TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Sunday, December 21st TV listings for Stingray Classica
Wagner Das Rheingold
`Das Rheingold' is the prologue to Wagner's Ring Cycle, and opens up the rich world of gods, dwarves, giants, dragons and humans that the story inhabits.
Beethoven - String Quartet No. 7 & 13, and Op. 133
To mark the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, the string quartet Quatuor Ébène has recorded all 16 of the composer's string quartets. In this programme, Quatuor Ébène plays Beethoven's String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 133.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
In May 2019, the new principal conductor of the Gewandhaus, Andris Nelsons, presented Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 with his orchestra in combination with Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 with outstanding violinist Baiba Skride as the soloist.
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 - III
Julijana Sarac performs the third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's `Piano Sonata No 21'. The work was completed in 1804 and is considered one of Beethoven's most technically challenging piano sonatas.
Olivier Latry, current holder of the Great Organ of Notre Dame, plays Pierre Cochereau's Boléro, Louis Vierne's Carillon of Westminster and Scherzo.
Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
The Vienna Philharmonic, filmed and recorded in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Handel The Triumph of Time and Truth
Emmanuelle Haim conducts Le Concert d'Astrée in a rendition of G. F. Handel's two-part oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno.
Martinu: Concertino for Piano Trio and Strings
Italian-Swiss ensemble Trio des Alpes team up with Orchestra da Camera di Mantova to perform Bohuslav Martinu's `Concertino for Three Pianos and String Orchestra, H 232'. Recorded at Teatro Bibiena in Mantua, Italy, on 21 January 2016.
CMIM Semi-final I: Arisa Onoda
Pianist Arisa Onoda joins the CMIM ensemble, consisting of three principal strings players of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, in a performance of the first movement, `Allegro molto moderato', of Gabriel Fauré's Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15.
Puccini La Bohème
This opera tells the story of young artists who live under poor circumstances. Rodolfo and Marcello share a house but have little money. When the girl next-door, Mimi, comes knocking, Rodolfo quickly falls in love.
Bach Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001-1006)
Gidon Kremer's return to J S Bach's partitas. In this recording from 2006, Kremer once again takes on the greatest challenge for any violinist: Bach's magnificent Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001-1006).
In Rehearsal Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen rehearses Dubussy's "La Mer" with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Conductor Eduard Topchjan leads the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37. Russian-born pianist Maya Oganyan makes her solo debut with the orchestra.
IVC 2021 Semi-finals: Finzi, Duparc a. o
Tenor Ilja Aksionov and pianist Gustas Raudonius perform works by Bart Visman, Gerald Finzi, Henri Duparc, Claude Debussy, Hugo Wolf, Sergei Rachmaninoff or Franz Schubert as part of the IVC 2021 semi-finals.
PIAM Semi-final I: Liszt and Ravel
Josef Edoardo Mossali performs Franz Liszt's `Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata', Maurice Ravel's `Toccata from Le tombeau de Couperin', and `Etude No 3 La Campanella' from Liszt's `Six Grandes études de Paganini'.
De Falla - El sombrero de tres picos
Spanish conductor Garcia Navarro leads the Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart in a performance of Manuel de Falla's `El sombrero de tres picos'. Originally a ballet score, De Falla composed the piece in 1916 and 1917.
Mozart - Divertimento No. 11, K. 251
The soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's `Divertimento No 11', also known as the `Nannerl-Septet'. The work, composed in 1776, is scored for an oboe, two horns, two violins, a viola and a double bass.
Harpsichordist and organist Sébastien Daucé conducts Ensemble Correspondances and soloist Sophie Karthäuser in a performance of Michel-Richard de Lalande's sacred music piece Les Leçons des Ténèbres.
Telemann - Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus, TWV 1: 364
Philippe Jaroussky sings Bach and Telemann in a portrait of a very special vocalist, and of two exceptional composers.
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.
Roberto Prosseda performs Mozart's Piano Sonata No 5 (KV 283) and four Impromptus, Op 90, by Franz Schubert. The performance finishes with Chopin's technically demanding Ballade No 4, Op 52.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
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 - 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.
Brahms Symphony No. 3, Op. 90
Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis leads his ensemble MusicAeterna alongside Austrian-Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in a performance showcasing young, accomplished and energetic musicians.
Beethoven . Quatuors à cordes nos 6 et 15
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.
For the Anniversary Gala, Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst led a programme featuring pianist Lang Lang as soloist, offering works touching on more than a century of Viennese musical traditions.
Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust
Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra perform Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust."