Tag: instrumental
Introducing the Baroque Theorbo
"People complain a lot about the space that I take up". Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the Theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and what it's like to carry it around on the train.
"Lachrimae" by John Dowland
Christopher Morrongiello performs "Lachrimae" (ca. 1590s) by John Dowland (1563–1626), Cambridge University Library manuscript DD.2.11. Filmed in the Chapel from Le Château de la Bastie d'Urfé at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Berlin Recorder Orchestra - Vivaldi Spring I. Allegro from The Four Seasons RV 269
Antonio Vivaldi: The four seasons - Concerto La Primavera (Spring, Frühling) I. Allegro arr. for recorder
Diane Bish - The Sound of a Trumpet
Join Diane Bish as she celebrates music performed on the trumpet by some of the world’s premier musicians from locales around the world. Music includes J. Carpentier “Te Deum”, “God the Omnipotent”, J. Loillet “Sonata”, Henry Purcell “Trumpet Processiona...
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue - Hayato Sumino
Rising star Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino takes on Gershwin's dreamy 'Rhapsody in Blue' in its 100th anniversary year. Look out for his self-duet on a melodica, and his genius improvisation on a ringtone...
Vladimir Horowitz: A Television Concert at Carnegie Hall (1968 TV Concert)
Vladimir Horowitz's first television concert.
Mozart - History's Greatest Child Prodigy Documentary
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.
Beethoven/Liszt - Symphony No. 9 (two pianos and timpani)
Summer Piano Festival, The Duke’s Hall. Royal Academy of Music, London (11 June 2021)
Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto 3 in d minor, Op. 30
September 24, 1978: Avery Fischer Hall, New York City, New York (Live)
Menahem Pressler - Debussy: Clair de lune
Drenched in the light of the moon: Claude Debussy’s “Clair de lune” is an ode to the night sky. It’s one of the French composer’s best-known pieces and it was given an emotional interpretation on 17 October 2012 at a concert in the Salle Pleyel in Paris b...
Kayden Kelly - Salon de Virtuosi solo performance in NYC at the Kosciuszko Foundation
Solo piano performance at the Salon de Virtuosi at "Autumn in New York" at the beautiful Kosciuszko Foundation on November 15, 2023 at 7 p.m. This is one talented 15 year old.
Hayato Sumino’s Moment of Phone Duet Genius
The piano world’s new star proves his musical creativity in a genius response to a mobile phone, during an intimate Gershwin solo.
Karl Jenkins - Palladio
Palladio is a composition for string orchestra by Karl Jenkins, completed in 1995, with the title referring to the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The work in three movements is in the form of a concerto grosso.
Sir Karl Jenkins Wasn’t Expecting This Birthday Surprise!
Sir Karl Jenkins was expecting to conduct his 'Palladio' on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, but Scotland’s national orchestra had other ideas...
Liberace and Tennessee Ernie Ford
Liberace and Tennessee Ernie Ford perform a lively medley, each on their own piano in this historic duet. March 12, 1959.