Andre Bodin

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Sergei Prokofiev wrote the 'Overture on Hebrew Themes', Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano. Fifteen years la...

Sergei Prokofiev wrote the 'Overture on Hebrew Themes', Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano. Fifteen years la...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) war eine amerikanische klassische Komponistin, Pianistin, Organistin und Musiklehrerin. Price gilt als die erste afroamerikanische Frau, die als Sinfoniekomponist...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) war eine amerikanische klassische Komponistin, Pianistin, Organistin und Musiklehrerin. Price gilt als die erste afroamerikanische Frau, die als Sinfoniekomponist...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

Charles Ives' Symphonie Nr. 1 in d-Moll, die zwischen 1898 und 1902 entstand, ist ein Beispiel dafür, wie Ives Ideen von Komponisten, die vor ihm lebten, zusammenführte. Viele seiner späteren Sinfonie...

Charles Ives' Symphonie Nr. 1 in d-Moll, die zwischen 1898 und 1902 entstand, ist ein Beispiel dafür, wie Ives Ideen von Komponisten, die vor ihm lebten, zusammenführte. Viele seiner späteren Sinfonie...

'Der Waffenschmied' (The Armourer) is an opera (Singspiel) in three acts by German composer Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). It's often considered his third most popular work. The opera was eventua...

'Der Waffenschmied' (The Armourer) is an opera (Singspiel) in three acts by German composer Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). It's often considered his third most popular work. The opera was eventua...

Edward Elgar composed 'Sospiri', Op. 70 just before the beginning of World War I. This adagio was originally intended for violin and piano, as a companion piece to 'Salut d'Amour'. Elgar had in mind t...

Edward Elgar composed 'Sospiri', Op. 70 just before the beginning of World War I. This adagio was originally intended for violin and piano, as a companion piece to 'Salut d'Amour'. Elgar had in mind t...

'Der Freischütz', is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and ma...

'Der Freischütz', is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and ma...

Zum 150-jährigen Jubiläum der "Königlich Schwedischen Musikakademie" im Jahr 1921 komponierte der schwedische Komponist Wilhelm Stenhammar die symphonische Kantate "Sången" (Das Lied). "Sången" hat 2...

Zum 150-jährigen Jubiläum der "Königlich Schwedischen Musikakademie" im Jahr 1921 komponierte der schwedische Komponist Wilhelm Stenhammar die symphonische Kantate "Sången" (Das Lied). "Sången" hat 2...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) was an English composer, best known for his glorious Violin Concerto, the excellent 'Symphony in A minor' and the oratorio trilogy 'Hiawatha'. But his 'Christmas O...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) was an English composer, best known for his glorious Violin Concerto, the excellent 'Symphony in A minor' and the oratorio trilogy 'Hiawatha'. But his 'Christmas O...

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) was like his uncle and teacher Andrea, one of the developers of the Venetian antiphonal style. He also was a student by Orlando di Lasso and took the antiphonal style to...

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849) was a German composer and conductor. His is best known for his opera 'Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor'. Besides this opera he composed works for orchestra, piano, choir and so...

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849) was a German composer and conductor. His is best known for his opera 'Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor'. Besides this opera he composed works for orchestra, piano, choir and so...