Symphony No. 8: A tribute to Haydn | Gardiner and the ORR on Beethoven's Symphonies

Very recommendable!

Symphony No. 7: Dithyrambic abandon | Gardiner and the ORR on Beethoven's Symphonies

Very recommendable! Great storytelling by John Eliot Gardiner! Great imagery!

Symphony No. 6: Pantheism and camaraderie with John Eliot Gardiner

Enjoy!

Beethoven: Missa solemnis with John Eliot Gardiner

Enjoy! This stream, premiered November 20, 2020, may not be available after November 30, 2020 (see here).

"It is generally considered one of the composer's supreme achievements and, along with Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the most significant mass settings of the common practice period. ... A typical performance of the complete work runs 80 to 85 minutes. The difficulty of the piece combined with the requirements for a full orchestra, large chorus, and highly trained soloists, both vocal and instrumental, mean that it is not often performed ..." (Source)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (BWV 232) with John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

Enjoy! What a grand piece of music finished a year before Bach's death! Almost like the culmination of a lifetime of work of a genius! 

The maestro and the musicians/choir are shown against a black background. Very appealing!

"Sir John Eliot Gardiner ... (born 20 April 1943) is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and of other baroque music." (Wikipedia)

No wonder! Watch the extended, unbelievable da capo applause at the end! Bravo!

Georg Friederich Händel: Semele - O sleep, why dost thou leave me (Louise Alder)

Enjoy!

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica': Heroism & shock tactics with John Eliot Gardiner

Enjoy! Don't you wish to be a conductor just for one day?

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2: Expanding the canvas with John Eliot Gardiner

Enjoy! Beethoven never wrote an opera, but he is the most operatic composer

Symphony No. 1: Beethoven announces himself with John Eliot Gardiner

Enjoy! Discover the Rhineland humor of Beethoven.

Beethoven Symphony No. 4: Composing for all eternity with John Eliot Gardiner

Enjoy! Fabulous! Go truffle hunting with John Eliot Gardiner!

Symphony No. 9: 'Up above the stars he must dwell' with John Eliot Gardiner

Very recommendable! With running commentary by John Eliot Gardiner explaining the movements, instruments etc.

Excellent recording!

What morons of advertisers or YouTube dared to disrupt Beethoven's 9th Symphony a dozen or more times with trivial commercials!!! What Barbarians! Grrrr!

BBC Documentary: The Secret of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Very recommendable! Great documentary! Music by and commentary with John Eliot Gardiner using authentic period instruments.

Bach revisited - John Eliot Gardiner in Saxony and Thuringia

Very recommendable!

Walter Ulbricht ordered one of the churches where Johann Sebastian Bach performed to be demolished! What a communist barbarian!

Beethoven Missa Solemnis Conducted By Sir John Eliott Gardiner

Very recommendable! Composed by Beethoven around the time as Symphony No. 9. Outstanding! Another Ode to Joy or Elysian music "Joy, beautiful spark of Divinity"!

"It is generally considered one of the composer's supreme achievements and, along with Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the most significant Mass settings of the common practice period." (Source)

Here is a nice companion writeup about this work by Ludwig van Beethoven:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1826) MISSA SOLEMNIS, OP. 123