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Johannes Brahms composed the Alt-Rhapsodie in September of 1869 as a wedding gift to the daughter of his close friend and confidant, Clara Schumann. The Alt-Rhapsodie is set to several verses of a poe...

Johannes Brahms composed the Alt-Rhapsodie in September of 1869 as a wedding gift to the daughter of his close friend and confidant, Clara Schumann. The Alt-Rhapsodie is set to several verses of a poe...

In its original form, the Fete Polonaise from the Opera Le Roi Malgre, is scored for chorus and orchestra. Ever the artistic pragmatist, Chabrier turned the dance sequence into a glittering orchestral...

In its original form, the Fete Polonaise from the Opera Le Roi Malgre, is scored for chorus and orchestra. Ever the artistic pragmatist, Chabrier turned the dance sequence into a glittering orchestral...

Respighi's Three Botticelli Pictures (1927) is a three-movement suite based on famous paintings by the Renaissance master Botticelli. It's fully as colorful and beguiling as the fulsome and flashy Pin...

Respighi's Three Botticelli Pictures (1927) is a three-movement suite based on famous paintings by the Renaissance master Botticelli. It's fully as colorful and beguiling as the fulsome and flashy Pin...

With the deepest respect for Bach's genius, Respighi accepted Toscanini's request in 1930 for a transcription of Bach's great Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor. The result was a 'Bravo Respighi!' from...

With the deepest respect for Bach's genius, Respighi accepted Toscanini's request in 1930 for a transcription of Bach's great Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor. The result was a "Bravo Respighi!" from...

Respighi's Gli Uccelli (The Birds) is a suite in five movements for small orchestra. Each movement is based on themes by 17th and 18th century composers.

Respighi's Gli Uccelli (the Birds) is a suite in five movements for small orchestra. Each movement is based themes by 17th and 18th century composers.

In 1919, Spanish composer Reveriano Soutullo began his famous musical partnership with Juan Vert, which continued until the latter's early death in 1931. The Zarzuela La leyenda del beso (1924) is one...

In 1919, Spanish composer Reveriano Soutullo began his famous musical partnership with Juan Vert, which continued until the latter's early death in 1931. The Zarzuela La leyenda del beso (1924) is one...

Revueltas composed his score for Chano Urueta's film La noche de los mayas ("The Night of the Mayas") in 1939. It was edited to a concert suite by Ives Limantours some twenty years after the composer'...

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) finished his masterpiece Otello in October 1885. The libretto by Arrigo Boito was based on Shakespeare's tragedy. The Bonfire Chorus is sung in the very first act: the peopl...

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) finished his masterpiece Otello in October 1885. The libretto by Arrigo Boito was based on Shakespeare's tragedy. The Bonfire Chorus is sung in the very first act: the peopl...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. Kikimora is a fairy tale for orchestra by Liadow about a female h...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. Kikimora is a fairy tale for orchestra by Liadow about a female h...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

Zu den brillanten 'Danzas Fantasticas' wurde der spanische Komponist Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) durch die Erzählung 'La Orgia' von José Mas inspiriert. Das Werk ist dreisätzig, jeder Satz ist in einem...

Danzas Fantásticas by spanish composer Joaquín Turina is a brilliant, wholly Spanish piece and his best-known work. It is inspired by the novel "La Orgía" by José Mas. The work does have three movemen...

Prokofiev composed his first piano concerto while at the Conservatory, in 1911 and 1912, and premiered it himself on August 7, 1912. The concerto is a single movement divided into clearly marked secti...

Prokofiev composed his first piano concerto while at the Conservatory, in 1911 and 1912, and premiered it himself on August 7, 1912. The concerto is a single movement divided into clearly marked secti...