Roger Niese

Tristsch Tratsch war eine satirische Zeitschrift in Wien. Im Jahr 1858 druckte sie ein Porträt von Johann Strauss: Man befürchtete, dass Strauss durch seine Konzertsaison in Russland und die Entwicklu...

Der spanische Komponist Pedro Iturralde (*1929) ist sowohl als Pionier als auch als Nestor der spanischen Jazzmusik zu betrachten. Pequena Czarda (kleiner Tanz) ist ein virtuoses kleines Solostück für...

Chaminade's Concertino for Flute in D major, Op. 107 was composed in 1902 for flute and orchestra and was later arranged for flute and piano. Scholarship indicates that the Concertino was commissioned...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) war ein österreichischer Komponist, der zusammen mit seinen Brüdern Johann Strauss II und Josef Strauss die Strauss-Musikdynastie bildete. Seine Popularität wurde von der...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The aria Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie is sung in the second ac...

Un dì, felice, eterea ist ein Duett aus dem ersten Akt der Oper "La Traviata" von Giuseppe Verdi. Es wird von den männlichen und weiblichen Hauptfiguren der Oper, Alfredo (Tenor) und Violetta (Sopran)...

Un dì, felice, eterea ist ein Duett aus dem ersten Akt der Oper "La Traviata" von Giuseppe Verdi. Es wird von den männlichen und weiblichen Hauptfiguren der Oper, Alfredo (Tenor) und Violetta (Sopran)...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d'Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

The aria Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen is sung by Papageno near the very end of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte. He sighs for someone to love. (Baritone and Concert Band)

Im Feuerstrom der Reben is the very final of the second act of the Operetta Die Fledermaus. (Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Choir and Concert Band)

As a composer Franz Lehar started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his operetta's made him clear that he had to gif his talents to the genre. Der Zarewitsch is one of tho...

Paul Lincke (1866-1946) is Germany's best known operetta composer and often compared with Austria's Johann Strauss. He composed a lot of operetta's, songs, dance- , revue- and filmmusic. The Operetta...

George Gershwin's Opera Porgy and Bess contains many songs that have become popular in their own right, becoming standards in jazz and blues in addition to their original operatic setting. One of thos...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

Trumpet and Concert Band. Mexican composer Augustin Lara (1897- 1970) was mainly a composer of songs used in movies and cabarets. It is said that Lara never learned musical notation. In total he wrote...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

As a composer Franz Lehar 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 gif his...

Crown Imperial is an orchestral march by the English composer William Walton. It was first performed at the coronation of King George VI in 1937, and substantially revised in 1963. Walton composed the...

Franz Lehárs "Scène phantastique" aus "Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht" bietet eine magische Reise in die Welt von Tausendundeiner Nacht. Dieses Werk, das zu Beginn seiner Karriere komponiert wurde, zeigt...

Franz Lehárs "Scène phantastique" aus "Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht" bietet eine magische Reise in die Welt von Tausendundeiner Nacht. Dieses Werk, das zu Beginn seiner Karriere komponiert wurde, zeigt...

By Strauss ist ein von George Gershwin 1936 komponiertes Lied. Es ist eine Hommage an die Musik von Johann Strauss Sr. und Johann Strauss Jr. Die Sängerin singt, dass sie den Broadway, Irving Berlin,...

The French composer Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) composed the Requiem in the years 1877-1900. The Pie Jesu from this mass is a delightful piece for solo soprano.In this transcription the solo part can al...

The French composer Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) composed the Requiem in the years 1877-1900. The Pie Jesu from this mass is a delightful piece for solo soprano.In this transcription the solo part can al...