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Im Jahr 1876 schuf Grieg auf Wunsch des Autors die Bühnenmusik für die Uraufführung von Ibsens Stück Peer Gynt. Viele der Stücke aus diesem Werk wurden in Form von Orchestersuiten oder Klavier- und Kl...

Im Jahr 1876 schuf Grieg auf Wunsch des Autors die Bühnenmusik für die Uraufführung von Ibsens Stück Peer Gynt. Viele der Stücke aus diesem Werk wurden in Form von Orchestersuiten oder Klavier- und Kl...

Ravel schrieb Ma mere l'oye (Mutter Gans) ursprünglich als Klavierduett für die Godebski-Kinder Mimi und Jean, 6 und 7 Jahre alt. Ravel widmete dieses Werk für vier Hände den Kindern (so wie er ein fr...

In 1919, Spanish composer Reveriano Soutullo began his famous musical partnership with Juan Vert, which continued until the latter's early death in 1931. The Zarzuela La leyenda del beso (1924) is one...

Frederico Chueca (1846-1908) and Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) had been collaborating since 1875. They had already enjoyed huge success with La canción de la Lola in 1880 and "La Gran Vía" was to eclip...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

Pietro Mascagni's opera 'Cavalleria Rusticana' is a tempestuous drama of adultery and revenge set on Easter Sunday in a remote Italian village. Its earthy passions, bold confrontational scenes and ric...

Pietro Mascagni's opera 'Cavalleria Rusticana' is a tempestuous drama of adultery and revenge set on Easter Sunday in a remote Italian village. Its earthy passions, bold confrontational scenes and ric...

Der Ring des Nibelungen" (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

Gayaneh is a four-act ballet with music by Aram Khachaturian composed in 1941-1942. The music is typically "Khachaturian" with use of Armenian Folk music and referring to Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov....

Nowadays, Carmen is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment because of the misunderstanding of the very realistic plot: t...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suites...

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...

'Du und Du (Thou and Thou, or alternatively, You and You), opus 367, is a waltz composed by Strauss in 1874. The waltz features themes from the operetta Die Fledermaus. The title of the piece, as well...

'Du und Du (Thou and Thou, or alternatively, You and You), opus 367, is a waltz composed by Strauss in 1874. The waltz features themes from the operetta Die Fledermaus. The title of the piece, as well...

In 1876, Edvard Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt", at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestr...

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...

In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninov composed 'The Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. It's an orchestral suite in three movements and it became Rachmaninov's last composition, summarizing his compositional output in to...

Tschaikowsky's 'The Nutcracker' is a two-act ballet on a libretto adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's story 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'. It has become one of his most famous compositions, in part...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He stamped his own mark with the quick polka,...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He stamped his own mark with the quick polka,...

In dem Arrangement 'Classic Up To Date' verarbeitete der Arrangeur Hans Derks die vier weltberühmten Melodien: 'William Tell Overture' (Rossini), 'Symphony No. 40' (Mozart), 'Toccata & Fugue D-Minor'...

This is a clever medley of classical favorites that kicks off with a grandiose setting of the opening of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, continues with excerpts from Johann Strauss' beloved Blue...