Christiaan Janssen

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

Maurice Ravel orchestrierte einige Teile seines 1905 vollendeten Klavierzyklus' 'Miroirs' selbst. Gerade die umwerfend-vielfarbige Orchesterfassung des vierten Stücks 'Alborada del gracioso (Morgenges...

Edvard Grieg komponierte die Schauspielmusik zu Ibsens Theaterstück'Peer Gynt' 1876 im Auftrag des Autors. Viele Stücke dieser Musik sind zusammengefasst als Orchestersuiten oder in Arrangements für K...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suites...

The 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' (Comic duet for two cats) is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The 'lyrics' consist entirely of the repeated wo...

The 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' (Comic duet for two cats) is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The 'lyrics' consist entirely of the repeated wo...

In 1880, Tschaikowsky composed the 'Capriccio Italien, Opus 45', as a fantasy for orchestra. He was inspired by a trip he took to Rome, during which he saw the Carnival in full swing, and is reminisce...

In 1880, Tschaikowsky composed the 'Capriccio Italien, Opus 45', as a fantasy for orchestra. He was inspired by a trip he took to Rome, during which he saw the Carnival in full swing, and is reminisce...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

Als Komponist begann Lehár mit Beiträgen zum Operngenre, doch der große Triumph seiner ersten Operette "Die lustige Witwe" im Jahr 1905 machte ihm klar, dass er seine Talente der Operette widmen musst...

Als Komponist begann Lehár mit Beiträgen zum Operngenre, doch der große Triumph seiner ersten Operette "Die lustige Witwe" im Jahr 1905 machte ihm klar, dass er seine Talente der Operette widmen musst...

Alexander Glasunow (1865 - 1936) war ein russischer Komponist, Musiklehrer und Dirigent der russischen Spätromantik. Im Jahr 1899 komponierte Glasunow die Musik für das Ballett "Die Jahreszeiten". Es...

Alexander Glasunow (1865 - 1936) war ein russischer Komponist, Musiklehrer und Dirigent der russischen Spätromantik. Im Jahr 1899 komponierte Glasunow die Musik für das Ballett "Die Jahreszeiten". Es...

'Russian Easter Festival Overture' (La grande Pâque russe), is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. It is based on themes from the 'obikhod', which is a...

'Russian Easter Festival Overture' (La grande Pâque russe), is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. It is based on themes from the 'obikhod', which is a...

The Planets des englischen Komponisten Gustav Holst ist eine siebensätzige Orchestersuite, in der jeder Satz nach einem Planeten des Sonnensystems und seinem entsprechenden astrologischen Charakter be...

The Planets des englischen Komponisten Gustav Holst ist eine siebensätzige Orchestersuite, in der jeder Satz nach einem Planeten des Sonnensystems und seinem entsprechenden astrologischen Charakter be...

'The Planets' des englischen Komponisten Gustav Holst ist eine siebensätzige Orchestersuite, in der jeder Satz nach einem Planeten des Sonnensystems und seinem entsprechenden astrologischen Zeichen be...

'The Planets' by English composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The...

Richard Tauber (1892-1948) was an Austrian-born British tenor and composer celebrated for his vocal work in opera and, especially, operetta. In 1913 he made his highly successful operatic debut, as Ta...

Richard Tauber (1892-1948) was an Austrian-born British tenor and composer celebrated for his vocal work in opera and, especially, operetta. In 1913 he made his highly successful operatic debut, as Ta...

Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style....

Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style....

The last movement of the 'Piano Sonata No. 11', marked 'Alla Turca', popularly known as the 'Turkish Rondo' or 'Turkish March', is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces...

The last movement of the 'Piano Sonata No. 11', marked 'Alla Turca', popularly known as the 'Turkish Rondo' or 'Turkish March', is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces...