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La Bella Otero Choreography: Rubén Olmo Ballet Nacional de España Rubén Olmo, director Patricia Guerrero, guest artist Maribel Gallardo, special collaboration Flamenco musicians from the BNE Music: Manuel Busto, Alejandro Cruz, Agustín Diassera, Rarefolk, Diego Losada, Víctor Márquez, Enrique Bermúdez and Pau Vallet Musical recording: Barenboim-Said Foundation, musical direction by Manuel Busto Dramaturgy: Gregor Acuña-Pohl Set design: Eduardo Moreno Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos Lighting: Juan Gomez Cornejo Imagery: Manuel Martín Nieto Festival de Granada, June 23, 2023

Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major Op. 1 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Der Wanderer Der Müller und der Bach Frühlingsglaube Die Stadt Am Meer Franz Schubert Fantaisie for piano in C major D 760 "Wanderer-Fantasie" Paris, Philharmonie, 27 March 2023

Suites for a suffering world Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750 Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Thorsten Encke 1966 - Cracks, Clouds The German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff performs J.S. Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5 amid natural surroundings devastated by climate change. Beauty confronts its own destruction. Do we really want to watch without lifting a finger? Melting glaciers, desertified landscapes, flooded communities: climate change is having an alarming impact even in Europe. What are we humans doing to this wonderful planet? Aghast at the depredation and destruction of our unique ecosystems, the renowned German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff wants to ask Nature for forgiveness. She travels with her instrument to places in Europe where climate change has already become reality and visibly dealt severe wounds. Surrounded by sometimes bizarre scenery, she performs Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5, contrasting them with works specially composed for her by Thorsten Encke. She levels accusations, stokes resistance, and touches us with her virtuoso playing. The beauty of the music stands in sharp contrast to the often-dramatic images of damaged Nature, combatting the finality of destruction. A moving musical and visual plea for greater care and humility toward the beauty of our planet - at once ravishing and disturbing. Recorded at Aletsch Glacier (Switzerland), Cernon Forest (France), Harz Forest (Germany), Lac de Brenets (France/Switzerland), La Scène (Strasbourg/France), Rhone Glacier (Switzerland), Soulac-sur-Mer (France) Directed by Stéphan Aubé

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023

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Werther "Drame lyrique" in four acts and five tableaux by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Millet and Georges Hartmann after Goethe First performance in Viena, Hofoper, 16 February 1892 Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Michel Plasson (Conductor) Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Choeur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris Benoit Jacquot (Stage direction) Charles Edwards, André Diot (sets, lighting), Christian Gasc (Costumes) Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) Sophie Koch (Charlotte) Ludovic Tézier (Albert) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Sophie) Alain Vernhes (Le Bailli) Andreas Jaggi (Jean Schmidt) Christian Tréguier (Johann) Directed by Benoit Jacquot and Louise Narboni Paris, Opéra National de Paris, (Opéra-Bastille), 2010

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Enrico Caruso - The Eternal Voice Enrico Caruso's life was as melodramatic as the plots of many of the operas he sang. His phenomenal tenor voice made him famous worldwide and he became the first superstar. The background to a hitherto little-known assassination attempt in Cuba sheds new light on the legendary voice of the century, which is now part of humanity's cultural heritage. Enrico Caruso is a phenomenon, produced by Italian opera at the end of the 19th century. And to this day it remains its greatest mystery. How was a child from a poor background able to celebrate such great successes at the Metropolitan Opera in New York? What is the basis of his myth? Directed by Norbert Buse

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sonata in C major for piano four hands K. 521 Sonata in F major for piano four hands K. 497 Andante with five variations in G major for piano four hands K. 501 Sonata in D major for two pianos K. 448 Recorded Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation (Salzburg, Austria), 23 January 2021

Maria João Pires (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Impromptu no 3, D.935, Op.142 Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Arabesque no 1 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A major D. 664 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque Recorded 8 March 2021, Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris Directed by Guillaume Klein

Mozart: The Great Mass Uwe Scholz (choreography) Leipziger Ballett Eun Yee You (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Friedemann Röhlig (bass) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Chorus of the Leipzig Opera, Balázs Kocsár (conductor) Directed by Hans Hulscher

