Herbert von Karajan conducts La Scala Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luciano Pavarotti, and Nicolai Ghiaurov.

From the very first bars of the Coriolan Overture, it is apparent that this is Beethoven at his very...

This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It capt...

There is hardly a better way to approach Ludwig van Beethoven than through his piano concertos. Beet...

Valery Gergiev is widely recognised as the greatest modern interpreter of Tchaikovsky’s music and th...

Surely Bach’s French Suites, which he composed during his years at Cöthen (1717–1723), are among the...

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night ...

In Anton Bruckner’s 7th Symphony, the listener encounters a music characterized by great spaciousnes...

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s European Concert, held each year on 1 May, is invariably an internatio...

Every year, the Berliner Philharmoniker hold a kind of classical-music fête with a bright, cheerful ...

Repertoire Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Antonín Dvořák: Song to the Moon from “Rusalk...

The Waldbühne in Berlin, one of the most appealing outdoor amphitheatres on the European continent, ...

Anton Bruckner’s 6th Symphony was written between 1879 and 1881: a very happy time in his life. Unli...

“Clarity was one thing that made this performance a marvel. Another was the flexibility of Barenboim...

The Süddeutsche Zeitung summed up this highly acclaimed performance of Bruckner's monumental Fifth S...

In this variety special, Olivia shares the evening with Andy Gibb, Elton John, Ted Knight, Gene Kell...

Daniel Barenboim is an expert in exploiting the impact of cyclical performances of composers works: ...

Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahmss orchestral works with the Wie...