It fills us with incredible sadness that Seiji Ozawa – one of the greatest musical minds of our time and ultimate master of sensuous sound – has passed. His rich and lasting recording legacy on Deutsche Grammophon has spanned over half a century, featured leading orchestras…
“We are in disbelief and mourning as we learn the terribly sad news about Maurizio Pollini’s passing. One of the truly great and groundbreaking musicians of our time has left us. His achievements in the field of modernist and contemporary music as well as in the classical and…
Today we celebrate the birthday of none other than 'Wunderkind' Wolfang Amadeus Mozart - the most performed, the most mythologised and the most popular of composers.
🎧 Celebrate his extraordinary talent with our 'Best Of' playlist:
Happy International Star Wars Day! Enjoy legendary composer John Williams conducting the
@Vienna_Phil
in the 'Imperial March' from Star Wars:
#Maythe4th
Today we remember Herbert von Karajan, who passed away
#onthisday
in 1989. He defined the art of conducting throughout his long career. What is your favorite Karajan recording? Let us know in the comments!
Listen to
@YujaWang
performing Rachmaninov's arrangement of the Scherzo from Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. It's the pre-release track from the pianist's upcoming
@VerbierFestival
Gold album.
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Today we celebrate the birthday of none other than 'Wunderkind' Wolfang Amadeus Mozart - the most performed, the most mythologised, the most deconstructed, and the most popular of composers.
🎧 Celebrate his talent with our 'Best Of' playlist:
A living legend of film music,
@official_joeh
directs the
@viennasymphony
in a concert of some of his best-known film scores, including many for Studio Ghibli. Filmed in late March 2023, this concert premieres on June 17 on
@stageplusmusic
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Phonometrician, gymnopedist, surrealist, eccentric, theatre lover, minimalist, cabaret pianist, composer of beloved melodies: Erik Satie was born
#onthisday
in 1866.
🎧 Celebrate with us and listen to his great recordings:
For the first pre-release track from his upcoming album, Albrecht Mayer chose one of Bach's most famous pieces, the Air from the Orchestral Suite No. 3.
🎧 Listen now:
Today we celebrate the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. Perhaps more than any other composer, Bach’s music has the power to affect our lives.
Discover his works 👉
🎉 Happy birthday Leonard Bernstein!
A musical titan of the 20th century as a composer, conductor and communicator, he was one of the most astonishing and dazzling personalities in the world of classical music.
🎧 Listen to his legendary recordings:
🎉 Join us in celebrating Martha Argerich on her birthday. She played her first piece on piano a few months before her 3rd birthday and now is one of the most charismatic of all classical artists.
🎧 Listen to a selection of her Beethoven interpretations:
Today we celebrate Igor Stravinsky's birthday! During the course of a long career, the composer expressed himself through an astonishingly wide variety of music.
🎧 Discover it here:
Deutsche Grammophon, the world’s oldest and best-known classical label celebrates its 120th birthday today! We thank you for your continuous support – on to the next 120 years!
Composer and conductor Gustav Mahler was born
#onthisday
in 1860. In his works, he bridged the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. Celebrate with us and listen to his legendary recordings.
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#Onthisday
in 1750, Johann Sebastian Bach passed away. The great German composer’s immense catalogue of works continues to invite new interpretations.
Discover his music:
🎉 Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest opera composers of all time, Giacomo Puccini, born
#onthisday
in 1858. What is your favourite work by him? Let us know in the comments!
🎧 Meanwhile, you can listen to our picks here:
Today we celebrate the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. Perhaps more than any other composer, Bach’s music has the power to affect our lives. Mark the occasion with
@VikingurMusic
's recording of the Goldberg Variations.
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📺 Coming up on
@stageplusmusic
: María Dueñas performs Beethoven's violin concerto, incorporating her own virtuosic cadenzas. For the work she is accompanied by Manfred Honeck conducting the
@viennasymphony
.
⏰ May 20 at 8 PM CEST 👉
Chopin's was one of the most individual musical voices of his era. What is your favourite work by him? Let us know in the comments! In the meantime, listen to our picks.
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Gustav Mahler passed away
#onthisday
in 1911. We celebrate his genius with this clip starring Claudio Abbado, conducting the young musicians of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in an excerpt from the 1st mvt of Mahler's 4th symphony.
Today we celebrate the 335th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. Perhaps more than any other composer, Bach’s music has the power to affect our lives. The great German composer's huge catalogue of works continues to invite new interpretations.
🎉 Happy birthday, Franz Liszt!
Born today in 1811, Liszt was a piano wizard who redefined keyboard virtuosity while developing new genres such as the symphonic poem.
