Jos van de Braak

Michael William Balfe (1808 -1870) was an Irish composer who is best-remembered for his opera 'The Bohemian Girl'. The plot is loosely based on a Cervantes tale, 'La Gitanilla'. The best-known aria fr...

Michael William Balfe (1808 -1870) was an Irish composer who is best-remembered for his opera 'The Bohemian Girl'. The plot is loosely based on a Cervantes tale, 'La Gitanilla'. The best-known aria fr...

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,...

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. One of the most beautiful and famous arias in the opera reperto...

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. One of the most beautiful and famous arias in the opera reperto...

Die Fledermaus, la troisième opérette de Johann Strauss à être mise en scène, a été créée au "Theater an der Wien" de Vienne en 1874. Le succès de l'œuvre est assuré dès la première représentation. Qu...

Die Fledermaus, la troisième opérette de Johann Strauss à être mise en scène, a été créée au "Theater an der Wien" de Vienne en 1874. Le succès de l'œuvre est assuré dès la première représentation. Qu...

Chanson de Nuit, op. 15, n° 1, est une œuvre d'Edward Elgar pour violon et piano, orchestrée par la suite par le compositeur. Elle a été publiée pour la première fois en 1897, bien que l'on considère...

Chanson de Nuit, op. 15, n° 1, est une œuvre d'Edward Elgar pour violon et piano, orchestrée par la suite par le compositeur. Elle a été publiée pour la première fois en 1897, bien que l'on considère...

Ruslan et Ludmilla est un opéra en cinq actes (huit tableaux) composé par Michail Glinka entre 1837 et 1842. L'opéra est basé sur le poème du même nom écrit par Alexandre Pouchkine en 1820. L'ouvertur...

Ruslan et Ludmilla est un opéra en cinq actes (huit tableaux) composé par Michail Glinka entre 1837 et 1842. L'opéra est basé sur le poème du même nom écrit par Alexandre Pouchkine en 1820. L'ouvertur...

The 'Piano Concerto No. 1' in B-flat minor, Op. 23, is one of the most popular of Tschaikowsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos. The concerto follows the traditional form...

The 'Piano Concerto No. 1' in B-flat minor, Op. 23, is one of the most popular of Tschaikowsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos. The concerto follows the traditional form...

L'œuvre du compositeur russe Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) se caractérise par son humour étrange, son originalité, sa précision et son imagination. "Le lac enchanté" est un tableau d'ambiance à la manière...

L'œuvre du compositeur russe Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) se caractérise par son humour étrange, son originalité, sa précision et son imagination. "Le lac enchanté" est un tableau d'ambiance à la manière...

Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. His most famous work is his 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' opus 26 which nowadays is for many people the only work fo...

Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. His most famous work is his 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' opus 26 which nowadays is for many people the only work fo...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the Fourteen Songs opus 34. The last song of this set is the Vocalise. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the Fourteen Songs opus 34. The last song of this set is the Vocalise. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but...

Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) was a Dutch composer and conductor. His opera 'Thijl' (1940), often regarded as his masterpiece and arguably the most important opera in Dutch musical history, is one of his...

Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) was a Dutch composer and conductor. His opera 'Thijl' (1940), often regarded as his masterpiece and arguably the most important opera in Dutch musical history, is one of his...

Johann Strauss' first operetta was 'Indigo und die vierzig Räuber' (Indigo and the Forty Thieves) which was first staged in 1871. While it would hardly become one of his more famous efforts, it contai...