Classical music
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book III
Paul Agnew’s monumental project to perform all eight books of Monteverdi’s madrigals in just four years seems as ambitious as performing the complete works of Bach! A bold challenge, like the work itself. Contained within these eight Books are the foundations of modern music, from the end of the Ren...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book IV
Paul Agnew’s monumental project to perform all eight books of Monteverdi’s madrigals in just four years seems as ambitious as performing the complete works of Bach! A bold challenge, like the work itself. Contained within these eight Books are the foundations of modern music, from the end of the Ren...
NUITS DE L’ÂME, A LITERARY CONCERT
This programme presents 9 Nocturnes for piano by Frédéric Chopin and a work by Robert Schumann, performed by pianist Brigitte Engerer and preceded by the poems of Jean-Yves Clément (extracts from Nuits de l'Âme, published by Cherche Midi). Jean-Yves Clément is a writer and a festival organiser and a...
SOLSBERG Festival, Sol Gabetta : César Franck, Claude Debussy
Having perfected her art in Europe, the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta is one of the greatest classical musicians in the world.
An exceptional artist, she is also the artistic director of the Solsberg Festival.
Concert recorded as part of the 7th Solsberg Festival in Olsberg, Switzerl...
SOLSBERG Festival, Sol Gabetta : Ravel, Fauré, Dvorák
Having perfected her art in Europe, the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta is one of the greatest classical musicians in the world.
An exceptional artist, she is also the artistic director of the Solsberg Festival.
Concert recorded as part of the 7th Solsberg Festival in Olsberg, Switzerl...
SOLSBERG Festival, Sol Gabetta : Schubert, Beethoven
Having perfected her art in Europe, the Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta is one of the greatest classical musicians in the world.
An exceptional artist, she is also the artistic director of the Solsberg Festival.
Concert recorded as part of the 7th Solsberg Festival in Olsberg, Switzerl...
Beethoven, String quarter N° 9, in C major, op.59 n°3
One of Beethoven's most beautiful string quartets performed by exceptional musicians.
Composed in 1806 and published in January 1808, it is the last of the three quartets dedicated to Prince Andrey Razumovsky, whose name it bears.
This quartet was composed during the very productive year of 1806, wh...
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN by BRAHMS: Nikolaj Znaider & Ivan Fischer
Nikolaj Znaider is the opposite of the shooting stars that are studding the sky of classical music today. Since he began, he has taken his time: to work, but also to reflect and develop his various talents. Although increasingly in demand as a conductor, he is not neglecting his violin.
Born into...
Francesco Tristano – Take Away Show
In an empty theatre, a young pianist named Francesco Tristano sits alone on stage at his piano, playing a Bach piece with quiet confidence.
Then comes an improvisation on piano and machines.
A ballet develops between the camera and the classical pianist during these two Take Away concerts.
- J.S. B...
Gautier Capuçon : Tchaïkovski Prokoviev (Artistic Confessions)
The French cellist Gautier CAPUÇON and the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater of Saint Petersburg under the direction of Valéry GUERGUIEV perform works by Prokofiev (Sinfonia Concertante) and Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations).Interviews: Gautier CapuçonExcerpts Piotr Llitch Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variati...
