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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A short aria for lyric soprano. Delicate orchestration contributes to an extremely moving rendition of this splendid melody. (Concert Band)

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 Chris...

Prokofjews "Krieg und Frieden" ist eine epische Oper mit 13 Szenen, einer Ouvertüre und einem Epigramm nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoi. Sie kontrastiert den "Frieden" der russischen High Society mit de...

Prokofjews "Krieg und Frieden" ist eine epische Oper mit 13 Szenen, einer Ouvertüre und einem Epigramm nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoi. Sie kontrastiert den "Frieden" der russischen High Society mit de...

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...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

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...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. In 1929 the German...

Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani is mostly know for his popular aria 'Caro mio ben'. This song is even nowadays sung by many great singers, as well male...

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 'Piano Concerto No. 1' in B-flat minor, Op. 23, is one of the most popular of Tschaikowsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos. The concerto follows the traditional form...

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...

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 opera's in the music-literature. Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi composed this opera in 1853 and it belongs to the top of Giuseppe Verdi's middl...