du Pré performs Elgar concerto with Barenboim

Archival footage of Jacqueline du Pré performing the Cello Concerto opus 85 by Edward Elgar, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

Archival footage of Jacqueline du Pré performing the Cello Concerto opus 85 by Edward Elgar, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
When Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died last week, his career as a singer was dissected and analysed in meticulous details. The loss of his once incomparable voice was rightly lamented. However, as with many individual of prolific talent and intellect, a rare voice was not his only gift. As well as being a writer, (he wrote…
This is a very engaging video of Maestro Daniel Barenboim passing on his brilliant pianistic skills in a masterclass with pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, presently touring with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The work being studied is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, Waldstein.
Australian electric viola da gamba ensemble Elysian Fields launches it debut album. Check out the music. More information.
Watch the 21 year old winner of the 2015 17th Chopin Competition, Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho, perform Chopin’s Scherzo No.2 in B flat Minor, Op.31 in stage III of the competition.
Commissioned by Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven, Beethoven-Opus 2020 was written by Max Richter to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. In this video, Richter explains his thinking behind this brilliant new piece, set for album release and live stream launch by Deutsche Grammophon on 17-18 December, 2020. Read more.
A week into December and there is an abundance of music that we hear but once a year. Mercifully in some cases, but in others, an all too infrequent excuse to indulge in some of the most beautiful works ever composed. Over the next few weeks we’ll bring you some of the rarely heard classics of…