Jos van de Braak: Mittelschwere Noten

Hans Christian Lumbye ist vor allem für seine Lichtkompositionen bekannt, von denen viele auf nicht-musikalische Quellen zurückgehen. Der "Champagner-Galopp" (BTM681) beispielsweise beginnt mit dem "K...

The 'Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major' by Antonio Vivaldi is one of the few solo works of the early 1700's to feature brass instruments and is among Vivaldi's best-known creations. As with the gre...

Carl Millöcker (1842-1899), was an Austrian composer mainly known for his operetta Der Bettelstudent. In 1884 Millocker composed the opereatta Gasparone. on a libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Ge...

The music for Johann Strauss' Operetta 'Der Zigeunerbaron' is regularly performed today. The orchestral pieces that Strauss furnished from the work were also well-recognised, among them, the sparkling...

Der Zigeunerbaron ist nach "Die Fledermaus" die zweitbeliebteste Operette von Strauss. Die Uraufführung im Jahr 1885 war von politischer Bedeutung; die Handlung machte die Doppelmonarchie (Österreich-...

Cantique de Jean Racine ist eine Komposition von Gabriel Fauré. Der Text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Wort, eins mit dem Höchsten"), ist eine französische Paraphrase von Jean Racine eines lateinischen...

Cantique de Jean Racine ist eine Komposition von Gabriel Fauré. Der Text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Wort, eins mit dem Höchsten"), ist eine französische Paraphrase von Jean Racine eines lateinischen...

Sieht man nur den Titel 'Schwips-Lied' wird einem dieses Werk kaum bekannt vorkommmen. Doch hört man es, so dahinter eine Gesangsversion der berühmten 'Annen-Polka' erkennen, in der sich eine Dame aus...

Der tschechische Komponist Julius Fucík ist vor allem für seine über 400 Märsche, Polkas und Walzer bekannt. Als 'Böhmischer Sousa', wie er auch genannt wurde, komponierte er den Großteil seiner Werke...

Albert Leutner (Berlin, 1815 - 1871) was a German composer. He started composing dances, marches and quadrilles as early as 1835. In 1838, at the age of 23, he became Kapellmeister of the Military Ban...

Albert Leutner (Berlin, 1815 - 1871) was a German composer. He started composing dances, marches and quadrilles as early as 1835. In 1838, at the age of 23, he became Kapellmeister of the Military Ban...

Johann Strauss's operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the pres...

Johann Strauss's operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the pres...

The operetta 'Pique Dame' ('The Queen of Spades') was a revised version of Franz von Suppé's 1862 operetta 'Die Kartenschlägerin' ('The Fortune Teller') and premiered in June 1864 at the Thalia Theate...

The operetta 'Pique Dame' ('The Queen of Spades') was a revised version of Franz von Suppé's 1862 operetta 'Die Kartenschlägerin' ('The Fortune Teller') and premiered in June 1864 at the Thalia Theate...

This magnificent Andante con moto is ideal for creating a moment of quiet in a concert programme. It is a pearl of Schubertian melody development and harmonic twists. (Concert Band)

This magnificent Andante con moto is ideal for creating a moment of quiet in a concert programme. It is a pearl of Schubertian melody development and harmonic twists. (Concert Band)

A Rossini overture is a challenge for any orchestra and a treat for the audience. It is especially the woodwinds that show their best side in this less known but no less splendid overture. (Concert Ba...

A Rossini overture is a challenge for any orchestra and a treat for the audience. It is especially the woodwinds that show their best side in this less known but no less splendid overture. (Concert Ba...

This last symphonic poem of Liszt (1811-1886) consists of three movements played without interruption. Die Wiege, Der Kampf ums Dasein and Zum Grabe: die Wiege des zukünftigen Lebens. This extremely p...

This last symphonic poem of Liszt (1811-1886) consists of three movements played without interruption. Die Wiege, Der Kampf ums Dasein and Zum Grabe: die Wiege des zukünftigen Lebens. This extremely p...

An uncommon and surprising combination: violin and wind orchestra. The arrangement of this work by Camille Saint-Sa?ns was commisioned by Harmonie Orpheus Tilburg and performed at the 1997 World Music...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. All these qualities are expressed in the 'Eight Russian Folk Song...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. All these qualities are expressed in the 'Eight Russian Folk Song...

'Revelge' (Reveille) belongs to the finest of the military 'Wunderhornlieder' and was written in 1899: The military bugle call develops in a demonic marcia funebre for the lost soldier. (Higher Voice...