Peter Züll

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

The aria E lucevan le stelle is sung by Cavaradossi in the third and final act of Puccini's Opera Tosca. To fulfil his last wishes he is allowed to write a letter to Tosca: `And the stars flickered wh...

‘Der Bürger als Edelmann’ is the German title of a play by Molière and an orchestral suite by Richard Strauss. The original French play is called ‘Le bourgeois gentilhomme’ and is about a wealthy merc...

‘Der Bürger als Edelmann’ is the German title of a play by Molière and an orchestral suite by Richard Strauss. The original French play is called ‘Le bourgeois gentilhomme’ and is about a wealthy merc...

Emmerich Kalman most beloved operetta Die Csardasfürstin had its first performance at the Vienna Johann Strauss-Theater in November 1915. Only in the German speaking countries it was performed 5000 ti...

In Puccini's La Boheme Rodolfo`s sings in the first act the aria Che gelida manina. It is one of the purest most fragrant ideas that ever came into Puccini`s head with its tenderness recalling the exq...

‘Die schweigsame Frau’ (The Silent Woman), is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a libretto by Stefan Zweig. Strauss gave the overture the subtitle ‘potpourri’. The term denotes a medley of...

‘Die schweigsame Frau’ (The Silent Woman), is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a libretto by Stefan Zweig. Strauss gave the overture the subtitle ‘potpourri’. The term denotes a medley of...

In Puccini's La Boheme Rodolfo`s sings in the first act the aria Che gelida manina. It is one of the purest most fragrant ideas that ever came into Puccini`s head with its tenderness recalling the exq...

Schlagobers' ('Whipped Cream'), Op. 70, is a ballet in two acts with a libretto and score by Richard Strauss. Composed in 1921-22, it was given its première at the Vienna State Opera on 9 May 1924. De...

Schlagobers' ('Whipped Cream'), Op. 70, is a ballet in two acts with a libretto and score by Richard Strauss. Composed in 1921-22, it was given its première at the Vienna State Opera on 9 May 1924. De...

Geronimo Gimeniz (1854 - 1923) was born in Sevilla and by the age of twelve he was a violinist in a theatre orchestra in Cadiz. The intermezzo from 'La Baile de Luis Alonso' is in the repertoire of ev...

Giacomo Puccini composed his opera 'Manon Lescaut' in 1893 and it became together with 'Tosca' his first outstanding success. 'Manon Lescaut' is a devastating depiction of a woman wrestling with her d...

Giacomo Puccini composed his opera 'Manon Lescaut' in 1893 and it became together with 'Tosca' his first outstanding success. 'Manon Lescaut' is a devastating depiction of a woman wrestling with her d...

El Barbero de Sevilla' is a one-act zarzuela, divided into three scenes, with a libretto by Guillermo Perrín y Vico and Miguel de Palacios and music by Jéronimo Giménez. It premiered at the 'Teatro de...

Im Jahr 1876 schuf Grieg auf Wunsch des Autors die Bühnenmusik für die Uraufführung von Ibsens Stück "Peer Gynt". Viele der Stücke aus diesem Werk wurden in Form von Orchestersuiten oder Bearbeitungen...

Im Jahr 1876 schuf Grieg auf Wunsch des Autors die Bühnenmusik für die Uraufführung von Ibsens Stück "Peer Gynt". Viele der Stücke aus diesem Werk wurden in Form von Orchestersuiten oder Bearbeitungen...

Gustav Holsts "Suite de Ballet" (Op. 10) ist ein Orchesterwerk aus dem Jahr 1899. Es ist eines seiner weniger bekannten Werke, aber es zeigt eine interessante Verwendung von Orchestrierung und rhythmi...

Gustav Holsts "Suite de Ballet" (Op. 10) ist ein Orchesterwerk aus dem Jahr 1899. Es ist eines seiner weniger bekannten Werke, aber es zeigt eine interessante Verwendung von Orchestrierung und rhythmi...

Faust is based on the novel Faust und Margarethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the libretto was conceived by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre.It's the story of the old Dr. Faust who once again wants...

Otto Nicolai's last opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The libr...

Otto Nicolai's last opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The libr...

Anton Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony in B-flat major was composed in Vienna during the years 1875 and 1876.The crowning glory of the whole work is the Finale. (Concert Band)

Anton Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony in B-flat major was composed in Vienna during the years 1875 and 1876.The crowning glory of the whole work is the Finale. (Concert Band)

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. In t...