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Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews – young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the h

Duke Elllington and his famous Orchestra – Berliner Jazztage Billy Strayhorn Take the A-train Duke Ellington La Plus Belle Africaine Duke Ellington & Irving Mills Black Butterfly Mercer Ellington Thing's Ain't what they used to be Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington Caravon Duke Ellington Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Medley Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady Vernon Duke April in Paris Duke Ellington & Billy St

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).

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).

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

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

Les Indes Galantes "Opéra-ballet" in a prologue and four entrées by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Libretto by Louis Fuzelier First performance in Paris, Opéra, 23 August 1735 Cappella Mediterranea Orchestra, Chœur de chambre de Namur, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine; Children Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Dancers of the Compagnie Rualité Clément Cogito

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Benjamin Bernheim (ténor) Piotr Tchaikovsky 1840 – 1893 Eugen Onegin, op. 24; Polonaise – Introduction, Scene and Lensky's Aria from Act 2 Gabriel Fauré 1845 – 1924 Pelléas et Mélisande, orchestral suite, op. 80| Sicilienne Charles Gounod 1818 – 1893 Roméo et Juliette; L'amour ! (Act 2) Piotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture after

Insula orchestra, Insula camerata, Laurence Equilbey (conductor) Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Miguel da Silva (viola) Max Bruch 1838 – 1920 Die Loreley, Overture Concerto for clarinet and viola Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Symphony No. 5 Boulogne-Billancourt, La Seine Musicale, 24 September 2025 (Senderinfo).

Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024 (Senderinfo).

Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews – young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the h

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).

Born in the United States, Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer and guitarist with an unclassifiable style and an exceptional artistic personality, carried by a voice that is both soft and husky, with blues and folk accents. After spending part of her childhood in the United States, she moved to France as a teenager where she joined her first jazz bands. An atypical artist, she performs a lot in the

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).

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

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

The Passenger Opera in 2 acts and an epilogue by Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 – 1996 Libretto by Alexander Medvedev, based on the novel by Zofia Posmysz Composed in 1968, premiered in concert version on December 25, 2006 at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow, in stage version on July 21, 2010 at the Bregenz Festival Orchestre National du Capitole, Francesco Angelico (Mus

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).

Marina Viotti (Mezzo-soprano) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles, Andrés Gabetta (Conductor, Violin) Henry Purcell 1659-1695 The curtain tune; Timon of Athens Giovanni Porta 1675-1755 Volate gentes, venite cum spe Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Violin Concerto in D Major "Grosso Mogul" RV 208; Allegro Nicola Antonio Porpora 1686-1768 Salve Regina in F Major Pietro Locatelli 1695-1764 Concerto gro

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, John Nelson (Conductor) Alessandro Zuppardo (Chorus Master), Jorge Matta (Gulbenkian Chorus Master) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Roméo et Juliette Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, 8 June 2022 (Senderinfo).

Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews – young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the h

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García-Alarcón (Conductor) Mariana Flores (Soprano) Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) "Mira questi due lumi"; Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo (1639) "Or con pania e con esca"; Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo "Volgi, deh volgi il piede"; Gli amori di Apollo e Dafne (1640) Sinfonia di viole a 5; Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo "Amanti, se credete"; Egisto (1643) 'Aprite, aprite gl'oc

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

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

Gregory Porter Gregory Porter (vocals), Chip Crawford (piano), Emanuel Harrold (drums), Tivon Pennicott (saxophone), Jahmal Nichols (bass), Ondrej Pivec (Hammond organ) Jazzaldia, San Sebastián, 22 July 2022 (Senderinfo).

Franco Ambrosetti Quintet, Estival Jazz, Franco Ambrosetti (Saxhorn) George Gruntz (piano) Steve Coleman (saxophone) J.F Clark (bass) Daniel Humair (drums) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Insula orchestra, Insula camerata, Laurence Equilbey (conductor) Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Miguel da Silva (viola) Max Bruch 1838 – 1920 Die Loreley, Overture Concerto for clarinet and viola Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Symphony No. 5 Boulogne-Billancourt, La Seine Musicale, 24 September 2025 (Senderinfo).

