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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

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).

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

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).

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

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

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

Directed by Benedict Mirow This portrait of Friedrich Gulda is based on archive material dating from his earliest youth right up to his last months. The entire narration originates from Friedrich Gulda, either from himself directly, or narrated by his "alter ego" Ulrich Mühe. Simply a "must" for all those wishing to experience the last "enfant terrible" of the classical music establishment in all

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).

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

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

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).

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).

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

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

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).

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

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

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).

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

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).