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In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the 'Fourteen Songs' opus 34. The last song of this set is the 'Vocalise'. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words,...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the 'Fourteen Songs' opus 34. The last song of this set is the 'Vocalise'. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words,...

In 1934 Alexander Glazunov composed his 'Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra'. Although invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was still fairly new and unfamiliar in Glazunov's day it...

In 1934 Alexander Glazunov composed his 'Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra'. Although invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was still fairly new and unfamiliar in Glazunov's day it...

'Le carnaval des animaux' (The Carnival of the Animals) is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. 'Le Cygne' is the 13th movement of the suite, original...

'Le carnaval des animaux' (The Carnival of the Animals) is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. 'Le Cygne' is the 13th movement of the suite, original...

'Die Zauberflöte' isn't a romantic love story but a real parable: a resemblance about higher human striving to purity and self-improvement. Not love between two people is in the centre but a more indi...

'Die Zauberflöte' isn't a romantic love story but a real parable: a resemblance about higher human striving to purity and self-improvement. Not love between two people is in the centre but a more indi...

'Idomeneo, re di Creta' is an opera seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The duet 'S'io non moro a questi accenti' is sung by Ilia and Idamante at the beginning of the 3rd act. In this duet they sing abo...

'Idomeneo, re di Creta' is an opera seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The duet 'S'io non moro a questi accenti' is sung by Ilia and Idamante at the beginning of the 3rd act. In this duet they sing abo...

Liù sings her aria Tu che di gel sei cinta near the end of Puccini's opera Turandot. She tells Turandot that even she will learn what love is.

Liù sings her aria Tu che di gel sei cinta near the end of Puccini's opera Turandot. She tells Turandot that even she will learn what love is.

'Der Freischütz', is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and ma...

'Der Freischütz', is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and ma...

In 1920, about a year before his death, Camille Saint-Saéns composed 'Odelette' for Flute and Orchestra. The title - 'Odelette' - is a term for a woman of the Turkish harem. Obviously, in this piece S...

In 1920, about a year before his death, Camille Saint-Saéns composed 'Odelette' for Flute and Orchestra. The title - 'Odelette' - is a term for a woman of the Turkish harem. Obviously, in this piece S...

'Zaide' oder 'Das Serail' ist ein unvollendetes Singspiel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts aus dem dem Jahr 1780. Er komponierte nur die Arien und Ensembles des ersten und zweiten Aktes, eine Ouvertüre sowie...

One of the musical highlights from Franz von Suppé's operetta 'Boccaccio' is the aria 'Hab'ich nur dein Liebe' wich is sung by Fiametta. It's a beautiful tiny subdued aria which has become repertoire...

One of the musical highlights from Franz von Suppé's operetta 'Boccaccio' is the aria 'Hab'ich nur dein Liebe' wich is sung by Fiametta. It's a beautiful tiny subdued aria which has become repertoire...

Johann Strauss' (1825-1899) neunte Operette 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' ist seine einzige, die ihre Uraufführung nicht in Wien feierte, sie wurde 1883 in Berlin uraufgeführt. Dort fiel die Operette zunäch...

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. Dutch arranger Jos van de Braak transcribed the complete c...

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. Dutch arranger Jos van de Braak transcribed the complete c...

The 'Romanian Christmas Carols' are comprised of original Romanian folk tunes, collected by Bartók over the course of many years, beginning in 1909. While much of his folk-inspired music used peasant...

The 'Romanian Christmas Carols' are comprised of original Romanian folk tunes, collected by Bartók over the course of many years, beginning in 1909. While much of his folk-inspired music used peasant...

A relatively small number of Antonio Vivaldi's solo concerto's are those (3) written for ‘flautino', a ‘little flute' or high-pitched recorder that is the equivalent of today's piccolo. One of these c...