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The biggest names in classical music

Sean Rafferty talks to British opera singer Freddie de Tommaso, who is making his debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

2 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Wed 20 Nov 2024 17:00

Music Played

  • Max Bruch

    Octet for strings (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Zsolt Fejérvári. Ensemble: Kodály Quartet. Ensemble: Auer String Quartet.
    • Mendelssohn/Bruch: Octets: Kodaly Quartet/Auer Quartet.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    6 Polish Songs, S.480 (Das Ringlein; Bacchanal)

    Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.
  • Matters Unknown

    A beginning

    Ensemble: Matters Unknown.
  • Percy Grainger

    Molly on the Shore

    Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Within A Dream: A celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 (The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1)

    Performer: Sir András Schiff.
    • Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I: Andras Schiff.
    • Decca.
    • 5.
  • Matters Unknown

    Deepings

    Ensemble: Matters Unknown.
  • Georges Bizet

    L'Arlésienne Suite No 2 (Carillon)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Bizet: Carmen Suites/Ponchielli: Cance of the Hours - PO, Ormandy.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 14.
  • William Byrd

    Vigilate for 5 voices

    Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Director: Graham Ross.
    • Veni Emmanuel - Music for Advent.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.
  • Matters Unknown

    Sunshine: The River Swells

    Ensemble: Matters Unknown.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fidelio (overture)

    Ensemble: European Soloists, Luxembourg. Conductor: Christoph König.
    • Beethoven: The Symphonies.
    • Rubicon.
    • 406.
  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Violin Sonata no.2 in D minor (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Bizzarrie Armoniche.
    • Naive.
  • Ruggero Leoncavallo

    Leoncavallo: Mattinata (Orch. Luck)

    Music Arranger: Arthur Luck. Singer: Freddie De Tommaso. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Renato Balsadonna.
    • Passione.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 13.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca, SC 69 Act 1: Recondita armonia

    Singer: Freddie De Tommaso. Singer: Lise Davidsen. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paolo Arrivabeni.
    • Il Tenore.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 - 3rd movement, Rondeau

    Ensemble: Britten Oboe Quartet.
    • A Tribute to Janet.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 3.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Symphonic Minutes Op.36

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Dohnanyi: Symphony no. 2: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic/Bamert.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

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  • Wed 20 Nov 2024 17:00

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