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Jochen Rieder (Conductor) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 La forza del destino : Oberture – Solenne in quest'ora – Morir! Tremenda cosa – La vita è inferno all'infelice Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo I vespri siciliani : Oberture Amilcare Ponchielli 1834 – 1886 La Gioconda : Enzo Grimaldi, Princ

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

Les Indes Galantes "Opéra-ballet" in a prologue and four entrées by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Libretto by Louis Fuzelier First performance in Paris, Opéra, 23 August 1735 Cappella Mediterranea Orchestra, Chœur de chambre de Namur, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine; Children Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Dancers of the Compagnie Rualité Clément Cogito

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

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, John Nelson (Conductor) Alessandro Zuppardo (Chorus Master), Jorge Matta (Gulbenkian Chorus Master) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Roméo et Juliette Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, 8 June 2022 (Senderinfo).

Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, New London Chamber Choir, Jennifer France (soprano), Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano) György Ligeti 1923 – 2006 Requiem Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1896 Symphony no. 4 in E flat major "Romantic" (1878-1880 version) Directed by Paris, Philharmonie, 19 November 2025 (Senderinfo).

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

Aida Garifullina (Soprano), Maciej Pikulski (Piano) Gerónimo Giménez/Manuel Nieto El Barbero de Sevilla, II : "Me llaman la primorosa" Carlos Gardel Por una cabeza Frédéric Chopin Trois valses, op. 64: no. 2 in C sharp minor Jules Massenet Élégie Georges Bizet Carmen : 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Léo Delibes Les Filles de Cadix Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt Ständchen, S. 560/7 Antonín Dvořák Gyps

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Gil Shaham (violon) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Egmont, overture Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 Antonín Dvořák 1840 – 1903 Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op. 95 "From the New World" Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 I Vespri siciliani, overture Directed by Bon Coles Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 1 May 2002 (Senderinfo).

Giulio Cesare in Egitto "Dramma per musica" in three acts by Georg Frideric Haendel (1685 – 1759) Libretto by Niccolò Francesco Haym First performance London, King's Theatre, Haymarket, 20 February 1724 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (conductor) Damiano Michieletto (Stage director) Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography), Paolo Fantin (sets), Agostino Cavalca (costumes), Cécile Kretschmar (hairdress

Directed by Franck Podguszer-Braun A pioneer of electronic music, Pierre Henry (1927-2017) has, since the 1950s, alongside Pierre Schaeffer, laid the foundations of what characterizes the music of our time. At the time, everything had to be invented: the sounds, the tools to manipulate them, the ways of broadcasting them. He influenced the pop music of the 1960s and 1970s, from the Beatles to Pink

Jeanine De Bique (Soprano) Concerto Köln George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Overture from Partenope HWV 27 Carl Heinrich Graun (1704/1705-1759) Risolvere non oso from Rodelinda George Frideric Handel Ritorna o caro from Rodelinda HWV 19 Suite from Rodrigo HWV 5 Ouvertüre – Gigue – Sarabande – Matelot Riccardo Broschi (c. 1698-1756) Mi restano le lagrime from L'isola d' Alcina Carl Heinrich Graun L

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.

Thaïs "Comédie lyrique" in three acts by Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912) Libretto by Louis Gallet based on the novel by Anatole France First performance in Paris, Opéra, 16 March 1894 Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor) Monte-Carlo Opera Chorus Jean-Louis Grinda (Stage director) Marina Rebeka (Thaïs) Ludovic Tézier (Athanaël) Jean-François Borras (Nicias) Philippe Kahn (

Rivalry in Music – Schönberg vs. Stravinsky At the beginning of the 20th century, two famous composers were at the avant-garde while being at the antipodes: Igor Stravinsky, elegant and sophisticated, who revolutionized rhythm on the one hand – and on the other the intellectual and misanthropic Arnold Schoenberg with his visionary 12-tone technique. What began as a respectful meeting between these

Gala Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (baritone) Jennifer Rowley (soprano) Zhang Zhang (violin) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Laurent Campellone (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) La forza del destino (overture) Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Andrea Chénier (Nemico della patria) Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) Adriana Lecouvreur (Io son l'umile ancella) Umberto Giordano Fedora (Intermezzo) Giuseppe Ver