What is your favourite work by him? Let us know in the comments!
🎉 Join us in celebrating Anne-Sophie Mutter's extraordinary career on her birthday!
What is your favourite recording by her? Let us know in the comments!
💬 “Music is my life and my life is music.”
Mozart - who passed away on this day in 1791 - is arguably the most famous classical composer of all time.
🎧 Listen to our dedicated playlist and celebrate his genius:
🎊 Happy birthday Mendelssohn!
He wrote orchestral and chamber music of exceptional originality since his mid-teens. What is your favourite work by him? Let us know in the comments!
Here's our selection 👉
Born
#onthisday
in 1906, Shostakovich was one of the most gifted composers that ever existed. Celebrate his genius with
@andrisnelsons
take on the 2nd mvt. of the Symphony No. 13, recorded with the
@bostonsymphony
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We celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach's St John Passion this Easter Friday with a glance back to our 2021 recording of John Eliot Gardiner and the
@mco_london
.
🎥 Watch the full performance on
@stageplusmusic
.
he team at Deutsche Grammophon are in deep mourning over the loss of our friend, Jóhann Jóhannsson. In the three years of our close collaboration, a true friendship had grown. The power of his music will live on and continue to touch us.
🎉 Happy
#StarWarsDay
everyone!
Here’s a snippet from “John Williams in Vienna”, filmed at Musikverein Wien and starring John Williams at the helm of the
@Vienna_Phil
Watch it now on
@stageplusmusic
👉
#OnThisDay
in 1908, one of the most widely respected musicians of the 20th century was born. Herbert von Karajan influenced fellow musicians and public taste for generations through his live appearances and recordings.
🎧 Discover his recording legacy:
Chopin's was one of the most individual musical voices of his era. What is your favourite work by him? Let us know in the comments! In the meantime, listen to our picks.
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Now streaming on
@stageplusmusic
: María Dueñas is one of the most thoughtful and communicative musicians on the current classical scene. Stream her performance of Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Gigue now.
Karajan influenced fellow musicians and public taste for generations through his live appearances and recordings with many of the world's greatest orchestras and opera companies. Celebrate him today with this recording of Beethoven's Eroica.
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R.I.P. Christa Ludwig. We are very sad to hear the news of the passing of the great German mezzo-soprano at the age of 93. She enjoyed a hugely successful career in the second half of the last century and collaborated with Deutsche Grammophon from 1960 onwards.
💬 "You can’t rely on virtuosity in Beethoven’s concerto; you have to reveal yourself, and that can only be done through sound” - María Dueñas.
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Watch now the full video on our DG YouTube channel!
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Vladimir Horowitz was born
#onthisday
in 1903. A pianist with an extraordinary range of expression, a virtuoso flair and a feverish visionary quality unlike any before or since.
🎧 Celebrate his talent with this selection of his DG recordings:
Claudio Abbado would have turned 90 today. We have been celebrating his musical legacy this year with a complete edition of his recordings for DG.
🎧 Mark the occasion and discover it here:
🎉 Join us in celebrating Haydn's genius and legacy on the anniversary of his birth. What is your favorite work by him? Let us know in the comments!
🎧 Meanwhile, you can listen to our picks:
🎉 Happy birthday, Sergei Prokofiev!
He is one of the 20h century's most inventive figures who left a vast and unique musical legacy. What is your favourite work by him?
Here our picks 👉
#Maythe4th
Enjoy John Williams conducting the
@Vienna_Phil
in the 'Imperial March' from Star Wars: He will release his full album 'John Williams in Vienna' on August 14 - live from Vienna's Musikverein with Anne-Sophie Mutter:
Celebrate Rachmaninov's 150th birthday on
@stageplusmusic
👉
@YujaWang
brings her scintillating virtuosity and impeccable musicianship to pay homage to the Russian composer, pianist and conductor.
Happy Birthday, Martha Argerich! We are delighted to celebrate the Argentinian piano legend by proposing to you a very special recording, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach:
Martha Argerich and
@DBarenboim
demonstrate their stylistic flexibility as a team in this concert at the Berlin Philharmonie.
Watch now on
@stageplusmusic
👉
🎉 Happy birthday Carlos Kleiber!
Born
#onthisday
in 1930, he was known for being extremely selective in his concert repertoire, but Brahms’ Second Symphony was among the works he chose to perform. Stream the full concert with the
@Vienna_Phil
on
@stageplusmusic
.
Today we remember Herbert von Karajan who passed away
#onthisday
in 1989. He defined the art of conducting for millions over the course of his long career. Listen to his fine recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 & 4 with the
@BerlinPhil
:
🎉 Happy birthday, Sergei Prokofiev!
He is one of the 20h century's most inventive figures who left a vast and unique musical legacy. What is your favourite work by him?
Here our picks 👉
Edvard Grieg's music is always Romantic but never sentimental, and his adventurous rhythms and daring harmonies can often be traced to the influence of Norwegian folk music. Celebrate his birthday by listening to his great recordings.
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Enjoy Claudio Abbado performing Tchaikovsky's polonaise from 'Eugene Onegin' with the
@BerlinPhil
. The excerpt is taken from our visual album of his 1998 Berlin Gala.
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🎻 For the celebrations of her 60th-birthday Anne-Sophie Mutter reunited with John Williams and
@YefimBronfman
to perform music by Beethoven and Williams.
📺 Now streaming on
@stageplusmusic
:
Herbert von Karajan passed away
#onthisday
in 1989. We remember him with this 1967 performance of Verdi’s monumental Requiem, starring a superb line-up of soloists including a young Luciano Pavarotti and the forces of
@teatroallascala
. Stream it now on
@stageplusmusic
.
We remember the legacy of Claudio Abbado on the 10th anniversary of his passing. He recorded more than 250 albums over 30 years for DG, including countless reference recordings and an extraordinary breadth of repertoire and collaborations 👉
Heartfelt congratulations to
@hildurness
! Last night, the successful composer, cellist and singer has won an Oscar for 'Best Original Score' at the 92nd
@TheAcademy
awards for the movie 'Joker'.
Happy Birthday, Verdi! More than 100 years after his death, the works of the Italian composer still form a major part of today's opera repertoire. What’s your favorite Verdi piece? Discover his works with us on occasion of his birthday today in 1813:
Happy Birthday to Martha Argerich! We are delighted to celebrate the Argentinian piano legend by proposing to you a very special recording, featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach:
🎉 Happy birthday to a French Romantic whose chamber music, piano works and vocal scores epitomise subtlety and elegance! Celebrate Gabriel Fauré's birthday and listen to this compilation of his music 👉
📰 “Stupendous brilliance, breath taking virtuosity ... Anne-Sophie Mutter’s Virtuosi wowed the Musikverein.” (Die Presse)
Watch now their interpretation of the 3rd. movement from Vivaldi's Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major.
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Rest in peace, Krzysztof Penderecki. Here is a photo of him and Anne-Sophie Mutter for you. Their friendship has proved inspirational. In 1988, the then 25-year-old violinist played Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto under Penderecki’s direction.
María Dueñas beguiles audiences with the breathtaking array of colors she draws from her instrument. Watch now her performance of Piazzolla's Yo soy María:
In celebration of Antonín Dvořák's birthday today, discover this compilation of his great recordings!
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What is your favorite work by him? Let us know in the comments!
We wish
@violincase
a fantastic birthday!
Join us in celebrating her on this special day by listening to her recording of Ysaÿe's six Violin Sonatas.
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Born on this day in 1906, Dmitri Shostakovich was one of the most gifted composer to spend almost his entire life within a totalitarian system. 🎧Listen and learn more ➡️
Get ready for María Dueñas' upcoming
@stageplusmusic
premiere and discover her special Musical Moment recital from Berlin's Meistersaal. She presents works by Franck, Granados, Fauré and more.
📺 Watch now on
One of the greatest composers of all time, Vivaldi ignited transformations in music for the church, the opera house and the concert hall. On the anniversary of his birth in 1678, dive into his great works!
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The Spanish prima donna Montserrat Caballé rose to overnight success in 1965 and went on to become one of the finest singers of the second half of the 20th century.
🎧 Celebrate her talent on the day of her birthday:
🎉 Happy birthday, Edward Elgar!
Did you know he left school at 16 to become a freelance musician, teaching, arranging and playing in local orchestras until well into his 30es?
🎧 Join us in celebrating his life and artistry with our dedicated playlist:
Today we celebrate the 265th birthday of none other than 'Wunderkind' Wolfang Amadeus Mozart - the most performed, the most mythologised and the most popular of composers. Celebrating his extraordinary talent, listen to DG's 'Best Of' playlist:
Happy Birthday, Seiji Ozawa! The japanese conductor lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra for a historic period of twenty-nine years. Listen to his 1978 account with the BSO of Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake":
The late-Romantic composer and leading conductor of his generation, Gustav Mahler, was born
#onthisday
in 1860. Listen to
@nezetseguin
's fantastic recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 together with the
@philorch
: