TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Thursday, December 18th TV listings for Stingray Classica
Bruges: The Burgundian Metropolis
The Gruuthuse manuscript, the oldest known collection of Middle Dutch songs, gives expression to the ebullient character of Bruges. ClubMediéval juxtaposes these songs with works by Oswald von Wolkenstein and Machaut.
With virtuosic flair and an eagerness to expand the repertoire, a new generation of pianists has revitalised the instrument's appeal. In addition to the usual classics, they perform formerly scorned works or discover neglected composers.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55
Maestro Herbert Blomstedt makes his debut with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra at 2020's Lucerne Festival conducting Ludwig van Beethoven's celebrated Symphony No 3 in E-flat major, Op 55, Eroica.
Tchaikovsky Symphony 2 & Elgar's Enigma Variations
At the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 2 in C minor, Op 17, `Little Russian', and Edward Elgar's `Enigma Variations'.
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.
This documentary by Christoph Keller follows various participants and teachers participating in the International Summer Piano Academy.
Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Les Dissonances play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K 218. Leading violinist Grimal features as the soloist. Les Dissonances is a conductorless ensemble, consisting of musicians from prestigious European orchestras.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen (1932) is internationally recognised as one of the grand masters of contemporary ballet. His over 150 ballets all bear his distinct signature, featuring a great clarity in structure, refined simplicity.
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'.
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3, op. 108
In this splendid 2013 concert from the Church of Verbier, Switzerland, Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos and Chinese pianist Yuja Wang join forces to interpret three sonatas by Johannes Brahms.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
From the Festspielhaus Baden Baden: L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado.
On 19 August 2000, the Teatro Colón was filled to the brim with spectators longing to hear Daniel Barenboim play the piano. Barenboim, who is currently best known as a conductor, started his career half a century ago.
Napoli - Music's forgotten capital
In the summer of 2019, the Utrecht Early Music Festival explored the musical legacy of Naples: a cultural metropolis of contradiction and solidarity.
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Paavo Järvi.
IVC 2019 Finale: Schubert, Wolf et al
Soprano Erika Baikoff and pianist Gary Beecher perform Franz Schubert's 'Suleika I, Was bedeutet die Bewegung', Op. 14, No. 1 (D. 720); Die Blumensprache, Op. 173, No. 5 (D. 519).
Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 No. 24
Joanna MacGregor plays from Book One of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, recorded in 2010 at the Palau Güell in Barcelona, Spain.
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 12, KV 414
Vladimir Ashkenazy performs as a soloist and conductor in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12, KV 414. He is accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hampton Court Palace, London.
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach craved a career change in 1721. Wishing to join the court of Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, Bach presented him with six new concertos in the hopes of securing a position.
Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Performance of Karl Jenkins' `The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace'.
Bach - Cantata Ich habe genug, BWV 82
A portrait of a very special vocalist and of two exceptional composers. When Philippe Jaroussky, whose angelic voice seems almost timeless and not belonging to any one epoque or decade, sings works by Telemann and Bach.
Dialogue between Zubin Mehta and the musicians as they explore Strauss' tone poem together.
Schumann - Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 14
Evgeny Kissin enchants with a magnificent piano recital of works by Chopin, Schumann, and Debussy at the 25th anniversary edition of the Swiss Verbier Festival in 2018, on the centennial of Debussy's death.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051
Bach's six Brandenburg Concerto's belong to his best-known works. The composer wrote these concertos between 1711 and 1720 and dedicated them in 1721 to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, in celebration of the pieces' 300th anniversary.
Roberto Giordano Plays Brahms and Beethoven
In this recital, Roberto Giordano plays the Six Pieces for Piano, opus 118 of Brahms. The concert program also includes Beethoven's famous Moonlight Sonata No 14, opus 27, and Sonata No 31, opus 110, one of the last sonatas signed by the composer.
Discovering Masterpieces Symphonie Fantastique
This `Fantastic Symphony' is widely regarded as one of the most important and representative pieces of the early Romantic period. Leonard Bernstein once called it the first musical expedition into psychedelia because of its dream-like nature.
Dupré - Variations on Two Themes, Op. 35
Italian pianist Alessandro Marangoni and Italian organist Paolo Oreni perform Marcel Dupré's Variations on `Two Themes' for piano and organ, Op 35. Designed by the organist himself, Oreni plays his `Wanderer' organ in this performance.
Rimsky-Korsakov - Tale of the Invisible City Suite
In this exquisite 2016 concert from Moscow's Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Russian National Orchestra and star-pianist Boris Berezovsky are led by conductor Mikhail Pletnev in a performance of magnificent works by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Russian violinist, conductor and composer Aleksey Igudesman and British-Korean pianist and composer Hyung-ki Joo started their dynamic duo in 2004, when they created their show 'A Little Nightmare Music'.