Berlin Philharmonic Archive

This recording by conductor Simon Rattle and cellist Sol Gabetta enable us to experience music of great contrast that ranges from the quiet and sublime, to the strongly rhythmic. The selections are: Elgar: Cello Concerto …

Claude Debussy: Symphonic masterpieces. Composer Claude Debussy was an impressionist painter, but he used sound, rather than paint and canvas. On this CD, we are able to enjoy many aspects of the sea, as reflected …

  Tango! From “Scent of a Woman”. I LOVE the Tango! I love the music and I love to watch. And I’d love to learn how to dance it; and more— Meanwhile, I enjoy to …

  Happy Mozart event. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was about 28 years old when he composed the piano concerto #17, which was given the Koechel designation”K.453”. Pianist Menachem Pressler was about 90 years old when he …

The Making of an Extraordinary Recording: Prokofiev’s piano concerto #3, and Bartok’s concerto #2. Pianist Lang Lang joins Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this important collaboration, which will mark one of …