The celebrated composer and pianist Daniel Barenboim performs very special renditions of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. Composed between the years 1795 and 1822, Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas represent an extremely important moment in musical history. This intimate performance was recorded in Berlin in September 2020.

Anna Karénine John Neumeier's ballet, inspired by Léon Tolstoï's novel. Hamburg Ballett Bolchoï Ballet Canada national Ballet Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hambourg Music : Peter I. Tchaïkovski, Alfred Schnittke, Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam Choreography, set, lighting and costumes : John Neumeier Anna Karénine's costume : Albert Kriemler decor Assistant : Heinrich Tröger Video and graphics : Kiran West Hamburg, June 2022

Musical interludes on Mezzo TV: a channel dedicated to bringing you the best performances from opera, classical, dance and jazz. Intermezzo is a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Orchestre Prométhée, Pierre-Michel Durand (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Le Nozze di Figaro – Deh vieni non tardar (Susanna) Yaritza Veliz (soprano, Chile) Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848) Lucia di Lammermoor – Verranno a te sull'aure (Edgardo/Lucia) David Astorga/Julia Sitkovetsky Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) The Tsar's Bride – Suma neydot krasavitsa (Griaznoi) Benjamin Lewis (baritone, UK) Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) La Somnambula – Ah non credea mirarti (Amina) Mélissa Petit (soprano, France) Francesco Cilea (1866 – 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur – Acerba volluta (Pincipessa di Bouillon) Zlata Khershberg (mezzo-soprano, Israel) Gaetano Donizetti L'Elisir d'amore – Voglio dire (Nemorino/Dulcamara) Shan Huang/Jérôme Boutillier Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) The Queen of Spades – Ya vas Lyublyu (Yetleski) Ilya Kutyukhin (baritone, Russia) Gioachino Rossini (1792 – 1868) La Cenerentola – Nacqui all'affanno (Angelina) Lilly Jørstad (mezzo-soprano, Norway) Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale – Cerchero lontana terra (Ernesto) Shan Huang (tenor, China) Wolfgang Amadeus Don Giovanni – Ah taci ingiusto cor (Elvira, Don Giovanni, Leporello) Julia Sitkovetsky/Bejamin Lewis/Jérôme Boutillier Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) C'est moi, Carlos... C'est mon jour suprême ... Ah ! Je meurs (Rodrigue) Jérôme Boutillier (baritone, France) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte – Der hölle Rache (Queen of the Night) Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano, UK) Ambroise Thomas (1811 – 1896) Hamlet -Allez dans un cloître (Reine, Ophélie, Hamlet) Zlata Khershberg/Mélissa Petit/Benjamin Lewis Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata – Lunge da lei (Alfredo) David Astorga (tenor, Costa Rica) Gaetano Donizetti La Favorite – Pour la fête (Alphonse XI, Leonor de Guzmann) Ilya Kutyukhin/Zlata Khershberg Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor – Chi frena in tal momento Tutti Recorded 18 January 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris TV Director, Patrick Savey

Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch (conductor) Veronika Eberle (violin) Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 77 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Recorded on September 22 & 23, 2017 at the Nouveau Siècle, Lille Directed by Nicolas Foulon

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Il Trovatore Dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after "El Trobador" by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (direction) Pierre Iodice (chef de chœurs) Stefano Vizioli (Stage Direction) Alessandro Ciammarughi (Sets & Costumes) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Yolanda Auyanet (Leonora) Mario Cassi (Il Conte di Luna) Violetta Urmana (Azucena) Luciano Montanaro (Ferrando) Julie Bailly (Inés) Xavier Petithan (Ruiz) Alexei Gorbatchev (Un vecchio zingaro) Stefano de Rosa (Un messo) Recorded 22 September 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Directed by John Blanch

Lucas Debargue (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, KV 310 Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 Ballade no. 2 op. 38 Prélude op. 45 Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61 Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813 – 1888) Concerto for solo piano op. 39 No. 8 Paris, Philharmonie, April 3, 2023

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (Conductor) Christiane Karg (soprano) Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Fratres György Ligeti (1923 – 2006) Ramifications Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981) Adagio for Strings Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony no 4 in G major (Arranged for Chamber Ensemble by Erwin Stein) Berlin, Philharmonie, 2020

