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Hungarian Pictures', sometimes also referred to as 'Hungarian Sketches', is a suite for orchestra by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The suite consists of orchestrations of earlier short pieces for pi...

In 1869, Josef Strauss spent the summer together with his brother Johann in Pavlovsk near St. Petersburg. When he recovered from an illness he wrote a particularly fast-paced fast polka and gave the w...

Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872) was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. He wrote many popular art songs and operas, and his music is filled with patriotic folk themes. 'Halka' is an opera to a l...

Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872) was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. He wrote many popular art songs and operas, and his music is filled with patriotic folk themes. 'Halka' is an opera to a l...

Jéronimo Giménez (1854-1923) was born in Sevilla. He composed a lot of zarzuelas, symphonic music and chamber music. His most well known compositions are 'El baile de Luis Alonso' (1896) and 'La boda...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches. Among these is the very well known 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18) which was written in 1808 or 1809 as a march 'Für die böhmische Landwehr' (For th...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches. Among these is the very well known 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18) which was written in 1808 or 1809 as a march 'Für die böhmische Landwehr' (For th...

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen' is the sixth piano piece in the eighth book of Edvard Grieg's 'Lyric Pieces', bearing the opus number 65. Originally called 'Gratulanterne kommer' ('The well-wishers are co...

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen' is the sixth piano piece in the eighth book of Edvard Grieg's 'Lyric Pieces', bearing the opus number 65. Originally called 'Gratulanterne kommer' ('The well-wishers are co...

Khovanshchina' is an opera in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881). The opera was written between 1872 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Mussorgsky wrote the libretto based on historical sourc...

Khovanshchina' is an opera in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881). The opera was written between 1872 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Mussorgsky wrote the libretto based on historical sourc...

Edward Elgar composed 'Sospiri', Op. 70 just before the beginning of World War I. This adagio was originally intended for violin and piano, as a companion piece to 'Salut d'Amour'. Elgar had in mind t...

Edward Elgar composed 'Sospiri', Op. 70 just before the beginning of World War I. This adagio was originally intended for violin and piano, as a companion piece to 'Salut d'Amour'. Elgar had in mind t...

Felix Mendelssohn was a skilled organist, and during his visits to Britain he gave a number of well-received organ recitals. It cannot be said that Mendelssohn was the most innovative composer of his...

Felix Mendelssohn was a skilled organist, and during his visits to Britain he gave a number of well-received organ recitals. It cannot be said that Mendelssohn was the most innovative composer of his...

Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) was and Italian physicist whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current. In 1899, the Italian city of Como hosted a celebration...

Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) was and Italian physicist whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current. In 1899, the Italian city of Como hosted a celebration...

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