Marches concertantes pour Harmonie

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

'La Bohème' was first performed in 1886. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak with his own unmistakable voic...

'La Bohème' was first performed in 1886. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak with his own unmistakable voic...

The Fledermaus-Polka is one of six dance arrangements on themes from Johann Strauss" operetta "Die Fledermaus". It received its première in 1874 at the "Theater an der Wien" and according of the newsp...

Strauss composed the Annen-Polka in 1852 to celebrate the day of St. Anne. The Annen-Polka was quite popular right from its premiere in 1852 when the Viennese newspapers reported as follows: "Johann S...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. This transcription follows the final of the 1st act with the terzett...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. This transcription follows the final of the 1st act with the terzett...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which Die Fledermaus his best contribution to this genre is. This transcription follows the short but jolly introduction of the fina...

Russian composer Anton Arensky (1861-1906) composed his ballet Nuits d'Egypte, based on Théophile Gautier's novella Une nuit de Cléopatre, in 1900. The ballet was programmed by Serge Diaghilev at his...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett "Nein mit solchen Advokaten" is sung by Rosalinde, Blind...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. In 1929 the German...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The duet "Dieser Anstand, so manierlich" is sung by Rosalinde and her...

To celebrate the second anniversary of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye - known as ''The Strauss of the North' - composed the Champagne Galop in 1845. The piece is a good ex...

To celebrate the second anniversary of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye - known as "the Strauss of the North" - composed the "Champagne Galop" in 1845. The piece is a good e...

Nico Dostal (1895 - 1981) was an Austrian operetta and film music composer. He was the nephew of composer Hermann Dostal. Whilst working as a Kapellmeister and composer, Dostal wrote the music for the...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett 'Ich stehe voll Zagen' is sung at the very end of the ope...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett 'Ich stehe voll Zagen' is sung at the very end of the ope...

In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninov composed 'The Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. It's an orchestral suite in three movements and it became Rachmaninov's last composition, summarizing his compositional output in to...

In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninov composed "The Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. It's an orchestral suite in three movements and it became Rachmaninov's last composition, summarizing his compositional output in to...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The "Melodram" is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very...

Just seeing its title, the "Swips-Lied" ("Tipsy Song") may not be immediately familiar. But hearing just one bar of it, it's the "Annen-Polka" with a vocal part in which a proper Victorian-era lady fi...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. The song 'Du sollst...

Sigurd Jorsalfar" is an orchestral suite by Edvard Grieg, celebrating King Sigurd I of Norway compiled in 1872 from incidental music to a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. The complete suite is in nine p...