The sum of these portraits provides viewers with an overall picture of the art of the pianist. Montréal native Marc-André Hamelin is internationally renowned for his musical virtuosity and refined pianism. The Times described one of his performances as "ultimate perfection". He plays works by Haydn (Piano sonata in E major), Chopin (Piano sonata No. 3), Debussy ('Préludes', book two), Hamelin (Etude No. 7), as well as two short pieces by Gershwin ('Do, Do, Do' and 'Liza'). |
| 11/05 | 13h02>13h25 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Heitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - V | Heitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - V | ENG | In this six-part documentary on the life and work by Heitor Villa-Lobos, director Liloye Boubli takes viewers on a journey through the life and work of the Brazilian legend of classical music. The composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist was born 1887 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Growing up amongst the immense social changes Brazil went through at the time - social revolution and modernization, abolishing slavery in 1888 - Villa-Lobos went on to become one of the best-known South American composers of all time. This fifth episode takes a closer look at the authentically Brazilian sounds and references to be found in Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas", as well as the importance of the violoncello in most of his compositions. |
| 11/05 | 13h26>13h39 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances | Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances | ENG | This concert entitled 'Liszt Mosaics' is dedicated to the rich traditonal of Hungarian Folk Music. The concert opens with a selection of Bartók's 44 Duos for 2 Violins (No. 17, 18, 36 and 44) performed by Shlomo Mintz and Radics Ferenc. Furthermore, Pál Eszter is accompanied by the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and Cameristi della Scala in vocal performances of Hungarian Folk Music from the Kalotaszeg region. The ensembles conclude the concert by performing Romanian Folk Dances by Bartók, led by musical director István Pál Szalonna. Solo violinist is Agnese Ferraro. |
| 11/05 | 13h39>13h49 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Nizamov - Heavenly Movement | Nizamov - Heavenly Movement | ENG | Piano soloist Boris Berezovsky is accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Sladkovsky in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 1. Rachmaninov composed his first concerto while studying at the Moscow Conservatory at the age of 18. The concert opens with 'Heavenly Movement', a composition by the young Russian composer Elmir Nizamov (*1986). This concert was recorded at the Tchaikovksy Concert Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic Society on April 28, 2017. |
| 11/05 | 13h50>14h04 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 11/05 | 14h05>15h47 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Homage to Yehudi Menuhin | Homage to Yehudi Menuhin | ENG | On 22 April 2016, Yehudi Menuhin would have celebrated his 100th birthday. One of his most famous students - and one of his best friends - is violinist Daniel Hope. For him, Yehudi Menuhin was the reason he become a violinist. At first, his mother became the secretary of Menuhin when Daniel Hoe and his parents moved to London. Hope grew up in Menuhin's house and learned not only to love music, but also to make the violin a part of his life. Playing the violin every day is like walking every day, or drinking and eating. He played with Menuhin some of Bartok's Duos which was, according to Hope, an introduction to Bartok's extraordinary music. A piece of Bartok had to be part of this program as well as Ravel's Kaddish, the encore Daniel Hope choose when Menuhin conducted his last concert in Düsseldorf. But this concert starts with Elgar's Violin Concerto. Hope plays with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under the baton of Iván Fischer. |
| 11/05 | 15h48>16h15 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 | Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 | ENG | Les Dissonances is a collective of artists founded by violinist David Grimal in 2004. The conductorless ensemble consists of musicians from the most prestigious European orchestras, international soloists, and young talents. In this performance, Les Dissonances play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, also known as the 'Turkish Concerto'. Leading violinist Grimal features as the soloist. With the exception of the first violin concerto, Mozart composed his other four violin concertos in 1775 at a time when he was concertmaster at the Salzburg court. It is the third and final movement that gives Concerto No. 5 its nickname, the 'Turkish Concerto'. This movement features a striking middle section of 'Turkish music', which the composer achieves not only by changing the meter, and the mode to minor, but also by letting the cellos and basses play col legno - creating a percussive sound with the wood of their bow. This performance was recorded at Cité de la Musique, France, in 2014. |
| 11/05 | 16h15>18h27 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Les Saltimbanques | Les Saltimbanques | ENG | In 2021, Kader Belarbi, choreographer and director of dance of the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, brought his 1998 ballet 'Les Saltimbanques' back to the stage. Inspired by Pablo Picasso's painting 'Famille de saltimbanques' (Family of Saltimbanques, 1905) and the fifth of German poet Rainer Maria Rilke's 'Duino Elegies' (1922), Belarbi animates the company of acrobats from Picasso's canvas, bringing circus and dance together. The dancers of Ballet du Capitole bring the colorful acrobats, clowns, tightrope walkers, and ballerinas to life, accompanied by the music of accordionist Sergio Tomassi. This performance was recorded at the Halle aux Grains in Toulouse, France, in 2021. |
| 11/05 | 18h27>19h01 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Glière, Op. 20 and Shostakovich, Op. 57 | Glière, Op. 20 and Shostakovich, Op. 57 | ENG | The Valerius Ensemble, consisting of Robert Windak (violin), Michael Rein (violin), Eva ¦u¨líková (viola), Judith Chapman (cello) and Ingo Lylofs (piano) played a concert in Muziekcentrum Enschede on April 15, 2018. On the concert program are the Allegro Moderato from Glières String Quartet No. 2 and the Scherzo, Intermezzo, and Finale from Shostakovich's Piano Quintet, Op. 57. The work is one of the more popular chamber music works by the composer and a year after its premiere it was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941. |
| 11/05 | 19h01>20h14 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | A Mozart Concert from Berlin | A Mozart Concert from Berlin | ENG | The Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra delivers a program entirely devoted to Mozart at the Konzerthaus in Berlin under the direction of Hartmut Haenchen. In reduced form, the ensemble manages to bring to life the many characteristics of the music and the unique spirit of the famous composer, be it his gaiety of heart, his lyricism, his dramatic side or his polyphonic writing inspired. Criticism has always praised Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's stylistic assurance, transparency of textures and technical precision. The extraordinary sensitivity and ease of Stefan Vladar make him an ideal partner for Haenchen and his orchestra. The evening's program includes Divertimento, K. 113; the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20, K. 466, and Symphony No. 41, K. 551. |
