Daniel Barenboim

August 20, 2017 By Fausta

Sunday palate cleanser: Peter Mattei as Don Giovanni

Staged at La Scala, 2011, Barenboim conducts, with Peter Mattei, Bryn Terfel and Anna Netrebko,

Bonus: Mattei very nimble at Rossini’s Largo al factotum,

April 30, 2017 By Fausta

Playing Schubert Piano Quintet D667, “The Trout,” when we all were very young,

I hesitated because of the poor sound quality on YouTube. It’s available on DVD, but I have not had the chance to try it out. Here’s the link,

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February 28, 2016 By Fausta

A reader requested, Die Walküre as conducted by Daniel Barenboim, so here we go,

And here they ride the $1million Met contraption, which actually looks like fun, in a see-saw way,

UPDATE
It didn’t take long for another opera fan to send this,