Marches concertantes pour Harmonie

Alfredo Catalani's Opera "La Wally" is best known for its aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana". He had composed that aria independently as "Chanson Groënlandaise" in 1878 and later incorporated it into his...

Tschaikowsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, was written between 1877 and 1878 and first performed at a Russian Musical Society concert in Saint Petersburg on February 1878 under Nikolai Rubinste...

Tschaikowsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, was written between 1877 and 1878 and first performed at a Russian Musical Society concert in Saint Petersburg on February 1878 under Nikolai Rubinste...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (L'Anneau du Nibelung) est un cycle de quatre opéras épiques du compositeur allemand Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Les œuvres s'inspirent librement des personnages des sagas nord...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (L'Anneau du Nibelung) est un cycle de quatre opéras épiques du compositeur allemand Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Les œuvres s'inspirent librement des personnages des sagas nord...

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas.Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, The Barber of Seville delights audiences with its keenly sketched characters, melo...

As a contribution to the opera 'Armer Columbus' by German composer Erwin Dressel, Shostakovich composed two of his quirkiest and oddest early orchestral pieces. An energetic 'Entr'acte' in c minor (Al...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d'Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera "Les contes d'Hoffman", but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

When Russian composer Joseph Schillinger met Leon Theremin (the inventor of the theremin) they collaborated resulting in a few of the first original pieces for the theremin. Among those pieces Schilli...

Johann Strauss wrote the "Russische Marsch-Fantasie" (Russian March Fantasy) for a tour to Russia in 1872. Because the tour was cancelled, the successful first performance of the march was held in Vie...

Le Carnaval de Venise est un air populaire italien associé aux mots "Mon chapeau, il a trois coins". Il a été entendu à Venise par le violoniste virtuose Nicolo Paganini et rendu célèbre par son propr...

The Carnival of Venice is a popular Italian folk tune associated with the words "My hat, it has three corners." It was heard in Venice by the virtuoso violinist Nicolo Paganini and made famous in his...

Künstlerleben (Vie d'artiste) op. 316 est une valse écrite par Johann Strauss junior en 1867, dans le sillage du succès de la valse populaire "Le Danube bleu". La valse a été présentée lors du "Bal He...

Künstlerleben (Artist's Life) op. 316 is a waltz written by Johann Strauss jr. in 1867, following closely on the success of the popular "The Blue Danube" waltz. The waltz was presented at the "Hesperu...

Carmen is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The chorus "Vivat! Vivat le Toréro!" is sung in the second act of the...

The oratorio "Mors et Vita" (Death and Life) is the continuation of "The Redemption" and was the second of a proposed trilogy of oratorios written on commission by Charles Gounod for the Birmingham Fe...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote his "Fantasia on Serbian Themes" (also known as the "Serbian Fantasy") in 1867. Mily Balakirev conducted the first performance of this piece in May of that year. The "Fantasy" wa...

Die Afrikanerin est un quadrille viennois que Johann Strauss a basé sur les thèmes de l'opéra "L'Africaine" de Meyerbeer. Il a été entendu pour la première fois au Volksgarten de Vienne le 7 juillet 1...

Die Afrikanerin est un quadrille viennois que Johann Strauss a basé sur les thèmes de l'opéra "L'Africaine" de Meyerbeer. Il a été entendu pour la première fois au Volksgarten de Vienne le 7 juillet 1...

Les "Zigeunerweisen" (airs tziganes) pour violon et orchestre de Pablo de Sarasate ont été écrits en 1878 et créés la même année à Leipzig. "Zigeunerweisen" est sans aucun doute la composition la plus...

Pablo de Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" (Gypsy Airs) for Violin and Orchestra was written in 1878 and premiered during the same year in Leipzig. It is based on themes of the Roma people, specifically the...