| 11/05 | 20h15>20h40 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Modena - City of Belcanto | Modena - City of Belcanto | ENG | This documentary by Mark Perna shows the training and professional growth actions for opera singers, the promotion and enhancement of the cultural offer of the city and province of Modena and the maintenance and development of the Modenese musical tradition in the field of opera. |
| 11/05 | 20h40>20h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Semi Final II - Liszt Competition 2017 | Semi Final II - Liszt Competition 2017 | ENG | Han Chen (1992, Taiwan) performs Epithalam zu Eduard Reményis Vermählungsfeier (S129) and Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de 'Le Marin' (S128) during semi-final II (chamber music) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. |
| 11/05 | 21h00>22h33 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Chopin - Piano Concertos No. 1 & No. 2 | Chopin - Piano Concertos No. 1 & No. 2 | ENG | Antoni Wit conducts the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Chopin's Piano Concertos No. 1, Op. 11 and No. 2, Op. 21. Soloists are Nikolai Demidenko and Evgeny Kissin. After performing the first concerto, Demidenko encores with Chopin's Mazurka Op. 17/4. Kissin closes the concert with Chopin's Etude Op. 10/12 and the Waltz in E minor, Op. post. This concert was part of the celebration of Chopin's 200th anniversary in 2010. Chopin composed the second concerto one year before the Concerto No. 1 and completed both works at the age of 20, before leaving his home country Poland and moving to Paris. |
| 11/05 | 22h33>23h07 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Dvoák - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 | Dvoák - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 | ENG | For the 2016 edition of the Waldbühne, the Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili and the Québécois conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin join the Berliner Philharmoniker for a beautiful concert. They present an all Czech program! We always think of Germany, Austria, and Italy when we name great classical composers, but the Czech Republic also delivered some master composers such as Antonin Dvorák, Bedrich Smetana, Leos Janacek, and Bohuslav Martinu. This concert starts with Smetana's famous Vltava from Má Vlast. Lisa Batiashvili plays Dvorák's Violin Concerto in A minor, and the concerts centerpiece is Dvorák's Symphony No. 6. |
| 11/05 | 23h07>23h27 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | J. S. Bach - Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 | J. S. Bach - Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 | ENG | Five-strong vocal ensemble amarcord is joined by an extra alto and two soprano voices for this unusual concert at Leipzig's St. Thomas Church. As amarcordplus, the ensemble presents a program focused on the city of Leipzig, which includes sacred madrigals by Johann Hermann Schein, motets from Heinrich Schütz's collection Geistliche Chor-Music, as well as two motets by the most famous Thomaskantor: Johann Sebastian Bach. Moreover, various sacred works by lesser-known contemporaries Philipp Heinrich Erlebach and mononymous composer Liebhold are performed, in addition to compositions by other members of the Bach family, including Johann Michael Bach and Johann Christoph Bach. This performance was recorded on May 1, 2020. |
| 11/05 | 23h27>23h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 11/05 | 00h00>02h06 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Offenbach - La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein | Offenbach - La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein | ENG | In La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein by Jacques Offenbach, the authors of this comic opera mock the war on France's threshold. The charge against the powers, the army and the nobility is pointed but, to satisfy censorship, it is skilfully camouflaged by the grotesque costumes of an imaginary duchy and by some musical buffoonery of sparkling gaiety. And yet, at the time, no-one was fooled! Only Offenbach could pull off the trick of being adulated by those by whom he was so cynically inspired! A production by Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège. With conductor Cyril Englebert, Solists: Patricia Fernandez, Sébastien Droy, Lionel Lhote, Sophie Junker, Jean-Philippe Corre, Giovanni Iovino, Patrick Delcour, Roger Joakim and the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Orchestra and Chorus. |
| 12/05 | 02h06>04h33 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Summer Night Music - Love Songs | Summer Night Music - Love Songs | ENG | In Summer Night Music - Love Songs, artists from all over the world contribute their favourite love songs to an unusual and exciting event uniting classical, jazz, and world music. Among the classical musicians are the Gewandhaus Orchestra, cellist Mischa Maisky, and The King's Singers. Other world stars include jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and flamenco cantaora Mayte Martin. The variety of musicians and genres appeals to a wide audience, aiming to create a grand open-air atmosphere that every music lover will remember. |
| 12/05 | 04h34>05h01 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Discovering Masterpieces - Concerto for Orchestra | Discovering Masterpieces - Concerto for Orchestra | ENG | Watch the series 'Discovering Masterpieces', your audio-visual concert guide to the great masterpieces of classical music. The series brings you 20 half-hour documentaries on 20 classical masterpieces: acclaimed experts, famous soloists and outstanding conductors take you on a journey back to the time and place of composition. In today's documentary, Bela Bartok's 'Concerto for Orchestra' is discussed. This piece is one of the most frequently performed works of the twentieth century. Pierre Boulez explains how he interpreted this composition with the Berlin Philharmonic. He also describes its fascination against the backdrop of Bartok's biography. |
| 12/05 | 05h02>05h27 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Scriabin - Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Op. 60 | Scriabin - Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Op. 60 | ENG | The Russian National Orchestra and the Moscow Synodal Choir are led by maestro Mikhail Pletnev at a concert from the 9th Russian National Orchestra Grand Festival. The orchestra opens with a performance of Maurice Ravel's music suite to the ballet 'Daphnis and Chloe'. Furthermore, Lucas Debargue is the solo pianist in Alexander Scriabin's 'Prometheus: The Poem of Fire', Op. 60, a tone poem for piano, orchestra, choir, and a clavier à lumières ("Chromola"). A clavier à lumières actually is a musical instrument, especially invented by Scriabin for use in this work. Only one copy of the instrument was constructed for a performance of the piece in New York, 1915. As encore, Debargue performs Erik Satie's Gnossienne No. 1. This concert was recorded at Moscow's Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in 2018. |
