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Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

'Pelléas et Mélisande', Opus 80 is a suite derived from incidental music by French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) for Maurice Maeterlinck's play of the same name. The 'Sicilienne' (Allegro molto m...

'Pelléas et Mélisande', Opus 80 is a suite derived from incidental music by French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) for Maurice Maeterlinck's play of the same name. The 'Sicilienne' (Allegro molto m...

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...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Il Pirata' (The Pirate) was Bellini's third opera. 'Il Pirata' is an opera in two acts to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play 'Bertram', or 'The Castle of...

Il Pirata' (The Pirate) was Bellini's third opera. 'Il Pirata' is an opera in two acts to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play 'Bertram', or 'The Castle of...

Nowadays, Carmen is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment because of the misunderstanding of the very realistic plot: t...

George Gershwins 'Ein Amerikaner in Paris' ist ein jazzbeeinflusste Tondichtung über die Eindrücke, die er in den 1920er Jahren bei einem Besuch Stadt gewann.

Many see Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" as the beginning of the move away from common practice harmony and tonality and consider that it lays the groundwork for the direction of classical music in the...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

The "Andante in C for Flute and Orchestra", KV 315 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 when he visited Mannheim and commissioned by a rich Dutch merchant and amateur flautist. According to...

Rachmaninov composed the symphonic poem 'The Isle of the Dead' (Die Toteninsel) op. 29 in 1908 in Dresden, inspired by a black and white print of the eponymous painting by Arnold Böcklin that he has s...

Rachmaninov composed the symphonic poem 'The Isle of the Dead' (Die Toteninsel) op. 29 in 1908 in Dresden, inspired by a black and white print of the eponymous painting by Arnold Böcklin that he has s...

Franz von Suppé komponierte über 200 Bühnenwerke, von denen heute vor allem die Ouvertüren aufgeführt werden und in Filmen Verwendung finden. Zudem schrieb er auch einige Märsche wie den hier vorliege...

Franz von Suppé composed about 30 operettas and 180 farces, ballets, and other stage works. Although the bulk of Suppé's operas have sunk into relative obscurity, the overtures - particularly "Dichter...

Claude Debussy's L'isle joyeuse (The Happy Island) is an extended solo piano piece that was inspired by Watteau's painting L'Embarquement de Cythère, in which a happy group of revelers depart for/from...

Claude Debussy's L'isle joyeuse (The Happy Island) is an extended solo piano piece that was inspired by Watteau's painting L'Embarquement de Cythère, in which a happy group of revelers depart for/from...

Oberto, Verdi 's very first opera was premiered at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 17 november 1839. The Coro di Cavalieri is one of the beautiful examples of Verdi 's great choir writing.

Oberto, Verdi 's very first opera was premiered at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 17 november 1839. The Coro di Cavalieri is one of the beautiful examples of Verdi 's great choir writing.

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 many...