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20/04/24
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 47
Isabelle Faust (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)
2021 Harmonia Mundi recording
Puccini: 'Madama Butterfly': Un bel di vedromo
Victoria de los Angeles, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House (conductor uncredited)
YouTube video. Live recording of the opera from around 1957.
18/11/23 (Theme: De los Angeles and Callas Centenaries)
Puccini: 'La Bohème': Si, mi chiamano Mimi
Victoria de los Angeles, RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Thomas Beecham
Victoria de los Angeles was born on 1st November 1923. Recording dates from 1956.
Manuel de Falla: 'Nana'
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)
1951 recording. This and the following two items are from a recording featuring Spanish and Catalan songs.
Puccini: 'Tosca': Vissi d'arte
Maria Callas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario
Maria Callas was born on 2nd December 1923. On DVD. 1964 recording of special gala which included all of Act II of Tosca.
Catalani: 'La Wally': Ebben? Ne andrò lontana.
Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tullio Serafin
1955 recording
Bizet: 'Carmen': Prelude to Act I and Habañera
Maria Callas, NDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georges Prêtre
YouTube video. Part of a concert recording from 16th March 1962 at the Musikhalle in Hamburg.
Jésus Guridi: 'Jana'
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)
1953 recording
Jésus Guridi: 'No quiero tus avellanas' (I don't want your hazelnuts)
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano)
1953 recording
16/09/23
Wagner: 'Parsifal': Prelude to Act I of Opera
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth
Recorded from TV broadcast on 5th June 2023 from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester as part of BBC Four's Inside Classical series
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Zoé Beyers (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth
Recorded from TV broadcast on 5th June 2023 from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester as part of BBC Four's Inside Classical series
01/07/23
Sibelius: Symphony no. 3 in C major op. 52
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Recorded in June 2019, released in 2022
20/05/23
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole op. 21 (four-movement version)
Ellinor D'Melon (violin), National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland conducted by Jaime Martín
Recorded in the National Concert Hall in January 2021
22/04/23
Puccini: 'La Bohème': Most of Act 1 of opera
Andrzej Filoncznk, Charles Castronova, Peter Kellner, Gyula Nagy, Sonya Yoncheva, Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden conducted by Emmanuel Villaume
Directed for the stage by Richard Jones. Recording of BBC Four TV broadcast of performance in 2020.
28/01/23
Bizet: 'Carmen': Conclusion of Act 3 and (most of) Act 4 of Opera
Marina Domashenko, Maya Dashuk, Marco Berti, Raymond Aeeto, Chorus and Orchestra of the Arena di Verona conducted by Alain Lombard
On DVD. Recorded in the Arena di Verona in July 2003. Directed and produced by Franco Zeffirelli.
25/06/22 (Theme: Four gay composers for Pride Day)
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers: Overture
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo
Barber: Violin Concerto: II. Andante
Gil Shaham, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn
Bernstein: Mass: A Simple Song
René Fleming (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings: IV. Finale (Tema russo). Andante – Allegro con spirito
Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner
29/01/22
Philip Glass: The Hours (final 10 minutes)
Horacio Lavandero (piano), Theatre Orchestra of Argentina conducted by Dante Anzolini
Philip Glass: Etude No. 20
Maki Namekawa (piano)
Philip Glass: Akhnaten: Akhnaten's Hymn to the Sun and Finale of opera
Nicholas Tamagna (countertenor), Chorus and Orchestra of Indianapolis Opera conducted by Arthur Fagen
The presentation marked Philip Glass's 85th birthday on 31st January
08/01/22
Bernstein: West Side Story (Selection from soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's film re-make)
David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
14/08/21
Richard Strauss: Morgen! op.27 no. 4
Renée Fleming (soprano), Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by by Christian Benda
YouTube video. Live recording in Smetana Hall in Prague.
Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
Renée Fleming (soprano), Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
YouTube video. Live recording of part of the Gala Concert of the 2004 Lucerne Festival.
03/07/21
Dohnányi: Symphony no. 2 in E major op. 40: 1st, 2nd & 3rd movements
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Matthias Bamert
1995 (world premiere) recording on Chandos
15/05/21
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Nouvelle Philharmonie Piano Trio
YouTube video. Recording of concert at the Belarus State Philharmonic Hall in Minsk in April 2016.
20/03/21
Sibelius: King Christian II (Suite) op. 27
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Recorded in June 2019 by Alpha Classics
23/01/21
Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor WoO1
Isabelle Faust, Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado
YouTube video. Recording of May 2014 performance in the Philharmonie in Berlin.
14/11/20
Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs): 2nd & 3rd movements
Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano), Polish National Radio Orchestra Katowice conducted by Antoni Wit
YouTube video of performance marking the 30th anniversary of the composition, recorded in the presence of the composer. 12th November was the 10th Anniversary of Gorecki's death.
26/09/20
Parry: Piano Trio no. 2 in B minor
Leonore Piano Trio
04/07/20
C.E.F. Weyse: Symphony no. 4 in E minor DF.120
Royal Danish Orchestra conducted by Michael Schønwandt
30/05/20
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 43: 1st, 3rd and 4th movements
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali
08/02/20
Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor op. 39: 1st, 3rd and 4th Movements
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali
2018 recording
09/11/19
Ethel Smyth: Mass in D major: Sanctus, Benedictus, Gloria
Susanna Hurrell (soprano), Catriona Morison (mezzo-soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor) , Duncan Rock (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sakari Oramo
2019 Recording
21/09/19
Clara Schumann: 3 Romances for Violin and Piano op. 22
Elena Urioste (violin), Isaka Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Clara Schumann: Piano Sonata in G minor
Isaka Kanneh-Mason
Clara Schumann was born 200 years ago on 13th September
17/08/19
Parry: Piano Quartet in A flat major
Leonore Piano Trio with Rachel Roberts (viola)
Hyperion recording from 2018
04/05/19
Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor op. 39: 1st, 2nd and 4th Movements
Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali
09/02/19
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor op. 129
Steven Isserlis, La Chambre Philharmonique conducted by Emmanuel Krivine
15/12/18
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major op. 19
Glenn Gould, Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Recorded April 9 and 10 1957
01/09/18 (Theme: Honouring Leonard Bernstein)
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Video recording of performance recorded in 1976. 25th August was the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein.
