I'll end the day with Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor, 1890 Nowak Edition (Finale). Münchner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sergiu Celibidache (Tokyo, 1990)

From Müpa Budapest, Jonathan Tetelman and Carolina López Moreno in Gounod's Faust, “Il se fait tard, adieu! Ô nuit d’amour”

If you need a new alarm for your mobile phone, here you go. Rossini's "William Tell" Overture, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. (1983)

I will close the day with Jacqueline du Pré, cello, and Daniel Barenboim, piano, playing Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69, III. Adagio cantabile. (From the late 1960s, probably after they got married.)

A relaxing afternoon with Fazıl Say playing Domenico Scarlatti's Sonata in F minor K. 466.

A little out of the beaten path this morning, Boross Lajos and his gypsy band playing for the Hungarian TV in the 1970s. If you party in a restaurant in Eastern Europe, you have a chance to end the evening like this. Very drunk, too, but also very happy. And with this, I wish you all a great day!

We'll end the day in style with Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, magnificently played by Dmitry Shishkin. (Teaser + long version)

I will make an afternoon ballet suggestion with Mayra Magri as the Winter Fairy in Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella. 👏👏👏

Last week, Opéra Garnier had a splendid decoration for the Grand Staircase on the occasion of the Anthony Roth Costanzo Gala. While most of us can agree that it's the most beautiful opera house, did you know that it was commissioned by Napoleon himself?

Sometimes I feel like I only post according to the weather... This morning I let you know that it's raining in Vienna through Maria João Pires playing Schubert's Piano Sonata No. 13, D. 664 (2. Andante). Have a beautiful week!