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Dmitri Shostakovich is mainly remembered for his large-scale orchestral works and concertos but besides that is his contribution to film music also prolific. Between 1929 and 1970 Shostakovich wrote m...

'Parsifal' is an opera in three acts by German composer Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on 'Parzival' by Wolfram von Eschenbach, a 13th-century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival (Percival...

'Parsifal' is an opera in three acts by German composer Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on 'Parzival' by Wolfram von Eschenbach, a 13th-century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival (Percival...

'Morgen!' is the last in a set of four songs composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. It was one of his 'four Lieder Opus 27', a wedding present to his wife Pauline. 'Morgen!' remains...

'Morgen!' is the last in a set of four songs composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. It was one of his 'four Lieder Opus 27', a wedding present to his wife Pauline. 'Morgen!' remains...

In 1866 Offenbach composed 'La vie parisienne', an opéra bouffe, or operetta with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This work was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contempor...

In 1866 Offenbach composed 'La vie parisienne', an opéra bouffe, or operetta with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This work was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contempor...

Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (1882 - 1948) was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. Ponce composed a piano concerto, several large symphonic works for orchestra, the 'Concierto del sur for gui...

Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (1882 - 1948) was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. Ponce composed a piano concerto, several large symphonic works for orchestra, the 'Concierto del sur for gui...

Paul Lincke (1866-1946) is Germany's best known operetta composer and often compared with Austria's Johann Strauss. He composed a lot of operetta's, songs, dance- , revue- and filmmusic. In 1902 he co...

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporari...

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...

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...

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...

La Bohème' was first performed in 1886 at the 'Teatro Regio' in Turin. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak...

La Bohème' was first performed in 1886 at the 'Teatro Regio' in Turin. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak...

Henri Pierné (1863 - 1937) was a French composer, conductor, and organist. Gabriel Pierné has been called the most complete French musician of the late Romantic/early twentieth century era. Pierné wro...