Partitions moyen de Concertos et pièces de concert

La veille de Noël 1818, le prêtre catholique Josef Mohr montra au compositeur autrichien Franz Xaver Gruber un poème de six strophes qu'il avait écrit en 1816 et lui demanda de le mettre en musique. L...

Absolutely the most famous "Canzone Napoletana" is "O Sole Mio" composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Transeamus usque Bethlehem est un chant de Noël traditionnel en latin, longtemps attribué à tort au maître de chapelle allemand Joseph Schnabel (1767-1831). Dans les années soixante du vingtième siècl...

Transeamus usque Bethlehem est un chant de Noël traditionnel en latin, longtemps attribué à tort au maître de chapelle allemand Joseph Schnabel (1767-1831). Dans les années soixante du vingtième siècl...

Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing est un chant de Noël qui est apparu pour la première fois en 1739 dans le recueil "Hymns and Sacred Poems", écrit par Charles Wesley, mais ce n'est pas la version largeme...

Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing est un chant de Noël qui est apparu pour la première fois en 1739 dans le recueil "Hymns and Sacred Poems", écrit par Charles Wesley, mais ce n'est pas la version largeme...

The score of "La Gioconda" is best known for its ballet divertimento "The Dance of the Hours". The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour o...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...

In 1904 Pleyel, the famous Parisian firm of instrument manufacturers, approached Debussy with a commission for a new test piece for chromatic harp, intended for use in the diploma examinations at the...

In 1904 Pleyel, the famous Parisian firm of instrument manufacturers, approached Debussy with a commission for a new test piece for chromatic harp, intended for use in the diploma examinations at the...

L'opéra "La Wally" d'Alfredo Catalani est surtout connu pour son air "Ebben ? Ne andro lontana'. Il avait composé cet air indépendamment sous le nom de "Chanson GroÙnlandaise" en 1878 et l'a ensuite i...

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...

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...

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...