Willy Hautvast

L'Hymne à la joie est le final choral de la 9e Symphonie de Beethoven, composée en 1823, à partir d'un poème écrit en 1785 par Friedrich von Schiller. Pendant les Jeux olympiques de 1956, 1960 et 1964...

En 1970, le compositeur britannique Andrew Lloyd Webber (Londres, 1948) a connu un grand succès avec sa deuxième comédie musicale "Jesus Christ Super Star". Outre la chanson titre, Willy Hautvast a sé...

En 1970, le compositeur anglais Andrew Lloyd Webber (Londres, 1948) connaît un énorme succès avec sa deuxième comédie musicale 'Jesus Christ Super Star'. Outre le thème principal, Hautvast a sélection...

La "Danse des Sauvages" est un extrait de l'opéra-ballet "Les Indes Galantes" (The Courtly Indies). Rameau était l'un des plus importants compositeurs français (1683 - 1764). Il a écrit de nombreuses...

To the surprise of everybody the Heineken commercial featuring the men in the moon made its way to the top 20 of the National Hitparade (Satchmo's old success!!).

This overture has been inspired by the Italian opera and bel canto and this explains why it is extremely melodious. As there is no underlying story, the composition is meant as pure easy listening mus...

The soundtrack of this magnificent Walt Disney cartoon is simply splendid. The titlesong was a big success in the international hitparades.

Giulio Caccini's 'Ave Maria' has been one the most often played tunes at funerals. In 2001 it was used for the soundtrack of the movie picture 'Donnie Darko'. Here is a most pleasant and skilful arran...

The 'Annen Polka' is e real gem of the typical Viennese music. It could hardly fail at any Strauß concert and is a regular feature at the annual New Year's Concert in Vienna.

Dieses italienische Lied, auf Englisch bekannt als 'Time to say Goodbye', ist sehr bekannt geworden dank der Interpretation vom italienischen, blinden Tenor Andrea Bocelli. Nach dem Bocelli das 'Miser...

Le Concerto de Varsovie est un concerto pour piano en un mouvement, composé comme élément important du film Dangerous Moonlight (1941), par le compositeur britannique Richard Addinsell. Les producteur...

Charles Émile Waldteufel (alias of Charles Émile Lévy) was born in Strasbourg on December 9, 1837 and died in Paris on February 12, 1915. He was French composer, music educator, and conductor. The wal...

Lady singer Dame Vera Lewis-Welch, better known as Vera Lynn, (East Ham, London, 1918) performed with the bands of Joe Loss, Charlie Kunz and Ambrose. During the Second World War she inspired all Brit...

Regina Coeli is a scene from the opera Cavelleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni set in a church service on Easter morning. Well known and extremely passionate Italian opera music! Extremely skilfully a...