The Concerto in G major for piano and orchestra, a masterpiece by Maurice Ravel, in the extraordinary interpretation of Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado with the RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome. Recorded on 8 February 1969 in the Auditorium Rai del Foro Italico

A 2005 Art Documentary Film about the French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, written and directed by Olivier Simonnet. Audio in French with English subtitles. Music from: Actéon, Sonate a 8, Epitaphium Carpentarii, Medée, with Le Parlement de Musique, Fabio Biondi, Jordi Savall, Europa Galante, Academie Baroque, and more. Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his Te Deum, Marche en rondeau. This theme is still used today as a fanfare during television broadcasts of the Eurovision Network, the European Broadcasting Union. Marc-Antoine Charpentier dominated the Baroque musical scene in seventeenth century France because of the quality of his prolific output. He mastered all genres, and his skill in writing sacred vocal music was especially hailed by his contemporaries. He began his career by going to Italy, there he fell under the influence of Giacomo Carissimi as well as other Italian composers, perhaps Domenico Mazzocchi. He would remain marked by the Italian style and become the only one with Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville in France to approach the oratorio. In 1670, he became a master of music (composer and singer) in the service of the Duchess of Guise. From 1690 Charpentier composed Médée, on a piece by Corneille. It would be a determining failure in his career of composer: he devoted himself henceforth to religious music. He became the composer of the Carmelites of Rue du Bouloir, Montmartre Abbey, Abbaye-aux-Bois and Port-Royal. In 1698, Charpentier was appointed music master for the children of the Sainte-Chapelle du Palais. After having obtained from the king Louis XIV a softening of Lully's monopoly, Molière turned to Charpentier to compose the music for the intermissions of Circe and Andromeda, as well as sung scenes for the revivals of The Forced Marriage, and finally the musical pieces of The Imaginary invalid. He composed secular works, stage music, operas, cantatas, sonatas, symphonies, as well as sacred music, motets (large or small), oratorios, masses, psalms, Magnificats, Litanies. At his death, Charpentier's complete works must have numbered about 800 opus numbers, but today only 28 autograph volumes remain, or more than 500 pieces that he himself took care to classify. This collection, called Mélanges, is one of the most comprehensive sets of musical autograph manuscripts of all time.

Valery Gergiev and the acclaimed Mariinsky Orchestra with an emotionally-charged performance of Shostakovich 7th symphony. Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, nicknamed the Leningrad, was begun in Leningrad, completed in the city of Samara (then known as Kuybyshev) in December 1941, and premiered in that city on March 5, 1942. Shostakovich's longest symphony typically takes approximately 80 minutes to perform. The work has four movements. Shostakovich at first gave them titles: "War", "Reminiscence", "Home Expanses", and "Victory" - but he soon withdrew these and left the movements with their tempo markings alone.

From the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem Mass. Audio in Latin with Latin subtitles. English subtitles version: https://www.bitchute.com/video/uP4k0aQrW97g/ A historical interpretation of Verdi's score which was born on the wave of emotion for the death of Alessandro Manzoni and was performed for the first time by the composer himself on 22 May 1874 in the Basilica of San Marco in Milan. A Requiem imbued with a strong dramatic charge, which reflects the main line of Verdi's theater: a grandiose meditation on the mystery of death, which, despite the sign of rebellion against divine will, restores dignity and consolation to man. This production was recorded on film in 1967 at the Teatro alla Scala under the conduction of Karajan. Among the protagonists is a very young Luciano Pavarotti, alongside three other top performers such as Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto and Nicolai Ghiaurov. The production, with orchestra and choir of the Teatro alla Scala, was made to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the death of Arturo Toscanini and was followed by a triumphal tour in Moscow, Montreal and New York.

