Who remembers this 1994 moment, with The 3 Tenors, singing O Sole Mio? 👏👏👏

For lunch break, a beautiful moment with Mischa Maisky playing Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in G Major (I. Prelude). This might be my only post for today, so I wish you all a fine day and a great weekend!

I'll say goodnight with Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by James Levine. (1999)

The Thunder of Lacrimosa: Mozart's moving Requiem in the Sagrada Familia (I uploaded the advertisement and added the YouTube link for the full concert) "When a monument of sacred music resonates within a spectacular architectural setting: the Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatre del Liceu deliver a magnificent performance of Mozart's "Requiem" within the walls of Barcelona's Sagrada Família." "The two unfinished masterpieces - the Sagrada Família basilica, a temple of light conceived by the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, and Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor - meet in perfect harmony, creating the impression of an inseparable whole: every architectural element of the building, from the columns and arches to the modernist taintedd-glass windows, seems to echo the dramatic power of the score. Under the energetic direction of Maestro Giovanni Antonini, the Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, augmented by four soloists, imbue this concert with a rare emotional power, palpable from the very first notes of the “Introitus.” An immersive experience, enhanced by inspired production."

Did you know that Isaac Albéniz's Asturias was written for piano? Only later, Francisco Tárrega arranged it for guitar and secured its place in music's history. Here, played by Luis Fernando Pérez. Have a great evening!

From the chapter "You'll listen to what I'm listening to", Sophia Liu plays Tchaikovsky/Pletnev's "Pas de Deux" from The Nutcracker.

For lunch break, a moment with Carolina López Moreno singing Puccini's “Un bel dì, vedremo” at Müpa Budapest.

In mood for Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, Adagio, performed by Paco de Lucía. Have a beautiful day!

From Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Un segreto d'importanza, with Marco Vinco as Dandini and Alfonso Antoniozzi as Don Magnifico. (Genova, 2006) Have a great evening!

For lunch break, Khatia Buniatishvili playing Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1. (2014) As a side note, it was inspired by Nikolaus Lenau's Faust.

Good morning with Takuya Okamoto performing Bach's Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a on a classical guitar.

My travels are over and, starting tomorrow, I should be back with the more or less normal posting routine. Until then, Glenn Gould and Yehudi Menuhin performing Bach's Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017. (Broadcast on May 18, 1966) Have a wonderful evening!

I'll leave today with a special interpretation on classical guitar, with Shiqi Zhou performing Sergio Assad's "Sonata For Guitar Solo: II. Andante".

Jean Sibelius' Valse Triste with Herbert Von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. It might be my only post for today, so I wish you all the best!

Let's say our goodbyes today with Raphael Attila Vogl playing Jean-Philippe Rameau's "Les Cyclopes". Recorded in the magnificent Liebfrauenmünster, Ingolstadt. I wish you all a beautiful evening!

It seems that somehow I (inexcusably) skipped Wagner, so here I am fixing it. Herbert Von Karajan conducting Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser Overture with the Berlin Philharmonic. Divine! (Re-uploaded the correct video.🤦) Although, at least for the first time I should write its complete name, "Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg".

I start the New Year with Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which are probably the biggest reasons for the existence of this npub, and wish you a great year. Gustav Mahler's Adagietto from the Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor. (1973)

I wish you all a great New Year with Händel/Halvorsen "Passacaglia" performed by Renaud Capuçon (violin) and Gautier Capuçon (cello).

I have the pleasure of closing the day with a page of jazz history, with Miles Davis' first European TV appearance, this being the oldest known footage with him performing. It was filmed on December 7, 1957, for the French show “Au clair de la lune” and broadcast later on Christmas Day. He's performing along with Barney Wilen (tenor saxophone), René Urtreger (piano), Pierre Michelot (double bass) and Kenny Clarke (drums). I wish you all a beautiful evening and, just in case I won't be able to post tomorrow, a happy New Year!

Ivry Gitlis performing the Rondo finale of Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, "La Campanella". While most people know it because of Liszt's piano transcription, this is how it was intended, written to sound like a small silver handbell. (When Liszt heard Paganini performing it in Paris, in 1832, he enjoyed it so much that he decided to transcribe it for keyboard.)