| 12/05 | 05h27>05h41 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Escaich - Trois motets | Escaich - Trois motets | ENG | Over the course of eleven days in August 2020, the French town of Rocamadour hosted the fifteenth edition of Festival de Rocamadour, a music festival dedicated to sacred music from the classical, baroque, and romantic periods. On August 16, the young British organist Jeremiah Stephenson performed at the medieval Basilique Saint-Sauveur with the French chamber choir Dulci Jubilo under the direction of its founder, Christopher Gibert. The organ plays a central role in this atmospheric concert, which opens with Trois motets by composer and organist Thierry Escaich (*1965). The three-part suite is made up of Eaux natales, Le Masque, and Vers l'espérance. Requiem by composer and organist Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) follows. The concert concludes with Timor et tremor, from Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). |
| 12/05 | 05h42>05h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Chopin - Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 | Chopin - Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 | ENG | Italian pianist Andrea Molteni (1998) performs Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49. Molteni began studying the piano at the age of six. He graduated with honors and honorable mention at the Conservatorio di musica Giuseppe Verdi di Como, and was awarded a master's degree Magna cum Laude in Advanced Performance Studies by the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. He has performed at the Wiener Saal of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Scriabin Museum in Moscow, National Opera Center in New York, and several other international venues. This performance was recorded at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Ohio, USA, in 2022. |
| 12/05 | 06h00>07h00 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Sounds like Christmas | Sounds like Christmas | ENG | Set in the magnificent Cistercian Monastery Schulpforte near Naumburg, Germany, Sounds like Christmas combines festive music with the spontaneity and freshness of jazz. This Christmas program is the musical encounter between soprano Angelika Kirchschlager and jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stako. Interpreting popular and lesser-known Christmas songs, the soloists are accompanied by the outstanding Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and the Leipzig a cappella ensemble Amarcord, consisting of former members of St. Thomas Boys Choir. The artists' different backgrounds and stylistic preferences create a suspenseful, varied musical experience. The origins of the monastery date back to the Benedictine convent founded in Schmölln in 1127. Concert footage is juxtaposed with snowy mountain landscapes and cities decorated for Christmas. |
| 12/05 | 07h00>07h27 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 | Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 | ENG | Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in this powerful performance taken from the 150th Anniversary celebrations of Denmark's national composer, Carl Nielsen. Alongside Nielsen's inscrutably ironic Symphony No. 6, this performance features world-renowned French pianist Lise de la Salle as soloist in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4. This lesser-known concerto saw three separate iterations throughout the composer's life and is characterized by bold chromaticism and a distinctly Jazz-like quality. Luisi and de la Salle have prior experience with this piece, having previously performed and recorded it together. This performance was recorded at the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2017. |
| 12/05 | 07h28>08h30 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mirabile Mysterium - A Christmas Tale | Mirabile Mysterium - A Christmas Tale | ENG | Conductor Paul Van Nevel and his Huelgas Ensemble present the ideal Christmas program, consisting of an atmospheric musical selection of 14th to 19th-century compositions. The Huelgas Ensemble, which has emerged as one of Europe's premiere vocal ensembles dedicated to the performance of music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, is the ideal candidate for the job, conveying all the mystery and luster a Christmas celebration calls for. Van Nevel organized his varied musical selection in four distinct themes: 'The Birth in Bethlehem', 'The Crime of Herodes', 'The Travel of the Three Kings', and an Epilogue. In 2015, the full program was performed and recorded at the baroque St. Augustine Church currently known as AMUZ in Antwerp, Belgium. 'The Birth in Bethlehem' opens and closes with pieces by unidentified composers, 'Balaam de quo Vaticinans' and 'A Carol for Christmas Eve' respectively. The core of this section is made up of Jacobus Gallus's 'Myrabile Mysterium' and Jerónimo Luca's 'Este nino que es sol del Aurora'. 'The Crime of Herodes' opens with 'Hostis Herodes Impie' by an unidentified composer, followed by Jean Mouton's 'Interrogabat Magos Herodes', Giaches De Wert's 'Vox in Rama', and Bertram Luard-Selby's 'A Voice from Ramah was There Sent'. 'The Travel of the Three Kings Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar' opens with 'Vincti Presepio' (anonymous), followed by Pierre De Manchicourt's 'Reges Terrae', Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck's 'Ab Oriente', and Peter Cornelius 'Drei Könige Wandern'. Lastly, the Epilogue consists of 'Quae Stella Sole Pulchrior' (anonymous) and António Marques Lésbio's 'Dexen que Ilore mi Niño'. |
| 12/05 | 08h31>08h58 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | CMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Meredith Wohlgemuth | CMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Meredith Wohlgemuth | ENG | Soprano Meredith Wohlgemuth (USA, 1995) performs 'Shadowinnower' from Joseph Schwantner's Two Poems of Agueda Pizarro; 'Erwartung' and 'Erhebung' from Arnold Schoenberg's 4 Lieder, Op. 2; 'Lied der Delphine' from Franz Schubert's Zwei Szenen aus dem Schauspiel 'Lacrimas', D. 857; Francis Poulenc's Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne, FP. 57; and 'Rose', 'Gris', and 'Mauve' from Lionel Daunais's song cycle Fantaisie dans tous les tons, during the semi-finals of the Art Song division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. |
| 12/05 | 08h58>09h18 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | England, my England - I | England, my England - I | ENG | From August 28 to September 6, 2015, the Early Music Festival Utrecht focused on England, my England. On the basis of the festival theme, presenter Lex Bohlmeijer takes the viewer in a two-part documentary on an intriguing journey through England of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, and relates this to the city of Utrecht. Episode 1 offers a peek into the inner city churches of Utrecht, visiting the source of inspiration if this year's festival: the English estate Boughton House, where the Duke of Buccleuch shows us around. |
