performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cover image by Dorian Mongel) Here it is. Music post no. 700. No. 600 was Mahler 9, 500 was Schoenberg’s violin concerto, 400 was Mahler’s Das Lied, 300 was Shostakovich’s violin … Continue reading Beethoven Symphony no. 7 in A, op. 92
performed by Gidon Kremer and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, or below with Itzhak Perlman and the Berlin Philharmonic under Daniel Barenboim (cover image by Andrea Sonda) Well, I’ll try not to repeat myself too much, but … Continue reading Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G, op. 40
performed by Gidon Kremer and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, or below by Itzhak Perlman and the Berlin Philharmonic under Daniel Barenboim (cover image by Steven Wang) As we saw and (I think) discussed at the beginning of … Continue reading Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F, op. 50
performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Claudio Abbado (That’s the first movement. Here are the second and third/fourth.) “O Mozart! immortal Mozart! what countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!” Schubert’s diary entry … Continue reading Schubert Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, D. 485
