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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).

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

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

Roméo et Juliette "Drame lyrique" in 5 acts by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after the tragedy by William Shakespeare First performance in Paris, Théâtre-Lyrique du Châtelet, 27 April 1867 Philharmonia Zürich, Roberto Forés Veses (Music Direction) Chor der Oper Zürich, Ernst Raffelsberger (Chorus Master) Ted Huffman (Stage director) Andrew Lieberman (Stage d

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

Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 9 in E-flat Major K 271 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Malcolm Frager (piano) Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana, Marc Andreae (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 5 in D Major K 175 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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).

Christian Zacharias (piano) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 8 in C Major K 246 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Sasha Waltz & Guests Ensemble intercontemporain Sasha Waltz (concept, choreography) Jasmin Lepore (costume design) Olaf Danilsen (lighting design) Jochen Sandig (concept, dramaturgy) Terry Riley 1935 – In C Paris, Philharmonie, 19 June 2024 (Senderinfo).

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).

Otello "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's play "Othello, or The Moor of Venice" (1603) Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 5, 1887 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real, Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM Nicola Luisotti (Musical Direction) José Luis Basso (Chorus Master), Ana González (Children's Choir Conductor) David

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

After the Last Sky Anouar Brahem, oud Django Bates, piano Dave Holland double bass Anja Lechner, cello Paris, Philharmonie, 25 April 2025 (Senderinfo).

Rolando Luna y El Comité – ¡Cuba Libre! Rolando Luna (keyboards, piano) Harold López-Nussa (piano) Carlos Sarduy (trumpet) Rafael Aguila (saxophone) Yandy Martinez (bass, double bass) Rodney Barreto (drums) Yaroldy Abreu (percussions) Vincent Lauja (trombone) Toulouse, Théâtre de la Cité, 28 June 2025 (Senderinfo).

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Alborada del gracioso 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).

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).

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

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).

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).

Carla Bley (clavier) Estival Jazz Steve Swallow (bass) Wayne Krantz (guitar) Victor Lewis (drums) Larry Willis (piano) Don Alias (drums) Recorded in 1986, Lugano Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Takács Quartet, Nobuko Imai (viola) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quintet No. 1 in F major, op. 88 1977 Directed by Janos Darvas (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

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

Tyreek McDole Tyreek McDole (vocals) Caelan Cardello (piano) Dylan Band (saxophone) Daniel Finn (bass) Gary Jones (battery) Guyancourt, La Batterie, 13 October 2025 (Senderinfo).

Monty Alexander: D Day Monty Alexander (piano) Luke Sellick (double bass), Jason Brown (drums) Directed by Marc Khanne Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, 1 December 2025 (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).

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

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Ludwig Wicki (conductor) DR Junior Choir, Susanne Wendt (chorus master) Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger, Diluckshan Jeyaratnam (vocals) John Williams Superman: Superman March Hans Zimmer Wonder Woman: Themyscira Dolly Parton The Bodyguard: I Will Always Love You Eden Ahbez Moulin Rouge: Nature Boy James Horner Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess Hans Zimmer, Klau

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

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).

András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Miklós Perényi (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 1992 Directed by Janos Darvas (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

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).

Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Symphony no. 31 in D Major, K. 297, "Paris" Salzburg, Mozarteum, 1991 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Aleksandar Madzar (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat Major K 595 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Heidrun Holtmann (piano) Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana, Marc Andreae (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor K 37 Piano Concerto No. 4 n G major K 41 Mantua, Teatro Bibiena, 1990 Directed bu Janos Darvas (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

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.

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

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

André Previn (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor KV 491 1990 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).

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Ludwig Wicki (conductor) DR Junior Choir, Susanne Wendt (chorus master) Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger, Diluckshan Jeyaratnam (vocals) John Williams Superman: Superman March Hans Zimmer Wonder Woman: Themyscira Dolly Parton The Bodyguard: I Will Always Love You Eden Ahbez Moulin Rouge: Nature Boy James Horner Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess Hans Zimmer, Klau

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

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

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

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Vincent Lucas (flute) Aaron Copland 1900 – 1990 Fanfare for the Common Man Guillaume Connesson 1970 – Flute Concerto No. 2 George Gershwin 1898 – 1937 An American in Paris Joan Tower 1938 – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman N° 1 Edgard Varèse 1883 – 1965 Amériques Paris, Philharmonie, 11 September 2025 (Senderinfo).

Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniele Gatti (conductor) Igor Stravinsky 1882 – 1971 Apollon Musagète, ballet suite Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 Symphonie No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Directed by Christoph Engel Vienna, Musikverein, 29 September 2024 (Senderinfo).

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).

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).