| 12/05 | 09h19>09h31 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Berg - Piano Sonata, Op. 1 | Berg - Piano Sonata, Op. 1 | ENG | Italian pianist Andrea Molteni (1998) performs Alban Berg's Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 1. Molteni began studying the piano at the age of six. He graduated with honors and honorable mention at the Conservatorio di musica Giuseppe Verdi di Como, and was awarded a master's degree Magna cum Laude in Advanced Performance Studies by the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. He has appeared at the Wiener Saal of the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Scriabin Museum in Moscow, National Opera Center in New York, and several other international venues. This performance was recorded at the Verbrugghen Hall of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia, in 2023. |
| 12/05 | 09h31>10h00 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 12/05 | 10h00>10h57 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Farina, Amodei - Serenatas & Cantatas | Farina, Amodei - Serenatas & Cantatas | ENG | During the 17th century, the Neapolitan rich and famous gathered in droves for the Spassi di Posillipo, open-air festivals on the coast. The most famous musicians sang and played for them from boats. With his Dutch Ensemble Odyssee Andrea Friggi presents the results of his research into this repertoire, with cantatas and serenades by Antonio Farina and Cataldo Amodei. The soloist is the Italian soprano Raffaella Milanesi. |
| 12/05 | 10h57>12h03 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Misha Enzovoort | Misha Enzovoort | ENG | Misha Mengelberg, the forgetting has begun. He is waiting for a taxi he didn't call to go to a performance that won't take place. Dutch composer/pianist and grand duke of jazz Misha Mengelberg (1935) has been submerged in the shadow of dementia, ending his life as a musician. At the London jazz club Vortex in 2013 he impressively says his goodbyes to the international stage. It's also his last major performance with his band, the Instant Composers Pool Orchestra. The musicians find it hard to let him go, but Misha's decline is constant, and he slowly fades away from their midst. A film about exceptional loyalty, dilemmas, respect and dedication. And about music, the music of Misha Mengelberg. |
| 12/05 | 12h03>12h47 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Johan de Meij - Symphony No. 1 "Lord of the Rings" | Johan de Meij - Symphony No. 1 "Lord of the Rings" | ENG | This concert is the result of the collaboration between the "Giuseppe Nicolini," Conservatory of Piacenza, and the "Giuseppe Verdi," Conservatory of Milan, as part of the project "MIlanoPIACEnza ... suonare insieme". On the program are works by the Dutch conductor and composer Johan de Meij. His Symphony No. 1 for woodwind and brass orchestra is titled "Lord of the Rings" and is based on the famous trilogy by writer J. R. R Tolkien. The work exists of five movements, inspired by characters and passages from the story: Gandalf, Lothlórien, Gollum, Journey in the Dark and Hobbits. The symphony premiered in Brussels in 1988. In 2001, a symphonic version was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. This concert is recorded at the Sala dei Teatini of the Teatri di Piacenza in 2018. Directed by Pietro Tagliaferri. |
| 12/05 | 12h48>13h28 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Piano works by Bruckner | Piano works by Bruckner | ENG | Lithuanian pianist Vadim Chaimovich (*1978) has won several prizes at international piano competitions, such as the Schubert Competition in Dortmund, the William Kapell International Piano Competition in Maryland, and the 29th Masterplayers International Music Competition in Lugano. Moreover, the pianist has performed in several European countries, Japan, and the USA , and has played at many international music festivals. In the current recital, Chaimovich performs piano works by Anton Bruckner. On the program are Klavierstück in E-flat major, WAB 119, Erinnerung in A-flat major, WAB 117, Lancier-Quadrille Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 in C major, WAB 120, Steiermärker in G major, WAB 122, Stille Betrachtung an einem Herbstabend ('Quiet meditation on an autumn evening') in F-sharp minor, WAB 123, Fantasie in G major, WAB 118, and Piano sonata in G minor, WAB 243. |
| 12/05 | 13h28>13h48 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Schubert, Wolf a. o. | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Schubert, Wolf a. o. | ENG | Soprano Heidi Baumgartner (Austria, 1998) and pianist Asuka Tagami (Japan, 1991) perform Franz Schubert's Suleika I, Op. 14 No. 1, D. 720; 'Er ist's' from Hugo Wolf's Mörike-Lieder; Bart Visman's Vermeer's Gold; 'Sua katselen' (Looking at you) from Kaija Saariaho's Leino-Laulut (Leino songs); and 'Pantomime' and 'Apparition' from Claude Debussy's Quatre chansons de jeunesse, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2021 - Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Het Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. |
| 12/05 | 13h49>14h00 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 12/05 | 14h01>17h56 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Wagner - Die Walküre | Wagner - Die Walküre | ENG | Hartmut Haenchen conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Dutch National Opera in a production of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre, the second opera of the four-part cycle 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'. Richard Wagner, perhaps the greatest innovator of the opera genre in the nineteenth century, aimed for the creation of a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' in which theatre, music and words are united. The opera cycle was composed between 1853 and 1874, and consists of Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung. Noteworthy about Wagner's operas is his use of the so-called 'Leitmotiv', a recurrent melodic motif that stands for a certain idea or character. Moreover, Wagner uses unconventional harmonies and very extensive orchestral instrumentation. The entire cycle is still performed annually at the Bayreuth Festival, where it premiered in 1876. This 2014 performance was recorded at the National Dutch Opera under the artistic direction of Pierre Audi. Among the soloists are Christopher Ventris, Kurt Rydl, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Catherine Naglestad, Catherine Foster, and Doris Soffel. |
| 12/05 | 17h56>19h01 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | A Tribute to Vienna | A Tribute to Vienna | ENG | Chamber music ensemble The Philharmonics pays tribute to the music of Vienna in this March 9, 2011 concert from Vienna's Café Sperl. The ensemble, which consists of musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic, performs arrangements of five popular waltzes by Johann Straus II. Among them are Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437, and Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418, from the operetta The Gypsy Baron. In May 1921, the likes of Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern wrote these chamber music arrangements to raise funds for their Society for Private Musical Performances. Although both the concert and the auction of the scores were very successful, the Society eventually went under. In addition to these pieces by Strauss, The Philharmonics perform works by Fritz Kreisler, Leopold Godowsky, as well as The Philharmonics's first violinist, Tibor Ková. The program comes to an end with Godowsky's tribute to the city: Alt Wien. |
