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Great Performers from the Past (39)

A unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage featuring great performances from legendary artists of the golden age: Maria Callas, Glenn Gould, Yehudi Menuhin, Artur Rubinstein, Leopold Stokowski, Sviatoslav Richter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, David Oistrakh, Herbert von Karajan, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Georges Cziffra, Régine Crespin, Carlo-Maria Giulini, Nathan Milstein, and others...

John Barbirolli performs Schumann's Cello Concerto

Hallé Orchestra, André Navarra

Christian Ferras plays Franck and Stravinsky

Orchestre de l'ORTF, Jean Fournet (conductor) -...

Samson François plays Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand and Grieg's Piano Concerto

Orchestre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre ...

David Oistrakh plays the Spring Sonata, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Prokofiev

Lev Oborin (piano) - Frida Bauer (piano)

Tito Gobbi and Maria Callas sing Puccini's Tosca

Orchestra and choirs of the Opéra de Paris, Geo...

Ivry Gitlis plays Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Bartók and Elgar

Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Francesco Mander ...

Carlo-Maria Giulini conducts Mozart, de Falla and Verdi

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Leonid Kogan plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto in 1966

Orchestre national de l'ORTF, Louis de Froment

Ernest Ansermet conducts Beethoven and Pierre Monteux conducts Dukas

Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, London Symp...

Otto Klemperer conducts Beethoven's 9th Symphony

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Teresa Berganza sings Mozart, Rossini and de Falla

Orchestre national de la RTF, Eugen Jochum (con...

The Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio plays Brahms

Trios No. 2 and 3

Georg Solti conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"

Orchestre national de l'ORTF, Heather Harper (s...

Evgeni Mravinsky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Emil Gilels

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Wilhelm Kempff plays Schubert and Schumann – Maurizio Pollini plays Chopin

Legendary pianists

Yehudi Menuhin plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

David Oistrakh performs Brahms's Violin Concerto

Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra — Gennadi Rozhd...

Yehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh play Bach's Double Violin Concerto

Orchestre de chambre de la RTF, Pierre Capdevielle

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier

London Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Leopold Stokowski conducts Beethoven's 5th Symphony - Paul Paray conducts Fauré

London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestre Philh...

Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter play Prokofiev and Beethoven

Orchestre de Monte-Carlo, Okko Kamu

Cutner Solomon and Claudio Arrau play Beethoven

"Appassionata" Sonata - Sonata No. 32, Op. 111

Régine Crespin sings Lieder and French melodies

Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF - Janine Rei...

Zino Francescatti plays Mozart and Beethoven

Orchestre de la société des concerts du conserv...

Nathan Milstein plays Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms

Philarmonia Orchestra, Norman del Mar (conducto...

Mstislav Rostropovich plays Shostakovich, Bach, Beethoven and Debussy

London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Groves (cond...

Bernstein pays tribute to Stravinsky — With Michel Béroff

The Historic Stravinsky Memorial Concert, April...

Bernstein conducts Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Sibelius's Symphony No. 5

London Symphony Orchestra. 1966

Maria Callas sings two recitals in Paris

In 1965 and 1958

Karajan conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Orchestre de Paris

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