Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall (Conductor) Lina Johnson (Soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (Mezzo-soprano), Martin Platz (Tenor), Manuel Walser (baritone) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Missa solemnis op. 123 Dresden, Frauenkirche, 20 May 2023

Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony no 7 in E minor Berlin, Philharmonie, 1992 Directed by Barrie Gavin

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Belmondo Quintet Lionel Belmondo (tenor saxophone, flute) Stéphane Belmondo (trumpet, flugelhorn) Eric Legnini (piano) Sylvain Romano (double bass) Laurent Robin (drums) Jazz à Vienne, July 8, 2021

Paolo Fresu Trio Rome, Villa Medici, 10 October 2022

Paolo Fresu (trumpet), Omar Sosa (piano), Trilok Gurtu (percussions) Boulougne-Billancourt, Seine Musicale, 14 November 2021

André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music Based on his autobiography, this unique session of intimate conversations reveals the key events in the history of Brazilian music through the eyes of André Midani, who helped shape the Brazilian music scene like no other from the 1950s to the new millennium. With Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Frejat, Jorge Ben Jor, Erasmo Carlos, Boni, Fernanda Torres, Washington Olivetto, Carlos Lyra, Miúcha, Roberto Menescal, Baby Brazil, Dadi, Liminha, Nelson Motta, Carlos Diegues, Fernanda Montenegro - and many others Directed by Andrucha Waddington, Mini Kerti 2015

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Jörgen van Rijen (trombone) Lucas Debargue (piano) Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphony no 3 "Liturgique" James MacMillan (né en 1959) Trombone Concerto George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) West Side Story, symphonic dances Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 27 November 2018 Directed by Andy Sommer

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Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré First performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863 Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Capitole, Victorien Vanoosten (Conductor) Ballet de l'Opéra national du Capitole Thomas Lebrun (Stage Direction) David Belugou (Costumes), Patrick Méeüs (Lighting) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Leïla) Mathias Vidal (Nadir) Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga) Jean-Fernand Setti (Nourabad) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 6 October 2023

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Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Jan Lisiecki (piano) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Les Éolides Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor Op. 11 Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no 8 in G major op. 88 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 3 June 2021

Martha Argerich (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves (Conductor) Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Guild Hall, Preston, Great Britain, 1977 London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn (Conductor) Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, London, 03/05/1977 TV Director, Pierre-Martin Juban

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A documentary with extraordinary and previously unpublished material about the "world's foremost composer of tango music" - Astor Piazzolla. The Argentine bandoneon player and composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) revolutionized the tango. His tango nuevo, with its jazz and classical influences, made him a controversial figure in his own country, as his revolution clashed with tradition. Astor received his first bandoneon from his father when he was nine. Twenty years later, he had reached the limits of tango. In search of his own style, he went to study piano composition in Paris in the early 1950s. There he realized that in spite of everything, he was still a tanguero. A multifaceted career was to follow, chiefly in Europe and the United States. For this documentary, Piazzolla's son Daniel drew on his private collection. Unique footage of numerous performances and intimate family films combine with archive material to paint a vivid portrait of Piazzolla: self-assured, obstinate, passionate and a true virtuoso. Daniel's commentary reveals a complicated relationship with his father. The tapes of hours of conversations between Piazzolla and his daughter Diana provide a rare insight into the mind of a musical genius.

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Daniil Trifonov (piano) Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915) Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 Josef Suk (1874 - 1935) Asrael Op. 27 Prague, Rudolfinum, 28 April 2023

Carmen Antonio Gades, Carlos Saura (libretto, choreography, lights) Antonio Saura (Director) Stella Arauzo (Art Direction) Music by Antonio Gades, Antonio Solera, Ricardo Freire Gonzales, Georges Bizet, José Ortega Heredia and Federico García Lorca Antonio Gades Company Vanessa Vento (Carmen) Angel Gil (Don Jose) Joaquin Mulero (Husband) Jairo Rodriguez (Bullfighter) Directed by Angel Luis Ramírez Teatro Real, Madrid, 2011

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Yefim Bronfman (piano) Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) The Noon Witch, Op.108 Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) Variations on "Fölszállott a páva" (Peacock Variations) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major Recorded on 13 January 2021, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Directed by Ferenc Soeteman

