TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Wednesday, November 12th TV listings for Stingray Classica
Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House
The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, alongside the Trio Arabica, celebrate the music and culture of eighteenth-century coffee houses in Leipzig and Damascus. They perform works by Bach, Telemann and Handel as well as classical Arabic music.
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Young Euro Classic is the world's most important platform for international young orchestra musicians in the European classical music tradition, and for its development. For 17 days every summer, orchestras from all over the world perform.
The Royal Ballet Flanders performs Ravel, a programme which remains a source of inspiration for many choreographers. Cherkaoui and rising talent Verbruggen take their vision of Ravel's music to the stage with the Ballet Flanders.
Beethoven : Quatuors à cordes nos 3, 8 et 11
Renowned French string quartet, Quatuor Ébène, mark the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven by recording all of the composer's 16 string quartets. Five years of effort culminate in a performance at Philharmonie de Paris.
Schumann - Violinkonzert und Sinfonie Nr. 1
German conductor Christian Zacharias leads the Orchestre national de Lille in a concert program dedicated to Robert Schumann. The concert opens with the 'Genoveva' Overture, Op. 81 and Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23.
Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich perform solos and duets by Bartók and Schumann as the last of the concert series at the Berliner Philharmonie in 2006.
Bach Brandenburg Concertos
During the years when Bach was in the service of the courts of Prince Leopold in Köthen, he had his own orchestra and was contracted to compose a great deal of instrumental music.
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2, Op. 17
The Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his second symphony in 1872. The première was an instant success and the joyful composition won the favour of 'The Five'.
Villa-Lobos String Quartet No. 15
The Quarteto Radamés Gnattali performs Heitor Villa-Lobos' String Quartet No 15. The quartet, existing of Carla Rincón, Francisco Roa, Fernando Thebaldi, and Hugo Pilger, was founded in 2006.
Smetana - Vltava (The Moldau) from Má Vlast
Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in a wonderful performance of the symphonic poem Vltava (The Moldau) from Bedrich Smetana's Má Vlast (My Country). This performance was part of the Waldbühne Concert 2016.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
The dramatic events surrounding the St Bartholomew's Day massacre, in which approximately 3000 Protestants were murdered by Catholics, forms the setting for this historical `grand opera' by Giacomo Meyerbeer.
The Berliner Philharmoniker in Japan
Maestro Abbado made a big donation when he appeared with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo in 1994. Claudio Abbado's Japanese tour is considered one of the highlights of his career.
The Boy With the Wig: Kids on Mozart
The Boy with the Wig: Kids on Mozart explores children's fascination with the composer. The 30-minute film features boys and girls aged between eight and eleven recounting his life through humour and serious interpretations of Mozart's biography.
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie.
IVC 2021 Final: Diepenbrock, Fauré a. o
Tenor Zhuohan Sun and pianist Sara Pavlovic perform works by Robert Schumann, Alphons Diepenbrock, Gabriel Fauré, Hugo Wolf, Franz Schubert, Zaiyi Lu, Francis Poulenc, and Gustav Mahler during the final round of the International Vocal Competition.
Mahler Rückert-Lieder
Baritone Thomas Hampson and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform Gustav Mahler's `Rückert-Lieder' under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, filmed in 1990 in the great hall of Vienna's legendary Musikverein.
Schubert - Overture to Rosamunde (D. 644)
Andreas Spering conducts Philharmonie Zuidnederland in a performance of Overture Rosamunde (D. 644), by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
Schubert Winterreise
The sheer number of recordings and monographs about Franz Schubert's song cycle `Winterreise' alone testify to its magnificence. Even so, specialists are still undecided whether this work actually is a song cycle.
IVC 2021 Semi-finals: Schönberg, Britten A. O
Baritone Arvid Fagerfjäll (Sweden, 1991) and pianist Hikaru Kanki (Japan, 1993) perform Franz Schubert's `An mein Herz', D 860, `Die Aufgeregten' from Arnold Schönberg's Sechs Lieder, Op 3, `A poison tree' from Benjamin Britten's `The red cockatoo'.
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.
PIAM Semi-Final: Mendelssohn and Chopin
Leonardo Colafelice (Italy, 1995) performs Felix Mendelssohn's Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 and Frédéric Chopin's Heroic.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Olivier Latry, current holder of the Great Organ of Notre Dame, plays Pierre Cochereau's Boléro, Louis Vierne's Carillon of Westminster and Scherzo.
Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book III
British tenor Paul Agnew Agnew leads Les Arts Florissants in the madrigals of `Book III'. Published in 1592, the book contains twenty madrigals for five voices. This performance was recorded at the Cité de la musique in Paris, France in 2012.
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3
Conrad van Alphen conducts Sinfonia Rotterdam in a performance of Camille Saint-Saëns' (1835-1921) Symphony No 3, Op 78. Geert Bierling stars as soloist on the organ of De Doelen. It was recorded on October 20th, 2018 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Pianist Vadim Repin and violist Murad Hüseynov perform Gara Garayev's `Violin Sonata and 24 Preludes for Piano'. Murad represents a character carried by solitude and found in the romantic paintings of Friedrich.
On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich explores chamber music repertoire at a concert, recorded at Château de Chantilly, France.
The Violin in Naples: Cailò and His Disciples
Around 1700, in Naples, anyone who aspired to make a career as a violinist had the monumental figure of Gian Carlo Cailò to reckon with. This virtuoso worked for the royal chapel and taught at four conservatoires.
Gala from Berlin 2002 - What a Wonderful Town
Recording of the New Year's Eve Concert 2002 from the Berliner Philharmonie. Works by Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin; conductor is Simon Rattle.