9/11 Peace Concert - Live in Piazza San Marco, Venice. Conducted by Ennio Morricone, with Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, Choir of La Fenice and Soprano Susanna Rigacci. Maestro Ennio Morricone was one of the most famous film composers of the 20th century. He scored music for hundreds of films through the past decades including ‘The Good The Bad and the Ugly’, ‘A Fistful of Dollars”, Once Upon A Time In The West” and “The Mission”. In 2007, The Motion Picture Academy awarded Maestro Ennio Morricone the Oscar for “Life Achievements”. Tracklist: - Three Adagios 1. Deborah's Theme (From Once Upon A Time In America) 2. Addio Monti (From The Betrothed) 3. Vatel - Scattered Sheet 4. H2S 5. The Sicilian Clan 6. Love Circle 7. Uno Che Grida Amore (From Love Circle) 8. Maddalena - The Modernity Of Myth In Sergio Leone Cinema 9. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Titles 10. Once Upon A Time In The West 11. A Fistful Of Dynamite 12. The Ecstasy Of Gold (From The Good,The Bad And The Ugly) - Social Cinema 13. The Battle Of Algiers 14. Investigation Of A Cittizen Above Suspicion 15. A Brisa Do Coragao (From According To Pereira) 16. The Working Class Goes To Heaven 17. Casualties Of War 18. Abolisson (From Queimada) - Tragic, Lyric And Epic Cinema 19. The Desert Of The Tartars 20. Richard III 21. The Desert Of The Tartars - Reprise 22. Gabriel's Oboe (From The Mission) 23. Falls (From The Mission) 24. On Earth As It Is In Heaven (From The Mission) 25. Cinema Paradiso 26. Here's To You (From Sacco And Vanzetti)

Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 Orchestre de Paris Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Filmed in Paris, June 25 1970 Director Roger Benamou Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un artiste … en cinq parties (Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections) Op. 14, is a program symphony written by the French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is an important piece of the early Romantic period. The first performance was at the Paris Conservatoire on 5 December 1830. Franz Liszt made a piano transcription of the symphony in 1833 (S. 470). Symphonie fantastique is a piece of program music that tells the story of a gifted artist who, in the depths of hopelessness and despair because of his unrequited love for a woman, has poisoned himself with opium. The piece tells the story of the artist’s drug-fueled hallucinations, beginning with a ball and a scene in a field and ending with a march to the scaffold and a satanic dream. The artist’s lust is represented by an elusive theme called the idée fixe — the object of fixation. After attending a performance of William Shakespeare's Hamlet on 11 September 1827, Berlioz fell in love with Irish actress Harriet Smithson, who played the role of Ophelia. He sent her numerous love letters, all of which were unanswered. When she left Paris in 1829, they had still not met. Berlioz wrote Symphonie fantastique as a way to express his obsession. Smithson did not attend the premiere in 1830, but she heard the work in 1832 and realized the piece was about her. Berlioz began to court Smithson and later manipulated her into marriage by swallowing a lethal dose of opium in front of her. Hysterical, she accepted the proposal, upon which Berlioz produced a vial of antidote from his other pocket. The two were married in 1833 and eventually separated. The symphony has five movements, instead of four as was conventional for symphonies of the time: I. "Rêveries – Passions" (Daydreams – Passions) – C minor/C major II. "Un bal" (A Ball) – A major III. "Scène aux champs" (Scene in the Fields) – F major IV. "Marche au supplice" (March to the Scaffold) – G minor V. "Songe d'une nuit du sabbat" (Dream of a Witches' Sabbath) – C minor/C major

The original Televised Concerts 1948-1952, March 15-22, 1952 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. 1. March 15, 1852 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Introduction: César Franck (1822-1890) - Rédemption: Symphonic Interlude Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) - En Saga: Tone Poem, Op.9 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Nuages - Fètes - Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) - William Tell: Ouverture 2. March 22, 1852 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Introduction: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 Ottorino Respighi (1878-1936) - The Pines of Rome: Symphonic Poem The Pines of Villa Borghese The Pines near a Catacomb The Pines of the Janiculum The Pines of the Appian Way

Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the Inno delle nazioni, a patriotic work for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi in the early-1860s. For this musical work, Verdi utilized the national anthems of England ("God Save the King"), France ( "La Marseillaise") and Italy ("Il Canto degli Italiani"). It is one of only two secular choral works composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Although written for the 1862 International Exhibition in London, it premiered at Her Majesty's Theatre on 24 May 1862. It became the centerpiece of a 1944 propaganda film, Hymn of the Nations, where it was performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini with the Westminster Choir and Jan Peerce as tenor soloist. In December 1943, Arturo Toscanini filmed a performance of this music for inclusion in an Office of War Information documentary about the role of Italian-Americans in aiding the Allies during World War II. Toscanini added a bridge passage to include arrangements of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the United States and "The Internationale" for the Soviet Union and the Italian partisans. Joining Toscanini in the filmed performance in NBC Studio 8-H, were tenor Jan Peerce, the Westminster Choir, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The film also included the overture to Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino. The narration was written by May Sarton, film editing by Boris Kaufman, and narration read by actor Burgess Meredith. The original version was released on VHS by Blackhawk Films, which retitled it Arturo Toscanini Conducts Giuseppe Verdi. During the Cold War, the US government crudely censored "The Internationale" out of the film. The version continued to be released without any acknowledgement of censorship. The uncensored version was thought to have been lost until a print was rediscovered in Alaska.

Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeurs de l'ORTF Filmed at the ORTF, Paris, 14 June 1967 The Symphony of Psalms is a choral symphony in three movements composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1930 during his neoclassical period. The work was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The symphony derives its name from the use of Psalm texts in the choral parts. The three movements are performed without break, and the texts sung by the chorus are drawn from the Vulgate versions in Latin. Unlike many pieces composed for chorus and orchestra, Stravinsky said that it is not "a symphony in which I have included psalms to be sung." On the contrary, "it is the singing of psalms that I am symphonizing." Although the piece was written for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere was actually given in Brussels by the Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles on December 13, 1930, under the direction of Ernest Ansermet. The American premiere of the piece was given soon afterwards by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with the chorus of the Cecilia Society (trained by Arthur Fiedler) on December 19, 1930. The first recording was made by Stravinsky himself with the Orchestre des Concerts Straram and the Alexis Vlassov Choir at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on February 17 and 18, 1931.

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Orchestre National de la RTF Filmed in Paris, 15 June 1963 The Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10, by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1924–1925, and first performed in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic under Nicolai Malko on 12 May 1926. Shostakovich wrote the work as his graduation piece at the Petrograd Conservatory, completing it at the age of 19. The work has four movements (the last two being played without interruption).

Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde (Prelude & Liebestod) Orchestre National de l'ORTF Filmed at the Besançon XXI International Festival 15 September 1968 Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde) is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. As always, Wagner wrote the words for the opera himself. He took the famous old legend which had been told by the German poet Gottfried von Strassburg. "Liebestod" (German for "love death") is the title of the final, dramatic music from the 1859 opera Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner. It is the climactic end of the opera, as Isolde sings over Tristan's dead body. The Prelude and Liebestod is a concert version of the overture and Isolde's Act 3 aria, arranged by Wagner, which was first performed in 1862, before the first performance of the opera itself in 1865. The Liebestod can be performed either in a purely orchestral version, or with a soprano singing Isolde's vision of Tristan brought back to life.

Featuring great performances from legendary artists of the golden age, classic archive offers a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage. Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture Orchestre National de l'ORTF Filmed at the Besançon XXI International Festival 15 September 1968 Tannhäuser (German: full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, "Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg") is an 1845 opera in three acts, with music and text by Richard Wagner (WWV 70 in the catalogue of the composer's works). It is based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, as well as redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's work. The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century.