Jenufa (Her Stepdaughter) Opera in three acts by Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928) Libretto by Leos Janacek after Gabriela Preissova First performance in Brno, National Theatre, 21 January 1904 Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Simon Rattle (Conductor) Damiano Michieletto (Stage Director) Carla Teti (Costumes), Paolo Fantin (Sets) Camilla Nylund (Jenufa) Evelyn Herlitzius (Kostelnicka Buryjovka) Stuart Skelton (Laca Klemen) Hanna Schwarz (Buryjovka) Ladislav Elgr (Steva Burya) Jan Martiník (Starek) David Oštrek (The Major) Natalia Skrycka (The Major's Wife) Evelin Novak (Karolka) Adriane Queiroz (Barena) Aytaj Shikhalizadev (The Shepperd) Victoria Randem (Jano) Anna Kissjudit (Tetka) Berlin, Staatsoper, 13 February 2021

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

Neue Grafik Ensemble Fred N'Thepe - keyboard Matt Gedrych - bass Jack Banjo - trumpet Benjamin Appiah - drums Faye Thompson - saxophone Fred N'Thepe, Jordan Figueroa Saintard, Emma-Jean Thackray | Something is Missing Fred N'Thepe | Officer, Let me Go to School Fred N'Thepe, Matt Gedrych | For Adama Fred N'Thepe | Queen Assa Hadiru Mahdi aka Brother Portrait, Fred N'thepe, Tanguy Jouanjan | Dedicated to Marie Paule Shaeem Wright aka Lord Apex, Fred N'Thepe | Step to It Hedgehog Dilemma Paris, Jazz à La Villette, Cité de la Musique, September 10, 2021

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" Geneva, Victoria Hall, December 16, 2021

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Daniel Lozakovich (violin) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Symphony No.2 in C major, Op. 61 Verbier Festival, July 27, 2021 Directed by Sébastien Glas

Phaéton "Tragédie en musique" in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687) Libretto by Philippe Quinault after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" First performance in Versailles, 6 January 1683 Le Poème Harmonique, musicAeterna, Vincent Dumestre (Conductor) Benjamin Lazar (Stage Direction) Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy (Sets), Alain Blanchot (Costumes), François Menou (Lighting) Mathias Vidal (Phaéton) Éva Zaïcik (Lybie) Victoire Bunel (Théone) Lisandro Abadie (Saturne / Epaphus / Jupiter) Cyril Auvity (Triton / le Soleil / la Déesse de la Terre) Léa Trommenschlager (Climène) Viktor Shapovalov (Protée / le Roi tributaire) Elizaveta Sveshnikova (Astrée / une Heure du jour) Aleksandre Egorov (Mérops) Alfiya Khamidullina (Une Heure du jour) Recorded at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 2 June 2018 Directed by Corentin Leconte

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Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Jan Lisiecki (piano) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Les Éolides Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor Op. 11 Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no 8 in G major op. 88 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 3 June 2021

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) The Dream of Gerontius op. 38: Prelude Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major, op. 19 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no 4 in E minor, op. 98 Recorded at the Philharmonie, Luxembourg, 4 november 2019 Directed by Michael Ciniselli

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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.

Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink (Conductor) Tölzer Knabenchor, Ernst Senff Chor Florence Quivar (alto) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphonie n° 3 en ré mineur Berlin, Philharmonie, 1992 Directed by Barrie Gavin

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New York City Ballet Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real Serenade Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Premiered at the Adelphi Theater in New York on March 1, 1935 Choreographer | George Balanchine Lights | Mark Stanley Costume designer | Karinska Square Dance Music by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) and Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Premiered at the City Center for Music and Dance on November 21, 1957 Choreographer | George Balanchine Lights | Ronald Bates The Times Are Racing Music by Dan Deacon (1981) Premiered at the David H. Koch Theater on January 26, 2017 Choreographer | Justin Peck Costume designer | Humberto Leon Lights | Brandon Stirling Baker Sound | Abe Lacob Teatro Real, Madrid, March 26, 2023

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Lea Desandre (Soprano) Eva Zaïcik (Soprano) Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1653) Vespro della beata Vergine Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, 9 February 2019 TV Director, Colin Laurent

Der Rosenkavalier Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance in Dresde, Hofoper, 26 January 1911 Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Staatsopernchor Dresden, Matthias Brauer, Ulrich Paetzholdt (Chorus Masters) 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) Oliver Ringelhahn (Valzacchi) Elisabeth Wilke (Annina) Uwe Eric Laufenberg (stage director) Christoph Schubiger (Stage Designer), Jessica Karge (Costume Designer), Jan Seeger, Christoph Schmädicke (Lighting Designers) Recorded at the NHK Hall, Tokyo, in 2007 Directed by Eiji Yoshida