Marcel Baars: Mittelschwere Noten

Im Jahr 1876 komponierte Tschaikowsky sein Ballett "Schwanensee" op. 20. Trotz seines anfänglichen Misserfolgs ist es heute eines der beliebtesten Ballette überhaupt. "Schwanensee" wurde vom Bolschoi-...

Franz Lehár's Operetta 'Das Land des Lächelns' was composed in 1929 for the famous tenor Richard Tauber. The plot deals with the love between the Chinese Prince Sou-chong and Lisa, daughter of Count L...

Franz Lehár's Operetta 'Das Land des Lächelns' was composed in 1929 for the famous tenor Richard Tauber. The plot deals with the love between the Chinese Prince Sou-chong and Lisa, daughter of Count L...

In 1880, while on a convalescent holiday at the coastal resort of Saint-Pair, Emmanuel Chabrier composed what were to be called 'Pièces pittoresques'. He used 4 of these 10 pieces for piano to orchest...

In 1880, while on a convalescent holiday at the coastal resort of Saint-Pair, Emmanuel Chabrier composed what were to be called 'Pièces pittoresques'. He used 4 of these 10 pieces for piano to orchest...

Russian composer Anton Arensky (1861-1906) composed his ballet Nuits d'Egypte, based on Théophile Gautier's novella Une nuit de Cléopatre, in 1900. The ballet was programmed by Serge Diaghilev at his...

Claude Debussys "Rhapsodie für Altsaxophon und Orchester" wurde 1903 von Elisa Hall, der Präsidentin des Boston Orchestral Club, in Auftrag gegeben. Debussy, der sich wenig für das Instrument interess...

Claude Debussys "Rhapsodie für Altsaxophon und Orchester" wurde 1903 von Elisa Hall, der Präsidentin des Boston Orchestral Club, in Auftrag gegeben. Debussy, der sich wenig für das Instrument interess...

In 1891, Claude Debussy, accepted an odd commission of a Scottish general named Meredith Reid, a descendant of the 'Lords of Ross'. He asked him to write a march using a traditional melody associated...

In 1891, Claude Debussy, accepted an odd commission of a Scottish general named Meredith Reid, a descendant of the 'Lords of Ross'. He asked him to write a march using a traditional melody associated...

Im Jahr 1876 komponierte Tschaikowsky sein Ballett "Schwanensee" op. 20. Trotz seines anfänglichen Misserfolgs ist es heute eines der beliebtesten Ballette überhaupt. "Schwanensee" wurde vom Bolschoi-...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet "Swan Lake" Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. "Swan Lake" was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

As many French composers in those days, Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) had a passion for ancestral lands and many of his compositions reflect this rural heritage. One of these is the 'Fantaisie sur des th...

As many French composers in those days, Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) had a passion for ancestral lands and many of his compositions reflect this rural heritage. One of these is the 'Fantaisie sur des th...

Im Jahr 1880 komponierte Emmanuel Chabrier während eines Genesungsurlaubs im Küstenort Saint-Pair die sogenannten "Pièces pittoresques". Sowohl Alfred Cortot als auch Francis Poulenc besprechen diese...

Im Jahr 1880 komponierte Emmanuel Chabrier während eines Genesungsurlaubs im Küstenort Saint-Pair die sogenannten "Pièces pittoresques". Sowohl Alfred Cortot als auch Francis Poulenc besprechen diese...

Das Balett 'Nuits d'Egypte' des russischen Komponisten Anton Arensky (1861-1906) basiert auf der Novelle 'Une nuit de Cléopatre' von Théophile Gautier. Kein geringerer als Serge Diaghilev führte es wä...

'Danse de L'Amazone' des russischen Komponisten Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) ist von bizarrem Humor, Originalität, Präzision und Bildhaftigkeit geprägt. Als eines seiner letzten Werke schrieb er es im Au...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. "Danse de l"Amazone" is one of his last compositions. It was writ...

Grigory Lyubomirski (1865-1937) was Russian composer and musicologist. He graduated at the Moscow Conservatorium where he studied with Kashkina, Hubert, Taneyev and Arensky. In the 1890s he became a t...

Grigory Lyubomirski (1865-1937) was Russian composer and musicologist. He graduated at the Moscow Conservatorium where he studied with Kashkina, Hubert, Taneyev and Arensky. In the 1890s he became a t...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as 'The Five'. He was a master of orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions - 'Capr...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as 'The Five'. He was a master of orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions - 'Capr...