Christiaan Janssen

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...

Maurice Ravel a achevé en 1905 son cycle pour piano "Miroirs", dont certaines parties ont été orchestrées par le compositeur lui-même. La quatrième partie, "Alborada del gracioso", créée en 1919 à Par...

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...

The 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' (Comic duet for two cats) is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The 'lyrics' consist entirely of the repeated wo...

The 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' (Comic duet for two cats) is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The 'lyrics' consist entirely of the repeated wo...

In 1880, Tschaikowsky composed the 'Capriccio Italien, Opus 45', as a fantasy for orchestra. He was inspired by a trip he took to Rome, during which he saw the Carnival in full swing, and is reminisce...

In 1880, Tschaikowsky composed the 'Capriccio Italien, Opus 45', as a fantasy for orchestra. He was inspired by a trip he took to Rome, during which he saw the Carnival in full swing, and is reminisce...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, "Die lustige Witwe" (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait compren...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, "Die lustige Witwe" (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait compren...

Alexandre Glazounov (1865 - 1936) était un compositeur, professeur de musique et chef d'orchestre russe de la fin de la période romantique russe. En 1899, Glazounov a composé la musique du ballet "Les...

Alexandre Glazounov (1865 - 1936) était un compositeur, professeur de musique et chef d'orchestre russe de la fin de la période romantique russe. En 1899, Glazounov a composé la musique du ballet "Les...

'Russian Easter Festival Overture' (La grande Pâque russe), is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. It is based on themes from the 'obikhod', which is a...

'Russian Easter Festival Overture' (La grande Pâque russe), is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. It is based on themes from the 'obikhod', which is a...

The Planets du compositeur anglais Gustav Holst est une suite orchestrale en sept mouvements, dont chacun porte le nom d'une planète du système solaire et de son caractère astrologique correspondant....

The Planets du compositeur anglais Gustav Holst est une suite orchestrale en sept mouvements, dont chacun porte le nom d'une planète du système solaire et de son caractère astrologique correspondant....

The Planets du compositeur anglais Gustav Holst est une suite orchestrale en sept mouvements, dont chacun porte le nom d'une planète du système solaire et le caractère astrologique correspondant. L'or...

'The Planets' by English composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The...

Richard Tauber (1892-1948) was an Austrian-born British tenor and composer celebrated for his vocal work in opera and, especially, operetta. In 1913 he made his highly successful operatic debut, as Ta...

Richard Tauber (1892-1948) was an Austrian-born British tenor and composer celebrated for his vocal work in opera and, especially, operetta. In 1913 he made his highly successful operatic debut, as Ta...

Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style....

Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style....

The last movement of the 'Piano Sonata No. 11', marked 'Alla Turca', popularly known as the 'Turkish Rondo' or 'Turkish March', is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces...

The last movement of the 'Piano Sonata No. 11', marked 'Alla Turca', popularly known as the 'Turkish Rondo' or 'Turkish March', is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces...

Tod und Verklärung (Mort et transfiguration), opus 24, est un poème symphonique pour grand orchestre de Richard Strauss. Strauss en a commencé la composition à la fin de l'été 1888 et l'a achevée le 1...