Jos van de Braak

Ninetta, Strauss' zwölfte Operette, wurde im Januar 1893 uraufgeführt und war mit 76 Aufführungen im Theater an der Wien ein großer Erfolg. Die Geschichte ist voller Missverständnisse und Komplikation...

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...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

Als Komponist begann Lehár mit Beiträgen zum Operngenre, aber der große Erfolg seiner ersten Operette "Die lustige Witwe" (1905) machte ihm klar, dass er sich der Operette widmen musste. "Das Land des...

Als Komponist begann Lehár mit Beiträgen zum Operngenre, aber der große Erfolg seiner ersten Operette "Die lustige Witwe" (1905) machte ihm klar, dass er sich der Operette widmen musste. "Das Land des...

The Fledermaus-Polka is one of six dance arrangements on themes from Johann Strauss" operetta "Die Fledermaus". It received its première in 1874 at the "Theater an der Wien" and according of the newsp...

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...

Strauss composed the Annen-Polka in 1852 to celebrate the day of St. Anne. The Annen-Polka was quite popular right from its premiere in 1852 when the Viennese newspapers reported as follows: "Johann S...

Jos van de Braak arrangierte die kurze, einleitende Musik zum dritten Akt von Johann Strauß' beliebter Operette 'Die Fledermaus' für symphonisches Blasorchester.

Rudolf Sieczynski (1879-1952) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dream...

Rudolf Sieczynski (1879-1952) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dream...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett "Nein mit solchen Advokaten" is sung by Rosalinde, Blind...

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...

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...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The duet "Dieser Anstand, so manierlich" is sung by Rosalinde and her...

Nico Dostal (1895 - 1981) was an Austrian operetta and film music composer. He was the nephew of composer Hermann Dostal. Whilst working as a Kapellmeister and composer, Dostal wrote the music for the...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The "Melodram" is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very...

Neben seinen 150 Walzern komponierte Johann Strauss mehrere Operetten, von denen "Die Fledermaus" sein bester Beitrag zu diesem Genre ist. Im 2. Akt der Operette gibt Orlofsky, ein junger, reicher, ge...

Neben seinen 150 Walzern komponierte Johann Strauss mehrere Operetten, von denen "Die Fledermaus" sein bester Beitrag zu diesem Genre ist. Im 2. Akt der Operette gibt Orlofsky, ein junger, reicher, ge...

Just seeing its title, the "Swips-Lied" ("Tipsy Song") may not be immediately familiar. But hearing just one bar of it, it's the "Annen-Polka" with a vocal part in which a proper Victorian-era lady fi...

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. The song 'Du sollst...

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. The song 'Du sollst...

Die Arie "Die Frist ist um" wird von "dem Holländer" gleich zu Beginn von Richard Wagners Oper "Der fliegende Holländer" gesungen: Auf der Heimreise wird Kapitän Daland durch stürmisches Wetter gezwun...

Die Arie "Die Frist ist um" wird von "dem Holländer" gleich zu Beginn von Richard Wagners Oper "Der fliegende Holländer" gesungen: Auf der Heimreise wird Kapitän Daland durch stürmisches Wetter gezwun...

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 suit...