Isaac Stern, violin Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 22/II. Romance. Andante non troppoPhiladelphia Orchestra From Wieniawski/Bruch/Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos (1995) Released by Sony Classical Wieniawski: Violin Concerto This is a wonderful piece played
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Paul Lewis, piano Sonata no. 8 “Pathétique” in C minor, I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio From Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (2007) Released by Harmonia Mundi Beethoven: Sonata no. 8 “Pathétique” This Sonata was written in
Maria João Pires and Ricardo Castro, piano Fantasia for piano, 4 hands in F minor, D. 940 (Op. 103) From Résonance de l’Originaire (2005) Released by Deutsche Grammophon Schubert: Fantasia for piano This is one of the most important works
Daniel Barenboim, piano La moza donosa From Tangos Among Friends (1996) Released by Teldec Ginastera: La moza donosa Many classical musicians have tried to add different genres to their repertoire, whether it is jazz, blues, musicals or something else, but
Mark Padmore, tenorPaul Lewis, piano Winterreise, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano, D. 911 (Op. 89) – Book I, Gute Nacht (‘Fremd bin ich eingezogen’) From Schubert: Winterreise (2009) Released by Harmonia Mundi Schubert: Winterreise, Gute Nacht Based on poems
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in AK581 Allegro From Richard Stoltzman – The Essential Clarinet (1999) Released by BMG Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A This piece gives me a feeling of bien être, full of tenderness and contentment. This
Pascal Rogé, piano Romances sans paroles (3) for piano, Op. 17: III. Andante moderato From Fauré: Piano Music (1990) Released by Polygram Records Fauré: Romances Fauré’s piano music has never been widely performed although it deserves a legitimate place in
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano Bach: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208 – Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden From Bach Arias (1998) Released by Deutsche Grammophon Bach: Schafe können sicher weiden One of my favorite mezzos, Kožená