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London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Janine Jansen (violin) Lili Boulanger 1893 - 1918 D'un matin de printemps Samuel Barber 1910 - 1981 Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Serge Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 London, Barbican Hall, 14 April 2024

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1897 Symphony no. 8 in C minor Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 June 2024

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

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", Tebaldi as "the voice of an angel": the two singers could hardly have been more different, whether in their professional or private lives. To this day, Callas remains perhaps the greatest soprano of all time. Her rival, Tebaldi, is best known to opera lovers. Why is the posthumous fame of the two prima donnas so different? Directed by Andreas Morell 2020

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

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

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

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major Op. 1 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Der Wanderer Der Müller und der Bach Frühlingsglaube Die Stadt Am Meer Franz Schubert Fantaisie for piano in C major D 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie" Paris, Philharmonie, 27 March 2023

La Bella Otero Choreography: Rubén Olmo Ballet Nacional de España Rubén Olmo, director Patricia Guerrero, guest artist Maribel Gallardo, special collaboration Flamenco musicians from the BNE Music: Manuel Busto, Alejandro Cruz, Agustín Diassera, Rarefolk, Diego Losada, Víctor Márquez, Enrique Bermúdez and Pau Vallet Musical recording: Barenboim-Said Foundation, musical direction by Manuel Busto Dramaturgy: Gregor Acuña-Pohl Set design: Eduardo Moreno Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos Lighting: Juan Gomez Cornejo Imagery: Manuel Martín Nieto Festival de Granada, June 23, 2023

L'Orfeo "Dramma per musica" by Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680) Libretto by Aurelio Aureli First performance in Venice, Teatro Vendramino di San Salvatore, December 14, 1672 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (musical direction) Benjamin Lazar (stage director) Adeline Caron (sets), Alain Blanchot (costumes), Philippe Gladieux (lights), Mathilde Benmoussa (make-up, hairstyles) Arianna Vendittelli (Orfeo) Alicia Amo (Euridice) Kangmin Justin Kim (Aristeo) Zachary Wilder (Erinda) Maya Kherani (Autonoe) David Webb (Ercole) Yannis Francois (Chirone / Bacco) Paul Figuier (Achille) Renato Dolcini (Asculapio / Pluto) Gaia Petrone (Orillo) Chloé Scalese, Gabriel Avila Quintana, Théo Pendle (dancers) Montpellier, Opéra-Comédie, June 10, 2023

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 street while participating in festivals and creating her own albums. In 2004, she had an international success with Careless Love. Other albums have been released since, including the recent Anthem (2018), the title of which is taken from a Leonard Cohen song.

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

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

Werther "Drame lyrique" in four acts and five tableaux by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Millet and Georges Hartmann after Goethe First performance in Viena, Hofoper, 16 February 1892 Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Michel Plasson (Conductor) Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Choeur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris Benoit Jacquot (Stage direction) Charles Edwards, André Diot (sets, lighting), Christian Gasc (Costumes) Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) Sophie Koch (Charlotte) Ludovic Tézier (Albert) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Sophie) Alain Vernhes (Le Bailli) Andreas Jaggi (Jean Schmidt) Christian Tréguier (Johann) Directed by Benoit Jacquot and Louise Narboni Paris, Opéra National de Paris, (Opéra-Bastille), 2010

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

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. 1603-1680 Sinfonia terza (a cinque stromenti) op. 7 Biagio Marini 1594-1663 Con le stelle in Ciel che mai (from Scherzi e canzone op. 5) Josef Mysliveček 1737-1781 Toglierò le sponde al mare (from the oratorio 'Adamo ed Eva') Giovanni Valentini 1582-1649 Sonata enharmonica Francesco Cavalli 1602-1676 Piante ombrose (from the opera 'La Calisto') Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714-1787 Danza degli spettri e delle furie: Allegro non troppo | Recitativo accompagnato: Misera, dove son! | Aria: Ah! non son io che parlo (from the opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice') George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 As with rosy steps the morn (from the oratorio 'Theodora') Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder) Turku, Concert Hall (Turku Music Festival), 29 August 2024

Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir of the National Opera of the Rhine, 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) Romeo and Juliet Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, June 8, 2022

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

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 is a phenomenon, produced by Italian opera at the end of the 19th century. And to this day it remains its greatest mystery. How was a child from a poor background able to celebrate such great successes at the Metropolitan Opera in New York? What is the basis of his myth? Directed by Norbert Buse

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sonata in C major for piano four hands K. 521 Sonata in F major for piano four hands K. 497 Andante with five variations in G major for piano four hands K. 501 Sonata in D major for two pianos K. 448 Recorded Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation (Salzburg, Austria), 23 January 2021

Documentary marking the thirtieth anniversary of cellist Jacqueline du Pre's death.

