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The Feeling of Going A ballet based on the album GO, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Ben Wright (choreography) Jonas Nydesjö, (orchestration) Skånes Dansteater Samuel Denton, Maria Pilar Abaurrea, Sarah Bellugi Klima, Anna Borràs Picó, Patrick Bragdell Eriksson, Mattew Brunham, Brittanie Brown, Kit Brown, Peter Jansson, Laura Lohi, Belinda Nusser, Yiorgos Pelagios, Erika Poletto, Kristian Refslung, J

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (alto), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Julian Konstantinov (bass) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 Messa da Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Berlin, Philharmonie, 10 October 2001 (Senderinfo).

A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears after William Shakespeare's play First performance at the Aldeburgh Festival, 11 June 1960 Orchestre National de Lille, Guillaume Tourniaire (Conductor) Jeune Chœur des Hauts-de-France, Pascale Diéval-Wils (Children's Chorus Master) Laurent Pelly (Stage direction) Laurent Pell

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Bryn Terfel (baritone), Barbara Bonney (soprano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Ein Deutsches Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Vienna, Musikverein, 3 April 1997 (Senderinfo).

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Maïlys de Villoutreys (soprano), Lucile Richardot (alto), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Tomáš Král (baritone), Christian Immler (bass) Matthieu Boutineau (Organ) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Der Gerechte kömmt um, BWV 1149 Missa brevis in G minor, BWV 235 O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118 Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 1117 O Mensch, bewein dein Sün

Suites for a suffering world Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Thorsten Encke 1966 – Cracks, Clouds The German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff performs J.S. Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5 amid natural surroundings devastated by climate change. Beauty confronts its own destruction. Do we really want to

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Omar Tomasoni (trumpet) Anna Thorvaldsdottir (born 1977) Metacosmos Ennio Morricone (1928 – 1920) UT (trumpet concerto) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) Symphony No. 15 in A major Op. 141 Directed by Ferenc Soeteman Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 24 March 2023 (Senderinfo).

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Súlkary Choreography: Eduardo Rivero Identidad -1 Choreography: George Céspedes El cristal Choreography: Julio César Iglesias Ugo Danza Contemporánea de Cuba Directed by Violette de l'Isle Adam La Havana, Teatro Nacional de Cuba, 29 June 2024 (Senderinfo).

Wiener Streichsextett Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18 1995 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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Tristan und Isolde Drama in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner First performance in Munich, Hof- und Nationaltheater, 10 June 1865 Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Giampaolo Bisanti (Conductor) Jean-Claude Berutti (stage director) Jeanny Kratochwil (Costumes) Rudy Sabounghi (Set Designer, Video Design) Christophe Forey (Lighting) Julien Soulier (vi

Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata B flat major K 333 Friedrich Gulda Menuett For Rico Miles Davis All Blues Joe Zawinul For The Moment Herbie Hancock/Friedrich Gulda Improvisation on 2 Pianos Directed by Horant Hohlfeld, Kurt Liewehr Salzbourg, Cathedral square, 1989 (Senderinfo).

Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Prelude and Fugue in A flat Major BWV 886 Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 861 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Sonata in B flat Major K 333 Directed by Georg Wübbolt Munich, Philharmonie, 1989 (Senderinfo).

André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music Based on his autobiography, this unique session of intimate conversations reveals the key events in the history of Brazilian music through the eyes of André Midani, who helped shape the Brazilian music scene like no other from the 1950s to the new millennium. With Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Frejat, Jorge Ben Jor, E

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) The Hebrides (Fingal's cave) Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn (1805 – 1847) Hero und Leander Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Felix Mendelssohn Infelice Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 25 December 2023 (Senderinfo).

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

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Bruno Walter: Portrait Directed by Janos Darvas The film portrays Bruno Walter (1876-1962), one of the most important conductors of the 20th century. The Italian biographer Michele Selvini speaks about the musician Bruno Walter who formed the musical life of the capitals of Europe and the United States over a period of 60 years. But so far not published film material also shows a different, not so

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major K 414 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Symphony in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner" Directed by Brian Large Prague, Smetana Hall, 1 May 1991 (Senderinfo).

Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari; Margaretha – Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod – Casey Herd General Kiepert – Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff – Artur Shesterikov Shiva – Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeo

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Hei

Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 6 in A minor Recorded on June 20, 2018, at the Philharmonie, Berlin TV Director, Michael Beyer (Senderinfo).

