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I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi

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).

Falstaff "Commedia lirica" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Libretto by Arrigo Boito First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 9, 1893 Orchestre National de Lille, Chœur de l'Opéra de Lille Antonello Allemandi (conductor) Denis Podalydes (stage director) Éric Ruf (sets), Christian Lacroix (costumes), Bertrand Couderc (lights) Tassis Christoyannis (Falstaff) Gabrielle Phili

Don Quixote Ballet in four acts and eight scenes de Marius Petipa (1818 – 1910) Music by Ludwig Minkus (1826 – 1917) First performance in Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 26 December 1869 Mariinsky Ballet Mariinsky Orchestra Recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 4 February 2021 (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

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

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

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

András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Miklós Perényi (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 1992 Directed by Janos Darvas (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

Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111 1977 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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

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).

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

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dale Clevenger (horn) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat major, op. 40 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Miklós Perényi (cello), Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Sonata for piano and violoncello in E minor No. 1, op. 38 Sonata for piano and violoncello in F major No. 2, op. 99 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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).

Ballet of the Capitole National Opera Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor) Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714 – 1787 Iphigénie en Aulide, Orchestral Suite Sémiramis Ángel Rodríguez; Choreography Curt Allen Wilmer, Leticia Gañán; Scenography Rosa Ana Chanza Hernández; Costumes Nicolás Fischtel; Lighting Don Juan Edward Clug; Choreography Marko Japelj; Scenography Leo Kulaš; Costumes Tomaž P

Joaquín Achúcarro (piano) Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 Lyric Pieces, op. 54 n° 4: Nocturne Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 n° 2 Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 n° 2 Intermezzo in E flat major, op. 117 n° 1 Sergei Rachmaninov 1873-1943 Prelude in F sharp minor, op. 23 n° 1 Prelude in G flat major, op. 23 n° 10

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).

Sun Ra Arkestra Jazz Estival Sun Ra (clavier) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

David Oistrakh, Artist of the People The dramatic story of an inspired violinist, of a loyal man whose self-imposed silence eloquently betrayed unspoken private suffering. This extensive profile features interviews with David Oistrakh's longtime friends and fellow musicians: Yehudi Menuhin showing what it takes to make a great violinist; Mstislav Rostropovitch talking of Oistrakh's relationship wi

Tosca "Melodramma" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa after Victorien Sardou's play "La Tosca" First performance in Rome, Teatro Costanzi, 14 January 1900 Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona, Francesco Ivan Ciampa (Conductor) Coro della Fondazione Arena di Verona Hugo de Ana (Stage Director, Sets, Costumes, Lighting) Sonya Yoncheva (Floria Tosca

Gewandhausorchester, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 60 "Leningrad" Leipzig, Gewandhaus, 23 May 2025 (Senderinfo).

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (Conductor) Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Christiane Karg (Soprano) Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 4 in G major Salzburg Festival, 6 July 2023 (Senderinfo).

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).

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

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

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

Tannhäuser "Great Romantic Opera" in 3 acts by Richard Wagner 1813 – 1883 Libretto by Richard Wagner Dresden, Königliches Hoftheater, October 19, 1845 Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Jordan (conductor) Chorus of the Vienna State Opera Lydia Steier (stage direction) Momme Hinrichs (set and video), Alfred Mayerhofer (costumes), Tabatha McFadyen (choreography), Elana Siberski (lighting) Gün

Stan Getz Quartet – Berliner Jazztage Stan Getz (saxophone) Albert Dailey (piano) George Mraz (double bass) Billy Hart (drums) Berlin, Philharmonie , 1 November 1974 Directed by Dieter Krause (Senderinfo).

Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone, flute) Jason Moran (piano) Larry Grenadier (bass) Eric Harland (battery) Directed by Amos Rozenberg Ljubljana Jazz Festival, 10 July 2024 (Senderinfo).

Manu Dibango Estival Jazz accompaniement : Michael Alido Jean Pierre Coco Elo Longue Maria Lovensosse Valerie Lobe Michel Malecani Adriam Rabenga Florance Titti Brice Wonassi Hetti Sina Recorded in 1983, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Fantasy in D minor K. 397 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 – 1621) Fantasia a 4: Echo SwWV 261 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Fantasy in C minor, K.475 Andrei Volkonsky (1933 – 2008) Musica Stricta (Fantasia ricercata) Wolfgang AmadeusMozart Fantasy K Anh. 32 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788) Fantasy Wq 59/6 Wolfgang AmadeusMozart F

Staatskapelle Berlin String Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D 703 "Quartettsatz" Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Festival de Granada, 13 July 2024 (Senderinfo).

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) Pierre Boulez 1925-2016 Mémoriale (… explosante-fixe … Originel) for flute and eight instruments Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Rückert Lieder Symphony No. 10 in F-sharp major (performing version by Deryck Cooke) Lucerne, KKL, 15 August 2025 (Senderinfo).

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).

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dale Clevenger (horn) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat major, op. 40 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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).

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Last Words The great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was greatly admired for his interpretive insight, note-perfect control of the tonal qualities, and shadings of color in his voice, for exceptional rhythmic sense and impeccable diction. His reputation as a lieder singer is so high – he had a repertoire of more than 3.000 songs – that it is easy to forget his ex

The Ninth Symhony Maurice Béjart, choreography After Schiller's "Ode to joy" Ludwig van Beethoven, music Maurice Béjart, staging Friedrich Nietzsche, Prologue Gil Roman, artistic director Israel Philharmonic orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Ritsuyukai choir Kufiami Kuriyama, chorus master Gil Roman, narratorr Kristin Lewis, soprano Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano Kei Fukui, tenor Alexander Vinograd

Hélène Grimaud (piano) Camerata Salzburg, Alexander Radulescu (director) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 20 in D minor K. 466 Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor op. 54 Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, 30 March 2022 (Senderinfo).

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

Ifigenia in Aulide "Melodramma" in three acts by Nicola Antonio Porpora 1686 – 1786 Libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli London, King's Theatre, 3 May 1735 Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (Musical Director and Harpsichord) Max Emanuel Cencic (Stage Director) Giorgina Germanou (Stage Design, Costumes), Romain de Lagarde (Lighting) Jasmin Delfs (Ifigenia) Mary-Ellen Nesi (Clitennestra) Max Emanue

Rivalry in Music – Callas vs. Tebaldi Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera. For their fans, Callas was known as "the tigress.

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

Estival Jazz 1986 John Mc Laughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (guitar) Bill Evans (saxophone) Mitchell Forman (clavier) Danny Gottlieb (drums) Jonas Hellborg (bass) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Milt Jackson; Ray Brown 4tet Jazz Estival Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Stanley Turrentine (saxophone) Ray Brown (doublebass) Cedar Walton (piano) Mickey Roker (drums) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band – Berliner Jazztage The Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band Berlin, Philharmonie, 3 November 1979 Directed by Oskar Krüger (Senderinfo).

Yerevan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (Conductor) Sergei Nakariakov (Trumpet) Edvard Grieg 1843 – 1907 Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 Op. 46 Alexander Arutjunjan 1920 – 2012 Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Antonín Dvořák 1841 – 1904 Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in E-minor Op. 95 Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2 August 2025 (Senderinfo).

Filarmonica della Scala, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 131 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique" Festival de Granada, June 25, 2023 (Senderinfo).

Un Ballo in maschera "Melodramma" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonino Fogliani (Conductor) Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Rafael Villalobos (Stage Director) Emanuele Sinisi (Set Designer), Lorenzo Caprile (Costume Designer