Jos van de Braak

The Last Rose of Summer ist ein Gedicht des irischen Dichters Thomas Moore, das 1805 in der Grafschaft Kilkenny, Irland, geschrieben wurde. Es ist auf eine traditionelle Melodie namens 'Aislean an Oig...

The Last Rose of Summer ist ein Gedicht des irischen Dichters Thomas Moore, das 1805 in der Grafschaft Kilkenny, Irland, geschrieben wurde. Es ist auf eine traditionelle Melodie namens 'Aislean an Oig...

Friedrich von Flotows (1812-1883) Oper 'Martha' war bis in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein sehr bekannt. Nur die Arie 'Ach! so fromm, ach so traut' wird heute noch immer von vielen Tenören gesungen.

Friedrich von Flotows (1812-1883) Oper 'Martha' war bis in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein sehr bekannt. Nur die Arie 'Ach! so fromm, ach so traut' wird heute noch immer von vielen Tenören gesungen.

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The aria "Infelice! e tuo credevi" is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...

The aria 'Vecchia zimarra' is sung by Colline at the end of the fourth act of Puccini's opera 'La Bohème': After Mimi has collapsed on the staircase to the attic room, she is carried into the room. On...

The aria 'Vecchia zimarra' is sung by Colline at the end of the fourth act of Puccini's opera 'La Bohème': After Mimi has collapsed on the staircase to the attic room, she is carried into the room. On...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra' was first in 1857. Only after a revision in 1880 with new texts by Arrigo Boito, the librettist of 'Otello', the Opera became a success and is even played now...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra' was first in 1857. Only after a revision in 1880 with new texts by Arrigo Boito, the librettist of 'Otello', the Opera became a success and is even played now...

Johann Strauss" Operetta "Die Fledermaus" belongs to his finest works and is the most successful operetta ever. Even nowadays "Die Fledermaus" is performed - especially around New Year's Day - all aro...

Johannes Brahms composed the 'Variations on a theme by Haydn' in the summer of 1873. The theme Brahms used was entitled 'Chorale St. Antoni' and attributed to the composer Joseph Haydn. But subsequent...

Johannes Brahms composed the 'Variations on a theme by Haydn' in the summer of 1873. The theme Brahms used was entitled 'Chorale St. Antoni' and attributed to the composer Joseph Haydn. But subsequent...

The romantic, picturesque and dramatic appeal of medieval Christianity furnished Richard Wagner, after 'Tannhäuser', with 'Lohengrin'. It's a romantic opera in three acts first performed in 1850 in We...

The romantic, picturesque and dramatic appeal of medieval Christianity furnished Richard Wagner, after 'Tannhäuser', with 'Lohengrin'. It's a romantic opera in three acts first performed in 1850 in We...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...

The 'Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major' by Antonio Vivaldi is one of the few solo works of the early 1700's to feature brass instruments and is among Vivaldi's best-known creations. As with the gre...

Franz Schubert komponierte die Ballade 'Der Erlkönig' 1815 über ein Gedicht von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Viele Komponisten, darunter auch Hector Berlioz, bearbeiteten diese für Orchester.

Franz Schubert komponierte die Ballade 'Der Erlkönig' 1815 über ein Gedicht von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Viele Komponisten, darunter auch Hector Berlioz, bearbeiteten diese für Orchester.

The 'Florida Suite' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Despite the work's title, Delius actually composed this suite in Leipzig in 1887 after his time as manager...

The 'Florida Suite' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Despite the work's title, Delius actually composed this suite in Leipzig in 1887 after his time as manager...

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...

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...