Baton Music

A Shropshire Lad ist eine Sammlung von 63 Gedichten des englischen Dichters Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936). Die Gedichte erzählen von der Vergänglichkeit der Liebe und der Jugend, von der Pflicht...

A Shropshire Lad ist eine Sammlung von 63 Gedichten des englischen Dichters Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936). Die Gedichte erzählen von der Vergänglichkeit der Liebe und der Jugend, von der Pflicht...

Johann Strauss jr. composed in 1864 the 'Persischer Marsch' (Persian March), Op. 289. It was dedicated this to his Majesty Nasir-ad-Din imperial Shah of Persia (1831 - 1896). The melody of the trio is...

Despite being very busy with three different Broadway musicals, Gershwin was able to complete the 'Concerto in F' for Piano and Orchestra in November, 1925. It was commissioned by the American conduct...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Heiligabend ist eine Oper in vier Akten mit Musik und Libretto von Rimski-Korsakow, die zwischen 1894 und 1895 komponiert wurde. Im 3. Akt der Oper singt ein Chor in einer prächtigen Polonaise das Lob...

Heiligabend ist eine Oper in vier Akten mit Musik und Libretto von Rimski-Korsakow, die zwischen 1894 und 1895 komponiert wurde. Im 3. Akt der Oper singt ein Chor in einer prächtigen Polonaise das Lob...

Arthur De Greef (1862 - 1940) war ein belgischer Komponist und Pianist. Zu seinen Werken gehören Klavierkonzerte, die "Fantasie über flämische Volkslieder" für Klavier und Orchester, Vokalwerke und me...

Arthur De Greef (1862 - 1940) war ein belgischer Komponist und Pianist. Zu seinen Werken gehören Klavierkonzerte, die "Fantasie über flämische Volkslieder" für Klavier und Orchester, Vokalwerke und me...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell Par force! is a beautiful example of Strauss' rich o...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell Par force! is a beautiful example of Strauss' rich o...

Josef Hellmesberger Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. His compositions include operettas, ballets, lieder and a variety of dances such as the 'Danse diabolique' ('Teufelstanz' or...

Josef Hellmesberger Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. His compositions include operettas, ballets, lieder and a variety of dances such as the 'Danse diabolique' ('Teufelstanz' or...

Reinhold Glière, a Russian composer of Belgian descent. As a composer Glière followed the Russian romantic tradition, something that brought him official praise in 1948 when the music of Prokofiev and...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed incidental music for the play 'Vasantasena' in 1896 while he worked as a theater conductor in Bergen. Later he selected four numbers for performance as a co...

Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed incidental music for the play 'Vasantasena' in 1896 while he worked as a theater conductor in Bergen. Later he selected four numbers for performance as a co...

In 1925, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed music for 'Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures', a children's comedy which he considered to be one of his best works. Later Halvorsen compiled a suite fr...

In 1925, Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen composed music for 'Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures', a children's comedy which he considered to be one of his best works. Later Halvorsen compiled a suite fr...

Carl Millöcker (1842-1899), was an Austrian composer mainly known for his operetta Der Bettelstudent. In 1884 Millocker composed the opereatta Gasparone. on a libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Ge...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...

The Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin writtenin 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music strongly influenced by jazz. Gershwin origina...

The aria 'Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' is sung by Lensky, fiancé of Olga and friend of Onegin in the second act of Tschaikowsky's opera Eugene Onegin: Lensky challenged Onegin to a duel in response to Oneg...

The aria 'Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' is sung by Lensky, fiancé of Olga and friend of Onegin in the second act of Tschaikowsky's opera Eugene Onegin: Lensky challenged Onegin to a duel in response to Oneg...