Baton Music

As a composer Franz Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to gif hi...

As a composer Franz Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to gif hi...

When Russian composer Joseph Schillinger met Leon Theremin (the inventor of the theremin) they collaborated resulting in a few of the first original pieces for the theremin. Among those pieces Schilli...

Johann Strauss wrote the "Russische Marsch-Fantasie" (Russian March Fantasy) for a tour to Russia in 1872. Because the tour was cancelled, the successful first performance of the march was held in Vie...

Der "Karneval von Venedig" ist eine beliebte italienische Volksmelodie, die mit den Worten "Mein Hut, der hat drei Ecken" verbunden ist. Es wurde in Venedig von dem Geigenvirtuosen Nicolo Paganini geh...

The Carnival of Venice is a popular Italian folk tune associated with the words "My hat, it has three corners." It was heard in Venice by the virtuoso violinist Nicolo Paganini and made famous in his...

Das "Künstlerleben" op. 316 ist ein Walzer, den Johann Strauss jr. 1867 schrieb und der an den Erfolg des beliebten Walzers "Die blaue Donau" anknüpfte. Der Walzer wurde auf dem "Hesperus-Ball" der "W...

Künstlerleben (Artist's Life) op. 316 is a waltz written by Johann Strauss jr. in 1867, following closely on the success of the popular "The Blue Danube" waltz. The waltz was presented at the "Hesperu...

Carmen ist wahrscheinlich die berühmteste Oper des gesamten Opernrepertoires, obwohl ihre Uraufführung 1875 eine große Enttäuschung war. Der Refrain "Vivat! Vivat le Torero!" wird im zweiten Akt der O...

Carmen is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The chorus "Vivat! Vivat le Toréro!" is sung in the second act of the...

The oratorio "Mors et Vita" (Death and Life) is the continuation of "The Redemption" and was the second of a proposed trilogy of oratorios written on commission by Charles Gounod for the Birmingham Fe...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote his "Fantasia on Serbian Themes" (also known as the "Serbian Fantasy") in 1867. Mily Balakirev conducted the first performance of this piece in May of that year. The "Fantasy" wa...

Die Afrikanerin ist eine Wiener Quadrille, die Johann Strauss auf Themen aus Meyerbeers Oper "L'Africaine" basiert. Sie wurde erstmals am 7. Juli 1865 im Wiener Volksgarten im Rahmen eines musikalisch...

Die Afrikanerin ist eine Wiener Quadrille, die Johann Strauss auf Themen aus Meyerbeers Oper "L'Africaine" basiert. Sie wurde erstmals am 7. Juli 1865 im Wiener Volksgarten im Rahmen eines musikalisch...

Pablo de Sarasates "Zigeunerweisen" für Violine und Orchester wurde 1878 geschrieben und noch im selben Jahr in Leipzig uraufgeführt. Es basiert auf Themen des Volkes der Roma, insbesondere auf den Rh...

Pablo de Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" (Gypsy Airs) for Violin and Orchestra was written in 1878 and premiered during the same year in Leipzig. It is based on themes of the Roma people, specifically the...

With Les Pêcheurs des Perles Bizet first made his mark in 1863. Set in ancient Ceylon, this tale of friendship, love and betrayal has been performed more and more often in opera houses around the worl...

With Les Pêcheurs des Perles Bizet first made his mark in 1863. Set in ancient Ceylon, this tale of friendship, love and betrayal has been performed more and more often in opera houses around the worl...

Verdi komponierte "Un Ballo in Maschera" für das Theater San Carlo in Neapel, wo es während der Karnevalssaison 1858 aufgeführt werden sollte. Das Libretto erzählte die wahre Geschichte des liberalen...

The "Stabat Mater" is the best known work of Giovanni Pergolesi's. It was commissioned by the "Confraternità dei Cavalieri di San Luigi di Palazzo" who presented an annual Good Friday meditation in ho...