Simon Fraser

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) was an American composer. His style is regarded as 'American' but this was overshadowed towards the end of his life when music by Gershwin and Copland became yet...

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) was an American composer. His style is regarded as 'American' but this was overshadowed towards the end of his life when music by Gershwin and Copland became yet...

Victor August Herbert ( 1859-1924) was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Herbert was a prolific composer, producing an enormous oeuvre but he composed only one sol...

Victor August Herbert ( 1859-1924) was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Herbert was a prolific composer, producing an enormous oeuvre but he composed only one sol...

Josef Strauss was an Austrian composer and brother of Johann jr. and Eduard. He joined the 'Strauss' family orchestra, along with his brothers Johann and Eduard in the 1850s. He wrote 283 opus numbers...

In 1851 Johann Strauss jr. composed the 'Albion-Polka', dedicated to Count Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. The count and his wife, Priscilla, both loved music...

In 1851 Johann Strauss jr. composed the 'Albion-Polka', dedicated to Count Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. The count and his wife, Priscilla, both loved music...

'A Shropshire Lad' is a collection of 63 poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman (1859 -1936). The poems tell of the transience of love and youth, and speak of duty to country, facing death be...

'A Shropshire Lad' is a collection of 63 poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman (1859 -1936). The poems tell of the transience of love and youth, and speak of duty to country, facing death be...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Arthur De Greef (1862 - 1940) was a Belgian composer and pianist. Among his works are piano concertos, the 'Fantasy on Flemish Folk-Songs' for Piano and Orchestra, vocal works and several suites for o...

Arthur De Greef (1862 - 1940) was a Belgian composer and pianist. Among his works are piano concertos, the 'Fantasy on Flemish Folk-Songs' for Piano and Orchestra, vocal works and several suites for o...

Josef Hellmesberger Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. His compositions include operettas, ballets, lieder and a variety of dances such as the 'Danse diabolique' ('Teufelstanz' or...

Josef Hellmesberger Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. His compositions include operettas, ballets, lieder and a variety of dances such as the 'Danse diabolique' ('Teufelstanz' or...

Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed incidental music for the play 'Vasantasena' in 1896 while he worked as a theater conductor in Bergen. Later he selected four numbers for performance as a co...

Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed incidental music for the play 'Vasantasena' in 1896 while he worked as a theater conductor in Bergen. Later he selected four numbers for performance as a co...

In 1925, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed music for 'Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures', a children's comedy which he considered to be one of his best works. Later Halvorsen compiled a suite fr...

In 1925, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed music for 'Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures', a children's comedy which he considered to be one of his best works. Later Halvorsen compiled a suite fr...

'El amor brujo' (The magic love) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla. In 1925 The ballet tells the story of the love of a gypsy woman who is possessed by the spirit of an old lover. T...

'El amor brujo' (The magic love) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla. In 1925 The ballet tells the story of the love of a gypsy woman who is possessed by the spirit of an old lover. T...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was the greatest representative of the national style in Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the Prague conservatory in 1859 and worked several years as a viola player and mus...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was the greatest representative of the national style in Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the Prague conservatory in 1859 and worked several years as a viola player and mus...

'El amor brujo' (The magic love) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla. The ballet tells the story of the love of a gypsy woman who is possessed by the spirit of an old lover. This love...

'El amor brujo' (The magic love) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla. The ballet tells the story of the love of a gypsy woman who is possessed by the spirit of an old lover. This love...