Philippe Mouratoglou (guitar) Francesco da Milano Ricercare 51 Giulio Regondi Introduction & Caprice op.23 Francesco da Milano Ricercare 42 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Sonata "Omaggio a Boccherini" op.77 Francesco da Milano Ricercare 8 Ricercare 33 Fantasia 6 Fantasia 39 Nuccio d'Angelo Due Canzoni Lidie Francesco da Milano Ricercare 38 Paris, La Scala, 9 March 2024

The Little Cunning Vixen, by Léos Janacek Orchestra, Chorus and Atelier Lyrique of Opéra National de Paris, Dennis Russell Davies (direction) André Engel (stage director) Elena Tsallagova (the vixen), Jukka Rasilainen (Gamekeeper), Michèle Lagrange (Gamekeeper's wife / Owl), Hannah Esther Minutillo (the fox), David Kuebler (Schoolmaster), Roland Bracht (Priest), Paul Gay (Harasta) Directed by Don Kent Recorded at the Opéra national de Paris in 2008 The story is actually very simple: a gamekeeper falls in love with a vixen, who symbolises beauty, femininity and wit. She lives among humans and understands that animals are free, rather than slaves to the human race. A fantastic and entertaining bestiary appears on stage. The children's performance is superb. Who else could convey such freshness, such savagery and such an imaginary world? We are offered a glimpse of an enchanted and fantastical world where love and freedom reign supreme. This light-spirited, naïve and melancholy fable introduces us to the great theatre of life. With ineffable poetry, Janácek listens to and recreates the eternal Song of the Earth. .

Sinfonía por el Perú, Ana María Patiño-Osorio (conductor) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Vincenzo Bellini Norma | Overture I Capuleti e i Montecchi | O, di Capellio... È serbata a questo acciaro... L'amo tanto e m'è sì cara Gaetano Donizetti Roberto Devereux | Ed ancor la tremenda porta… Come uno spirito angelico… Bagnato il sen di lagrime Il Duca d'Alba | Inosservato penetrava... Angelo casto e bel Giuseppe Verdi La Forza del destino | Overture Jérusalem | Je veux encore entendre ta voix Charles Gounod Romeo et Juliette | Act II: Entr'acte Roméo et Juliette | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil ! Jacques Offenbach Orphée aux enfers | Can-Can La Belle Hélène | Au mont Ida Ruperto Chapí La Revoltosa | Preludio José Serrano La Alegria del batallon | El Mismo rey del moro Pablo Luna La Pícara molinera | Paxarín tú que vuelas Reveriano Soutullo, Juan Vert El ultimo romantico | Bella enamorada Gerónimo Giménez La boda de Luis Alonso | Intermedio Agustin Lara Granada Paris, Philharmonie, 30 September 2024

Avishai Cohen Quintet Avishai Cohen (double bass, bass, vocals) Yonatan Voltzok (trombone) Yuval Drabkin (saxophone) Itay Simhovich (piano) Roni Kaspi (drums) Jazz in Marciac, July 24, 2024

Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021

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Der Rosenkavalier Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal based on "Les Amours du chevalier" by Faublas de Jean-Baptiste Louvet " de Couvray " First performance in 1927 at the Opéra de Paris Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Anne Schwanewilms (Marschallin, Princess von Werdenberg) Kurt Rydl (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau) Anke Vondung (Octavian) Hans-Joachim Ketelsen (Herr von Faninal) Maki Mori (Sophie) Sabine Brohm (Marianne Leitmetzerin [Duenna]) Oliver Ringelhahn (Valzacchi) Elisabeth Wilke (Annina) Staatsopernchor Dresden Matthias Brauer, Ulrich Paetzholdt (Chorus Masters) Christoph Schubiger (Stage Designer) Jessica Karge (Costume Designer) Jan Seeger, Christoph Schmädicke (Lighting Designers) Recorded at the NHK Hall in 2007 Directed by Eiji YOSHIDA

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Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Overture from "The Magic Flute" Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique" Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

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Concert halls are extremely special spaces. Parameters such as reverberation time, transmission or absorption of sound must be put in phase as physically measurable quantities: the hall itself becomes an instrument on which the musicians play.

Michael Beyer"Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (direction) Schweizer Kammerchor Bryn Terfel (bariton), Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Eteri Gvazava (soprano) Richard Wagner ""Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber"" from Die Walküre Claude Debussy Le Martyre de Saint Sébastian (suite) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques Directed by Michael Beyer Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2003.