The Firebird, Suite (1945) New Philharmonia Orchestra Filmed at the Royal Festival Hall, London 14 September 1965 1. Introduction 2. Dance of the Firebird 3. Variations of the Firebird 4. Pantomime I 5. Pas de deux (The Firebird and Ivan) 6. Pantomime II 7. Scherzo, Dance of the Princesses 8. Pantomime III 9. Round Dance of the Princesses (Khorovode) 10. Infernal Dance 11. Lullaby (The Firebird) 12. Finale

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Singverein Choir Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Soloist: Anna Tomowa-Sintow Helga Muller Molinari Vinson Cole Paata Burchuladze 1 Requiem d-moll KV 626: I. Introitus - Requiem: Adagio II. Kyrie: Allegro - Adagio III. Sequenz - No. 1 Dies irae: Allegro assai III. Sequenz - No. 2 Tuba mirum: Andante III. Sequenz - No. 3 Rex tremendae Sequenz - No. 4 Recordare III. Sequenz - No. 5 Confutatis: Andante III. Sequenz - No. 6 Lacrimosa IV. Offertorium - No. 1 Domine Jesu: Andante con moto IV. Offertorium - No. 3 Hostias: Andante - Andate con moto V. Sanctus: Adagio - Allegro VI. Benedictus: Andante - Allegro VII. Agnus Dei VIII. Communio - Lux aeterna

The wonderful music of the Strauss family in the traditional New Year's concert at the Goldener Saal, Wiener Musikverein. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Herbert von Karajan Kathleen Battle (soprano) Vienna State Ballet. Track list: Johann Strauss, Jr (1825-1899): Der Zigeunerbaron Overture Josef Straus (1827-1879): "Soharenklange" op.235 Johann Strauss, Jr : "Annen-Polka" op.117 Josef Strauss : "Delirien- Walzer" op.212 Johan Strauss, Jr : Die Fledermaus Overture Johann Strauss, Sr (1804-1849): "Beliebte Annen-Polka op.137 Polka Francaise Johann Strauss, Jr : "Vergnugungszug" op.281 Johann(Jr.) & Josef Strauss : "Pizzicato Polka" Johann Strauss, Jr : "Kaiser-Walzer" op.43 Johann Strauss, Jr : "Perpetuum Mobile" op.257 Musikalischer Scherz Johann Strauss, Jr : "Unter Donner und Blitz" op. 324 Polka Schnell Johann Strauss, Jr: "Fruhlingsstimmen" op.410 Walzer; Kathleen Battle, soprano Josef Strauss : "Ohne Sorgen" op.271 Polka Schnell Johann Strauss, Jr : "An der schonen, blauen Donau" op.314 Walzer Johann Strauss, Jr : "Radetzky-Marsch" op.228

Dal Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, il tradizionale concerto di Capodanno diretto dal Maestro Fabio Luisi con arie, duetti e passi corali interpretati dai solisti Eleonora Buratto (soprano) e Fabio Sartori (tenore) e dal Coro del Teatro La Fenice. Ad impreziosire l'evento momenti di danza con gli allievi della Scuola di Ballo dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala, su coreografie di Frédéric Olivieri. Track List: Giuseppe Verdi: I Due Foscari "Alla Gioia...Tace Il Vento, E' Quieta L'Onda" (Il Coro) Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Intermezzo) Giacomo Puccini: Tosca "E Lucevan le Stelle" (Fabio Sartori) Giacomo Puccini: Tosca "Vissi d'Arte" (Eleonora Buratto) Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata "Di Madride Noi Siam Mattadori" (Il Coro) Che Spettacolo la TV - Omaggio ai 70 anni della Televisione Italiana: Arrangiamento di Stefano Pierini Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly "Coro a Bocca Chiusa" (Il Coro) Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly "Un Bel Dì Vedremo" (Eleonora Buratto) Giacomo Puccini: Turandot "Nessun Dorma" (Fabio Sartori) Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda "Danza delle Ore" Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco "Va' Pensiero" (Il Coro) Giacomo Puccini: Turandot "Diecimilla anni al nostro imperatore" ('Padre augusto, conosco il nome dello straniero! Il suo nome è… Amor!') (Eleonora Buratto) Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata "Libiam Ne' Lieti Calici" (Eleonora Buratto, Fabio Sartori, Il Coro) Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice Direttore Fabio Luisi Maestro del coro Alfonso Caiani Soprano Eleonora Buratto Tenore Fabio Sartori Gli allievi della Scuola di Ballo dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala Coreografie di Frédéric Olivieri.