| 12/05 | 19h01>19h41 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 | Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 | ENG | Andris Nelsons's starts off his official opening concert as principal conductor of the Gewandhausorchester with the world premiere of Steffen Schleiermacher's 'Relief for Orchestra'. Baiba Skride features as soloist in Alban Berg's Violin Concerto. In the slow finale the solo violin's line is gradually joined by the rest of the first violin, providing a lovely moment between soloist and orchestra. Skride's encore is Imitatione delle Campane by von Westhoff, a Bach contemporary. The concert closes with a rendition of Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, Op. 56, known as the 'Scottish' which actually premiered in the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1842. Recorded on February 22/23, 2018 in the Gewandhaus, Leipzig. |
| 12/05 | 19h42>19h52 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Schubert - Four Impromptus, Op. 90: - I. | Schubert - Four Impromptus, Op. 90: - I. | ENG | Roberto Prosseda (1975) performs Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 5 (KV. 283) and four Impromptus Op. 90 by Franz Schubert. The performance ends with Chopin's technically demanding Ballade No. 4, Op. 52. Prosseda is particularly noted for his performances of newly discovered works by Mendelssohn and has recorded a nine-CD series for Decca of the piano works of Mendelssohn. Since 2012, Prosseda also gives lecture-concerts with the robot pianist TeoTronico, as educational or family concerts, to demonstrate differences between a literal production of music and human interpretation. |
| 12/05 | 19h52>20h48 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | How to get out of the Cage - A year with John Cage | How to get out of the Cage - A year with John Cage | ENG | The compelling documentary How to Get Out of the Cage (2012) by award-winning filmmaker Frank Scheffer presents an intimate portrait of John Cage (1912-1992), one of 20th century's most important composers. From 1982 to 1992, Scheffer worked with Cage on numerous occasions, which resulted in unique archives of historical audio-visual material, including interviews, musical performances, and images of locations related to the composer's life and work. In all Scheffer's works related to Cage, he used the old Chinese method of chance operations based on the Yi Jing - as often used by Cage himself in his compositions. Instead of using chance operations, Scheffer edited the film in the usual way that is based on choice. |
| 12/05 | 20h49>20h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 12/05 | 21h00>23h01 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Puccini - La Bohème | Puccini - La Bohème | ENG | Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Paris Opera Orchestra and Choir in a performance of Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème. Recorded at the Opéra National de Paris in 2017 and directed by Claus Guth. Among the soloists are Nicole Car, Aida Garifullina Atalla Ayan and Artur Ruciski. La Bohème premiered in 1896 at the Teatro Regio in Italy. The opera's libretto focuses on the relationship between Rodolfo and Mimì. When young poet Rodolfo meets seamstress Mimì, it's love at first sight. But faced by the cruel realities of poverty and ill health, will the flame that burns between them flicker and die? Or will the timeless strength of their youthful passion withstand every trial and tribulation that life can throw at them? |
| 12/05 | 23h01>23h20 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2 | Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2 | ENG | The Russian National Orchestra and the Moscow Synodal Choir are led by maestro Mikhail Pletnev at a concert from the 9th Russian National Orchestra Grand Festival. The orchestra opens with a performance of Maurice Ravel's music suite to the ballet 'Daphnis and Chloe'. Furthermore, Lucas Debargue is the solo pianist in Alexander Scriabin's 'Prometheus: The Poem of Fire', Op. 60, a tone poem for piano, orchestra, choir, and a clavier à lumières ("Chromola"). A clavier à lumières actually is a musical instrument, especially invented by Scriabin for use in this work. Only one copy of the instrument was constructed for a performance of the piece in New York, 1915. As encore, Debargue performs Erik Satie's Gnossienne No. 1. This concert was recorded at Moscow's Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in 2018. |
| 12/05 | 23h21>23h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 12/05 | 00h00>01h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Puccini - La bohème | Puccini - La bohème | ENG | In 2012, Norwegian opera director Stefan Herheim brought Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème to the stage of the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo. About his choice for this updated version, Herheim explained: "In bringing La bohème into a present-day setting with this new production we hope to revive the immediate power of suggestion and importance that this work at one time revelled in." The opera about the Bohemian lifestyle of the poor seamstress Mimì and her artist friends is a fast-moving story, and offers some of the greatest arias Puccini ever wrote. Norwegian conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen leads the Orchestra and Chorus of the National Opera Oslo. Among the soloists are Marita Sølberg (Mimì), Diego Torre (Rodolfo), Vasily Ladyuk (Marcello), and Jennifer Rowley (Musetta). |
| 12/05 | 01h59>03h43 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Concert Live from Geneva | Concert Live from Geneva | ENG | To transcend the political and ideological divides between their respective countries, Daniel Barenboim, an Argentinian Jew and Israel's most famous pianist and conductor, and Edward Said, a Palestinian philosopher and Christian, created the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble of young musicians between the ages of 13 and 26 who have as many Israelis as there are Arabs. Despite this great symbolism, the objectives and ambitions of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra are first and foremost musical: the political divisions of the Middle East are setting aside the time of the union of these young musical talents which speaks volumes about the power of cultural interaction. This performance delivered to Victoria Hall in Geneva features two famous masterpieces: Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. The concert ends with the Sad Waltz of Sibelius and the opening of La Forza del Destino of Verdi. |
| 13/05 | 03h44>04h11 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Discovering Masterpieces - Beethoven No. 5 | Discovering Masterpieces - Beethoven No. 5 | ENG | Watch the series 'Discovering Masterpieces', your audio-visual concert guide to the great masterpieces of classical music. The series brings you 20 half-hour documentaries on 20 classical masterpieces: acclaimed experts, famous soloists and outstanding conductors take you on a journey back to the time and place of composition. In today's documentary, Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 5' is discussed. The piece has the character of an appeal from the very start, when the four-note "fate" motif casts a spell on listeners. The German musicologist Armin Koch analyses the work, while the German Beethoven expert Wulf Konold illustrates the ingenious variations of the "fate" motif on piano, and also explains other features of this magnificent work. |
