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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor in 1803, not long after writing the famous letter to his brothers, the Heiligenstadt Testament, in which he lamented his...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor in 1803, not long after writing the famous letter to his brothers, the Heiligenstadt Testament, in which he lamented his...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat shortly after Vienna surrendered to Napleon's invading forces in the spring of 1809. It received its premiere on November...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat shortly after Vienna surrendered to Napleon's invading forces in the spring of 1809. It received its premiere on November...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a composé le Concerto pour violon en ré majeur, opus 61, en 1806. La création par le violoniste Franz Clement le 23 décembre 1806 au Theater an der Wien a été mal accu...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a composé le Concerto pour violon en ré majeur, opus 61, en 1806. La création par le violoniste Franz Clement le 23 décembre 1806 au Theater an der Wien a été mal accu...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote two romances for violin and orchestra, one in F and one in G. While the Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50, was published later and has a...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote two romances for violin and orchestra, one in F and one in G. While the Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50, was published later and has a...

Beethoven's concerto for violin, cello and piano in C Major, Op. 56, commonly known as the TRIPLE CONCERTO, was composed in 1803 and premiered in 1808.  The choice of the three instruments effect...

Beethoven's concerto for violin, cello and piano in C Major, Op. 56, commonly known as the TRIPLE CONCERTO, was composed in 1803 and premiered in 1808.  The choice of the three instruments effect...

Norma is a two-act lyric tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). A leading example of the bel canto genre, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on December 26th, 1831. The story tells of a love t...

Norma is a two-act lyric tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). A leading example of the bel canto genre, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on December 26th, 1831. The story tells of a love t...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed Le Carnaval Romain, Op. 9 (Roman Carnival Overture) in 1843, with the premiere performance taking place on February 3rd, 1844 at the Salle Herz in Paris. Written a...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed Le Carnaval Romain, Op. 9 (Roman Carnival Overture) in 1843, with the premiere performance taking place on February 3rd, 1844 at the Salle Herz in Paris. Written a...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24 in 1846. A work for four solo voices, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra, Berlioz originally intended the work, based on Goeth...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24 in 1846. A work for four solo voices, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra, Berlioz originally intended the work, based on Goeth...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) composed Symphonie Fantastique (Fantastic Symphony), Op. 14/H48 in 1830. Tt is often described as remarkable for a composer's first symphony given its large scale, wide rang...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) composed Symphonie Fantastique (Fantastic Symphony), Op. 14/H48 in 1830. Tt is often described as remarkable for a composer's first symphony given its large scale, wide rang...

En janvier 1834, le grand violoniste Niccolo Paganini demande à Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) d'écrire un concerto pour alto afin de mettre en valeur son Stradivarius nouvellement acquis, mais Paganini r...

In January 1834, the great violinist Niccolo Paganini asked Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) to write a viola concerto so that he could showcase his newly-acquired Stradivarius, though Paganini rejected the...

Originally written as a suite for piano four-hands in 1871, Georges Bizet (1838-1875) orchestrated five of the twelve movements of Jeux d'Enfants in 1880. A precursor to other childhood-themed works b...

Le compositeur et violoncelliste italien Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) a écrit à l'époque classique, principalement dans le style galant. Au cours de sa carrière, il a composé douze concertos p...

Although it has a four movement formal structure like the German symphonies, Borodin's Second Symphony is purely Russian. No listener can fail to identify its nationality as Russian - for all purposes...

Le compositeur et chimiste russe Alexandre Borodine (1833-1887) a écrit le poème symphonique Dans les steppes d'Asie centrale en 1880, dont la première a eu lieu le 20 avril 1880 à l'Orchestre de l'Op...

Le compositeur et chimiste russe Alexandre Borodine (1833-1887) a écrit le poème symphonique Dans les steppes d'Asie centrale en 1880, dont la première a eu lieu le 20 avril 1880 à l'Orchestre de l'Op...