Baton Music

Die "Music for the Royal Fireworks" (HWV 351) ist eine Suite für Blasinstrumente, die Georg Friedrich Händel 1749 im Auftrag von Georg II. von Großbritannien für das Feuerwerk im Londoner Green Park a...

Now thank we all our God" is a popular Christian hymn. It is a translation from the German "Nun danket alle Gott", written circa 1636 by Martin Rinkart (1586-1649), which in turn was inspired by Sirac...

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas.Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, The Barber of Seville delights audiences with its keenly sketched characters, melo...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...

Eugen Onegin' , the most popular opera of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky (1840-1893), is widely considered a theatrical masterpiece. Adapted from a novel in verse form by Aleksandr Pushkin, it is the tale o...

Eugen Onegin' , the most popular opera of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky (1840-1893), is widely considered a theatrical masterpiece. Adapted from a novel in verse form by Aleksandr Pushkin, it is the tale o...

Frederico Chueca (1846-1908) and Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) had been collaborating since 1875. They had already enjoyed huge success with La canción de la Lola in 1880 and 'La Gran Vía' was to eclip...

Frederico Chueca (1846-1908) and Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) had been collaborating since 1875. They had already enjoyed huge success with La canción de la Lola in 1880 and 'La Gran Vía' was to eclip...

Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) was one of the composers who defined a Spanish nationalistic sound and profoundly affected the style of other Iberian composers. His 12 'Danzas Españolas' are relatively...

Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) was one of the composers who defined a Spanish nationalistic sound and profoundly affected the style of other Iberian composers. His 12 'Danzas Españolas' are relatively...

Gustav Holst's 'First Suite in E-flat for Military Band' is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the 'Royal Military School of...

Gustav Holst's 'First Suite in E-flat for Military Band' is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the 'Royal Military School of...

Abendlied' (Evening song), is a sacred motet by the composer the German Joseph Rheinberger for a six-part mixed choir. It has been regarded as his best-known sacred composition and has a strong affini...

Eine der unbekanntesten Kompositionen von Richard Strauss trägt den Titel "Hymne zur Eröffnung der Münchner Kunstausstellung 1897". Das Original ist mit einem vierstimmigen Frauenchor, einem Bläsercho...

Eine der unbekanntesten Kompositionen von Richard Strauss trägt den Titel "Hymne zur Eröffnung der Münchner Kunstausstellung 1897". Das Original ist mit einem vierstimmigen Frauenchor, einem Bläsercho...

Romeo und Julia op. 64 ist ein Ballett von Sergej Prokofjew, das auf dem Stück "Romeo und Julia" von William Shakespeare basiert. Es wurde 1935 komponiert und für die sowjetische Erstaufführung Anfang...

Romeo und Julia op. 64 ist ein Ballett von Sergej Prokofjew, das auf dem Stück "Romeo und Julia" von William Shakespeare basiert. Es wurde 1935 komponiert und für die sowjetische Erstaufführung Anfang...

Instrumentation solo horn, picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 3 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gio...

In the summer of 1819, when Beethoven was busy composing the Credo (of the 'Missa solemnis'), he also received repeated requests from one of the seven members of an existing music society, which used...

In the summer of 1819, when Beethoven was busy composing the Credo (of the 'Missa solemnis'), he also received repeated requests from one of the seven members of an existing music society, which used...

1875 was a very fruitful year for Antonín Dvovák: he wrote his 'Symphony No. 5', 'String Quintet No. 2', 'Piano Trio No. 1', the opera 'Vanda', and the 'Serenade for Strings'. The 'Serenade for String...

1875 was a very fruitful year for Antonín Dvovák: he wrote his 'Symphony No. 5', 'String Quintet No. 2', 'Piano Trio No. 1', the opera 'Vanda', and the 'Serenade for Strings'. The 'Serenade for String...

Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions like the 'Champagne Galop' and the 'København Jernbane Damp Galop'. In 1854, Lumbye composed the 'Victoria Galopp'. Itali...

Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions like the 'Champagne Galop' and the 'København Jernbane Damp Galop'. In 1854, Lumbye composed the 'Victoria Galopp'. Itali...

It was around 1870 when the young Puccini was serving at the church of Lucca as a titular organist and in his first manuscripts there are marches, sonnets and sonatas for the mass. In those days it wa...