Partitions facile de Concertos et oeuvres concertantes

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between 'Art-song' and 'Folk-song'; the melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between 'Art-song' and 'Folk-song'; the melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

The plot of Sullivan's Operetta The Mikado tells the story of Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan and the young girl Yum-yum. The song ' The sun, whose rays are all ablaze' is sung by Yum-yum at the...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) began to plan an oratorio on the subject of Elijah as early as 1837, a few months after the great success of his first oratorio St. Paul. The libretto of Elijah is most s...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) began to plan an oratorio on the subject of Elijah as early as 1837, a few months after the great success of his first oratorio St. Paul. The libretto of Elijah is most s...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppe and Karl Millöcker were t...

Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) composed his opera Rigoletto in 1851 and together with La Traviata (1853) and Il Trovatore (1853), this opera belongs to the top of Giuseppe Verdi's middle period o...

Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) composed his opera Rigoletto in 1851 and together with La Traviata (1853) and Il Trovatore (1853), this opera belongs to the top of Giuseppe Verdi's middle period o...

La Traviata tells the story of the young and beautiful courtesan Violetta who falls in love with Alfredo, an ordinary and poor young man.She leaves her luxurious live for him and finally offers her lo...

La Traviata tells the story of the young and beautiful courtesan Violetta who falls in love with Alfredo, an ordinary and poor young man.She leaves her luxurious live for him and finally offers her lo...

The aria O Isis und Osiris is sung by Sarastro, the high priest of Isis and Osiris. Sarastro announces that prince Tamino, before marrying Pamina, must prove himself worthy to the temple.Sarastro pray...

The Marsch der Priester is played at the very beginning of the second act of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte: the priests enter to a solemn march. (Concert Band)

The Marsch der Priester is played at the very beginning of the second act of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte: the priests enter to a solemn march. (Concert Band)

In 1876, Edvard Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral...

In 1876, Edvard Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral...

Orfeo's famous aria Che faro senza Euridice ? (What shall I do without Eurydice?) is placed in the third and final act of Gluck's opera Orfeo ed Euridice: At length he, Orfeo can no longer resist Eury...

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between 'Art-song' and 'Folk-song'; the melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between 'Art-song' and 'Folk-song'; the melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

The "Andante in C for Flute and Orchestra", KV 315 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 when he visited Mannheim and commissioned by a rich Dutch merchant and amateur flautist. According to...

Der Freischütz, is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and many...

Der Freischütz, is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and many...

Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

Dido's Lament est un récitatif suivi d'une aria du compositeur anglais Henry Purcell. Cette pièce constitue le point culminant de son opéra "Dido and Aeneas", basé sur l'Enéis de Vergilius. Le récitat...

Dido's Lament est un récitatif suivi d'une aria du compositeur anglais Henry Purcell. Cette pièce constitue le point culminant de son opéra "Dido and Aeneas", basé sur l'Enéis de Vergilius. Le récitat...