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Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari / Margaretha - Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod - Casey Herd General Kiepert - Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff - Artur Shesterikov Shiva - Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeod - Emanouela Merdjanova Isadora Duncan - Erica Horwood La Madame- Nadia Yanowsky MC - Edo Wijnen M. Guimet - Anatole Babenko Lieutenant Ladoux - Roman Artyushkin Aunts- Wendeline Wijkstra, Pascalle Paerel et Hannah de Klein Uncles - Wolfgang Tietze, Peter Leung et Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair Adam Zelle (Margaretha's father) - Nicolas Rapaic And the Dutch National Ballet Live from Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam TV Director, Jeff Tudor

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut

Isfar Sarabski Trio Piano : Isfar Sarabski Bass : Makar Novikov Drums : Sasha Mashin Tar : Behruz Zeynal Nouveau Siècle, Lille, 10 June 2022

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Six Orchestral Songs Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 Meinem Kinde, op. 37 no. 3 Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden, op. 68 no. 2 Säus'le liebe Myrthe, op. 68 no. 3 Morgen, op. 27 no. 4 Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1 Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 6 in A Minor Rotterdam, de Doelen (Grand Hall), 16 February 2024

Recorded at Berlin's Tempodrom, the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and its chief conductor Robin Ticciati present Richard Strauss's 'An Alpine Symphony' as a musical and philosophical mountain hike with the legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner. The concert leads us through the Alps, lets the audience pass flowering meadows en route, through thickets and underbrush, over mountain pastures and glaciers to the summit, and finally the descent surrounded by thunderstorms. Messner provides insights into the physical and psychological borderline experiences of his mountain ascents and speaks about extreme situations, the perception of nature, and his mental state on the night before departure, during the conquest of the peak, during the long, onerous descent and the exhausted, contented return home.

Maria João Pires (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Impromptu no 3, D.935, Op.142 Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Arabesque no 1 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A major D. 664 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque Recorded 8 March 2021, Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris Directed by Guillaume Klein

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Janine Jansen (violin) Lili Boulanger 1893 - 1918 D'un matin de printemps Samuel Barber 1910 - 1981 Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Serge Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 London, Barbican Hall, 14 April 2024

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1897 Symphony no. 8 in C minor Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 June 2024

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Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Iberia Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Rivalry in Music - Callas vs. Tebaldi Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera. For their fans, Callas was known as "the tigress", Tebaldi as "the voice of an angel": the two singers could hardly have been more different, whether in their professional or private lives. To this day, Callas remains perhaps the greatest soprano of all time. Her rival, Tebaldi, is best known to opera lovers. Why is the posthumous fame of the two prima donnas so different? Directed by Andreas Morell 2020

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The Seasons Malandain Ballet Biarritz Thierry Malandain (Choreography) Music by Antonio Vivaldi and Giovanni Antonio Guido Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Stefan Plewniak (Conductor) François Menou (Lighting) Jorge Gallardo (Costumes) Véronique Murat and Charlotte Margnoux (Costume creation) Richard Coudray, Giuseppe Chiavaro and Frederik Deberdt (Ballet Masters) Château de Versailles, Royal Opera, December 17, 2023

Marc Bouchkov, Michael Barenboim (Violin), Adrien La Marca, Gérard Caussé (Viola), Ivan Karizna, Astrig Siranossian (Cello), Alexander Osipenko (double bass), Pascal Moraguès, Miri Saadon- Shani (Clarinet), Elena Bashkirova, Plamena Mangova (Piano) Mieczysław Weinberg String Trio Op. 28 Max Bruch Four pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83 Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout" Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival 2022

Stella Almondo (piano) Robert Schumann 1810 - 1856 Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 22 Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849 Andante et grande polonaise brillante Nocturne n°1 op.9 Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Etude-tableau n°5 op.39 Elegy No.1 Op.3 Alexander Scriabin 1871 - 1915 Piano Sonata No. 4 op.30 Paris, Salle Gaveau, 2023 Directed by John Blanch

