Jos van de Braak

Dmitri Schostakowitsch ist vor allem durch seine groß angelegten Orchesterwerke und Konzerte in Erinnerung geblieben, aber auch sein Beitrag zur Filmmusik ist sehr produktiv. Zwischen 1929 und 1970 sc...

„O mio babbino caro“ aus Giacomo Puccinis einaktiger Oper Gianni Schicchi zählt zweifellos zu den ergreifendsten und populärsten Arien der gesamten Musikgeschichte. In diesem erstklassigen Arrangement...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The Csardas, sung by Rosalinde demands great virtuosity and gypsy fee...

In 1869 Johann Strauss composed the polka francaise 'Im Krapfenwald'l' ('In Krapfen's Woods'). It was originally titled 'Im Pawlowsk Walde' when first performed in Pavlovsk (Russia). Reportedly, sever...

Die Moldau ("Vltava") ist der zweite Satz aus Bedrich Smetanas sinfonischer Dichtung "Mein Heimatland" ("Ma Vlast"). Er beschreibt den Verlauf des Flusses von den beiden kleinen Quellen durch Wälder u...

Gustaf Nordqvist (1886 - 1949) was a Swedish composer, church musician and professor. As a composer he is best known for his many solo songs, including "Till havs" and "Jul, jul, strålande jul" a Chri...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. This transcription follows the short but jolly introduction of the fi...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

Anton Bruckner komponierte seine "Kleinen Orchesterstücke" im Jahr 1862 als einen ersten Versuch auf dem Gebiet, das er später zu seinem ureigenen machen sollte: der Orchestermusik. Diese vier Stücke...

La Traviata' tells the story of the young and beautiful courtesan Violetta who falls in love with Alfredo, an ordinary and poor young man. The aria 'E Strano' - how strange it is - is sung by Violetta...

Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones it shows its hero and heroine, the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi, caught up in and eventually destroyed by the...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle', also named the Habanera is...

Die lustige Witwe, composed by Franz Franz Lehar is one of the absolute highlights in the whole operetta-repertoire. The duet Lippen schweigen - Love unspoken - is a waltz in a very romantic mood sung...

Until nowadays, La Traviata is still one of the most successful operas in the music-literature. Giuseppe Verdi composed this opera in 1853 and it belongs to the top of Giuseppe Verdi's middle period o...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

In 1869 Johann Strauss composed the polka francaise 'Im Krapfenwald'l' ('In Krapfen's Woods'). It was originally titled 'Im Pawlowsk Walde' when first performed in Pavlovsk (Russia). Reportedly, sever...

Tannhäuser is one of Richard Wagner's richest and most elaborate musical achievements. A mood of autumnal melancholy imbues the third and final act: Wolfram feels the chill hand of impending death, bu...

The Cavatina 'Quel guarda il cavaliere' is sung in the first act of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale by the young Norina .She comments on a novel she is reading, but also dwells on her skills as a charm...

Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov is mainly known from the orchestral suite 'Caucasian Sketches' which includes the much-excerpted 'Procession of the Sardar'. 'Turkish Fragments' is an orchest...

Cavalleria Rusticana is a tempestuous drama of adultery and revenge set in a remote Italian village. Its earthy passions, bold confrontational scenes and richly melodic score set a fashion for so-call...

Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

Der Zigeunerbaron ist nach "Die Fledermaus" die zweitbeliebteste Operette von Strauss. Die Uraufführung im Jahr 1885 war von politischer Bedeutung; die Handlung machte die Doppelmonarchie (Österreich-...

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) war ein Zeitgenosse von Bartók und Kodály an der Budapester Musikakademie. Er verband zunächst eine Karriere als Musikkritiker mit einer eher konventionellen Komposition, b...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...