Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad") | Mäkelä

I. Allegretto
II. Moderato (poco allegretto)
III. Adagio – Largo – Moderato risoluto – Largo – Adagio
IV. Allegro non troppo – Moderato

Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Dir. Klaus Mäkelä

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande - Pierre Boulez

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Barenboim)

Believe it or not, the entire symphony is built upon a single (rhythmic) theme ingeniously disguised into various forms (sometimes even implied without being explicitly stated) throughout the symphony. A minimalistic masterpiece!

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

1 - Allegro con brio
2 - Andante con moto
3 - Scherzo. Allegro
4 - Allegro

West--Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Royal Albert Hall, 23 July 2012

Beethoven: "Leonore", Overture No. 3

Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT, Weimar
Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet

Balakirev: Symphonies 1 & 2 | Evgeny Svetlanov

Voyage of the Damned (1976)

Based on true events: the voyage of the SS St. Louis in 1939, where over 900 Jews were on board hoping to find sanctuary in Cuba...

Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice (Leppard)

"Circle of Two" (1982)

Heartbreaking story about the impossible love between a 16-year-old schoolgirl and a 60-year-old painter.

Directed by Jules Dassin. Good performances by Richard Burton and Tatum O'Neal.

Masters of the performing arts - Tito Gobbi

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)

Well directed (David Greene) and beautifully acted (Tuesday Weld, Geraldine Fitzgerald) made-for-TV family drama about ageing, acceptance and forgiveness...