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      • Tristan und Isolde, by Richard Wagner zt the Berlin Staatsoper

        Tristan und Isolde, by Richard Wagner; Libretto by Richard Wagner; Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (Conductor); Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage Direction); Andreas Schager (Tristan); Stephen Milling (King Marke); Anja Kampe (Isolde); Boaz Daniel (Kurwenal); Stephan Rügamer (Melot); Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne); Recorded on March 3, 2018 at the Staatsoper unter der Linden, Berlin (255 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (9 min)

      • Raphaël Pichon conducts Saint John Passion by Bach at the Philharmonie de Paris

        Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor); Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Thomas E. Bauer (Jesus), Kateryna Kasper (soprano), Lucile Richardot (alto), John Irvin (tenor), Christian Immler (bass); Marcus Borja (Stage Direction), Bertrand Couderc (lighting); Johann Sebastian Bach; Saint John Passion BWV 245; Live from the Philharmonie de Paris (130 min)

      • Kent Nagano conducts Bizet and Tchaikovsky with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

        Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Kent Nagano (Conductor); Daniil Trifonov (piano); Hector Berlioz; Le corsaire, overture; Georges Bizet; Symphony in C; Paul Dukas; L'apprenti sorcier; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Piano Concerto n° 1; Recorded on June 30, 2014 at the Heichal Hatarbut, Tel Aviv; TV Director, Christophe Boula (98 min)

      • Sidsel Endresen and Stian Westerhus - Porgy And Bess (Wien. Austria)

        There is little more courageous and exciting singers that Norwegian Sidsel Endresen. In a language invented by her, Sidsel delivers blazing improvisations. With guitarist Stian Westerhus, she found her perfect alter ego, furious improviser, capable of any excess, saturation, larsens, distortion pedal fully, but also hovering flights. Together they form a duo unmatched in the music scene. (56 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (38 min)

      • Alcina by Handel at La Monnaie in Brussels

        Alcina, by Georg Friedrich Handel; Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (Conductor); Pierre Audi (Stage Director); Patrick Kinmonth (Sets & Costumes); Matthew Richardson (Lighting); Sandrine Piau (Alcina); Maité Beaumont (Ruggiero); Angélique Noldus (Bradamante); Sabina Puértolas (Morgana); Chloé Briot (Oberto); Daniel Behle (Oronte); Giovanni Furlanetto (Melisso); Recorded at the Théâtre de La Monnaie / De Munt, Brussels, February 7, 2015; TV Director, Stéphan Aubé (189 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (48 min)

      • Marc Cary Focus Trio at Pori Jazz Festival

        Marc Cary - keys; Rashaan Carter - bass; Sameer Gupta - drums and tabla; American pianist Marc Cary has been on fire lately, as is evident on his 2013 album 'Four Directions'. In his trio, Cary plays both piano and the keys, and the group's music embodies elements of go-go, hiphop, plus Indian musical culture. As their excellent pair of live albums released in 2008 and 2009 prove, on stage is where this band is at home. In 2013, Cary also released a solo piano album, 'For the Love of Abbey', dedicated to the late jazz vocal great Abbey Lincoln. (52 min)

      • Zara McFarlane at Pori Jazz Festival

        Zara McFarlane just might be one of the new jazz sensations of 2014. At least all signs point to this. Her second album 'If You Knew Her' was released in January and it presents a singer who has truly discovered her own voice. The album was released by Brownswood Recordings, run by the famed British DJ/tastemaker Gilles Peterson. The minimalist compositions and McFarlane's strong voice come together in a stunning way, making the release one of the early highlights of the new musical year. (62 min)

      • Jamie Baum - Winter Jazz Fest

        Jamie Baum & Short Stories; Jamie Baum (flute); Gilad Hekselman (guitar); Joe Martin (bass); Jeff Hirshfield (drums) (38 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (48 min)

      • Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini at the Grand Théâtre de Geneve

        Il Barbiere di Siviglia, by Gioacchino Rossini; Libretto by Cesare Sterbini; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor); Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Geneve, Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master); Sam Brown (Stage Director); Bogdan Mihai (Il Conte di Almaviva); Bruno Taddia (Figaro); Lena Belkina (Rosina); Bruno de Simone (Bartolo); Marco Spotti (Basilio); Mary Feminear (Berta); Rodrigo Garcia (Fiorello); Aleksandar Chaveev (Un Ufficiale); Peter Baekeun (Ambrogio); Furio Longhi (Il Notario); Recorded on September 20, 2017 at the Grand Théâtre de Geneve; Directed by Isabelle Soulard (158 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (43 min)

      • Grigory Sokolov at the Berlin Philharmonie: Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau

        Grigory Sokolov (piano); Franz Schubert; Four Impromptus D 899; Franz Schubert; Three Klavierstücke D 946; Ludwig van Beethoven; Piano sonata no. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'; Encores; Jean-Philippe Rameau; Les tendres plaintes; Les tourbillons; Les cyclopes; La follette; Les sauvages; Johannes Brahms; Intermezzo Opus 117 no. 2; Recorded on June the 5th, 2013 at the Philharmonie, Berlin; Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon (144 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (32 min)

      • Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring by Jean-Claude Gallotta