| 13/05 | 04h11>04h58 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 | Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 | ENG | As part of a new collaboration with the famous composer of "music with repetitive structures" Philip Glass, French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque perform the European premiere of Glass's Concerto for two pianos with the Orchester de Paris. The program continues with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 with the Orchester de Paris, directed by Jaap van Zweden, current music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the next musical director of the New York Philharmonic. |
| 13/05 | 04h59>05h19 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | CMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Valerie Eickhoff | CMIM Voice 2022 - Semi-final: Valerie Eickhoff | ENG | Mezzo-soprano Valerie Eickhoff (Germany, 1996) performs 'Crude furie degli orridi abissi' from George Frideric Handel's opera Serse; 'Assisi a pie d'un salice' from Gioachino Rossini's opera Otello; and 'Nobles seigneurs, salut!' from Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Les Huguenots, during the semi-finals of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). She is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at the Montreal Symphony House. |
| 13/05 | 05h20>05h47 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | PIAM - Semi-final I: Liszt and Ravel | PIAM - Semi-final I: Liszt and Ravel | ENG | Acclaimed classical music talent scout Antonio Mormone (1930-2017) lives on as the name-giver of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), awarded to the winner of the Italian music competition of the same name. The first edition of this competition, which was held in various venues in Milan from 2019 to 2021, was dedicated to the piano. As part of this competition, Josef Edoardo Mossali (Italy, 2001) performs Franz Liszt's Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata; Maurice Ravel's Toccata from Le tombeau de Couperin; and Etude No. 3 "La Campanella" from Liszt's Six Grandes études de Paganini. This performance was recorded at Teatro EDI Barrio's in Milan, in February 2020. |
| 13/05 | 05h48>05h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 13/05 | 06h00>06h23 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Bach - Works for organ | Bach - Works for organ | ENG | The Dutch musicologist, conductor, organ and clavecimbel player Ton Koopman specilizes in the performance of Early Music, in particular the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Although Koopman performs across the globe with his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Koopman is also a sought-after organist. In this broadcast in St. Mary's Cathdral in Leipzig, the treasured musician performs organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach: 'Wachtet Auf', BWV 645; 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland', 'Fugue in g minor', 'Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele', and the 'Toccata in d minor'. |
| 13/05 | 06h23>06h33 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | ENG | J. S. Bach's six Brandenburg Concerto's belong to his best-known works. The composer wrote these concertos between 1711 and 1720 and dedicated them in 1721 to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. In celebration of the pieces' 300th anniversary, Czech harpsichordist and conductor Václav Luks and the renowned Baroque ensemble Collegium 1704 recorded all six Brandenburg Concertos on historical instruments in 2021. The concertos are based on the Italian concerto grosso form, in which a group of solo instruments is set against a large ensemble. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos feature remarkable combinations of solo instruments and virtuoso solos. In this performance at the Hall of Mirrors in the Köthen Castle, Germany, Luks and his Collegium 1704 present Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048. This concerto was composed for three violins, three violas, three cellos, and basso continuo. Remarkable is the concerto's form: the two fast movements are separated by an Adagio consisting of a single measure of just two chords. |
| 13/05 | 06h34>07h53 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres | The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres | ENG | The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, also known simply as Tafelmusik, is a Toronto-based Canadian baroque orchestra, specialised in early music. The ensemble is directed by violinist Jeanne Lamon. In 'The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres' they perform music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bach and Handel to a backdrop of high-definition images from the Hubble telescope, NASA and Canadian astronomers. Explore the fusion of arts, science and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries in this imaginative concert commemorating Galileo's first public demonstration of the telescope. Actor Shaun Smyth narrates a compelling script while the musicians weave in and around a magical stage set by Marshal Pynkoski. Created and scripted by Alison Mackay. |
| 13/05 | 07h54>08h17 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Fauré, Tchaikovsky a. o. | IVC 2021 - Semi-finals: Fauré, Tchaikovsky a. o. | ENG | Tenor Zhuohan Sun (China, 1993) and pianist Sara Pavlovic (Serbia, 1996) perform 'Ehetanzlied' from Alexander von Zemlinsky's Sechs Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 10; 'Nell' from Gabriel Fauré's Trois mélodies, Op. 18; 'Net, tol'ko tot, kto znal' (None but the lonely heart) from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Six Romances, Op. 6; Franz Schubert's Die Mutter Erde, D. 788; Bart Visman's Vermeer's Gold; 'Bonne journée' from Francis Poulenc's Tel jour, telle nuit, FP 86; and 'Der Jäger' from Hugo Wolf's Mörike-Lieder, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2021 - Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Het Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. |
| 13/05 | 08h17>09h00 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Documentary 2017 | Documentary 2017 | ENG | This short documentary follows the participants of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. |
| 13/05 | 09h00>09h34 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | PIAM - Semi-final II: Mozart and Bartók | PIAM - Semi-final II: Mozart and Bartók | ENG | Acclaimed classical music talent scout Antonio Mormone (1930-2017) lives on as the name-giver of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), awarded to the winner of the Italian music competition of the same name. The first edition of this competition, which was held in various venues in Milan from 2019 to 2021, was dedicated to the piano. As part of this competition, Ying Li (China, 1997) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333, and Béla Bartók's Sonata, BB 88, Sz.80. This performance was recorded at Nuovo Teatro Ariberto in Milan, in June 2021. |
