Baton Music

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...

Tannhäuser is one of Richard Wagner's richest and most elaborate musical achievements. A mood of autumnal melancholy imbues the third and final act: Wolfram feels the chill hand of impending death, bu...

After the Armistice of Versailles was signed on 28 January 1871, the Paris Commune assumed power in Paris on 18 March. Fearing for his safety, Camille Saint-Saëns fled to exile in London. Under these...

After the Armistice of Versailles was signed on 28 January 1871, the Paris Commune assumed power in Paris on 18 March. Fearing for his safety, Camille Saint-Saëns fled to exile in London. Under these...

I Lombardi (oder I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata, Die Langobarden auf dem ersten Kreuzzug) ist ein lyrisches Operndrama in vier Akten von Giuseppe Verdi nach einem italienischen Libretto von Temistocle...

I Lombardi (oder I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata, Die Langobarden auf dem ersten Kreuzzug) ist ein lyrisches Operndrama in vier Akten von Giuseppe Verdi nach einem italienischen Libretto von Temistocle...

I Masnadieri ("Die Räuber") ist eine Oper in vier Akten von Giuseppe Verdi nach einer Vorlage von Andrea Maffei, die auf dem Stück "Die Räuber" von Friedrich von Schiller basiert. Als Verdi in Italien...

I Masnadieri ("Die Räuber") ist eine Oper in vier Akten von Giuseppe Verdi nach einer Vorlage von Andrea Maffei, die auf dem Stück "Die Räuber" von Friedrich von Schiller basiert. Als Verdi in Italien...

George Gershwin hat nicht viel Filmmusik geschrieben, aber was wäre passiert, wenn er nicht in jungen Jahren gestorben wäre? Eine der Ausnahmen ist die Musik für den Film "Shall We Dance" von 1937. Au...

George Gershwin hat nicht viel Filmmusik geschrieben, aber was wäre passiert, wenn er nicht in jungen Jahren gestorben wäre? Eine der Ausnahmen ist die Musik für den Film "Shall We Dance" von 1937. Au...

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 -1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. After retirement as a teacher at the conservatory, Reinecke devoted his time to composition with a long and v...

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 -1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. After retirement as a teacher at the conservatory, Reinecke devoted his time to composition with a long and v...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios, masses and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris Conservatory. When Gounod's Opera '...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios, masses and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris Conservatory. When Gounod's Opera '...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios, masses and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris Conservatory. When Gounod's Opera '...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios, masses and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris Conservatory. When Gounod's Opera '...

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...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) was one of the most important organ and harpsichord players of his time. He gave concerts in numerous musical centers and was, among other things, the full-time organi...