A 2007 Gala Concert from Berlin with Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. - Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances, from the Opera "Prince Igor". Symphony No. 2 in B-Minor. - Modest Mussorgsky - Introduction to the Opera "Khovantchina", Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestration by Maurice Ravel. - Dmitri Shostakovich - Dance from "The Golden Age" Ballet Suite, Op.22

The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, also known as the Pathétique Symphony, is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final completed symphony, written between February and the end of August 1893. Tchaikovsky entitled the work "The Passionate Symphony", employing a Russian word, Патетическая (Pateticheskaya), meaning "passionate" or "emotional", which was then translated into French as pathétique, meaning "solemn" or "emotive". Tchaikovsky led the first performance in Saint Petersburg on 28 October [O.S. 16 October] of that year, nine days before his death. Performers : Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Herbert von Karajan Recorded Jan., Feb., March 1984 at Grosser Muzikvereinssaal, Vienna. Tracklist : 1. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo - Andante - Moderato Mosso - Andante - Moderato Assai - Adagio Mosso - Allegro Vivo - Andante Come Prima - Andante Mosso - 18:30 2. Allegro Con Grazia - 08:45 3. Allegro Molto Vivace - 08 :32 4. Finale. Adagio Lamentoso - Andante - 09:45

The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a Solemn Mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823. It was first performed on 7 April 1824 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Golitsyn; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the Kyrie, Credo, and Agnus Dei were conducted by the composer. It is generally considered one of the composer's supreme achievements and, along with Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the most significant Mass settings of the common practice period. Written around the same time as his Ninth Symphony, it is Beethoven's second setting of the Mass, after his Mass in C major, Op. 86. The work was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf of Austria, archbishop of Olmütz, Beethoven's foremost patron as well as pupil and friend. The copy presented to Rudolf was inscribed "Von Herzen—Möge es wieder—Zu Herzen gehn!" ("From the heart – may it return to the heart!") Performers : Anna Tomowa-Sintow Ruza Baldani Eric Tappy José van Dam Wiener Singverein Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan Recorded at the Salzburg's Festspielhaus, Salzburg Easter Festival 1979 Artistic Supervision and directed by Herbert von Karajan Translation(s): Latin & English subtitles (Click on CC) Tracklist : 1. Opening 2. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison 3:34 Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 3. Kyrie: Christe eleison 1:40 4. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison 4:10 5. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo 4:51 6. Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi 5:14 Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker , Herbert von Karajan 7. Gloria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus 7:24 8. Credo: Credo in unum Deum 4:43 Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 9. Credo: Et incarnatus est 5:43 Anna Tomowa -Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Helmut Froschauer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 10. Credo: Et resurrexit 3:14 Helmut Froschauer, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 11. Et vitam venturi saeculi (Allegretto ma non troppo) 8:26 Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 12. Sanctus: Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth 2:12 13. Sanctus: Pleni sunt coeli 1:15 Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 14. Sanctus: Praeludium 1:27 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 15. Sanctus: Benedictus 11:16 16. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei 6:26 17. Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem 9:31 Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ruza Baldani, Eric Tappy, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Vivaldi Concertos performed by Il Giardino Armonico, recorded at the RTS studios in 1993. Introduction by the musician Francesco Biraghi (in Italian). Il Giardino Armonico is an Italian chamber orchestra specializing in the performance of early music, particularly Baroque. Formed in Milan in 1985 and directed by Giovanni Antonini, the orchestra is today one of the most appreciated and requested musical groups specialized in performances with original instruments. The ensemble's repertoire, whose staff varies from three to thirty musicians depending on the needs of the score, focuses mainly on instrumental and vocal music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Il Giardino Armonico is a regular guest at major international festivals and carries out an intense concert activity in the most important theatres and concert halls around the world. Tracklist: - Concerto in Re minore per viola d'amore, liuto, archi e cembalo RV 540 - Concerto in Do maggiore per mandolino, archi e cembalo RV 425 - Concerto in Sol minore per flauto, fagotto, archi e cembalo RV 104 "La Notte"