| 13/05 | 09h34>10h02 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 13/05 | 10h02>10h29 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Heitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - VI | Heitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - VI | ENG | In this six-part documentary on the life and work by Heitor Villa-Lobos, director Liloye Boubli takes viewers on a journey through the life and work of the Brazilian legend of classical music. The composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist was born 1887 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Growing up amongst the immense social changes Brazil went through at the time - social revolution and modernization, abolishing slavery in 1888 - Villa-Lobos went on to become one of the best-known South American composers of all time. In this sixth and final episode of the mini-series, Brazilian musicians and experts discuss Villa-Lobos' everlasting legacy and how his compositions continue to inspire Brazilian composers and artists to this day. |
| 13/05 | 10h30>11h42 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Septets by Mozart and Beethoven | Septets by Mozart and Beethoven | ENG | The soloists from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra present two septets in this engaging 2020 concert, recorded at Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL), Switzerland. It opens with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K. 251, known as the 'Nannerl-Septet'. Mozart composed it in 1776, probably on the occasion of his sister Maria Anna's name day, whose nickname was 'Nannerl'. The septet is scored for oboe, two horns, two violins, viola and double bass. The program continues with Ludwig van Beethoven's Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20, which is scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass. This 1799 piece achieved great popularity during Beethoven's lifetime. It was arranged for many various instrumental ensembles, including versions for two guitars, and piano four-hands, but also a trio for clarinet (or violin), cello, and piano, arranged by Beethoven himself. |
| 13/05 | 11h43>12h22 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Beethoven - Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 | Beethoven - Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 | ENG | In this concert at the Lucerne Festival, Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt leads the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36. This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL), Switzerland, in August 2020. |
| 13/05 | 12h22>13h36 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Baroque choral music by Bach, Schütz et al. | Baroque choral music by Bach, Schütz et al. | ENG | Five-strong vocal ensemble amarcord is joined by an extra alto and two soprano voices for this unusual concert at Leipzig's St. Thomas Church. As amarcordplus, the ensemble presents a program focused on the city of Leipzig, which includes sacred madrigals by Johann Hermann Schein, motets from Heinrich Schütz's collection Geistliche Chor-Music, as well as two motets by the most famous Thomaskantor: Johann Sebastian Bach. Moreover, various sacred works by lesser-known contemporaries Philipp Heinrich Erlebach and mononymous composer Liebhold are performed, in addition to compositions by other members of the Bach family, including Johann Michael Bach and Johann Christoph Bach. This performance was recorded on May 1, 2020. |
| 13/05 | 13h36>13h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Schumann - Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 | Schumann - Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 | ENG | After recording all 32 Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas to celebrate the composer's 250th birth anniversary, celebrated Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz decided to record solo piano works by Robert Schumann. In this performance, Schwartz performs Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 (Carnival Scenes from Vienna). Schumann composed most of the work during his stay in Vienna in 1839, where he wrote the first four movements, presenting pictures of lively carnival revelry. He completed the fifth, last movement on his return to Leipzig. This piano cycle is among the composer's most popular. Acclaimed pianist Riccardo Schwartz (1986) has performed as a soloist with many world-renowned conductors, including Gustav Kuhn and Yuri Temirkanov. His acclaimed performances include recitals and concertos for piano and orchestra in many prestigious concert halls. |
| 13/05 | 14h00>15h31 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Misha Fomin at the Concertgebouw 2018 | Misha Fomin at the Concertgebouw 2018 | ENG | Musical critics from North America, Europe, and Russia praise Nalchik-born pianist Misha Fomin for his subtlety of touch and phrasing. He graduated cum laude from the Gnessin's Russian Academy of Music, Moscow, where he studied with Lina Bulatova, a former student of professor Helen Gnessina and legendary Heinrich Neuhaus, and later continued his musical studies at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar. Today, he enjoys the praise from audiences around the world for outstanding performances and is known to teach piano to young musicians through frequent masterclasses and educational events. For this 2018 concert, Fomin returned to Amsterdams Concertgebouw to interpret Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 Pathétique and Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27, Nr. 2 Moonlight, as well as Tchaikovsky's The Four Seasons, Op. 37b. |
| 13/05 | 15h31>15h44 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Smetana - My Country | Smetana - My Country | ENG | For the 2016 edition of the Waldbühne, the Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili and the Québécois conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin join the Berliner Philharmoniker for a beautiful concert. They present an all Czech program! We always think of Germany, Austria, and Italy when we name great classical composers, but the Czech Republic also delivered some master composers such as Antonin Dvorák, Bedrich Smetana, Leos Janacek, and Bohuslav Martinu. This concert starts with Smetana's famous Vltava from Má Vlast. Lisa Batiashvili plays Dvorák's Violin Concerto in A minor, and the concerts centerpiece is Dvorák's Symphony No. 6. |
| 13/05 | 15h45>17h39 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Ice Dance: Swan Lake (2006) | Ice Dance: Swan Lake (2006) | ENG | Using the complete sound track from the show and filmed live in Sydney, Australia 2006 during the World Tour's first leg, this stunning performance captures the art form of Ice Dance and allows the viewer to truly marvel at the skills of the Imperial Ice Stars. Superb sets, lighting design, Tony Mercer's direction and Tchaikovsky's beautiful music specially performed by the Manchester Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tim A. Duncan, together with a cast of 26 skaters - including Vadim Yarkov and Olga Sharutenko (Dancing on Ice) - combine to create a very special production. |