        The Rite of Spring; Choreography, Jean-Claude Gallotta; Music: Igor Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, directed and recorded by Igor Stravinsky and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra (1960); With; Alexane Albert, Matthieu Barbin, Agnes Canova, Ximena Figueroa, Ibrahim Guétissi, Mathieu Heyraud, Georgia Ives, Cécile Renard, Gaetano Vaccaro, Thierry Verger, Stéphane Vitrano, Béatrice Warrand, Thalia Ziliotis; Jean-Claude Gallotta's Rite of Spring is like a grafitti on an old school desk. The choreographer-to-be heard the piece for the first time on an ancient record player. Asleep on his wooden bench, he was transported in a dream. These memories led to a production of the Rite of Spring based on the original version of the work, rough, without any affectation, without any decorative brilliance, conducted and recorded by Igor Stravinsky himself. No anecdote, no intrigue. Jean-Claude Gallotta adds: there is no 'Chosen One', or at least no single 'Chosen One', glorified and later sacrificed. Each female performer with be eligible in turn, to respond to the 'obscure discretionary power' of the gods. Jean-Claude Gallotta has also retained the double etymological meaning of the word 'rite', involving bonding and reflecting. He reflects, on his knees, on the steps leading to the altar of his teenage years, and feels bound to the great masters, from Kantor to Fellini, who taught him not to forget. A tribute to Igor Stravinsky by Jean-Claude Gallotta - an incandescent Rite of Spring... Recorded on 2012 at the Théâtre national de Chaillot; TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux (38 mns) - 2012 (37 min)

      • Ô Sensei... choreography by Catherine Diverres

        O Sensei... Choreography by Catherine Diverres; Artistic collaboration and scenography by Laurent Peduzzi; Costumes by Cidalia da Costa; Lights by Marie-Christine Soma; With Katja Fleig followed by Catherine Diverres; Music by Seijiro Murayama, Frédéric Chopin, Jean-Sébastien Bach, Keiji Haino, Ingrid Caven; Video by Thierry Micouin; Catherine Diverres met Kazuo Ohno, a master of the Butoh, in the 1980's. It was a life-changing experience for the choreographer. O Sensei is a poetical farewell to the Spanish choreographer Antonia Mercé, also known as La Argentina, an artist whom Kazuo Ohno admired to the highest degree. Alone on stage, Catherine Diverres explores the very essence of movement, in its purest, most evocative form. O Sensei projects an image on a screen, with a few costumes highlighting the tragic and regal style of Catherine Diverres's work. Recorded at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in November 2012. Directed by Luc Riolon (28 min)

      • El Djoudour (Roots), choreography by Abou Lagraa. Chaillot Theater

        El Djoudour (Roots); Choreography, scenography and artistic direction Abou Lagraa; Artistic and educational advisor Nawal Ait Benalla-Lagraa; Lights Nicolas Faucheux; Music Olivier Innocenti; Voice Houria Aichi; With Nawal Ait Benalla-Lagraa, Lydie Alberto, Ali Brainis, Sarah Cerneaux, Nassim Feddal, Laurent Jocelyn, Oussama Kouadria, Bilel Madaci, Marion Renoux, Fanny Sage, Féroz Sahoulamide, Tanné Uddén, Angela Vanoni, Bernard Wayack Pambe, Zoubir Yahiaoui; El Djoudour, meaning 'Roots', is the story of the choreographer's return to the land of his ancestors. Born and educated in France, Abou Lagraa revisits Algeria, the land his family came from. There he finds an Arab-Muslin culture based on mutual support, generosity and daily rituals where the body - an object of desire, sacred or rejected - is omnipresent. From the reunion with the culture that nourished his identity, he fashions a moving work, accompanied with sacred chants, that was selected for the Opening Night of the Marseille Provence festival of 2013. After Nya in 2010, which won the 'Grand Prix de la Critique', here is another contribution to the cross-Mediterranean Franco-Algerian project Abou Lagraa has been involved in since 2010. With a foot on each shore, Lagraa questions the place of the individual and his desire for freedom in an increasingly multi-cultural society. Steeped in history, and resolutely facing the future. Recorded at the Chaillot National Theater; TV Director Luc Riolon (75 min)

      • Constellation by Alonzo King, Lines Ballet

        Constellation; Choreography by Alonzo King; Lines Ballet; With Alonzo King, Paris has invited a great master of American dance. His company, Lines Ballet, is probably one of the most exciting in the United States, and has just celebrated its thirtieth birthday with this new production featuring magician of lights Jim Campbell. TV Director, Denis Caiozzi; Recorded at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in December 2013 (75 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (10 min)

      • Samson by Haendel at the Misteria Paschalia Festival in Krakow

        Dunedin Consort, Polish Radio Choir, John Butt (conductor); Georg Friderich Händel; Samson; Live from the Misteria Paschalia Festival, Krakow (180 min)

      • Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhaus Orchestra: Schleiermacher, Berg, Mendelssohn

        Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons (Conductor); Baiba Skride (Violin); Steffen Schleiermacher; Relief (World Premiere); Alban Berg; Violin Concerto ''To the Memory of an Angel''; Felix Mendelssohn; Symphony no 3 in A minor Op. 56 ''Scottish''; Recorded on February 23, 2018 at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig (75 min)

      • Aaron Parks and Little Big - Winter Jazz Fest

        Aaron Parks (piano); Greg Tuohey (guitar); Adam Chilenski (bass); Darren Beckett (drums) (51 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (35 min)

      • Grigory Sokolov at the Berlin Philharmonie: Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau

        Grigory Sokolov (piano); Franz Schubert; Four Impromptus D 899; Franz Schubert; Three Klavierstücke D 946; Ludwig van Beethoven; Piano sonata no. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'; Encores; Jean-Philippe Rameau; Les tendres plaintes; Les tourbillons; Les cyclopes; La follette; Les sauvages; Johannes Brahms; Intermezzo Opus 117 no. 2; Recorded on June the 5th, 2013 at the Philharmonie, Berlin; Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon (144 min)