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Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

Johan Wagenaar (1862 -1941) was a Dutch composer and organist. His compositions include operas, cantatas, organ music, and orchestral works. The music of Hector Berlioz had a modest influence on his w...

Johan Wagenaar (1862 -1941) was a Dutch composer and organist. His compositions include operas, cantatas, organ music, and orchestral works. The music of Hector Berlioz had a modest influence on his w...

In 1873 Tschaikowsky composed his "Six Piano Pieces Opus 19". 15 Years later he arranged the fourth movement, "Nocturne", for cello and orchestra. The composer's preferred cellist, Wilhelm Karl Friedr...

In 1873 Tschaikowsky composed his "Six Piano Pieces Opus 19". 15 Years later he arranged the fourth movement, "Nocturne", for cello and orchestra. The composer's preferred cellist, Wilhelm Karl Friedr...

In 1873 Tschaikowsky composed his "Six Piano Pieces Opus 19". 15 Years later he arranged the fourth movement, "Nocturne", for cello and orchestra. The composer's preferred cellist, Wilhelm Karl Friedr...

In 1873 Tschaikowsky composed his "Six Piano Pieces Opus 19". 15 Years later he arranged the fourth movement, "Nocturne", for cello and orchestra. The composer's preferred cellist, Wilhelm Karl Friedr...

Eugene Onegin", the most popular of Tschaikowsky's opera's, is widely considered a theatrical masterpiece. The most popular aria from this opera is "Kuda, kuda vï udalilis" sung by Lensky, fiancé of O...

Eugene Onegin", the most popular of Tschaikowsky's opera's, is widely considered a theatrical masterpiece. The most popular aria from this opera is "Kuda, kuda vï udalilis" sung by Lensky, fiancé of O...

After the Armistice of Versailles was signed on 28 January 1871, the Paris Commune assumed power in Paris on 18 March. Fearing for his safety, Camille Saint-Saëns fled to exile in London. Under these...

After the Armistice of Versailles was signed on 28 January 1871, the Paris Commune assumed power in Paris on 18 March. Fearing for his safety, Camille Saint-Saëns fled to exile in London. Under these...

I Masnadieri ("Les voleurs") est un opéra en quatre actes de Giuseppe Verdi sur une musique d'Andrea Maffei, d'après la pièce "Die Räuber" de Friedrich von Schiller. Alors que Verdi connaît un succès...

I Masnadieri ("Les voleurs") est un opéra en quatre actes de Giuseppe Verdi sur une musique d'Andrea Maffei, d'après la pièce "Die Räuber" de Friedrich von Schiller. Alors que Verdi connaît un succès...

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 -1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. After retirement as a teacher at the conservatory, Reinecke devoted his time to composition with a long and v...

Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 -1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. After retirement as a teacher at the conservatory, Reinecke devoted his time to composition with a long and v...

Tschaikowsky's 'Sérénade mélancolique' in B-flat minor for violin and orchestra, was written in February 1875. It was his first work for violin and orchestra, and was written immediately after complet...

Tschaikowsky's 'Sérénade mélancolique' in B-flat minor for violin and orchestra, was written in February 1875. It was his first work for violin and orchestra, and was written immediately after complet...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violin player but a composer as well and because of that it´s quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. In 1885 de Sarasate composed his '...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violin player but a composer as well and because of that it´s quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. In 1885 de Sarasate composed his '...

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) est l'un des trois grands compositeurs de l'ère belcantiste qui a dominé la scène lyrique italienne dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle. La Sonnambula est le premier de...

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) est l'un des trois grands compositeurs de l'ère belcantiste qui a dominé la scène lyrique italienne dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle. La Sonnambula est le premier de...

Most of Mozart's solo horn music was composed between 1781 and 1789 for his friend and fellow freemason, Ignaz Leutgeb, an accomplished player from Salzburg who continued to perform after setting up a...

Most of Mozart's solo horn music was composed between 1781 and 1789 for his friend and fellow freemason, Ignaz Leutgeb, an accomplished player from Salzburg who continued to perform after setting up a...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...