Passionate Classics

Messiah, HWV 56 “Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together?”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

Symphony no. 39 in G minor, Hob. I:39, 1st Movement: Allegro Assai

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 39 in G minor, Hob. I:39

Helmut Müller-Brühl, Cologne Chamber Orchestra

Admeto: “Gelosia, spietata aletto”

George Frideric Handel - Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Atto II, Scena VII. Aria "Gelosia spietata Aletto" (Alceste)

Christophe Rousset

Hebrides Overture, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”

Felix Mendelssohn - Die Hebriden, op. 26

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphonie fantastique, op.14, 5th Movement: Songe d’une nuit de sabbat (Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath): Larghetto – Allegro

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Simon Rattle, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Il Pirata: “Col sorriso d’innocenza”

Vincenzo Bellini - Il pirata: Atto II, scena 4. “Col sorriso d'innocenza” (Imogene)

Nicola Rescigno, Philharmonia Orchestra

Don Giovanni, K. 527: “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

For Lo, I Raise Up, op. 145

Charles Villiers Stanford - For lo, I raise up, op. 145

Christopher Robinson

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041, 3rd Movement: Allegro assai

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra

The Flying Dutchman: Overture

Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Chamber Orchestra