Jacques Claessens: Mittelschwere Noten

Johann Strauss wrote the 'Russische Marsch-Fantasie' (Russian March Fantasy) for a tour to Russia in 1872. Because the tour was cancelled, the successful first performance of the march was held in Vie...

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...

In 1868 Johann Strauss jr. composed the polka 'Freikugeln' (Free-Shooter), opus 326 which commemorated the '3rd German Federal Shooting Contest', which attracted no less than ten thousand entrants fro...

As a contribution to the opera "Armer Columbus" by German composer Erwin Dressel, Shostakovich composed two of his quirkiest and oddest early orchestral pieces. An energetic "Entr"acte" in c minor (Al...

Although Arturo Marquez was already an accomplished composer in Mexico, his music started to reach the international stage with the introduction of his series of Danzones in the early 1990s. This vene...

As a contribution to the opera 'Armer Columbus' by German composer Erwin Dressel, Shostakovich composed two of his quirkiest and oddest early orchestral pieces. An energetic 'Entr'acte' in c minor (Al...

Although Arturo Márquez was already an accomplished composer in Mexico, his music started to reach the international stage with the introduction of his series of Danzónes in the early 1990s. This vene...

Arturo Márquez wrote his Paisajes Bajo el signo de Cosmos (Landscapes under the sign of the cosmos) in 1993 for a retrospective exhibition of the Mexican painter Jose Maria Velasco (1840-1912) in Mexi...

Der große Blitz ist eine unvollendete Oper, die 1932 von Dmitri Schostakowitsch entworfen wurde und von der er nur die Ouvertüre und acht weitere Stücke schreiben konnte. Sie reichen aus, um uns zu ze...

Der große Blitz ist eine unvollendete Oper, die 1932 von Dmitri Schostakowitsch entworfen wurde und von der er nur die Ouvertüre und acht weitere Stücke schreiben konnte. Sie reichen aus, um uns zu ze...

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...

Johann Strauss wrote the "Russische Marsch-Fantasie" (Russian March Fantasy) for a tour to Russia in 1872. Because the tour was cancelled, the successful first performance of the march was held in Vie...

Die Afrikanerin ist eine Wiener Quadrille, die Johann Strauss auf Themen aus Meyerbeers Oper "L'Africaine" basiert. Sie wurde erstmals am 7. Juli 1865 im Wiener Volksgarten im Rahmen eines musikalisch...

Die Afrikanerin ist eine Wiener Quadrille, die Johann Strauss auf Themen aus Meyerbeers Oper "L'Africaine" basiert. Sie wurde erstmals am 7. Juli 1865 im Wiener Volksgarten im Rahmen eines musikalisch...

The Polka 'Fata Morgana', Opus 330 was written by Johann Strauss for the grand ball of the Association of Artists in Vienna, which was held in Dianabad-Saal on 1 February 1869. All three Strauss broth...

The Polka 'Fata Morgana', Opus 330 was written by Johann Strauss for the grand ball of the Association of Artists in Vienna, which was held in Dianabad-Saal on 1 February 1869. All three Strauss broth...

Johann Strauss komponierte seinen 'Spanischer Marsch' 1888 für die Königin María Cristina von Spanien in bester spanischer Musiktradition.

Johann Strauss komponierte seinen 'Spanischer Marsch' 1888 für die Königin María Cristina von Spanien in bester spanischer Musiktradition.

In 1868 Johann Strauss jr. composed the polka 'Freikugeln' (Free-Shooter), opus 326 which commemorated the '3rd German Federal Shooting Contest', which attracted no less than ten thousand entrants fro...

Johann Strauss composed the 'Kuss-Walzer' (Kiss Waltz) in 1881. This waltz was dedicated to his second wife, Angelika Dittrich and comprises melodies from Strauss' popular operetta 'Der lustige Krieg'...

Johann Strauss composed the 'Kuss-Walzer' (Kiss Waltz) in 1881. This waltz was dedicated to his second wife, Angelika Dittrich and comprises melodies from Strauss' popular operetta 'Der lustige Krieg'...

Czech composer Bedrich Smetana is known as the first composer who wrote music with a specific Czech character. Many of his compositions are based on Czech themes. He used Czech dance rhythms and his m...

Czech composer Bedrich Smetana is known as the first composer who wrote music with a specific Czech character. Many of his compositions are based on Czech themes. He used Czech dance rhythms and his m...

Durch's Telephon ist eine Polka von Johann Strauss, die 1890 für den jährlichen Ball der Wiener Schriftsteller- und Journalistenvereinigung "Concordia" komponiert wurde. Der Titel "Durch's Telephon" b...