Mozart – The Magic Flute – Queen Of The Night – Damrau, Soprano
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Hell’s vengeance boils in my heart), is the second aria sung by the Queen of the Night, a soprano coloratura part, in Mozart’s …
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Chopin – Piano Concerto No 1 – 3rd mvt – Argerich
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, was written in 1830. It was the first of Chopin’s two piano concerti to be published, and was therefore given …
Beethoven – Ghost Trio – Barenboim, Piano; Zukerman, Viola; du Pré, Cello
The Ghost trio in D major for piano, violin and cello, is one of Beethoven’s best known works in the genre (rivaled only by the Archduke Trio). Because of its …
Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda) – Segovia, Guitar
Asturias (Leyenda) is a musical work written by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. Famous played at guitar, it was originally written for the piano and set in the key of …
Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor – Zimerman, Piano
Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, was composed in 1842 in Paris and Nohant and revised in 1843. The work was dedicated to Baroness Rothschild, wife of …
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante – Perlman, Violin; Zukerman, Viola
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, was written in 1779 while Mozart was on a tour of Europe that included Mannheim and Paris. Mozart had …
Bach-Busoni – Chorale Prelude in F-minor – Brendel, Piano
The Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book) BWV 599−644 is a collection of 46 chorale preludes for organ written by Johann Sebastian Bach. All but three of them were composed during the …
Rachmaninov – Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp minor – Horowitz, Piano
Thirteen Preludes Op. 32, is a set of thirteen preludes for solo piano, composed by Sergei Rachmaninov in 1910. The 12th in G-sharp minor is one of the most famous, …
Mozart – Trio No 5 in C major – Mutter; Müller-Schott; Previn
Mozart has written six trios with piano. During his lifetime, this kind was extremely popular in Vienna, violin often being replaced by a wind instrument like the clarinet or the …
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 (mvt 1) – Kremer, Violin; Argerich, Piano
Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Opus 24, was published in 1801. It is often known as the Spring Sonata. This name of Spring Sonata …