TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Sunday, August 31st TV listings for Stingray Classica
Ádám Fisher conducts the orchestra and choir of La Monnaie in a performance of Antonín Dvorák's (1841-1904) Rusalka, a fairytale opera in three acts. Rusalka is the composer's ninth opera and still one of the cornerstones of Czech opera houses.
Beethoven - String Quartets Nos. 1, 9 & 10
Renowned French string quartet Quatuor Ébène marked the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with a remarkable project: recording all of the great composer's sixteen string quartets.
Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Conductor Eduard Topchjan leads the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Op 14. Berlioz wrote the piece of program music in 1830 while still a conservatory student.
Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in this performance of Brahms' Symphony No. 4. This is the final of the composer's short selection of symphonic works.
Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op.12
A performance from the 25th anniversary edition of the Verbier Festival, Seong-Jin Cho pays tribute to Debussy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the French composer's death.
The Three Lives of Clara Schumann
Traces the fascinating life of the German pianist and composer Clara Schumann. Born Clara Wieck, she was an exceptional pianist who had a successful international music career. In 1840, she married Robert Schumann and eventually had eight children.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Dvorák - Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Soviet-born conductor Semyon Bychkov leads the Czech Philharmonic and London Voices in a concert at the Rudolfinum, Dvorák Hall. Featuring Luciano Berio's Sinfonia for eight voices and orchestra and Antonín Dvorák's Symphony No 7 in D Minor, Op 70.
Donizetti Don Pasquale
From the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona: Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Debussy - Pelléas et Melisande
Alain Altinoglu conducts the Philharmonia Zürich, Zusatzchor Opernhaus Zürich and SoprAlti der Oper Zürich in a performance of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, an opera in five acts to the French libretto from Maurice Maeterlinck's play.
Bernhard Haitink conducts the Berlin Philharmonic and the Ernst Senff Choir in a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 at the Berliner Philharmonie in 1992.
Stingray Originals - Seljan Nasibli
Originally from Azerbaijan, Seljan Nasibli started to play the piano and violin at the age of five. After moving to England at an early age, she was encouraged to pick up music and chose to sing jazz before training classically.
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major
Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero is accompanied by the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto. Including Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major, as well as two of Montero's own works: the Latin Concerto.
IVC 2021 Semi-finals: Ives, Brahms A. O
Bass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann (Austria, 1991) and pianist Lisa Ochsendorf (Germany, 1991) perform `A Very pleasant' from Charles Ives's song 'Memories', `Nachtwanderer' from Hans Erich Pfitzner's Fünf Lieder, Op 7; `Nachts' from Hans Sommer.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14, KV 449
Highlighting Francesco Attesti who is often regarded as one of the finest interpreters of Romantic repertoires. By the time he was 23, had earned the highest honours in piano from Florence's Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini.
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
Zoltán Kocsis performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, KV 488. The Virtuosi de Praha are conducted by Jirí Belohlávek in a concert that took place in Prague in 1999.
Conrad van Alphen conducts Sinfonia Rotterdam in a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, recorded at the Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague, in 2020.
Shostakovich -- 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
English-French pianist David Levy performs Dmitri Shostakovich's `24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87'. The work is a set of twenty-four pieces for piano, one in each of the major and minor keys of the chromatic scale.
IVC 2021 Semi-finals: Schubert, Ullmann A. O
Soprano Ana Carolina Coutinho and pianist Megumi Kuroda perform Franz Schubert's Die Blumensprache, D 519, `Sonnenuntergang' from Viktor Ullmann's Drei Hölderlin-Lieder, and `Verschwiegene Liebe' from Hugo Wolf's.
Throughout the centuries, the Italian city of Naples has proved to have a remarkably favourable climate for artistic innovation.
Schumann - Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
The celebrated Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz presents Schumann's `Piano Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op. 22'. Of Schumann's three piano sonatas, it is the work performed and recorded most frequently.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Documentary following the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been a staple of the international musical universe since 1972. Whether playing classical, jazz, tango or avant-garde music, they invariably captivate audiences.
Bach - Partita No. 2 and Sonata No. 3
German violinist Isabelle Faust performs `Partita No 2 in D minor' and `Sonata No 3 in C major' from Bach's `Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin'. At St Thomas Church in Leipzig, Faust shows her mastery of Bach's technically challenging work.
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
Les Dissonances perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op. 67. Beethoven composed Symphony No 5 between 1804 and 1808, completing the work at nearly the same time as his Symphony No 6, `Pastorale'.
Chamber Music by Janácek, Taffanel and Prokofiev
Quinteto Zéphyros performs Leoš Janácek's `Mládí' for wind sextet, followed by flautist Paul Taffanel's `Wind Quintet in G minor,' performed by Quinteto Scarlatti de Casa de la Moneda at Auditorio Sony of the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid.
Dina Ivanova (1994, Russia) performs Liszt'sTotentanz (S525), Schubert/Liszt - Auf dem wasser zu singen (S558/2) and Erlkönig (S558/4) during the Solo Finals of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition.
Gala From Berlin 2009 With Simon Rattle
Under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, piano star Lang Lang and the Berliner Philharmoniker perform Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and works by Rachmaninov.