The Gran Finale from the second act of Verdi's famous opera Aida, composed in 1869, is a complex part of the drama as in one single scene many different characters, allwith contrasting emotions, appea...
Giuseppe Verdi est l'un des plus célèbres compositeurs d'opéra italien. Ici, Cesarini a arrangé de façon magistrale Nabucco.
Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...
The Barber of Seville is based on the first of Beaumarchais' (1732- 1799) two sequential plays, The Marriage of Figaro being the second, although unusually the overture does not contain any themes fro...
Camillo De Nardis' Il giudizio universale (The Universal Judgement) was awarded first prize at the Competition for Band Composition held in Naples. This composition was inspired by Verdi's Requiem wit...
The title refers to the historical period that marked the transition between the baroque and classical styles. Rococo music is characterised by a profusion of ornaments, by graceful elegance and light...
La Passacaille est un ensemble de variations reposant sur une basse ostinato. La Passacaille et Fugue en ut mineur pour orgue de Bach est l'apogée de ce qui avait été réalisé jusque-là. La version po...