Mozart: The Great Mass Uwe Scholz (choreography) Leipziger Ballett Eun Yee You (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Friedemann Röhlig (bass) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Chorus of the Leipzig Opera, Balázs Kocsár (conductor) Directed by Hans Hulscher

Philippe Mouratoglou (guitar) Francesco da Milano Ricercare 51 Giulio Regondi Introduction & Caprice op.23 Francesco da Milano Ricercare 42 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Sonata "Omaggio a Boccherini" op.77 Francesco da Milano Ricercare 8 Ricercare 33 Fantasia 6 Fantasia 39 Nuccio d'Angelo Due Canzoni Lidie Francesco da Milano Ricercare 38 Paris, La Scala, 9 March 2024

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

The Little Cunning Vixen, by Léos Janacek Orchestra, Chorus and Atelier Lyrique of Opéra National de Paris, Dennis Russell Davies (direction) André Engel (stage director) Elena Tsallagova (the vixen), Jukka Rasilainen (Gamekeeper), Michèle Lagrange (Gamekeeper's wife / Owl), Hannah Esther Minutillo (the fox), David Kuebler (Schoolmaster), Roland Bracht (Priest), Paul Gay (Harasta) Directed by Don Kent Recorded at the Opéra national de Paris in 2008 The story is actually very simple: a gamekeeper falls in love with a vixen, who symbolises beauty, femininity and wit. She lives among humans and understands that animals are free, rather than slaves to the human race. A fantastic and entertaining bestiary appears on stage. The children's performance is superb. Who else could convey such freshness, such savagery and such an imaginary world? We are offered a glimpse of an enchanted and fantastical world where love and freedom reign supreme. This light-spirited, naïve and melancholy fable introduces us to the great theatre of life. With ineffable poetry, Janácek listens to and recreates the eternal Song of the Earth. .

Sinfonía por el Perú, Ana María Patiño-Osorio (conductor) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Vincenzo Bellini Norma | Overture I Capuleti e i Montecchi | O, di Capellio... È serbata a questo acciaro... L'amo tanto e m'è sì cara Gaetano Donizetti Roberto Devereux | Ed ancor la tremenda porta… Come uno spirito angelico… Bagnato il sen di lagrime Il Duca d'Alba | Inosservato penetrava... Angelo casto e bel Giuseppe Verdi La Forza del destino | Overture Jérusalem | Je veux encore entendre ta voix Charles Gounod Romeo et Juliette | Act II: Entr'acte Roméo et Juliette | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil ! Jacques Offenbach Orphée aux enfers | Can-Can La Belle Hélène | Au mont Ida Ruperto Chapí La Revoltosa | Preludio José Serrano La Alegria del batallon | El Mismo rey del moro Pablo Luna La Pícara molinera | Paxarín tú que vuelas Reveriano Soutullo, Juan Vert El ultimo romantico | Bella enamorada Gerónimo Giménez La boda de Luis Alonso | Intermedio Agustin Lara Granada Paris, Philharmonie, 30 September 2024

Stan Getz in Concert Stan Getz (tenor saxophone) Kenny Barron (piano) Eddie de Barrio (Synthesizer) Frank Zottoli (synthesizer) Alex Blake (bass) Terri Lyne Carrington (drums) Directed by Dieter Hens Munich, Philharmonie, (Munich Klaviersommer), 18 July 1990

Duo Laura Perrudin | Thibault Florent Laura Perrudin (Prepared chromatic harp, objects & vocal) Thibault Florent (12 strings, bandjo, tap, objects & vocal) Play list Musical show Recorded at the Maison Nougaro barge from January 25 to January 31st, 2021 TV Director, Patrick Lauzé

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

Suites for a suffering world Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750 Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Thorsten Encke 1966 - Cracks, Clouds The German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff performs J.S. Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5 amid natural surroundings devastated by climate change. Beauty confronts its own destruction. Do we really want to watch without lifting a finger? Melting glaciers, desertified landscapes, flooded communities: climate change is having an alarming impact even in Europe. What are we humans doing to this wonderful planet? Aghast at the depredation and destruction of our unique ecosystems, the renowned German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff wants to ask Nature for forgiveness. She travels with her instrument to places in Europe where climate change has already become reality and visibly dealt severe wounds. Surrounded by sometimes bizarre scenery, she performs Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5, contrasting them with works specially composed for her by Thorsten Encke. She levels accusations, stokes resistance, and touches us with her virtuoso playing. The beauty of the music stands in sharp contrast to the often-dramatic images of damaged Nature, combatting the finality of destruction. A moving musical and visual plea for greater care and humility toward the beauty of our planet - at once ravishing and disturbing. Recorded at Aletsch Glacier (Switzerland), Cernon Forest (France), Harz Forest (Germany), Lac de Brenets (France/Switzerland), La Scène (Strasbourg/France), Rhone Glacier (Switzerland), Soulac-sur-Mer (France) Directed by Stéphan Aubé