Fidelio Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Libretto by Joseph Sonnleitner and Stephan von Breuning First performance in Vienna, Theater and der Wien, 20 November 1805 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andrés Orozco Estrada (conductor) Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Edward Ananian-Cooper (Chorus master) Andriy Zholdak (Stage direction, set and lighting design) Andriy Zholdak, Simon Machabeli (Costume design) Andriy Zholdak, Daniel Zholdak (Set design) Etienne Guiol (Video design) Jacquelyn Wagner (Leonore) Eric Cutler (Florestan) James Creswell (Rocco) Nicholas Brownlee (Don Pizarro) Anna El-Khashem (Marzelline) Linard Vrielink (Jaquino) Mark Kurmanbayev (Don Fernando) Amsterdam, Dutch National Opera, 29 June 2024

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, Gergely Madaras (conductor) Hungarian National Choir Anne-Catherine Gillet (soprano), Justina Gringyté (mezzo-soprano), Eve-Maud Hubeaux (mezzo-soprano), John Irvin (tenor), Artavzd Sargsyan (tenor ), David Bižić (baritone), Patrick Bolleire (bass), Karl-Heinz Lehner (bass) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Les Béatitudes Liège, Salle Philharmonique, December 8, 2022

Estival Jazz, Jimmy Witherspoon quartet Rozaa Wortham recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Mc Coy Tyner trio Estival Jazz 1985 Mc Coy Tyner (piano) Louis Hayes (drums) Avery Sharte (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

K, Simone Menezes (Music Director and conductor) Golshifteh Farahani (Sheherazade) Kristin Winters (Dinarzade) Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, Lynn Serfaty (dialogues) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 - 1908 Sheherazade (Orchestrated under the auspices ff Vincent Paulet)

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) 4 Fugues Op. 72 Bunte Blätter Op. 99 Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Polonaises Op. 26 1 Allegro appassionato (C-sharp minor) 2 Maestoso (E-flat minor) Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 Recorded at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 12 December 2020

Thaïs "Comédie lyrique" in three acts by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Libretto by Louis Gallet based on the novel by Anatole France First performance in Paris, Opéra, 16 March 1894 Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor) Monte-Carlo Opera Chorus Jean-Louis Grinda (Stage director) Marina Rebeka (Thaïs) Ludovic Tézier (Athanaël) Jean-François Borras (Nicias) Philippe Kahn (Palémon) Marie Gautrot (Albine) Cassandre Berthon (Crobyle) Valentine Lemercier (Myrtale) Jennifer Courcier (La Charmeuse) Directed by Gabriel Grinda Monte-Carlo, Opera, 28 January 2021

Enrico Caruso - The Eternal Voice Enrico Caruso's life was as melodramatic as the plots of many of the operas he sang. His phenomenal tenor voice made him famous worldwide and he became the first superstar. The background to a hitherto little-known assassination attempt in Cuba sheds new light on the legendary voice of the century, which is now part of humanity's cultural heritage. Enrico Caruso is a phenomenon, produced by Italian opera at the end of the 19th century. And to this day it remains its greatest mystery. How was a child from a poor background able to celebrate such great successes at the Metropolitan Opera in New York? What is the basis of his myth? Directed by Norbert Buse

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sonata in C major for piano four hands K. 521 Sonata in F major for piano four hands K. 497 Andante with five variations in G major for piano four hands K. 501 Sonata in D major for two pianos K. 448 Recorded Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation (Salzburg, Austria), 23 January 2021

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare (conductor) OSM Chorus, Andrew Megill (chorus master) Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) (Tove) Clay Hilley (tenor) (Waldemar) Karen Cargill (alto) (Waldtaube) Stephan Rügamer (tenor) (Klaus-Narr) Thomas E. Bauer (baritone) (Bauer) Ben Heppner (speaker) Arnold Schoenberg 1874 - 1951 Gurre-Lieder Montreal, Maison symphonique, 13 September 2024

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Mozart: The Great Mass Uwe Scholz (choreography) Leipziger Ballett Eun Yee You (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Friedemann Röhlig (bass) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Chorus of the Leipzig Opera, Balázs Kocsár (conductor) Directed by Hans Hulscher

Philippe Mouratoglou (guitar) Francesco da Milano Ricercare 51 Giulio Regondi Introduction & Caprice op.23 Francesco da Milano Ricercare 42 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Sonata "Omaggio a Boccherini" op.77 Francesco da Milano Ricercare 8 Ricercare 33 Fantasia 6 Fantasia 39 Nuccio d'Angelo Due Canzoni Lidie Francesco da Milano Ricercare 38 Paris, La Scala, 9 March 2024

