As many may be aware, Emile Waldteufel rivaled Johann Strauss II in the genre of the waltz. But unlike Strauss, many of Waldteufel's popular waltzes were arrangements of folk themes or themes by other...
Vincenzo Bellini, was one of the three great composers of the belcanto-era. However, besides his opera's his instrumental output is limited. The Concerto for Oboe in E-flat major, most likely composed...
A short aria for lyric soprano. Delicate orchestration contributes to an extremely moving rendition of this splendid melody. (Concert Band)
Ruggiero Leoncavallo war ein italienischer Opernkomponist und Librettist. Obwohl er im Laufe seiner Karriere zahlreiche Opern und andere Lieder komponierte, sind sein zweiaktiges Werk Pagliacci (1892)...
Besides operettas Franz Lehár also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems, marches and a number of waltzes. The most popular of these waltzes is 'Gold und Silber' (Gold and Silver) which he composed for Princ...
The 'Andante e Rondo Ungarese', was written in response to the success of Carl Maria von Weber's 'Bassoon Concerto' and was requested by the bassoonist in the Munich Orchestra, Georg Friedrich Brandt....
In Lehar's bittersweet operetta 'Giuditta', the beautiful heroine Giuditta abandons her husband to be with Octavio, an army captain. When he leaves her to pursue his military career, she becomes a nig...
The 'Missa Solemnis in B flat' was Anton Anton Bruckner's first major work for choir and orchestra. In this transcription of the Agnus Dei, a brass choir of horns, Trumpets and trombones replaces the...
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...
Madamina, il catalogo è questo" (auch bekannt als die Katalog-Arie) ist eine Arie aus Mozarts Oper "Don Giovanni" nach einem italienischen Libretto von Lorenzo Da Ponte. Sie wird in Szene 5 des ersten...