| 13/05 | 17h39>18h37 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Bach - Partita No. 2 and Sonata No. 3 | Bach - Partita No. 2 and Sonata No. 3 | ENG | Celebrated German violinist Isabelle Faust performs two of J. S. Bach's incredible works for solo violin: Partita No. 2 in D minor (BWV 1004), and Sonata No. 3 in C major (BWV 1005). Both works are part of the composer's well-known Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001-1006). Partita No. 2 is made up of four dance movements, concluded by its famous Chaconne, a monumental piece within the violin repertoire. In this Chaconne, Bach develops a series of continuous variations from a theme, exploring a complex range of harmonic possibilities. Sonata No. 3 includes an extensive fugue in which Bach employs many contrapuntal techniques. In this wonderful performance, Faust shows her mastery of Bach's technically challenging pieces. This performance was recorded at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, in 2020. |
| 13/05 | 18h38>20h10 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Berthollet Sisters at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | Berthollet Sisters at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | ENG | For this exceptional recital, recorded in 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Camille (cello) and Julie Berthollet (violin) are accompanied by pianist Guillaume Vincent and the Ensemble Appassionato under the direction of Mathieu Herzog. The two musical sisters have chosen a repertoire which crosses genres and eras to explore the expressive palette of the violin and cello, from the baroque of Vivaldi to the jazzy notes of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli. Among the works on the program are Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 5 and No. 6, Karl Jenkins' Palladio, 'Theme from Forrest Gump' by Alan Silvestri, Schumann's Piano Quintet, Op. 44, The Red Violin by Corigliano, Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 by Popper, Minor Swing by Reinhardt/Grappeli and Csárdás by Monti. |
| 13/05 | 20h10>20h22 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Music of Naples | Music of Naples | ENG | Throughout the centuries, the Italian city of Naples has proved to have a remarkably favorable climate for artistic innovation. The presence of the royal or vice royal courts, the practice of music in churches, fraternities, and charitable institutions, financial support from well-to-do citizens, and the popularity of song and dance in public life made for an extraordinarily diverse musical landscape. |
| 13/05 | 20h23>20h48 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Solo Finals - Liszt Competition 2017 | Solo Finals - Liszt Competition 2017 | ENG | Minsoo Hong (1993, South Korea) performs Liszt's Sposalizio from Années de Pèlerinage: Deuxième Année (S161/1) and Bellini/Liszt's Réminiscences de Norma (S394) during the Solo Finals of the11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, in 2017. The competition actively presents, develops, and promotes piano talents from around the world. In doing so, it has become one of the prominent gateways to the international professional classical music scene for young musicians. The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition was founded in 1986 in the Netherlands and has since built a reputation as one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. |
| 13/05 | 20h49>20h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Classica Spotlight | Classica Spotlight | ENG | Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists. |
| 13/05 | 21h00>22h41 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Beethoven - Symphonies and Piano Concerto No. 4 | Beethoven - Symphonies and Piano Concerto No. 4 | ENG | Iván Fischer leads his Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) in a concert program dedicated to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven. The program opens with the composer's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21. Afterward, Fischer conducts Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, in which Richard Goode features as the soloist. The acclaimed American pianist (1943) is known for his interpretations of the Beethoven repertoire. Goode recorded all five Beethoven piano concertos with the BFO and Fischer, earning him exceptional critical acclaim and a Grammy Award nomination. As an encore, Goode performs the Sarabande from J. S. Bach's Partita in B-flat major, BWV 825. The program closes with Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. This performance was recorded at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest, Hungary, on January 29, 2017. |
| 13/05 | 22h41>23h39 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 | Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 | ENG | Conductor Eduard Topchjan leads the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14. Berlioz wrote the piece of program music in 1830 while still a conservatory student. Inspired on the composer's unrequited love for Irish actress Harriet Smithson, the five-movement piece portrays the dreams of a young artist who has taken an overdose of opium in the aftermath of a failed love affair. Berlioz used one melody in each movement of the work representing the artist's beloved, an 'idée fixe' (a fixed idea or obsession). The work is scored for a large orchestra and features an astonishing array of instrumental colors, including church bells, an off-stage oboe, and strings playing col legno (using the wood of their bow). This performance was recorded at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan, Armenia, in 2021. |
| 13/05 | 23h39>23h59 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Schubert - Overture to Rosamunde (D. 644) | Schubert - Overture to Rosamunde (D. 644) | ENG | Andreas Spering conducts Philharmonie Zuidnederland in a performance of "Overture Rosamunde" (D. 644), by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Recorded in Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 2015. Schubert initially composed the Overture for Georg Ernst von hofmann's play 'Die Zauberharfe' ('The Magic Harp'), which premiered on August 19, 1820. Three years later, the overture was used again, this time for Helmina von Chézy's play Rosemunde. Chézy's (1783-1856) librettos enjoyed little succes, and it is said that Schubert's contribution to Rosamunde saved the production. |
| 13/05 | 00h00>02h29 |
(0x00) ? | ENG | Nicolai - The Merry Wives of Windsor | Nicolai - The Merry Wives of Windsor | ENG | Sir John Falstaff leads a dissipated life. Permanently penniless, he sends the same love letter to Frau Fluth and Frau Reich, two rich bourgeois women. These women, seeing through the ruse, are highly put out. From that time on, their only amusement comes at the expense of the inept suitor. Thrown into the Thames with dirty laundry or expelled from the room with great sweeps of the broom while disguised as a woman, Falstaff becomes the laughing-stock of the village children when he walks through the woods in a ghost costume. The performance features an opera by Otto Nicolai, libretto by Hermann Von Mosenthal, and is based on William Shakespeare's play. Performed at the Opéra de Liege in Opéra Royal de Liege with conductor Christian Zacharias and star singers Franz Hawlata, Anneke Luyten, Werner Van Mechelen, Sabina Willeit and Laurent Kubla. |