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Rusalka Opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 31 March 1901 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Joana Mallwitz (Musical direction) Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Edward Ananian-Cooper (Chorus master) Philipp Stölzl, Philipp M. Krenn (Stage direction) Philipp Stölzl (Lighting design), Heike Vollmer, Philipp Stölzl (Set design), Anke Winckler (Costume design), Juanjo Arqués (Choreography), Simon Berger (Dramaturgy) Johanni van Oostrum (Rusalka) Pavel Černoch (Princ | Prince) Annette Dasch (Cizí kněžna | Foreign Princess) Raehann Bryce-Davis (Ježibaba) Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (Vodník | Water Goblin) Karin Strobos (Kuchtík | Kitchen Boy) Erik Slik (Hajný | Gamekeeper) Georgiy Derbas-Richter (Lovec | Hunter) Amsterdam, Dutch National Opera, 13 June 2023

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

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Youn Sun Nah Quartet Youn Sun Nah (vocals) Christopher Jones (acoustic bass, electric bass), Thomas Naïm (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Tony Paeleman (piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer) Annecy, Bonlieu, 23 March 2023

Born in the United States, Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer and guitarist with an unclassifiable style and an exceptional artistic personality, carried by a voice that is both soft and husky, with blues and folk accents. After spending part of her childhood in the United States, she moved to France as a teenager where she joined her first jazz bands. An atypical artist, she performs a lot in the street while participating in festivals and creating her own albums. In 2004, she had an international success with Careless Love. Other albums have been released since, including the recent Anthem (2018), the title of which is taken from a Leonard Cohen song.

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

Le Balcon, Students of the Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur de Musique - Europe et Méditerranée d'Aix-en-Provence, Maxime Pascal (conductor) Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992) From Canyons to Stars - excerpt: Interstellar Call Gérard Grisey (1946 - 1998) Stèle Olivier Messiaen Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Cable car of the Glaciers of La Meije (Festival Messiaen, Pas de La Meije) 31 July 2021

Hélène Grimaud (piano) Mat Hennek (visual artist) Woodlands and Beyond Luciano Berio Wasserklavier Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 1 Toru Takemitsu Rain Tree Sketch II Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 2 Gabriel Fauré Barcarolle No. 5 Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 3 Maurice Ravel Jeux d'eau (Water Games) Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 4 Isaac Albéniz Almeria Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 5 Franz Liszt Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (The Fountains of the Villa d'Este) Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 6 Leoš Janáček In the Mists (V mlhách) Nitin Sawhney Water - Transition 7 Claude Debussy Préludes, Book I - La cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral) Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, 2017 Directed by François-René Martin

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 De Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdam, December 2016

Don Giovanni "Dramma Giocoso" in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte First performance in Prague, 29 October 1787 Staatskapelle Berlin, Thomas Guggeis (Musical Director) Staatsopernchor, Martin Wright (Chorus Master) Vincent Huguet (Director) Aurélie Maestre (Sets), Clémence Pernoud (Costumes), Irene Selka (Lights), Robert Pflanz (Video), Louis Geisler (Dramaturgy) Michael Volle (Don Giovanni) Slávka Zámečníková (Donna Anna) Bogdan Volkov (Don Ottavio) Peter Rose (Il Commendatore) Elsa Dreisig (Donna Elvira) Riccardo Fassi (Leporello) David Oštrek (Masetto) Serena Sáenz (Zerlina) Berlin, Staatsoper, 17 April 2022

Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Overture from "The Magic Flute" Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique" Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari / Margaretha - Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod - Casey Herd General Kiepert - Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff - Artur Shesterikov Shiva - Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeod - Emanouela Merdjanova Isadora Duncan - Erica Horwood La Madame- Nadia Yanowsky MC - Edo Wijnen M. Guimet - Anatole Babenko Lieutenant Ladoux - Roman Artyushkin Aunts- Wendeline Wijkstra, Pascalle Paerel et Hannah de Klein Uncles - Wolfgang Tietze, Peter Leung et Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair Adam Zelle (Margaretha's father) - Nicolas Rapaic And the Dutch National Ballet Live from Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam TV Director, Jeff Tudor

