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Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. The set of songs is not a cycle in the narrowest sense, be...

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. The set of songs is not a cycle in the narrowest sense, be...

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. The set of songs is not a cycle in the narrowest sense, be...

Johann Schrammel (1850 1893) war ein österreichischer Komponist und Musiker, der 1878 mit seinem Bruder Josef Schrammel and Anton Strohmayer ein Trio gründete, aus dem später zusammen mit dem Klarinet...

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) war zusammen mit Bartók und Kodály an der Budapester Musikakademie und wandte sich 1908 der Operettenkomposition zu. Die 'Gräfin Marzia' ist eines seiner bekanntesten Stück...

Der Zigeunerbaron ist Strauss' zweitbeliebteste Operette nach "Die Fledermaus". Die Uraufführung im Jahr 1885 hatte eine politische Resonanz, da die Handlung die Doppelmonarchie (Österreich-Ungarn) po...

Der Zigeunerbaron ist Strauss' zweitbeliebteste Operette nach "Die Fledermaus". Die Uraufführung im Jahr 1885 hatte eine politische Resonanz, da die Handlung die Doppelmonarchie (Österreich-Ungarn) po...

Gustav Mahler komponierte seine "Wunderhornlieder" (Lieder aus dem Zauberhorn der Jugend) zwischen 1892 und 1901. Nur die Hälfte der Wunderhornlieder hat militärische Themen, aber daneben gibt es auch...

Gustav Mahler komponierte seine "Wunderhornlieder" (Lieder aus dem Zauberhorn der Jugend) zwischen 1892 und 1901. Nur die Hälfte der Wunderhornlieder hat militärische Themen, aber daneben gibt es auch...

Ninetta, Strauss' zwölfte Operette, wurde im Januar 1893 uraufgeführt und war mit 76 Aufführungen im Theater an der Wien ein großer Erfolg. Die Geschichte ist voller Missverständnisse und Komplikation...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth 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 a...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

The Fledermaus-Polka is one of six dance arrangements on themes from Johann Strauss" operetta "Die Fledermaus". It received its première in 1874 at the "Theater an der Wien" and according of the newsp...

Strauss composed the Annen-Polka in 1852 to celebrate the day of St. Anne. The Annen-Polka was quite popular right from its premiere in 1852 when the Viennese newspapers reported as follows: "Johann S...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett "Nein mit solchen Advokaten" is sung by Rosalinde, Blind...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The duet "Dieser Anstand, so manierlich" is sung by Rosalinde and her...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The "Melodram" is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very...

Just seeing its title, the "Swips-Lied" ("Tipsy Song") may not be immediately familiar. But hearing just one bar of it, it's the "Annen-Polka" with a vocal part in which a proper Victorian-era lady fi...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The aria "Infelice! e tuo credevi" is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra' was first in 1857. Only after a revision in 1880 with new texts by Arrigo Boito, the librettist of 'Otello', the Opera became a success and is even played now...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra' was first in 1857. Only after a revision in 1880 with new texts by Arrigo Boito, the librettist of 'Otello', the Opera became a success and is even played now...

Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The 'Champagne Galop' (BTM681), for example, begins with the 'pop' of a champagne cork, and the...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...