If you had a long week, like me, here's the antidote. Bach's Concerto for 4 harpsichords BWV. 1065 (based on Vivaldi’s concert for 4 violins) Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Mikhail Pletnev and James Levine

Claudio Arrau playing the 3rd movement from Beethoven's Appassionata. (1970) He was known to play "as it is intended to be", without any personal touches. For example, Rachmaninov's modifications in the score of the 2nd Chopin Sonata, in his own words, made him mad. And with this, I wish you all a beautiful Friday!

I will end the day with an ad/announcement. On November 27, Deutsche Oper Berlin will premiere Umberto Giordano’s Fedora. Jonathan Tetelman is Count Loris Ipanoff, here in an older video from May, singing in despair about his love for the woman whose husband he killed in a duel. Have a beautiful evening!

For lunch break, let's continue with the classical guitar and enjoy Albéniz's Asturias. Ana Vidović at the New York Guitar Festival

Vera Danilina & Vivaldi work like a double shot of espresso! Have a beautiful day!

Let's end the day in style with a trumpet from Mahler’s Symphony No.7, the 5th Movement.

Pavarotti singing "Torna a Surriento" showed me that I need new headphones. 🤦 Thank you, Maestro! 😂

Slow lunch break with Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major, "Adagio assai". Martha Argerich, Paris 2017

According to the weather, I will begin a little dark with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique", where you can almost feel him watching the Grim Reaper in the eyes. (He died nine days after the premiere, and it's rumoured to be of unnatural causes.) Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert Von Karajan

After a long day, I'll share with you a peaceful moment by Vera Danilina playing Bach's Prelude from Lute Suite, BWV 1006a. Have a beautiful evening!