Sasha Waltz is one of Europe's best-known and most exciting choreographers. Her choreographies are outstanding as she always surprises with new formations, deep subjects and stunning aesthetic style. But she does not only work with dancers: the dialogue with all other art forms is her special interest. All her deep and beautifully choreographed pieces are featured in this film where Sasha Waltz gives us insight into her work. The film portrait by Brigitte Kramer draws a line from 2006 to today, the important years of Sasha Waltz' international career.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021

Avishai Cohen Quintet Avishai Cohen (double bass, bass, vocals) Yonatan Voltzok (trombone) Yuval Drabkin (saxophone) Itay Simhovich (piano) Roni Kaspi (drums) Jazz in Marciac, July 24, 2024

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Suites for a suffering world Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750 Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Thorsten Encke 1966 - Cracks, Clouds The German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff performs J.S. Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5 amid natural surroundings devastated by climate change. Beauty confronts its own destruction. Do we really want to watch without lifting a finger? Melting glaciers, desertified landscapes, flooded communities: climate change is having an alarming impact even in Europe. What are we humans doing to this wonderful planet? Aghast at the depredation and destruction of our unique ecosystems, the renowned German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff wants to ask Nature for forgiveness. She travels with her instrument to places in Europe where climate change has already become reality and visibly dealt severe wounds. Surrounded by sometimes bizarre scenery, she performs Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5, contrasting them with works specially composed for her by Thorsten Encke. She levels accusations, stokes resistance, and touches us with her virtuoso playing. The beauty of the music stands in sharp contrast to the often-dramatic images of damaged Nature, combatting the finality of destruction. A moving musical and visual plea for greater care and humility toward the beauty of our planet - at once ravishing and disturbing. Recorded at Aletsch Glacier (Switzerland), Cernon Forest (France), Harz Forest (Germany), Lac de Brenets (France/Switzerland), La Scène (Strasbourg/France), Rhone Glacier (Switzerland), Soulac-sur-Mer (France) Directed by Stéphan Aubé

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023

Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo-Soprano) Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor) Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera (Choir) I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis (Conductor) Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) I trionfi del fato Niobe, regina di Tebe Stabat Mater La libertà contenta La superbia d'Alessandro Tassilone La lotta d'Hercole con Acheloo Marco Aurelio Alarico il Baltha, cioè L'audace re de' Gothi Château de Versailles, France, 2012 Directed by Olivier Simonnet

Werther "Drame lyrique" in four acts and five tableaux by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Millet and Georges Hartmann after Goethe First performance in Viena, Hofoper, 16 February 1892 Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Michel Plasson (Conductor) Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Choeur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris Benoit Jacquot (Stage direction) Charles Edwards, André Diot (sets, lighting), Christian Gasc (Costumes) Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) Sophie Koch (Charlotte) Ludovic Tézier (Albert) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Sophie) Alain Vernhes (Le Bailli) Andreas Jaggi (Jean Schmidt) Christian Tréguier (Johann) Directed by Benoit Jacquot and Louise Narboni Paris, Opéra National de Paris, (Opéra-Bastille), 2010

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) The choir of the music-oriented classes of Puolala School Marie Lambert-Le Bihan (stage director) John Torres (lighting designer) Charles Ives 1874-1954 The Unanswered Question Rachel Portman 1960- The First Morning of the World Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (from Rückert-Lieder) Marco Uccellini ca. 1603-1680 Sinfonia terza (a cinque stromenti) op. 7 Biagio Marini 1594-1663 Con le stelle in Ciel che mai (from Scherzi e canzone op. 5) Josef Mysliveček 1737-1781 Toglierò le sponde al mare (from the oratorio 'Adamo ed Eva') Giovanni Valentini 1582-1649 Sonata enharmonica Francesco Cavalli 1602-1676 Piante ombrose (from the opera 'La Calisto') Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714-1787 Danza degli spettri e delle furie: Allegro non troppo | Recitativo accompagnato: Misera, dove son! | Aria: Ah! non son io che parlo (from the opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice') George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 As with rosy steps the morn (from the oratorio 'Theodora') Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder) Turku, Concert Hall (Turku Music Festival), 29 August 2024

Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir of the National Opera of the Rhine, John Nelson (Conductor) Alessandro Zuppardo (Chorus Master), Jorge Matta (Gulbenkian Chorus Master) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Romeo and Juliet Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, June 8, 2022

Concert halls are extremely special spaces. Parameters such as reverberation time, transmission or absorption of sound must be put in phase as physically measurable quantities: the hall itself becomes an instrument on which the musicians play.

