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As the son of one of Naples' most prominent musical families Gennaro Manna was blessed with a pen both versatile and skilled.

Pianist Tom Beghin performs an artistic exploration of how Beethoven's creative mind was shaped by his work environment, especially in the last phase of the composer's life when he suffered severe hearing loss.

The trio composed of Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet), Elisa Eleonora Papandrea (violin) and Monaldo Braconi (piano) performs regularly in Italy's concert halls and abroad.

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.

Mariss Jansons conducts as the Berlin Philharmonic perform Berlioz's `Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14' for their European Concert recorded in the Hagia Eirene church in Istanbul, Turkey.

In 1842, his `chamber music year', Robert Schumann composed no less than five great pieces: three string quartets, one piano quintet and one piano quartet. Apart from a single piano quartet, Schumann had never written chamber music before. Because of the small set-up, the quartet has an intimate ...

Behind the scenes at the Zurich Opera House, one of the most renowned in Europe, where fifteen premiers are staged each year. An insight into the curtain to understanding an opera house's many exciting facets.

Quarteto Radamés Gnattali performs Heitor Villa-Lobos's String Quartet No 2 at the Palácio do Catete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ensemble was founded in 2006 and consists of Carla Rincón and Francisco Roa.

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Czech Philharmonic in this concert program featuring works by Antonín Dvořák and Gustav Mahler, recorded at the Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall, Prague on March 1, 2019.

Andris Nelsons 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.

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.

Over the course of eleven days in August 2020, the French town of Rocamadour hosts the fifteenth edition of Festival de Rocamadour, a music festival dedicated to sacred music from the classical, baroque, and romantic periods.

Quarteto Radamés Gnattali performs Heitor Villa-Lobos's String Quartet No 7 at the Palácio do Catete in Rio de Janiero, Brasil.The ensemble was founded in 2006, specialises in Brazilian music and focuses on educational activities.

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream - Psalm 114, Op. 51 Da Israel aus Ägypten zog (When Israel went out from Egypt) - Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise).

Documentary following the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been a staple of the international musical universe since 1972. Whether playing classical, jazz, tango or avant-garde music, they invariably captivate audiences.

Due to the occasionally grim atmosphere of this composition by Gustav Mahler, and his use of Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata 'Les Adieux', it has been suggested that his 'Ninth Symphony' was composed as a musical farewell.

For over two decades, the Berlin Philharmonic has celebrated its creation on May 1 with the annual Europakonzert, which in 2010 was held in Oxford. Led by Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra and the young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who has attracted widespread attention for her passionate ye...

The Valerius Ensemble, consisting of Jorge Gaona Ros (clarinet), Ksenia Kouzmenko (piano) and René Geesing (cello) plays Von Zemlinsky's Klarinet Trio, Op 3. It was recorded in Concordia, Enschede, on February 18, 2018.

Between March and May 2020, Schinkel Pavillon Berlin opened its vacated exhibition space for a concert series in isolation titled Concerts in Quarantine. As part of the series, pianist Severin von Eckardstein performs Claude Debussy and more.

The Ensemble Pygmalion performs Luigi Rossi's`L' Orfeo', an opera by Jetske Mijnssen and directed by Raphaël Pichon. Written by Francesco Buti and based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, it is one of the earliest operas to be staged in France.

Russian conductor and pianist Mikhail Pletnev leads the Russian National Orchestra in performances of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's music.

Musicians who specialise in the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, gather in Utrecht to perform a piece explaining why theologian Martin Luther attached his Ninety-five Theses to the door of a church.

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.

A portrait of a very special vocalist and of two exceptional composers. When Philippe Jaroussky, whose angelic voice seems almost timeless and not belonging to any one epoque or decade, sings works by Telemann and Bach.