07/07/18
Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 134
Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
31/03/18
Haydn: The Creation – Most of Part I
Gundula Janowitz, Fritz Wunderlich, Walter Berry, Vienna Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
03/02/18
Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra op. 28: III. Andante (Fairy tale), IV. Tema con variazioni, V. Presto (Tarantella)
Igor Oistrakh, State Symphony Orchestra of Novosibirsk conducted by Arnold Katz
2008 recording
02/12/17
Handel: Messiah – Part III (from 'I know my Redeemer liveth' to 'Amen')
Susan Grittan (soprano), Sara Mingardo (alto), Mark Padmore ( tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Tenebrae, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis
Video via YouTube. Performance recorded at London's Barbican in 2006.
11/11/17
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major D.959 (1st, 3rd & 4th movements)
Krystian Zimerman
Recorded at the Kashiwazaki City Performing Arts Center Art-Forêt, Japan, January 2016
15/07/17
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
On video via YouTube. Live performance in the Barbican, London, in 1983. Vladimir Ashkenazy was 80 on 6th July.
13/05/17 (Theme: Marking the 450th Anniversary of the birth of Claudio Monteverdi (baptised 15th May 1567))
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Maria Vergine (1610) – Movements 1 to 6
Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Video recorded in The Chapel Royal in Versailles in 2014 (available on YouTube)
08/04/17
Handel: Messiah (from 'Hallelujah' chorus to the end)
Lynda Lee (soprano), Deirdre Cooling-Nolan (contralto), Emmanuel Lawler (tenor), Ian Caddy (bass), Our Lady's Choral Society,RTÉ Concert orchestra conducted by Proinnsias Ó Duinn
13th April is the 275th anniversary of the first performance (in Dublin) of the oratorio.
21/01/17
Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major Hob.VIIb:1
Jacqueline du Pré, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
05/11/16
Holst: The Planets op. 32: I. Mars; II. Venus, IV. Jupiter; VII. Neptune
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
Recorded by EMI in 1981
20/08/16
Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major op. 55 ('Eroica'): II. Marcia Funebre. Adagio assai & III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
On DVD. Recorded at the Festival's opening concert in 2013 (Abbado's final Festival appearance)
16/07/16
Bizet: Carmen: Act I from Habañera to end and "La Fleur que tu m'avail jetée" from Act II
Elena Obraztsova, Placido Domingo,Isobel Buchanan, Chorus and orchestra of the Vienna State Opera conducted by Carlos Kleiber
Video recording of Franco Zeffirelli production in the Vienna State Opera on 9th December 1978
21/05/16
Debussy: La Mer
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
30/01/16 (Theme: A Birthday and an Anniversary)
Puccini: Tosca: Recondita armonia
Placido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli
Placido Domingo was 75 on 21st January
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
Placido Domingo, Orcherstra del Teatro alla Scala conducted by Georges Prêtre
Bizet: Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
Placido Domingo, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Am stillen Herd
Placido Domingo, Peter Maus, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Roland Hermann, Gerd Feldhoff, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin conducted by Eugen Jochum
Verdi: La traviata: Libiamo ne'lieti calici
Placido Domingo, Bayerisches Staatsorchester conducted by Carlos Kleiber
Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Ackermann
9th December was the 100th Anniversary of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's birth
14/11/15
Franck: Symphony in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux
9th November was the 125th Anniversary of the death of César Franck. The recording dates from 1961, and was remastered in 2014.
15/08/15
Wagner: 'Parsifal' (conclusion of Act II, and most of Scene 2 of Act III of Opera)
Siegfried Jerusalem, Waltraud Meier, Franz Mazura, Kurt Moll, Bernd Weikl, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera New York conducted by James Levine
On DVD. Otto Schenck production, 1993.
16/05/15
Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F major op. 68 (Pastoral)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Recording from 1982
18/04/15
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
07/03/15
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV.1041
Itzhak Perlman, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor BWV.1043
Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, English Chamner Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim
03/01/15
Richard Rodgers: 'South Pacific' (selection of songs)
Giorgio Tozzi, Mitzi Gaynor, Bill Lee, Ray Watson, Muriel Smith uncredited orchestra and conductor
The film version (1958) on DVD. Fitting in with the day's theme of 'Operettas & Musicals'.
29/11/14
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat major op. 30
Jiahan Sun, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Cavanagh
Live recording of the pianist's performance in the Final of the 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition. Jiuhan Sun was awarded Second Prize.
18/10/14 (Theme: Remembering Claudio Abbado)
Brahms: Tragic Overture op. 81
Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
On DVD. Recorded in August 2013. Abbado's final video recording.
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder: Orchestral Interlude and Song of the Wood Dove (conclusion of Part I)
Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano), Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
02/08/14 (Theme: First World War Centenary)
Vaughan Williams: A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3, 1921)
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult
Britain declared war on Germany on 4th August 1914. The 'Pastoral' reference is to the fields of France during World War I.
29/03/14
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia conducted by Stephen Layton
01/02/14
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major op. 77: 1st and 2nd Movements
David Oistrakh, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pedrotti
Recorded live at the Prague Spring Festival in 1961
30/11/13
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major op. 48
Orchestre de chambre Jean-François Paillard conducted by Jean-François Paillard