Michael Beyer"Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (direction) Schweizer Kammerchor Bryn Terfel (bariton), Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Eteri Gvazava (soprano) Richard Wagner ""Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber"" from Die Walküre Claude Debussy Le Martyre de Saint Sébastian (suite) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques Directed by Michael Beyer Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2003.

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Isfar Sarabski Trio Piano : Isfar Sarabski Bass : Makar Novikov Drums : Sasha Mashin Tar : Behruz Zeynal Nouveau Siècle, Lille, 10 June 2022

Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Itzhak Perlman (Violin) Lawrence Foster Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano) Lynn Harrell (Cello) Bruno Canino (Piano) Pinchas Zukerman Philharmonia Orchestra Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897) Dance of the Goblins Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 Jean-Sébastien Bach (1685-1750) Partita for solo violin no.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Gavotte en Rondeau) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Trio for piano and strings in E Flat major, op. 70 no.2 Scott Joplin (1868-1917) / Itzhak Perlman (1945) The Ragtime Dance (for violin and piano) Jean-Sébastien Bach Partita for solo violin no.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Prelude) Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for violin and piano no.10 in G major, op. 96 Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) Études-Caprices for two violins, op. 18 n°4 in A minor Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Violin concerto, strings and bass, op. 8 no.4 in F minor " Winter ", RV 297 Antonio Bazzini Dance of the Goblins Réalisé par : Christopher Nupen 1978

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Der Rosenkavalier Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal based on "Les Amours du chevalier" by Faublas de Jean-Baptiste Louvet " de Couvray " First performance in 1927 at the Opéra de Paris Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Anne Schwanewilms (Marschallin, Princess von Werdenberg) Kurt Rydl (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau) Anke Vondung (Octavian) Hans-Joachim Ketelsen (Herr von Faninal) Maki Mori (Sophie) Sabine Brohm (Marianne Leitmetzerin [Duenna]) Oliver Ringelhahn (Valzacchi) Elisabeth Wilke (Annina) Staatsopernchor Dresden Matthias Brauer, Ulrich Paetzholdt (Chorus Masters) Christoph Schubiger (Stage Designer) Jessica Karge (Costume Designer) Jan Seeger, Christoph Schmädicke (Lighting Designers) Recorded at the NHK Hall in 2007 Directed by Eiji YOSHIDA

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Janine Jansen (violin) Lili Boulanger 1893 - 1918 D'un matin de printemps Samuel Barber 1910 - 1981 Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Serge Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 London, Barbican Hall, 14 April 2024

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1897 Symphony no. 8 in C minor Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 June 2024

Rachmaninov revisited Celebrated in his day not only as a great composer, Sergei Rachmaninov was also admired as an outstanding pianist who was a peerless interpreter of his own works including the piano concerti and the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. It is well known that he was in effect the sole pianist capable of performing his most demanding Third Piano Concerto and his performances and recording of the concerto came to be considered as the definitive ones. The relationship between performance, interpretation, and Rachmaninov's own life is addressed in this film by young pianists. They explore the evolution of interpretation over the past few decades with brief excerpts of recordings by Rachmaninov as contrasted with contemporary performances by today's well-known young pianists as they comment on the differences (or similarities) of their approach. Directed by Peter Rosen

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Sergei Rachamninov 1873 - 1943 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Ernő Dohnányi 1877 - 1960 Symphony No. 2 in E major, op. 40 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 23 February 2024

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari / Margaretha - Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod - Casey Herd General Kiepert - Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff - Artur Shesterikov Shiva - Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeod - Emanouela Merdjanova Isadora Duncan - Erica Horwood La Madame- Nadia Yanowsky MC - Edo Wijnen M. Guimet - Anatole Babenko Lieutenant Ladoux - Roman Artyushkin Aunts- Wendeline Wijkstra, Pascalle Paerel et Hannah de Klein Uncles - Wolfgang Tietze, Peter Leung et Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair Adam Zelle (Margaretha's father) - Nicolas Rapaic And the Dutch National Ballet Live from Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam TV Director, Jeff Tudor

