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The polyphonist Johannes Ockeghem is responsible for the very first complete and polyphonic requiem. His pioneering composition smoothed the way for Pierre de La Rue.

Conductor Michel Tabachnik's ensemble focuses on one of the leading composers of modern music: Igor Stravinsky. His first ballet music, Firebird, is a highlight of the concert. The concert opens with Anton Webern's Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10.

Between March and May 2020, Schinkel Pavillon Berlin opened its unexpectedly vacated exhibition space for a concert series in isolation. Pianist Severin von Eckardstein performs Claude Debussy's `Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune' and more.

The Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim and Claudio Abbado star at the Europakonzert 1994 in Meiningen, Germany, performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2. Popularly known as the Emperor Concerto and composed in Vienna between 1809 and 1811, ...

Bernhard Haitink conducts the Berlin Philharmonic and the Ernst Senff Choir in a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 at the Berliner Philharmonie in 1992.

The ensemble YES Camerata (Young European String Camerata) and violinist William Hagen perform The Red Priest and the Tanguero at the Academiezaal in the Belgian city of Sint-Truiden in 2017.

The life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven. More has been written about Beethoven than any other composer, yet he remains a man of mystery. In early adulthood he moved from Bonn to Vienna to study with Haydn.

Featuring highlights of the second semi-final from the Franz List Competition 2017.

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The latest work of Lin Hwai-min, a dance of delicate lyricism celebrating the elegance of Chinese calligraphy and the power of emptiness. The backdrop reflects the changing shades of ageing calligraphy ink.

Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis leads his ensemble MusicAeterna alongside Austrian-Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in a performance showcasing young, accomplished and energetic musicians. For this concert, they went searching for a new definition of the meaning of the word beauty. Th...

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...

Piano collaboration between Alice Sara Ott from Germany and Francesco Tristano from Luxembourg. This recording of a performance at the 2015 Heidelberger Frühling, a renowned festival for contemporary classical music.

Alexander Ullman performs Liszt's `Études d'exécution transcendante', `No. 11 Harmonies du soir', `Nuages gris', `Bagatelle sans tonalité' and `Grandes Études de Paganini No. 6, Quasi presto'.

The solo dance of Stravinsky's `Sacre du printemps' can be interpreted as a bleak, oppressive dance about his own life. The ballet is one of the late works by Uwe Scholz, one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century.

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.

One of the most famous Austrian composers of the Classical period is Joseph Haydn. During his career he composed over a hundred symphonies which gave him the title 'Father of the Symphony', but he has also been a key figure in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. Haydn is stil...

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Metropolitan Opera in this performance of Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila. The source of this popular opera is a single chapter in the biblical Book of Judges: Samson, a pre-monarchic leader of the ancient Israelites, fights valiantly against the Philistines, enemies of ...

Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz was born in Milan in 1986 and completed his studies at the Conservatorio of Milan as a student of acclaimed musicians such as Riccardo Risaliti, Leonardo Leonardi, and Annibale Rebaudengo. He graduated with Honourable Mention and continued his piano studies at th...

Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni leads the Orchestre et Choeurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie in this performance of Aida. With 56 operas to his credit, this was his first time to conduct Aida, although it is one of the most often performed operas around the world. Celebrated by both the public and crit...

Menahem Pressler and the Gulbenkian Orchestra under the direction of Leo Hussain will play the Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major and the ballet music for 'Idomeneo' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 'Petrushka' by Igor Stravinsky.

Featuring the life of Gustav Mahler - how anti-Semitism made his life difficult, his scandalous wedding with the femme fatale Alma Schindler and more.

Originally, Arnold Schönberg intended to turn his `Pelléas und Melisande' into an opera, but quite early on he decided it was to be a purely instrumental piece. The composer thought the piece would turn out better when unrestricted by lyrics. The composition's subject came from a hint Richard Str...