Edwin F. Kalmus

Written three years after his Manfred Symphony, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 was composed in 1888. Although it has been surpassed in popularity a bit over t...

Written three years after his Manfred Symphony, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 was composed in 1888. Although it has been surpassed in popularity a bit over t...

Gabriel Fauré, then director of the Conservatoire de Paris, named Claude Debussy (1862-1918) to the Conservatoire's board of directors in 1909, and promptly commissioned two works from Debussy for the...

Gabriel Fauré, then director of the Conservatoire de Paris, named Claude Debussy (1862-1918) to the Conservatoire's board of directors in 1909, and promptly commissioned two works from Debussy for the...

Madama Butterfly, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

Madama Butterfly, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's (1844-1908) four-act opera-ballet Mlada was originally conceived as a collaborative project with music provided by five composers: César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolai Rimsk...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's (1844-1908) four-act opera-ballet Mlada was originally conceived as a collaborative project with music provided by five composers: César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolai Rimsk...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) a écrit à deux reprises de la musique pour la pièce de William Shakespeare A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Rêve d'une nuit d'été). Il a d'abord écrit l'ouverture de concert en...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) a écrit à deux reprises de la musique pour la pièce de William Shakespeare A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Rêve d'une nuit d'été). Il a d'abord écrit l'ouverture de concert en...

The Nutcracker is a two-act “fairy ballet” written by Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893). Based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s 1816 short story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” the original 1892 pro...

Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 three act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) with a libretto by Antonio Somma. Initially based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five...

Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 three act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) with a libretto by Antonio Somma. Initially based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five...

L'Enfant prodigue, CD 61 / L 57, fut composé en 1884 par Claude Debussy (1862-1918) comme scène lyrique pour le concours du prix de Rome, que le jeune compositeur remporta la même année. Sur un livret...

L'Enfant prodigue, CD 61 / L 57, fut composé en 1884 par Claude Debussy (1862-1918) comme scène lyrique pour le concours du prix de Rome, que le jeune compositeur remporta la même année. Sur un livret...

These Three Marches, K. 408 (K. 383e [No. 1], K. 385a [No. 2], K. 383f [No. 3]) were composed for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1782. Instrumentation: 2.2.0.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp: Str...

These Three Marches, K. 408 (K. 383e [No. 1], K. 385a [No. 2], K. 383f [No. 3]) were composed for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1782. Instrumentation: 2.2.0.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp: Str...

Le compositeur français Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) a composé le ballet La tragédie de Salomé en 1907 à la demande de Jacques Rouché pour la danseuse américaine Loie Fuller et le Théâtre des Arts, sur...

French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) originally composed the ballet La tragédie de Salomé in 1907 for a commission from Jacques Rouché for American dancer Loie Fuller and the Théâtre des Arts,...

Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), was commissioned by the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, to write incidental music to a new production of Adam Oehlenschläger's "dramatic fairy tale" Aladdin, or...

Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), was commissioned by the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, to write incidental music to a new production of Adam Oehlenschläger's "dramatic fairy tale" Aladdin, or...

Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), was commissioned by the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, to write incidental music to a new production of Adam Oehlenschläger's "dramatic fairy tale" Aladdin, or...

Ma mère l'Oye de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) s'inspire des contes de Charles Perrault, de Madame d'Aulnoy et de Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel a composé le premier mouvement Pavane de la Belle...

Ma mère l'Oye de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) s'inspire des contes de Charles Perrault, de Madame d'Aulnoy et de Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel a composé le premier mouvement Pavane de la Belle...

Ma mère l'Oye de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) s'inspire des contes de Charles Perrault, de Madame d'Aulnoy et de Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel a composé le premier mouvement Pavane de la Belle...