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Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor) Marina Viotti (mezzo-soprano) Georg Frideric Haendel 1685 – 1759 Concerto grosso op. 3 no. 2 "O Jordan ! Jordan !" (Esther) "All Danger disdaining" (Deborah) "Defend her, Heaven" (Theodora) Concerto grosso op. 3 no. 4 "Fair virtue" (Alexander Balus) 'Where shall I fly (Hercules) Concerto grosso op. 3 no. 1 "Crude furie" (Serse) "Verdi prati" (Alc

Keller Quartet Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 51/1 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Marc Perrenoud (piano), Dmitry Rasul-Kareyev (clarinet), Lionel Cottet (cello), Elçim Özdemir (viola) Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major Duke Ellington (1899 – 1974) New World A-Comin', for piano and orchestra Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Don Quixote op. 35 Geneva, Victoria Hall, 21 September 2

Keller Quartet Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons (conductor) Hilary Hahn (violin) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 Violin Concerto no. 1 in E minor op. 77 Antonín Dvořák 1841 – 1904 Symphony no. 8 in G major op. 88 Carl Maria von Weber 1786 – 1826 Oberon, overture Directed by Shoichi Nishikawa Tokyo, Suntory Hall, 26 November 2000 (Senderinfo).

Keller Quartet Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, op. 51/2 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Jascha Heifetz – God's Fiddler Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin, a musical "wunderkind" who went on to set the standards for nearly a century. Through home movies and personal family photos taken from 1903-1987, this documentary filmed in Vilna, Lithuania, Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Los Angeles, re-creates a life that spanned the 20th Century. We hear from all

Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Symphony No. 4 in E flat major "Romantic" (1877-80. Ed. Leopold Nowak/Robert Haas) Festival de Granada, 12 July 2024 (Senderinfo).

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces. (Senderinfo).

Paquita "Ballet pantomime" in 2 acts and 3 tableaux Libretto by Joseph Mazilier et Paul Foucher Music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus recomposed by Yuri Krasavin First performance in Paris, Opéra, 1 April 1846 Ural Opera Ballet, Pavel Klinichev (Conductor) Pavel Gershenzon (Conception) Marius Petipa (Choreography) Sergei Vikharev, Slava Samodurov (revival) Slava Samodurov (Stage direction) A

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Concerto no 4 in G major Op. 58 Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2004 Directed by Michael Beyer (Senderinfo).

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces. (Senderinfo).

I Capuleti e i Montecchi "Tragedia lirica" in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 11 March 1830 Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Maurizio Benini (conductor) Allex Aguilera (Director, Sets) Françoise Raybaud (Costumes), Luis Perdiguero (Lights), Arnaud Pottier (Video) Raffaella Lupinacci (Romeo

Boris Pergamenschikow (violonchelo), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violín) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Jack DeJohnette (Bandleader, drums) Howard Johnson (Saxophone) Greg Osby (Saxophone) John Purcell (Saxophone) Rufus Reid (Double bass) Recorded in 1985 Estival Jazz, Lugano, Swiss (Senderinfo).

Joey Alexander Trio Joey Alexander (piano), Kris Funn (bass), Jonathan Barber (drums) Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 17 May 2024 (Senderinfo).

Ensemble Intercontemporain Roberto Negro (piano), Michele Rabbia (percussions), Nicolas Crosse (double bass) Mathieu Pion (sound engineer), Caty Olive (lighting) Roberto Negro (né en 1981) Newborn, for trio and ensemble Mulhouse, La Filature, 7 November 2022 Directed by Patrick Lauze (Senderinfo).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons (conductor) Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826) Der Freischütz, op. 77: Overture Der Freischütz: "Nein! länger tragʼ ich nicht die Qualen" – "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen" Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 Lohengrin: "In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten" Lohengrin: "Mein lieber Schwan" Richard Strauss

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Eric Cutler (Siegmund) Christof Fischesser (Hunding) Tomasz Konieczny

Enrico Caruso – The Eternal Voice Enrico Caruso's life was as melodramatic as the plots of many of the operas he sang. His phenomenal tenor voice made him famous worldwide and he became the first superstar. The background to a hitherto little-known assassination attempt in Cuba sheds new light on the legendary voice of the century, which is now part of humanity's cultural heritage. Enrico Caruso i

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (conductor) Nelson Goerner (piano) Roxanna Panufnik 1968 – Modlitwa, for string orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major KV 488 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 – 1893 Symphony No. 3 in D major, "Polish" Geneva, Victoria Hall, 26 November 2025 (Senderinfo).

