TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Wednesday, April 8th TV listings for Stingray Classica
One of the first Christmas carols ever written is `Salvatoris Hodie', which opens First Snow: the Christmas concert by the Brussels Philharmonic. Also featuring is a performance of two contemporary melodies penned by conductor Bo Holten.
Leonard Bernstein, David Bowie, Bill Clinton, and Mikhail Gorbachev have all narrated the symphonic fairy tale `Peter and the Wolf', composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. Every character is illustrated by a different instrument with its own theme.
The Bolshoi Theatre Ballet performs Dmitri Shostakovich's Golden Age, a ballet in two acts, choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich.
Chamber music by Haydn, Tchaikovsky and others
As part of `Preludio' concert series by the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, a music ensemble performs notable works by Austrian composer Haydn and Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
Brahms Tragic Overture & Mahler Symphony NO. 1
Maestro Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a concert programme featuring Johannes Brahms's `Tragic Overture' in D minor, Op. 81, and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major, `Titan'.
Schumann - Fantasie in C, Op. 17
After recording all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas to celebrate the composer's 250th birthday, celebrated Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz decided to record solo piano works by Robert Schumann. His Fantasie in C, Op. 17, was written in 1836.
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Holland Baroque performs the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in 1721.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Chopin: Piano Concertos No. 1 & No. 2
Antoni Wit conducts the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of Chopin's Piano Concertos No 1, Op 11 and No 2, Op 21. Soloists are Nikolai Demidenko and Evgeny Kissin.
Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra from Worcester Cathedral.
Glière Quartet Op. 20 & Shostakovich Quintet Op. 57
The Valerius Ensemble, consisting of Robert Windak (violin), Michael Rein (violin), Eva Šušlíková (viola), Judith Chapman (cello) and Ingo Lylofs (piano) played a concert in Muziekcentrum Enschede on April 15, 2018.
Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo & Julia, Op. 64
The beautiful Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg formed the background for the 1996 edition of the annual Europakonzert of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Beethoven Fidelio, Op. 72
"Fidelio" Op 72, originally titled "Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe", which translates to "Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love", is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera.
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.
Olivier Latry, current holder of the Great Organ of Notre Dame, plays Pierre Cochereau's Boléro, Louis Vierne's Carillon of Westminster and Scherzo.
Brahms: Violin Concerto and Academic Ouverture
One of today's most distinguished conductors, Franz Welser-Möst conducts The Cleveland Orchestra in a performance featuring works from the oeuvre of Johannes Brahms.
IVC 2021 Semi-finals: Fauré, Wolf A. O
Soprano Alisa Fedorenko (Russia, 1999) and pianist Evgenii Sergeev (Russia, 1986) perform `Mandoline' and 'À Clymène' from Gabriel Fauré's Cinq melodies de Venise, Op 58; `Lied der Delphine' from Franz Schubert's Zwei Szenen aus dem Schauspiel.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Bach, Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
The six suites for violoncello solo by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) are a pillar in this instrument's repertoire.
Marin Alsop conducts the Britten-Pears Orchestra in a performance of Maurice Ravel's `Ma mère l'Oye', at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape Bridge in the UK in 2017.
Barati and Debargue Perform Debussy, Brahms and Franck
Violinist Kristof Barati and Pianist Lucas Debargue pair for the first time in a duo concert at the 25th anniversary edition of the Swiss Verbier Festival in 2018.
IVC 2021 Semi-finals: Schubert, Wolf a. o
Soprano Heidi Baumgartner and pianist Asuka Tagami perform Franz Schubert's Suleika I, Op 14 No 1, D 720, 'Er ist's' from Hugo Wolf's Mörike-Lieder, Bart Visman's Vermeer's 'Gold', and 'Sua katselen' (Looking at you).
In Rehearsal Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons rehearses Bartok's "Miraculous Mandarin Suite" with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance at the Oslo Concert Hall.
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Schwartz presents Schumann's Symphonic Etudes, Op 13. Composed between 1834-37, the work began as a theme and a set of sixteen variations. The theme had been composed by Baron von Fricken, an amateur musician and father of Ernestine von Fricken.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Pierre Boulez: A Life For Music
A year after the death of Pierre Boulez, the French Institute invites Prague director and producer Reiner Moritz to talk about the life and work of this French composer, pianist and conductor.
Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Violinist Daniel Rowland, violist Rachel Roberts, cellist Julian Arp, and pianist Diana Ketler perform Richard Strauss' `Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13', as part of the Stiftfestival 2016 in the Dutch village of Weerselo.
Schumann, Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38
Conductor Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen perform Schumann symphonies.
Mosaïque Project - Canadian Piano Quartets
Celebrating the diversity and richness of Canada through the eyes and ears of its people.
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Enjoy a sparkling performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's famous Piano Concerto No. 1, by the incredible piano virtuoso Russian Daniil Trifonov, with Kent Nagano conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Caresana, Ziani, Scarlatti - Settimana Santa
'True lovers of Italian music' is how the musicians of the young ensemble L'Escadron volant de la Reine describe themselves. Their fascination with Naples resulted in a programme for Holy Week.