NYPO musicians on the 911 Memorial concert

"The line was blurred between performers and audience."

On September 20, 2001, Kurt Masur led the NYPO in a performance of Brahms's German Requiem. Ten years later, Alan Gilbert chose to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 911 attack with Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony.

In memoriam: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-2016)

Obituary in the Gramophone magazine:
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/nikolaus-harnoncourt-has-died

Hieronymous Bosch's triptych of the Last Judgment (Vienna)

Also from the 16th century ...

Michelangelo's Last Judgment at the Sistine Chapel

Before we save up enough for a Roman holiday, we can always take a virtual tour here:
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/index_sistina_en.htm

A very moving rendition of Verdi's Requiem (Libera me) by Renée Fleming

This performance took place on 23 January, 2001 in London, three days after Beverly Peck Johnson, Ms. Fleming's long-time voice teacher at Juilliard, had passed away at the age of 96.

Fleming recalled her late teacher in this interview in 2014:

http://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2014/09/05/renee-fleming-on-the-importance-of-teachers-curiosity-and-hard-work-

Obituary of the late Ms Johnson in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/22/arts/beverley-peck-johnson-96-voice-teacher.html

Fascinating presentation of Liszt's Dante Symphony

Inferno : “Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate.” 

(Abandon all hope, you who entered here)

Marin Alsop presenting Verdi's Requiem on NPR

Premiere of Verdi's Requiem, conducted by the composer himself. (La scala archive)

http://www.npr.org/2011/06/04/136928271/verdis-requiem-an-opera-in-disguise

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique with MTT

Keeping Score - an interactive learning resource created by the San Francisco Symphony

http://www.keepingscore.org/interactive/berlioz-symphony-fantastique

LSO Players on Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

The timpanist is an alumnus of the School of Music.