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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

Manon Lescaut "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Libretto by Mario Praga, Domenico Oliva, Giulio Ricordi, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the abbé Prévost First performance in Torino, Teatro Regio, 1 February 1893 Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Chœur de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Pinchas Steinberg (Conductor) Stefano Visconti (Chorus Master) Guy Montavon

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).

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).

Philippe Mouratoglou Trio Philippe Mouratoglou (acoustic guitars) Bruno Chevillon (Double bass) Ramon Lopez (drums) Paris, Studio de l'Hermitage, May 15, 2025 (Senderinfo).

ISFAR SARABSKI TRIO Jazz Piano : Isfar Sarabski Bass : Makar Novikov Drums : Sasha Mashin Tar : Behruz Zeynal Adored in his country Azerbaijan as much as by Quincy Jones, Isar Sarabski is a regular on the big jazz scenes, especially since his memorable 1st prize at the Monteux Jazz festival in 2009. Pianist, composer and arranger, he mixes classical music, jazz and mugham, one of the traditional m

José del Tomate (guitar) José del Tomate Plaza Vieja; Taranta Zambra; La Joya Tanguillos; Puerta Purchena Rondeña; Almedina Rumba; Collares Cinema Paradiso Buleria; A Mi Padre Festival de Granada, 2022. Directed by Yan Proefrock. (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

Leeds International Piano Competition Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (direction) JTomharu Ushida (Japan) – Medici Audience Prize winner Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828 Piano Sonata in B flat D960 Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) – 3rd Prize Kate Whitley 1975 – Five Piano Pieces Sergei Prokofiev 1891 – 1953 Piano Concerto No 3 In C Major, Op. 26 Junyan Chen (China) – 2nd Prize Franz L

Adriana Lecouvreur Opera in 4 acts by Francesco Cilea (1866 – 1950) Libretto by Arturo Colautti First performance in Milan, Teatro Lirico, 6 November 1902 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Christopher Franklin (Conductor) Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Arnaud Bernard (Stage director) Arnaud Bernard, Virgile Koering (Set designer), Carla Ricotti (Costume designer), Gianni San

Berliner Philharmoniker, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Leoš Janáček 1854 – 1928 Osud Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945 Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 14 April 2025 (Senderinfo).

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinete), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Dietmar Schwalke (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Trio for clarinet, piano and cello in A minor, Op. 114 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué (Senderinfo).

Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti (direction) Michael Spyres (Jephtha) Joyce DiDonato (Storge) Mélissa Petit (Iphis) Cody Quattlebaum (Zebul) Jasmin White (Hamor) Anna Piroli (Angel) Georg Frideric Haendel 1685 – 1759 Jephtha Oratorio in three acts Libretto by Thomas Morell Premiered in London, Covent Garden, 26 February 1752 Katowice, NOSPR, May 11, 2025 (Senderinfo).

Anna Karénine John Neumeier's ballet, inspired by Léon Tolstoï's novel. Hamburg Ballett Bolchoï Ballet Canada national Ballet Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hambourg Music : Peter I. Tchaïkovski, Alfred Schnittke, Cat Stevens; Yusuf Islam Choreography, set, lighting and costumes : John Neumeier Anna Karénine's costume : Albert Kriemler decor Assistant : Heinrich Tröger Video and graphics : Kiran

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

Christian Zacharias (piano) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 6 in B Major K 238 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Matteo Mancuso in Montreal Matteo Mancuso (guitar) Riccardo Oliva (bass) Gianluca Pellerito (drums) Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, 30 June 2025 (Senderinfo).

Naïssam Jalal : Landscapes of Eternity Naïssam Jalal (flute), Debasmita Bhattacharya (sarod), Leonardo Montana (piano), Flo Comment (tanpura), Anuja Borude (pakhawaj), Zaza Desiderio (drums) Coutances, Jazz sous les Pommiers, 8 May 2024 (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).

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

Chineke! Junior Orchestra, Glass Marcano (conductor) Gerard Aimontche (piano) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) Othello Suite op. 79 Stewart Goodyear (1978 -) Callaloo – Caribbean Suite Gerard Aimontche (born in 1991) Improvisation on Bob Carlton "Ja Da" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Directed by Andreas Morell Berlin, Konzerthaus, 11 August 2022 (Send

Les Talens Lyriques, Namur Chamber Choir, Christophe Rousset (conductor) Ian Bostridge (tenor, Evangelist), Benjamin Appl (bass, Jesus), Anna El-Khashem (soprano), Mari Askvik (alto), James Way (tenor), Thilo Dahlmann (baritone) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aix-en-Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence, (Easter Festival), April 7, 2023 (Senderinfo)

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

Eugene Onegin "Lyric scenes" in three acts by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Libretto by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Stepanovich Shilovsky after Pushkin First performance Moscow, Maliy Theatre, 29 March 1879 La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Alain Altinoglu (Conductor) Benoît Giaux, Jan Schweiger (Chorus master) Laurent Pelly (Stage director) Massimo Troncanetti (Set desi

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Daniil Trifonov (piano) Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 Josef Suk (1874 – 1935) Asrael Op. 27 Prague, Rudolfinum, 28 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Juan Pérez Floristán (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Scythian Suite Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Petrushka Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 31 March 2023 (Senderinfo).

Yehudi Menuhin, the Violin of the Century Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's greatest violinist, providing insight into the life of the young San Franciscan wonderchild, his sudden rise to

B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs (conductor) Kateryna Kasper (soprano), Helena Raske (alto) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" for alto, BWV 170, version 1746/47 Cantata "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" for soprano, BWV 199, Weimar version Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Stabat Mater dolorosa, P.77 (instrumentation by Bach, 1746) Aix-en-Provence, Grand

Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti (direction) Michael Spyres (Jephtha) Joyce DiDonato (Storge) Mélissa Petit (Iphis) Cody Quattlebaum (Zebul) Jasmin White (Hamor) Anna Piroli (Angel) Georg Frideric Haendel 1685 – 1759 Jephtha Oratorio in three acts Libretto by Thomas Morell Premiered in London, Covent Garden, 26 February 1752 Katowice, NOSPR, May 11, 2025 (Senderinfo).

Richard Bona – Jazzopen Stuttgart 2024 Richard Bona (bass, vocals), Mica Lecoq (keyboards), Nicolas Viccaro (drums), Ciro Manna (guitar), Alex Herichon (trumpet) Stuttgart, Jazzopen, 22 July 2024 (Senderinfo).

Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut (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

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

Chineke! Junior Orchestra, Glass Marcano (conductor) Gerard Aimontche (piano) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) Othello Suite op. 79 Stewart Goodyear (1978 -) Callaloo – Caribbean Suite Gerard Aimontche (born in 1991) Improvisation on Bob Carlton "Ja Da" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Directed by Andreas Morell Berlin, Konzerthaus, 11 August 2022 (Send

Les Talens Lyriques, Namur Chamber Choir, Christophe Rousset (conductor) Ian Bostridge (tenor, Evangelist), Benjamin Appl (bass, Jesus), Anna El-Khashem (soprano), Mari Askvik (alto), James Way (tenor), Thilo Dahlmann (baritone) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aix-en-Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence, (Easter Festival), April 7, 2023 (Senderinfo)

Káťa Kabanová Opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček Libretto by Leoš Janáček after Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky's play ‚The Storm' in the Czech translation by Vincenc Červinka First performance in Brno, National Theatre, 23 November 1921 Wiener Philharmoniker, Jakub Hrůša (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Huw Rhys James (Chorus Master) Barrie Kosky (Stage Director) Rufus Did

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

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).

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

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinete), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Dietmar Schwalke (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Trio for clarinet, piano and cello in A minor, Op. 114 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué (Senderinfo).

Wiener Streichsextett Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, op. 36 1995 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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

Magic Moments of Music: Sergiu Celibidache & the Berliner Philharmoniker Directed by Holger Preuse and Philipp Quiring (Senderinfo).

