Der spanische Komponist Pedro Iturralde (*1929) ist sowohl als Pionier als auch als Nestor der spanischen Jazzmusik zu betrachten. Pequena Czarda (kleiner Tanz) ist ein virtuoses kleines Solostück für...
Michael Kamen (1948 - 2003) was a fine musician and composer, active in many fields of music. First and foremost, he was an oboist and along with his friend Martin Fulterman (aka Mark Snow, most well-...
Franz von Suppé composed about 30 operettas and 180 farces, ballets, and other stage works. Although the bulk of Suppé's operas have sunk into relative obscurity, the overtures - particularly 'Dichter...
At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d'Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...
Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of hi...
Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja is sung by Papageno, the birdcatcher at the very beginning of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte: covered with feathers he introduces himself by singing a ditty in popular style...
The Marsch der Priester is played at the very beginning of the second act of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte: the priests enter to a solemn march. (Concert Band)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed two concertpieces - Konzertstücke - opus 113 and 114 for clarinet, bassethorn and orchestra. These works were dedicated with much respect to the clarinettists Ba...
Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's, mazurka's and marsches to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Egyptischer Marsch Opus 335 is a beautiful...
