I will wish you a peaceful evening and good night with Pablo Sáinz Villegas performing Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio movement). Orquesta de Radio y Televisión de España directed by Carlos Kalmar. Teatro Monumental de Madrid, 2015 👏👏👏
For our American brothers and sisters, who today celebrate Thanksgiving, I chose Verdi's "Và Pensiero", from Nabucco. Metropolitan Opera, conducted by James Levine, 2001
Today's Kickstarter is Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana. Arnold Schoenberg Chor with the Wiener KammerOrchester, conducted by Francisco Navarro Lara. Golden Saal Musikverein Vienna, 2024 Have a great day!
I will end the day with Josef Hofmann playing Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2. (1945) Did you know that Rachmaninov, after finishing his 3rd Concerto, asked Hofmann to play it at its premiere in 1909? While Hofmann refused, and Rachmaninoff was the one to play it, now we witness the original intention, so to speak, because the 3rd Concerto was dedicated to Hofmann.
Always an immense pleasure, Martha Argerich playing Bach's English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808, The Gavottes. (Rosengarten Mannheim, 2023)
A relaxing lunch break with Vera Danilina playing Bach's "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639.
Enjoy your coffee with Marie-Astrid Hulot playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue! (I added a few pictures with coffee places from Vienna to wish you an even better day.)