Artist: Ernst Haefliger One of the greatest lyric tenors of the 20th century, Ernst Haefliger's reputation was won through his supreme interpretation of German Lieder, Mozart operas, and his benchmark performances of the oratorios, masses, and cantatas of J.S. Bach. His performances of the Evangelist in the Bach Passions set a worldwide standard. |
Artist: Pierre Monteux Famously conducted the world premieres of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and other prominent works including Petrushka, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Debussy's Jeux. Monteux was the principal conductor of the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. |
Artist: Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen |
Artist: Quatuor Ebene Beethoven's 16 string quartets occupy a place of honor in the chamber repertoire. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, and Quatuor Ébène is recognizing this with an extensive tour, entitled Beethoven Around the World. |
Artist: Niu Niu Second DECCA recording for rising star Chinese pianist, Niu Niu - who, as a nine year-old, was the youngest pianist ever to sign to EMI Classics. Led by rare and thrilling repertoire - showcasing the truly extraordinary Frans Liszt solo piano transcription of Beethoven's epic Fifth Symphony. |
Artist: Pierre Fournier Fournier’s Apollonian performances, recorded December 1960, are wonderfully felt, wonderfully played, and have a matchless amplitude and beauty of tone. |
Artist: Ilya Gringolts / Nicola Guerini Despite his youth, Ilya Gringolts can already look back on sixteen extraordinarily successful years in his violinist career. His inquisitiveness regarding new musical challenges has shown him to be an outstanding musical personality. |
Artist: Leonid Kogan, Constantin Silvestri Violinist Leonid Kogan performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major along with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Constantin Silvestri. |
Artist: Hardi Saxophone Quartet From the beginning of Bach's "Prelude - Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello", to "Aria on the G String", Johann Pachelbel's "Canon" and Francisco Sartori's "Time to say goodbye ( Farewell Moments)" and other classic melodies like it are combined into an album of unparalleled and beautiful saxophone quartets |
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