TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Saturday, October 31st TV listings for Stingray Classica
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
Two musical friends go on a wondrous journey through the world of Saint-Saëns's `The Carnival of the Animals', a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements.
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 the great composer's sixteen string quartets.
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'.
Rodolfo Barráez conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería in a performance of Carl Orff's cantata Carmina Burana. Soloists are soprano Anabel de la Mora, tenor Andrés Carrillo and baritone Daniel Cerón.
Every year since 1991, the Berliner Philharmoniker has given concerts in a different European city on each May 1st. These concerts have become known as 'Europakonzert'. Prague was the host city in 2013.
Ueda -- Someone Out There Is Praying for Peace I
Italian conductor Andrea Vitello leads his Ensemble BIOS in a performance of 'Someone Out There is Praying for Peace' by contemporary Canadian composer Rita Ueda. This piece is played here by Saeed Mirzazadeh.
Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
In this 2018 concert, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is led by Canadian conductor and pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's `Symphony No 4 in C minor, Op 43'.
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 the great composer's sixteen string quartets.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Israeli-born conductor Daniel Oren leads the Orchestra of the Arena di Verona in a magnificent interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco. Verdi's third opera, but first great popular success, was created at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1842.
The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres
The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, also known simply as Tafelmusik, is a Toronto-based Canadian baroque orchestra, specialised in early music.
Heavenly Voices The Legacy of Farinelli
A look at 'The Legacy of Farinelli' and following the history of castrati in choral music: male singers who were castrated at a young age in order to preserve their high vocal range.
Mozart, Symphony No. 38, K. 504
Gerd Albrecht conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie in a performance of W A Mozart's Prague Symphony No 38 (K 504).
Chopin - Polonaise-Fantaisie, op. 61
Pianist Maria João Pires performs the Polonaise-fantasy in A-flat major, Op 61 by the famous conductor, Frédéric Chopin. Composed in 1846, the piece is dedicated to a friend of the composer.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22
Pianist Mikhail Pletnev is accompanied by the Russian National Orchestra led by Kirill Karabits in a performance of Camille Saint-Saëns's `Piano Concerto no. 2, Op. 22'.
Symphonies in D by Mozart and Voríšek
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester perform a concert from Leipzig's Gewandhaus. The performance includes Jan Václav Hugo Voríšek's 'Symphony in D major' and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 'Symphony No 38'.
Sinding -- Serenade in A Major, Op. 92
Violinists Francesca Dego and Domenico Nordio and pianist Andrea Bacchetti perform Serenade in A major, Op. 92 by Norwegian composer Christian Sinding. This performance was recorded at Teatro Comunale Città di Vicenza, Italy, on December 2, 2013.
Music in the Air (2012)
The Vienna-based IMZ International Music + Media Centre, a global association, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. Shedding light on the history of classical music. Featuring footage of Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Dialogue between Zubin Mehta and the musicians as they explore Strauss' tone poem together.
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1. Op. 1
Piano soloist Boris Berezovsky is accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Sladkovsky in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 1.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Ravel - Piano Concerto for the left hand & Boléro
Péter Csaba leads the Spanish Orquesta Sinfónica Freixenet del Encuentro in this inaugural concert of the Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santander, opening up with Ravel's Piano Concerto for the left hand in D major.
Beethoven, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor: Rafael Kubelík, recorded at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
Works by Smetana, Janácek, Suk and Dvorák
Musicians of the Reina Sofía School of Music pay tribute to the rich musical heritage of Czechia in this chamber concert. The programme features Bedrich Smetana's Piano Trio in G minor, performed by violinist Eduard Kollert and cellist Célia Garetti.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Martha Argerich performs her signature piece with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the baton of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt. This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre in Switzerland.
Luisi conducts Paganini's Violin Concerto & Brahms
Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of two great works. Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 is paired with Brahms' dramatic symphonic debut, Symphony No. 1.