Celibidache rehearses Bruckner No. 9 Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) In his late years, Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996) focused his attention on one particular composer: Anton Bruckner. In March 1991 he rehearsed Bruckner's Ninth in unusually long and intense sessions with the Munich Philharmonics. Using unpublished footage, this film shows the individual stages of this tant

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 – 1918 Iberia Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 – 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Anna Karénine John Neumeier's ballet, inspired by Léon Tolstoï's novel. Hamburg Ballett Bolchoï Ballet Canada national Ballet Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hambourg Music : Peter I. Tchaïkovski, Alfred Schnittke, Cat Stevens; Yusuf Islam Choreography, set, lighting and costumes : John Neumeier Anna Karénine's costume : Albert Kriemler decor Assistant : Heinrich Tröger Video and graphics : Kiran

Freddie Hubbard Quintet – Berliner Jazztage Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn) Rick Zunagar (guitar) Larry Klean (bass) David Garfield (keyboard) Carlos Vega (drums) Berlin, Pilharmonie, 3 November 1977 Directed by Sigrid Schröder (Senderinfo).

Andy Sheppard (saxophone), Michel Benita (double bass) Jazz à Junas, 22 July 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut and Camille Grateau (Senderinfo).

Amina Figarova Sextet Amina Figarova (piano) Amina Scott (Basse) Bart Platteau (Flutes) Emir Santa Cruz Hernández (Saxophone ténor) Yasek Manzano (Trumpet) Oliver Valdez Rey (Percussions) Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, 28 January 2025 (Senderinfo).

Ensemble InterContemporain, Orchestre National de Jazz, Frédéric Maurin (conductor) Alain Billard (Clarinet, Bass-Clarinet), Catherine Delaunay (Clarinet), Julien Soro (Saxophone), Christiane Bopp (Trombone), Fanny Meteier (Tube), Valéria Kafelnikov (Harp), Bruno Ruder (Piano), Aurélien Gignoux (Drums), Samuel Favre (Drums), Rafaël Koener (Drums), Jeanne-Marie Conquer (Violin), Guillaume Roy (Viol

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25 "Classical" Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15 Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924) Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite op. 80 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Ma mère l'Oye, Suite Lausanne, Salle Métropole, 8 December 2022 (Senderinf

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) 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).

Eugene Onegin "Lyric scenes" in three acts by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Libretto by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Stepanovich Shilovsky after Pushkin First performance Moscow, Maliy Theatre, 29 March 1879 La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Alain Altinoglu (Conductor) Benoît Giaux, Jan Schweiger (Chorus master) Laurent Pelly (Stage director) Massimo Troncanetti (Set desi

Berliner Philharmoniker, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Leoš Janáček 1854 – 1928 Osud Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945 Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 14 April 2025 (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

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.

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 – 1918 Iberia Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 – 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Yunchan Lim (piano) John Dowland (1563-1626) Pavane Lachrimae P.15 – Arrangement William Byrd Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) 15 Sinfonias BWV 787-801 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 7 Bagatelles op. 33 Variations "Eroica" op. 35 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2 February 2023 (Senderinfo).

Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind; Bach 6 cello suiten Jean-Guihen Queyras (Violoncello) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Choreography) Dancers: Boštjan Antončič Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Marie Goudot Julien Monty Michaël Pomero Directed by Corentin Leconte Recorded at Lites Film Studios, Brussels (Senderinfo).

Munich Philharmonic, Andrés Orozco-Estrada (Conductor) Lang Lang (Piano) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Tannhäuser – Overture Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor Opus 16 Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Don Juan, Opus 20 Piotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture Munich, Odeonsplatz, 9 July 2023 (Senderinfo).

Lakmé Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes (1836 – 1891) Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille after Pierre Lotti First performance in Paris, Opéra Comique, April 14, 1883 Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, Frédéric Chaslin (Conductor) Davide Garattini Raimondi, Marie Neyrinck (Stage direction) Paolo Vitale (Sets, Lights), Arnaud Doffagne (Lights), Giada Masi (Costum