Tag: classical
Coppélia (Full Length Ballet)
Full Length Ballet by Bolshoi Theatre ft. Natalia Osipova. Coppélia is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter. Nuitter's libretto and mise-en-scèn...
The Magic Flute by W A Mozart
A Christmas Film Production with BBC Enterprises and BBC Bristol in association with Welsh National Opera
The Secrets Of Mozart’s “Magic Flute”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first glance, it’s actually full of subversive symbolism. Joshua Borths...
The Secrets Of The World's Most Famous Symphony
Discover what makes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony Number Five a musical masterpiece, and uncover the story behind its inception.
The Untold Story of Joseph Bologne, the Prodigy known as "Black Mozart"
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a French Creole virtuoso violinist and composer, who was conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris.
Monkey Symphony
In a world where the monkeys are music-lovers , two young chimpanzees are separated by a musical dispute...
Garrick Ohlsson: "Why Chopin? and Other Questions"
Winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson is regarded as one of the world's leading performers of the music of Frédéric Chopin.
Grieg Piano Concerto Cadenza - Lesson with Jon Kimura Parker
Equipped with an arsenal of technical advice and practice tips for every passage, tricks for memorization, and a rich understanding of the work's history, Jon Kimura Parker delivers a detailed workshop on Grieg's monumental first movement cadenza from the...
Mozart's F Major Sonata, K. 332 with Sara Davis Buechner
Mozart was famous for his melodies, and the first movement of his F Major Sonata, K. 332, is full of them. Join Sara Davis Buechner as she shows you with characteristic wit how to make your fingers sing in this memorable piece.
In Rehearsal with Simone Dinnerstein – Bach D Minor Concerto
“There are no rules in Bach.” For Simone Dinnerstein, there is no one right way to play Bach – or any piece for that matter. There are no rules, but you may establish your own through an endlessly renewable process of experimentation. Therein lies the ple...
Franck's 'Prelude, Chorale and Fugue' - Analysis for Performers with Johnandrew Slominski
César Franck was born on the very day Beethoven finished his 9th Symphony, so perhaps he was predestined to develop a close relationship with music of the past.
Beginnings: Chopin's First Ballade
Frédéric Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor was revolutionary for its time, and remains a jewel of the piano repertoire today.
Sam Haywood: Fantasy Impromptu on Chopin's Pleyel
Chopin, who preferred Pleyel pianos above all others, chose this piano shortly after it had been completed in January 1848.
