Douglas McLain: Mittelschwere Noten

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) finished his masterpiece Otello in October 1885. The libretto by Arrigo Boito was based on Shakespeare's tragedy. The Bonfire Chorus is sung in the very first act: the peopl...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano including Woodland Sketches (with the very popular 'To a Wild Rose'), New Eng...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano (including Woodland Sketches (with the very popular "To a Wild Rose"), New En...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano (including Woodland Sketches (with the very popular 'To a Wild Rose'), New En...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano (including Woodland Sketches (with the very popular "To a Wild Rose"), New En...

Quando me'n vo, auch bekannt als Musettas Walzer, ist eine Sopranarie, die Musetta im zweiten Akt von Puccinis Oper "La Bohème" in Anwesenheit ihrer Bohème-Freunde singt und die an Marcello gerichtet...

Quando me'n vo", also known as Musetta's Waltz, is a soprano aria sung in the second act of Puccini's opera La Bohème" by Musetta in presence of her bohemian friends, and is directed toward Marcello i...

Der amerikanische Komponist und Kornettist Herbert L. Clarke war einer der ersten Solisten, der eine pyrotechnische Technik mit einem üppigen, romantischen Klang kombiniert. Sein "Virtuose mit Herz" S...

American composer and Cornetplayer Herbert L. Clarke was one of the first soloists to combine a pyrotechnic technique with a lush, romantic sound. His "virtuoso-with-a-heart" style set the standard fo...

In 1899 Edward Elgar finished his best-known large-scale composition, the 'Enigma Variations'. Elgar dedicated the piece to 'my friends pictured within', each variation being an affectionate portrayal...

In 1899 Edward Elgar finished his best-known large-scale composition, the "Enigma Variations". Elgar dedicated the piece to "my friends pictured within", each variation being an affectionate portrayal...

Hummel wrote his "Concerto a Trombe Principale" (Trumpet Concerto in E Major) for Viennese trumpet virtuoso and inventor of the keyed trumpet, Anton Weidinger (as had Joseph Haydn). It was written in...

Hummel wrote his "Concerto a Trombe Principale" (Trumpet Concerto in E Major) for Viennese trumpet virtuoso and inventor of the keyed trumpet, Anton Weidinger (as had Joseph Haydn). It was written in...

Roméo et Juliette is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto based on "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. The opera is notable for the series of four duets f...

Iolanthe was the seventh collaboration between librettist William Gilbert and composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Both men were "at the top of their game" for this venture and this operetta is well known fo...

Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 80, ist eine Suite aus der Bühnenmusik des französischen Komponisten Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) zu Maurice Maeterlincks gleichnamigem Theaterstück. Die "Sicilienne" (Allegro...

Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 80, ist eine Suite aus der Bühnenmusik des französischen Komponisten Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) zu Maurice Maeterlincks gleichnamigem Theaterstück. Die "Sicilienne" (Allegro...

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...

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...