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On Christmas Eve of 1818, Catholic priest Josef Mohr, showed Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816 and he asked Gruber to set the poem to music. Because the chu...

On Christmas Eve of 1818, Catholic priest Josef Mohr, showed Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816 and he asked Gruber to set the poem to music. Because the chu...

The First Noel (originally "The First Nowell") is a traditional English Christmas carol with Cornish origins, most likely from the early modern period, although possibly earlier. "Nowell" is an Early...

The First Noel (originally "The First Nowell") is a traditional English Christmas carol with Cornish origins, most likely from the early modern period, although possibly earlier. "Nowell" is an Early...

This edition contains six traditional carols from England: 'The Boar Head Carol', 'The Sussex Carol', 'What Child is this', 'Gloucestershire Wassail', 'The Coventry Carol', 'I saw three Ships'. These...

This edition contains six traditional carols from England: 'The Boar Head Carol', 'The Sussex Carol', 'What Child is this', 'Gloucestershire Wassail', 'The Coventry Carol', 'I saw three Ships'. These...

Gabriel Fauré composed 'Noël' in 1885 as an occasional piece; a little Christmas song destined for a performance where a harmonium was available to add a festive carillon color to the piano accompanim...

Gabriel Fauré composed 'Noël' in 1885 as an occasional piece; a little Christmas song destined for a performance where a harmonium was available to add a festive carillon color to the piano accompanim...

´Jingle Bells´ is one of the best-known and most commonly sung American songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893) at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It wa...

´Jingle Bells´ is one of the best-known and most commonly sung American songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893) at Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts. It wa...

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 more than 700 songs. By t...

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 more than 700 songs. By t...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. In the third act Carmen sings the aria 'En vain pour éviter': Carmen...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. In the third act Carmen sings the aria 'En vain pour éviter': Carmen...

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 un 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 un We...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

Als Komponist begann Lehár mit Beiträgen zum Operngenre, aber der große Triumph seiner ersten Operette Die lustige Witwe im Jahr 1905 machte ihm klar, dass er sein Talent der Operette widmen musste. D...

Als Komponist begann Lehár mit Beiträgen zum Operngenre, aber der große Triumph seiner ersten Operette Die lustige Witwe im Jahr 1905 machte ihm klar, dass er sein Talent der Operette widmen musste. D...

Eine kurze Arie für lyrischen Sopran. Die zarte Orchestrierung trägt zu einer äußerst bewegenden Wiedergabe dieser herrlichen Melodie bei.

Eine kurze Arie für lyrischen Sopran. Die zarte Orchestrierung trägt zu einer äußerst bewegenden Wiedergabe dieser herrlichen Melodie bei.