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Estival Jazz, Jimmy Witherspoon quartet Rozaa Wortham recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Mc Coy Tyner trio Estival Jazz 1985 Mc Coy Tyner (piano) Louis Hayes (drums) Avery Sharte (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Itzhak Perlman (Violin) Lawrence Foster Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano) Lynn Harrell (Cello) Bruno Canino (Piano) Pinchas Zukerman Philharmonia Orchestra Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897) Dance of the Goblins Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 Jean-Sébastien Bach (1685-1750) Partita for solo violin no.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Gavotte en Rondeau) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Trio for piano and strings in E Flat major, op. 70 no.2 Scott Joplin (1868-1917) / Itzhak Perlman (1945) The Ragtime Dance (for violin and piano) Jean-Sébastien Bach Partita for solo violin no.3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Prelude) Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for violin and piano no.10 in G major, op. 96 Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) Études-Caprices for two violins, op. 18 n°4 in A minor Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Violin concerto, strings and bass, op. 8 no.4 in F minor " Winter ", RV 297 Antonio Bazzini Dance of the Goblins Réalisé par : Christopher Nupen 1978

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

K, Simone Menezes (Music Director and conductor) Golshifteh Farahani (Sheherazade) Kristin Winters (Dinarzade) Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, Lynn Serfaty (dialogues) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 - 1908 Sheherazade (Orchestrated under the auspices ff Vincent Paulet)

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) 4 Fugues Op. 72 Bunte Blätter Op. 99 Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Polonaises Op. 26 1 Allegro appassionato (C-sharp minor) 2 Maestoso (E-flat minor) Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 Recorded at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 12 December 2020

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

Werther "Drame lyrique" in four acts and five tableaux by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Libretto by Edouard Blau, Paul Millet and Georges Hartmann after Goethe First performance in Viena, Hofoper, 16 February 1892 Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris Michel Plasson (Conductor) Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Choeur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris Benoit Jacquot (Stage direction) Charles Edwards, André Diot (sets, lighting), Christian Gasc (Costumes) Jonas Kaufmann (Werther) Sophie Koch (Charlotte) Ludovic Tézier (Albert) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Sophie) Alain Vernhes (Le Bailli) Andreas Jaggi (Jean Schmidt) Christian Tréguier (Johann) Directed by Benoit Jacquot and Louise Narboni Paris, Opéra National de Paris, (Opéra-Bastille), 2010

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never been broadcast and, until recently, the footage had lain dormant for half a century. Now the series has been resurrected in its original form. It was recorded when Daniel Barenboim was in his late twenties, full of talent, charisma and early authority. During the episodes, he talks and plays extracts at the piano, illustrating the defining characteristics of Beethoven's compositions and sharing his personal insight into the composer's mindset. Throughout, he addresses the camera directly as presenter, adding to the intensity of the narrative. For orchestral pieces, he conducts the New Philharmonia Orchestra or plays at the piano with Sir Adrian Boult taking the conductor's baton. "Barenboim On Beethoven" is a musical journey charting Beethoven's progression in the context of his contemporaries such as Mozart and Haydn. Over twenty key compositions are performed and dissected, making this a unique body of work.

Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Overture from "The Magic Flute" Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique" Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu

Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 6 in A minor Recorded on June 20, 2018, at the Philharmonie, Berlin TV Director, Michael Beyer

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Last Words The great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was greatly admired for his interpretive insight, note-perfect control of the tonal qualities, and shadings of color in his voice, for exceptional rhythmic sense and impeccable diction. His reputation as a lieder singer is so high - he had a repertoire of more than 3.000 songs - that it is easy to forget his extensive list of operatic roles. In this conversation Fischer-Dieskau reveals for the last time on camera the secrets of his outstanding career. His "Last Words" provide a deep insight into the extraordinary artistic life of one of the most famous and prolific lieder singers of our time. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died in May 2012 at the age of 86. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 2013

Matthias Goerne (baritone), Markus Hinterhäuser (piano) William Kentridge (Stage Director and visuals) William Kentridge, Sabine Theunissen (Sets) Franz Schubert Winterreise Song Cycle (1827), lyrics by Wilhelm Müller Recorded on Juillet 2nd and 15th, 2014 at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Directed by Christian Leblé "