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Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...

In 1855 Johann Strauss composed the 'Aurora Polka' for the ball of the Aurora artists' association. The work was performed for the first time on February 14, 1855 in 'Tanzlokal Zum Sperl' in Vienna. D...

In 1855 Johann Strauss composed the 'Aurora Polka' for the ball of the Aurora artists' association. The work was performed for the first time on February 14, 1855 in 'Tanzlokal Zum Sperl' in Vienna. D...

As a composer, Johann Strauss Sr. is probably less well known than his son Johann Strauss Jr., but his 'Radeztky March' is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music. Besides this march h...

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

George Gershwin hat nicht viel Filmmusik geschrieben, aber was wäre passiert, wenn er nicht in jungen Jahren gestorben wäre? Eine der Ausnahmen ist die Musik für den Film "Shall We Dance" von 1937. Au...

George Gershwin hat nicht viel Filmmusik geschrieben, aber was wäre passiert, wenn er nicht in jungen Jahren gestorben wäre? Eine der Ausnahmen ist die Musik für den Film "Shall We Dance" von 1937. Au...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) war ein österreichischer Komponist, der zusammen mit seinen Brüdern Johann Strauss II und Josef Strauss die Strauss-Musikdynastie bildete. Seine Popularität wurde von der...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Capriccio ist die letzte Oper des deutschen Komponisten Richard Strauss. Sie trägt den Untertitel "Ein Konversationsstück für Musik" und wurde am 28. Oktober 1942 am Nationaltheater München uraufgefüh...

Capriccio ist die letzte Oper des deutschen Komponisten Richard Strauss. Sie trägt den Untertitel "Ein Konversationsstück für Musik" und wurde am 28. Oktober 1942 am Nationaltheater München uraufgefüh...

For piano four-hands Franz Schubert composed a small series of three military marches, which are collected under the catalog of works by Otto Erich, German, as D 733. The first of the three is far mor...

For piano four-hands Franz Schubert composed a small series of three military marches, which are collected under the catalog of works by Otto Erich, German, as D 733. The first of the three is far mor...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Ascanio ist eine große Oper, die von Camille Saint-Saëns in den Jahren 1887-1888 komponiert wurde. Das französische Libretto der Oper basiert auf dem Theaterstück "Benvenuto Cellini" von 1852. Der Nam...

Ascanio ist eine große Oper, die von Camille Saint-Saëns in den Jahren 1887-1888 komponiert wurde. Das französische Libretto der Oper basiert auf dem Theaterstück "Benvenuto Cellini" von 1852. Der Nam...

L'Orfeo, manchmal auch "La favola d'Orfeo" genannt, ist eine spätrenaissancezeitliche/frühbarocke "Favola in musica" oder Oper von Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) mit einem Libretto von Alessandro Stri...