Das Rheingold Prologue in 1 act of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 22 September 1869 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) Xiaomeng Zhang (Donner) Omer Kobi

The Van Cliburn Competiton 2025 Aristo Sham Johann Sebastian Bach Suite from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 T01 Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Vitaly Starikov Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910 Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111 Evren Ozel (Senderinfo).

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

John Scofield's Long Days Quartet John Scofield (guitar) John Medeski (Piano) Vicente Archer (double bass) Ted Poor (drums) Rome, Parco della Casa del Jazz, 23 July 2025 (Senderinfo).

Arielle Beck (piano) Robert Schumann 1810 – 1856 Sonata No. 1 op. 11 Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828 Sonata No. 14 D. 784 Felix Mendelssohn 1809 – 1947 Variations sérieuses op. 54 Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 12 October 2025 (Senderinfo).

L'Heure espagnole "Comédie musicale" in one act and 21 scenes by Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Libretto by Franc-Nohain (Maurice Étienne Legrand) based on his comedy of the same name (1904) Premiered in Paris, Opéra Comique, 19 May 1911 L'Enfant et les sortilèges "Fantaisie lyrique" in two parts by Maurice Ravel Libretto by Colette Premiered in Monte-Carlo, Théâtre de l'Opéra, 21 March 1925 Orchestre

Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) Lyric tale in three acts (scenes) by Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Libretto by Stepan Mitusov after the tale by Hans Christian Andersen First performance in Paris, Opéra, 26 May 1914 Les Mamelles de Tirésias ('The Breasts of Tiresias'). "Opéra bouffe" in a prologue and two acts by Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) Libretto by Francis Poulenc after Guillaume Apollinaire's

The Waltz King Directed by Rupert Edwards The waltz, a popular 19th-century dance craze, is the focus of this docu-drama. It explores the rivalry between father and son composers, Johann Strauss Senior and Junior, who both held the title of "The Waltz King." (Senderinfo).

Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Virtuosi de Praha, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 23 in A Major KV 488 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Serenade No. 11 in E-flat major, K. 375 Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Serenade No. 2 in D major 'Posthorn Serenade', K. 320 Directed by Hugo Käch Munich, Herkulessaal, 12, 14 et 15 March 1991 (Senderinfo).

Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) Truls Mørk (cello) Gounod (1818 – 1893) Symphony No. 1 in D Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 César Franck (1822 – 1890) Symphony in D minor Monte-Carlo, Auditorium Rainier III, November 28, 2021 TV director, Christophe Boula (Senderinfo).

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Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj

Chick Corea & Friedrich Gulda: The Meeting Chick Corea, Friedrich Gulda (piano) Directed by Janos Darvas Munich, Klaviersommer, 27 June 1982 (Senderinfo).

Martha Argerich (Piano), Iddo Bar-Shaï (Piano), Theodosia Ntokou (Piano), Geza Hosszu Legocky (Violin), Alissa Margulis (violin), Lyda Chen Argerich (Viola), Edgar Moreau (Cello), Tehila Nini Goldstein (Soprano) Y'umma Wa Y'abba (Yemenite Folksong) Yehuda Sharet (Arr. Schönberg) 1901 – 1979 Lyrics Rachel Bluwstein Ve'ulai Morde'hai Zeira (Arr. Weill) 1905 – 1968 Lyrics Alexander Penn Havu L'venim

The English Concert, John Nelson (Conductor) Lucy Crowe (Soprano), Alex Potter (Countertenor), Michael Spyres (Tenor), Matthew Brook (Bass) Georg Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) Messiah Coventry, Coventry Cathedral, 24 November 2022 (Senderinfo).

Werther "Drame lyrique" in four acts and five tableaux by Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912) Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Millet and Georges Hartmann after Goethe First performance in Viena, Hofoper, 16 February 1892 Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Michel Plasson (Conductor) Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine; Choeur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris Benoit Jacquot (Stage direction) Charles Edwar

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (alto), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Julian Konstantinov (bass) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 Messa da Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Berlin, Philharmonie, 10 October 2001 (Senderinfo).

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Maïlys de Villoutreys (soprano), Lucile Richardot (alto), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Tomáš Král (baritone), Christian Immler (bass) Matthieu Boutineau (Organ) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Der Gerechte kömmt um, BWV 1149 Missa brevis in G minor, BWV 235 O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118 Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 1117 O Mensch, bewein dein Sün