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Ecce sacerdos magnus' (Behold a great priest), WAB 13, is an 1885 sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It is a musical setting of the antiphon of the same title. The work is a six-par...

Orphée aux enfers' (Orpheus in the Underworld), is a comic operetta composed by Jacques Offenbach in 1858. The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his 'Orfeo ed Euridice'...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Mlada' is a Wagner-influenced epic teeming with national conflicts and battles in the spirit world; it draws on Russian myth, yet contains parallels to Goethe's Faust...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Mlada' is a Wagner-influenced epic teeming with national conflicts and battles in the spirit world; it draws on Russian myth, yet contains parallels to Goethe's Faust...

Antonio Álvarez (1867 - 1903) was a Spanish pianist and composer. Among his works are zarzuelas like 'El gran visir', 'Las niñas toreros' and 'El traje del alcalde'. He also composed a numerous pasaca...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

Anton Bruckner composed his 'Kleine Orchesterstücke' in 1862 as a first attempt in that field which later he was to make his very own: orchestral music. These four pieces are melodious little 'moments...

Anton Bruckner composed his 'Kleine Orchesterstücke' in 1862 as a first attempt in that field which later he was to make his very own: orchestral music. These four pieces are melodious little 'moments...

Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente' is a zarzuela in one act with a libretto by Miguel Ramos Carrión and music by Frederico Chueca. It was premiered at the Apolo theater in Madrid on June 23, 1897 and be...

Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente' is a zarzuela in one act with a libretto by Miguel Ramos Carrión and music by Frederico Chueca. It was premiered at the Apolo theater in Madrid on June 23, 1897 and be...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...

In 1855 Johann Strauss composed the 'Aurora Polka' for the ball of the Aurora artists' association. The work was performed for the first time on February 14, 1855 in 'Tanzlokal Zum Sperl' in Vienna. D...

In 1855 Johann Strauss composed the 'Aurora Polka' for the ball of the Aurora artists' association. The work was performed for the first time on February 14, 1855 in 'Tanzlokal Zum Sperl' in Vienna. D...

As a composer, Johann Strauss Sr. is probably less well known than his son Johann Strauss Jr., but his 'Radeztky March' is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music. Besides this march h...

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

Tannhäuser is one of Richard Wagner's richest and most elaborate musical achievements. A mood of autumnal melancholy imbues the third and final act: Wolfram feels the chill hand of impending death, bu...

George Gershwin did not write much film music but what would have happened if he hadn't died at a young age? One of the exceptions to this is the music for the 1937 film 'Shall We Dance'. From this mo...

George Gershwin did not write much film music but what would have happened if he hadn't died at a young age? One of the exceptions to this is the music for the 1937 film 'Shall We Dance'. From this mo...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of hi...