Pene Pati (tenor), Amina Edris (soprano) Prague Philharmonia, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Overture to "Rigoletto" Questa o quella (Duke of Mantua); Rigoletto, Act I Lunge da lei... De miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo); La traviata, Act II Un dì, felice, eterea (Alfredo & Violetta); La traviata, Act I Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Dis mois que je suis belle (Thaïs); Thaïs, Act

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

The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani Sold-out concerts, millions of albums sold to make the classical music industry green with envy: neoclassical, as the new musical trend is called, is a mega hit. What makes the form so popular? Is this music skillful or just comforting? Are its composers Mozart 2.0 or rather maestros for the masses? Do they build a bridge to th

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) Robert Wilson (Stage Direction, Set Design & Lighting Concept) Michalis Theophanous, Lucinda Childs (dancers) Arvo Pärt 1935 – Adam's Lament Tabula rasa Miserere Sequentia Directed by Andy Sommer Noblessner Foundry, Tallinn, Estonia, May 12th, 2015 (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

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

POPPEA /; POPPEA by Christian Spuck Choregraphed by Christian Spuck for Gauthier Dance Music by Martin Donner, Claudio Monteverdi and others Gauthier Dance Emma Ryott — Set designer, costume designer Dunja Funke — Dramaturgy Reinhard Traub — Lighting Eric Gauthier — Dancer Anneleen Dedroog — Dancer Miriam Gronwald — Dancer Anna Süheyla Harms — Dancer Maria Prat Balasch — Dancer Rosario Guerra — Da

Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon (Conductor) Isabelle Druet (Concepción) Benoît Rameau (Gonzalve) Loïc Félix (Torquemada) Thomas Dolié (Ramiro) Nicolas Cavallier (Don Iñigo Gómez) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Alborada del gracioso Rapsodie espagnole Boléro L'Heure espagnole Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 22 May 2024 Directed by Stéphane Vérité (Senderinfo).

Il Trittico Three operas in one act by Giacomo Puccini 1858 -1924 Il Tabarro Libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on "La Houppelande" by Didier Gold Suor Angelica Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Gianni Schicchi Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, based on an episode in Dante's "Divine Comedy" First performance in New York, Metropolitan Opera, December 14, 1918 La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, L

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).

Les Indes Galantes "Opéra-ballet" in a prologue and four entrées by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Libretto by Louis Fuzelier First performance in Paris, Opéra, 23 August 1735 Cappella Mediterranea Orchestra, Chœur de chambre de Namur, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine; Children Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Dancers of the Compagnie Rualité Clément Cogito

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) The choir of the music-oriented classes of Puolala School Marie Lambert-Le Bihan (stage director) John Torres (lighting designer) Charles Ives 1874-1954 The Unanswered Question Rachel Portman 1960- The First Morning of the World Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (from Rückert-Lieder) Marco Uccellini ca.

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

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García-Alarcón (Conductor) Mariana Flores (Soprano) Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) "Mira questi due lumi"; Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo (1639) "Or con pania e con esca"; Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo "Volgi, deh volgi il piede"; Gli amori di Apollo e Dafne (1640) Sinfonia di viole a 5; Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo "Amanti, se credete"; Egisto (1643) 'Aprite, aprite gl'oc

The life I love – The pianist Menahem Pressler The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler's career – in fact it was the start of a most remarkable and successful path as a soloist and in 2013,

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

Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra Nino Rota 1911 – 1979 La Strada Suite Ottorino Respighi 1879 – 1936 Fountains of Rome Pines of Rome Directed by Henning Kasten Berlin, Waldbühne, 2011 (Senderinfo).

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

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

Saehyun Kim (piano) Gabriel Fauré 1845 – 1924 Barcarole in A mineur op.26 n°1 Impromptu in F minor op.31 n°2 Valse-Caprice in A major op.30 n°1 Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Gaspard de la nuit Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 12 Etudes op.25 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, November 5, 2025 (Senderinfo).