Closed – A Ballet from Real Life Many people live in a closed world. What happens to them when they step onto an arena where they can be themselves, free of their usual roles and status? In the film "Closed" we encounter four completely different people who once a week leave their everyday lives and get together in a closed café, where they get the opportunity and help to relax and momentarily dis

Peter I. Tschaikowski Ballet of Cayetano Soto Music by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky Leipziger Ballet Cayetano Soto (Choreography) Dario Susa (sets, Costumes, Lighting) Gewandhausorchester, Christoph-Mathias Mueller (direction) Leipzig, Opera House, 28 janvier 2024 (Senderinfo).

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).

Accident: A family portrait Vilde Frang violin; Francesca Amante, Nataša Novotná, Maja Dworak Strømgren, Line Tørmoen, Viktor Konvalinka, Václav Kuneš, Jo Strømgren, Rostislav Novák Sen. (dead man) Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for solo violin In 'Accident', death comes unexpectedly and abruptly to a family that has recently been challenged by the pater familia's marriage to a younger woman. Whe

La Chauve-Souris (Die Fledermaus) Operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II 1825-1899 Libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée based on "Le Réveillon" by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy First performance in Vienna, Theater an der Wien, 5 April 1874. New production adapted in French based on the text and the names of the characters of "Le Réveillon" Orchestre de Picardie, Johanna Malangré (mus

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Mc Coy Tyner trio Estival Jazz 1985 Mc Coy Tyner (piano) Louis Hayes (drums) Avery Sharte (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Jon Hendricks & co Estival Jazz 1986 Jon Hendricks (Bandleader, sing) Clifford Barbaro (drums) Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) Kevin Burke (Choral) Marcus McLaurine (Doublebass) Judith Hendricks (Choral) Aria Hendricks (Choral) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling (direction) Yoav Levanon (piano), Elisabeth Leonskaya (piano), David Fray (piano) Franz Liszt 1811 – 1886 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 Etude No. 12 in C minor, Op. 25 Richard Wagner 1813 – 1883 Götterdämmerung, Orchestral Suite Robert Schumann 1810 – 1856 Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828 Allegr

INSO-Lviv Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (Conductor) Joshua Bell (Violin) Grażyna Bacewicz 1909 – 1969 Overture Thomas de Hartmann 1885 – 1956 Violin Concerto Myroslav Skoryk 1938 – 2020 Melody Yevhen Stankovych 1942 – Sinfonietta Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (arr. for violin and orchestra) Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth. (arr. for violin and orchestra) Mykh

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Yunchan Lim (piano) Robert Schumann 1810 – 1856 Piano Concerto Antonín Dvořák 1841 – 1904 The Wild Dove Josef Suk 1874- 1935 Prague Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 15 January 2025 (Senderinfo).

Maria Stuarda "Lyrical Tragedy" in deux actes by Gaetano Donizetti 1797 – 1848 Libretto by Giuseppe Bardari based on Friedrich Schiller's tragedy 'Maria Stuart', in the Italian translation by Andrea Maffei Milan, Teatro alla Scala, December 30, 1835 Wiener Philharmoniker, Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic, Antonello Manacorda (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsope

Berliner Philharmoniker, François-Xavier Roth (conductor) Albrecht Mayer (Oboe d'amore) Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Divertimento, orchestral suite after the ballet "Le Baiser de la fée" Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Concerto for Oboe d'amore, Strings and Continuo in A major, BWV 1055R Igor Stravinsky Petrushka Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 10 April 2022 (Senderinfo).