Great Performers from the Past (39)

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky and Sibelius: Symphonic Twilight

London Symphony Orchestra. 1966

• Fairfield Hall (Croydon, London, Great Britain)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier

London Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

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

Orchestre de chambre de la RTF, Pierre Capdevielle

• Salle Pleyel (Paris, France)

David Oistrakh performs Brahms violin Concerto

Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

• Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow, Russia)

Wilhelm Kempff plays Schubert and Schumann – Maurizio Pollini plays Chopin

Legendary pianists

• Maison de la Radio (Paris, France)

Evgeni Mravinsky conducts Weber and Tchaikovsky - Sviatoslav Richter plays Mendelssohn - Emil Gilels plays Prokofiev

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Orchestre national de l'ORTF, Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto)

Yehudi Menuhin plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

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

London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de l’ORTF

• Fairfield Hall (Croydon, London, Great Britain)

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

Bernstein pays tribute to Stravinsky – With Michel Béroff

The Historic Stravinsky Memorial Concert, April 1972

• Royal Albert Hall (London, Great Britain)

Mstislav Rostropovich plays Shostakovich, Bach, Beethoven and Debussy

London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Groves (conductor), Bruno Rigutto, Vasso Devetzi (piano)

Nathan Milstein plays Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms

Philarmonia Orchestra, Norman del Mar (conductor) - Ernest Lush (piano) - Georges Pludermacher (piano)

Zino Francescatti plays Mozart and Beethoven

Orchestre de la société des concerts du conservatoire, Jerzy Semkov (conductor) - Eugenio Bagnoli (piano)

Régine Crespin sings Lieder and French melodies

Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF - Janine Reiss (piano) - Christian Ivaldi (piano)

• Maison de la Radio (Paris, France)

The Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio plays Brahms

Trios No. 2 and 3

Teresa Berganza sings Mozart, Rossini and de Falla

Orchestre national de la RTF, Eugen Jochum (conductor) - Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, Serge Baudo (conductor) - Gerald Moore (piano)

John Barbirolli performs Schumann's Cello Concerto

Hallé Orchestra, André Navarra

• Free Trade Hall (Manchester, Great Britain)

Christian Ferras plays Franck and Stravinsky

Orchestre de l'ORTF, Jean Fournet (conductor) - Pierre Barbizet (piano)

Samson François plays Ravel's Concerto for the left hand and Grieg's Piano Concerto

Orchestre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national de l'ORTF, Louis Frémaux (conductor)

• Maison de la Radio (Paris, France)

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

Lev Oborin (piano) - Frida Bauer (piano)

• Royal Albert Hall (London, Great Britain)

Tito Gobbi and Maria Callas sing Puccini's Tosca

Orchestra and choirs of the Opéra de Paris, Georges Sébastian (conductor)

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

Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Francesco Mander (direction) - Georges Pludermacher (piano) - Tasso Janopoulo (piano)

• Salle Pleyel (Paris, France)

Carlo-Maria Giulini conducts Mozart, de Falla and Verdi

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Leonid Kogan plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto

Orchestre national de l'ORTF, Louis de Froment

Ernest Ansermet conducts Beethoven's 7th Symphony - Pierre Monteux conducts Dukas, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, London Symphony Orchestra

Otto Klemperer conducts Beethoven's 9th Symphony

New Philharmonia Orchestra

• Royal Albert Hall (London, Great Britain)