Rachmaninov revisited Celebrated in his day not only as a great composer, Sergei Rachmaninov was also admired as an outstanding pianist who was a peerless interpreter of his own works including the piano concerti and the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. It is well known that he was in effect the sole pianist capable of performing his most demanding Third Piano Concerto and his performances and rec

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

Guercœur Opera in three acts by Albéric Magnard 1865 – 1914 Libretto by the composer First performed in Paris, Opéra, 23 April 1931 Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor) Hendrik Haas (chorus master) Christof Loy (Director) Johannes Leiacker (Set Design), Ursula Renzenbrink (Costumes), Olaf Winter (Lighting) Stéphane Degout (Guercœur)

Youn Sun Nah Quartet Youn Sun Nah (vocals) Christopher Jones (acoustic bass, electric bass), Thomas Naïm (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Tony Paeleman (piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer) Annecy, Bonlieu, 23 March 2023 (Senderinfo).

Estival Jazz, Jimmy Witherspoon quartet Rozaa Wortham recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, New London Chamber Choir, Jennifer France (soprano), Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano) György Ligeti 1923 – 2006 Requiem Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1896 Symphony no. 4 in E flat major "Romantic" (1878-1880 version) Directed by Paris, Philharmonie, 19 November 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).

Marina Viotti (Mezzo-soprano) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles, Andrés Gabetta (Conductor, Violin) Henry Purcell 1659-1695 The curtain tune; Timon of Athens Giovanni Porta 1675-1755 Volate gentes, venite cum spe Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Violin Concerto in D Major "Grosso Mogul" RV 208; Allegro Nicola Antonio Porpora 1686-1768 Salve Regina in F Major Pietro Locatelli 1695-1764 Concerto gro

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, John Nelson (Conductor) Alessandro Zuppardo (Chorus Master), Jorge Matta (Gulbenkian Chorus Master) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Roméo et Juliette Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, 8 June 2022 (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

Aida Garifullina (Soprano), Maciej Pikulski (Piano) Gerónimo Giménez/Manuel Nieto El Barbero de Sevilla, II : "Me llaman la primorosa" Carlos Gardel Por una cabeza Frédéric Chopin Trois valses, op. 64: no. 2 in C sharp minor Jules Massenet Élégie Georges Bizet Carmen : 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Léo Delibes Les Filles de Cadix Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt Ständchen, S. 560/7 Antonín Dvořák Gyps

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

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

Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024 (Senderinfo).

Born in the United States, Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer and guitarist with an unclassifiable style and an exceptional artistic personality, carried by a voice that is both soft and husky, with blues and folk accents. After spending part of her childhood in the United States, she moved to France as a teenager where she joined her first jazz bands. An atypical artist, she performs a lot in the

Duke Elllington and his famous Orchestra – Berliner Jazztage Billy Strayhorn Take the A-train Duke Ellington La Plus Belle Africaine Duke Ellington & Irving Mills Black Butterfly Mercer Ellington Thing's Ain't what they used to be Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington Caravon Duke Ellington Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Medley Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady Vernon Duke April in Paris Duke Ellington & Billy St

Gil Evans Orchestra & Mccoy Tyner Sextet – Berliner Jazztage Gil Evans Orchestra McCoy Tyner Sextet McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Bridgewater (saxophone) James Ford – reeds Guilherme Franco (percussions) Charles Fambrough (bass) Eric Gravatt (drums) Berlin, Philharmonie, 3 November 1976 (Gil Evans), & 6 November 1976 (McCoy Tyner Sextet ) Directed by Oskar Krüger (Senderinfo).

European Union Youth Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (Conductor) Pablo Ferrández (Cello) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875 – 1912 The Bamboula (Rhapsodic Dances, No. 1 Op. 75) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat-major Op. 107 Antonín Dvořák 1841 – 1904 Symphony No. 8 in G-Major Op. 88 Berlin, Konzerthaus, 5 August 2025 (Senderinfo).

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Four Impromptus D 899 Three Klavierstücke D 946 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano sonata no. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Les tendres plaintes Les tourbillons Les cyclopes La follette Les sauvages Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Intermezzo Opus 117 no. 2 Recorded on June the 5th, 2013 at the

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