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023

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

Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Overture from "The Magic Flute" Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique" Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

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 extensive list of operatic roles. In this conversation Fischer-Dieskau reveals for the last time on camera the secrets of his outstanding career. His "Last Words" provide a deep insight into the extraordinary artistic life of one of the most famous and prolific lieder singers of our time. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died in May 2012 at the age of 86. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 2013

Matthias Goerne (baritone), Markus Hinterhäuser (piano) William Kentridge (Stage Director and visuals) William Kentridge, Sabine Theunissen (Sets) Franz Schubert Winterreise Song Cycle (1827), lyrics by Wilhelm Müller Recorded on Juillet 2nd and 15th, 2014 at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Directed by Christian Leblé "

Documentary marking the thirtieth anniversary of cellist Jacqueline du Pre's death.

Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari / Margaretha - Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod - Casey Herd General Kiepert - Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff - Artur Shesterikov Shiva - Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeod - Emanouela Merdjanova Isadora Duncan - Erica Horwood La Madame- Nadia Yanowsky MC - Edo Wijnen M. Guimet - Anatole Babenko Lieutenant Ladoux - Roman Artyushkin Aunts- Wendeline Wijkstra, Pascalle Paerel et Hannah de Klein Uncles - Wolfgang Tietze, Peter Leung et Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair Adam Zelle (Margaretha's father) - Nicolas Rapaic And the Dutch National Ballet Live from Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam TV Director, Jeff Tudor

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

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

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

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

Isfar Sarabski Trio Piano : Isfar Sarabski Bass : Makar Novikov Drums : Sasha Mashin Tar : Behruz Zeynal Nouveau Siècle, Lille, 10 June 2022

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

Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Aliisa Neige Barrière (conductor) Anssi Karttunen (cello), Sophie Cherrier (flute) Kaija Saariaho 1952 - 2023 L'Aile du songe, flute concerto Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957 The Oceanides Kaija Saariaho Notes on Light, for cello and orchestra Magnus Lindberg 1958 - Kraft Paris, Philharmonie, 15 February 2024

Evgeny Kissin (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV903 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in D major, K311 (K284c) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Polonaise, Op. 44 No. 5 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8 Prelude in G flat major, Op. 23 No. 10 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 Vienna, Musikverein, March 3, 2023

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", Tebaldi as "the voice of an angel": the two singers could hardly have been more different, whether in their professional or private lives. To this day, Callas remains perhaps the greatest soprano of all time. Her rival, Tebaldi, is best known to opera lovers. Why is the posthumous fame of the two prima donnas so different? Directed by Andreas Morell 2020

Der Rosenkavalier Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal based on "Les Amours du chevalier" by Faublas de Jean-Baptiste Louvet " de Couvray " First performance in 1927 at the Opéra de Paris Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Anne Schwanewilms (Marschallin, Princess von Werdenberg) Kurt Rydl (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau) Anke Vondung (Octavian) Hans-Joachim Ketelsen (Herr von Faninal) Maki Mori (Sophie) Sabine Brohm (Marianne Leitmetzerin [Duenna]) Oliver Ringelhahn (Valzacchi) Elisabeth Wilke (Annina) Staatsopernchor Dresden Matthias Brauer, Ulrich Paetzholdt (Chorus Masters) Christoph Schubiger (Stage Designer) Jessica Karge (Costume Designer) Jan Seeger, Christoph Schmädicke (Lighting Designers) Recorded at the NHK Hall in 2007 Directed by Eiji YOSHIDA

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

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

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

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

La Bella Otero Choreography: Rubén Olmo Ballet Nacional de España Rubén Olmo, director Patricia Guerrero, guest artist Maribel Gallardo, special collaboration Flamenco musicians from the BNE Music: Manuel Busto, Alejandro Cruz, Agustín Diassera, Rarefolk, Diego Losada, Víctor Márquez, Enrique Bermúdez and Pau Vallet Musical recording: Barenboim-Said Foundation, musical direction by Manuel Busto Dramaturgy: Gregor Acuña-Pohl Set design: Eduardo Moreno Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos Lighting: Juan Gomez Cornejo Imagery: Manuel Martín Nieto Festival de Granada, June 23, 2023