Pene Pati (tenor), Amina Edris (soprano) Prague Philharmonia, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Overture to "Rigoletto" Questa o quella (Duke of Mantua) | Rigoletto, Act I Lunge da lei... De miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo) | La traviata, Act II Un dì, felice, eterea (Alfredo & Violetta) | La traviata, Act I Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Dis mois que je suis belle (Thaïs) | Thaïs, Act II Charles Gounod (1818-1893) L'amour!... Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! (Romeo) | Roméo et Juliette, Act II Valse des fleurs | Roméo et Juliette, Act IV Jules Massenet (1842-1912) En fermant les yeux (Des Grieux) | Manon, Act II Toi! Vous! – Oui, c'est moi! (Des Grieux & Manon) | Manon, Act III Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi) | Tosca, Act I Intermezzo from "Madama Butterfly" Addio, fiorito asil (Pinkerton) | Madama Butterfly, Act II Pietro Mascagni (1863-1845) Cherry Duet (Fritz & Suzel) | L'Amico Fritz, Act II Giuseppe Verdi Mercè, dilette amiche (Elena) | I vespri siciliani, Act V Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) La Danza Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) A Vucchella Marechiare L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra Benjamin Godard (1849-1895) Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore (Jocelyn) | Jocelyn, Act II Prague, Rudolfinum, 31 January 2023

Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (Conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 9 in D Major Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, 5 April 2019 TV director, Ute Feudel

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (Conductor) Pablo Sáinz-Villegas (guitar) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Overture Leonore III, Op.72.1 Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) El amor brujo | Introduction and Ritual Fire Dance Joaquín Rodrigo (19011 – 1999) Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra Anonymus Spanish Romance Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959) Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) Capriccio on Spanish Themes, Op. 34 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) The Gadfly | Spanish Dance Op. 97 Berlin, Philharmonie, 31 December 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Tombeau de Claude Debussy (The tomb of Claude Debussy), collective work commissioned by Henri Prunières (1920) Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 – 1973) Lento Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) Sostenuto, Rubato Eugène Goossens (1893 – 1962) Hommage à Debussy (Homage to Debussy) Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à vent à la mémoire de C. A. Debussy Paul Dukas (1865 – 1935) La plainte, au loin, du faune Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Images Études Record on June 26, 2018, Patio de los Arrayanes, Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada Directed by par Stéphane Vérité

Thomas de Pourquery & Supersonic Thomas De Pourquery, saxophone alto Laurent Bardainne, saxophone ténor Fabrice Martinez, trompette Arnaud Roulin, piano, claviers Frederick Galiay, basse Edward Perraud, batterie Playlist Thomas De Pourquery; Mermaids Sun Ra, We travel the space ways Thomas De Pourquery, Slow down, Present eternity, Sons of love, Simple forces, Give the money back, Révolutions, Disco 2100 Sun Ra, Love in outer space Recorded on June 15, 2019 at the Cité de la musique TV Director, Josselin Carré

Lucky Peterson and the Organization Lucky Peterson | vocal, Hammond organ B3, keyboard & guitar Timothy Waites | bass Raul Valdes | drums Shawn Kellerman | guitar, vocal Rachid Guissous | keyboard Play list Love Of Mine | Shawn Kellerman Funky Broadway | Lucky Peterson Love Me | Lucky Peterson I Pity The Fool | Lucky Peterson It Ain't Safe | S. Carter/G. Jackson Locked Out Of Love/Cold Shot/Mary Had A Little Lamp | Lucky Peterson Johnny B. Goode | Charles Edward "Chuck" Berry Voodoo Chile | Jimi Hendrix I Believe I'll Dust My Broom | Elmore James Them changes | Buddy Miles Superstition | Stevie Wonder Zugabe: Proud Mary/ Boogie-Woogie Blues Joint Party Recorded on March 30, 2019 at the Burghausen Jazz Festival TV Director, Susanne Sammet

Pro Homine, vocal group Al Fin Voce, vocal ensemble Magnifica, brass quintet Laurent Couson (conductor) Marie-Christine Pannetier (choirmaster) Melody Louledjian (soprano), Marion Tassou (soprano), Clément Rataud (piano) Laurent Couson (born in 1976) Requiem XIX Paris, Saint-Médard Church, December 15, 2022

Musical interludes on Mezzo TV: a channel dedicated to bringing you the best performances from opera, classical, dance and jazz. Intermezzo is a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

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" Bis 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 "