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Leonard Bernstein – Kaddish Symphony No. 3
The hr-Sinfonieorchester presents Bernstein’s 3rd Symphony (“Kaddish”) with various artists, including speaker Samuel Pisar and conductor Eliahu Inbal. The symphony consists of three movements: Invocation – Kaddish 1, Din Torah…
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Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the New World Symphony in Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements….
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Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63
Sibelius’ 4th Symphony, conducted by Herbert Blomstedt with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra….
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…the Italian opera tradition. Career Beginnings in Italy Gluck’s first opera, Artaserse (1741), premiered in Milan and was well-received. Over the next decade, he composed numerous operas in the Italian…
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Italian Suite by Igor Stravinsky, Performed by Ekaterina Valiulina
Igor Stravinsky’s Suite italienne for violin and piano (1925) consists of six movements: 1. Introduction (Allegro moderato), 2. Serenade (Larghetto), 3. Tarantella (Vivace), 4. Gavotta with two Variations, 5. Scherzino,…
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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, universally known as Giuseppe Verdi, was one of the iconic figures in the sphere of 19th-century Italian opera. His notable body of work includes celebrated operas…
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The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini – Livermore Valley Opera
“The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) by Gioachino Rossini is a riotous comedy and considered one of the greatest Italian opera buffas ever written. The opera features memorable…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…the maturity of his compositional style. These works were characterized by freedom and variety of structural design, a departure from the formal antithesis that had become conventional with Italian school…
