Baton Music

Richard Wagner komponierte das "Siegfried-Idyll" als Geburtstagsgeschenk für seine zweite Frau Cosima nach der Geburt des gemeinsamen Sohnes Siegfried im Jahr 1869. Es wurde am Weihnachtsmorgen, dem 2...

Richard Wagner komponierte das "Siegfried-Idyll" als Geburtstagsgeschenk für seine zweite Frau Cosima nach der Geburt des gemeinsamen Sohnes Siegfried im Jahr 1869. Es wurde am Weihnachtsmorgen, dem 2...

Tschaikowskys "Der Nussknacker" ist ein Ballett in zwei Akten auf ein Libretto nach E. T. A. Hoffmanns Geschichte "Der Nussknacker und der Mausekönig". Es ist zu einer seiner berühmtesten Kompositione...

Tschaikowskys "Der Nussknacker" ist ein Ballett in zwei Akten auf ein Libretto nach E. T. A. Hoffmanns Geschichte "Der Nussknacker und der Mausekönig". Es ist zu einer seiner berühmtesten Kompositione...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 -1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. Although his 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in A major' is a favorite of concerto-starved harpists the world over, t...

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 -1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. Although his 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in A major' is a favorite of concerto-starved harpists the world over, t...

Mendelssohn composed the incidental music for the play 'Athalia' in the years 1843-1845. The story is based on the play 'Athalie' by the French playwright Jean Racine. From this incidental music, the...

Mendelssohn composed the incidental music for the play 'Athalia' in the years 1843-1845. The story is based on the play 'Athalie' by the French playwright Jean Racine. From this incidental music, the...

El amor brujo (Die magische Liebe) ist ein Ballett, das 1914-1915 von Manuel de Falla komponiert wurde. Im Jahr 1925 erzählt das Ballett die Geschichte der Liebe einer Zigeunerin, die vom Geist eines...

El amor brujo (Die magische Liebe) ist ein Ballett, das 1914-1915 von Manuel de Falla komponiert wurde. Im Jahr 1925 erzählt das Ballett die Geschichte der Liebe einer Zigeunerin, die vom Geist eines...

In 1891, Claude Debussy, accepted an odd commission of a Scottish general named Meredith Reid, a descendant of the 'Lords of Ross'. He asked him to write a march using a traditional melody associated...

In 1891, Claude Debussy, accepted an odd commission of a Scottish general named Meredith Reid, a descendant of the 'Lords of Ross'. He asked him to write a march using a traditional melody associated...

French composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas '...

French composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas '...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was the greatest representative of the national style in Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the Prague conservatory in 1859 and worked several years as a viola player and mus...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was the greatest representative of the national style in Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the Prague conservatory in 1859 and worked several years as a viola player and mus...

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. In his great oeu...

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. In his great oeu...

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...

'The Planets' des englischen Komponisten Gustav Holst ist eine siebensätzige Orchestersuite, in der jeder Satz nach einem Planeten des Sonnensystems und seinem entsprechenden astrologischen Zeichen be...

Edvard Armas Järnefelt (1869 -1958), was a Finnish conductor and composer. As a composer he only achieved some minor success with his orchestral works 'Berceuse' and 'Praeludium'. The 'Praeludium' was...

Edvard Armas Järnefelt (1869 -1958), was a Finnish conductor and composer. As a composer he only achieved some minor success with his orchestral works 'Berceuse' and 'Praeludium'. The 'Praeludium' was...

'The Planets' by English composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The...