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Franz Schubert's 'Symphony No. 8' in B minor, D 759, commonly known as the 'Unvollendete' ('Unfinished Symphony'), is a composition that Schubert started in 1822 but left with only two movements - tho...

The stunning XXVI Variazioni sulla Follia di Spagna was the last work by Antonio Salieri - a sort of brooding soliloquy but, at the same time, something of a massive study in timbre and instrumentatio...

In the early 1930s, Béla Bartók resolved to compose some orchestra pieces which would be easy to play and thus could be performed more often than his other demanding, musically and technically difficu...

In the early 1930s, Béla Bartók resolved to compose some orchestra pieces which would be easy to play and thus could be performed more often than his other demanding, musically and technically difficu...

The Toy Symphony, (Kinder-Sinfonie) was also published as Sinfonia Berchtolsgadensis because it was written for instruments that were manufactured in the toy industry of Berchtensgaden that flourished...

Alessandro Ignazio Marcello (1673 - 1747) was an Italian nobleman and composer. He was a contemporary of Tomaso Albinoni and composed and published several sets of concertos, including six concertos u...

Alessandro Ignazio Marcello (1673 - 1747) was an Italian nobleman and composer. He was a contemporary of Tomaso Albinoni and composed and published several sets of concertos, including six concertos u...

Josef Strauss (1827-1870) was an Austrian composer, son of Johann Strauss ('Vater') and brother of Johann jr. and Eduard. Josef Strauss was arguably the most talented of the Strauss dynasty, although...

Josef Strauss (1827-1870) was an Austrian composer, son of Johann Strauss ('Vater') and brother of Johann jr. and Eduard. Josef Strauss was arguably the most talented of the Strauss dynasty, although...

L'Amico Fritz is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891. While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after 'Caval...

L'Amico Fritz is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891. While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after 'Caval...

His comic opera The Bartered Bride is one of the most important works in the Slavonic opera repertoire and the Overture is among one of Smetana's most brilliant and inspired orchestral pieces. (Concer...

'Commandée par Gustavo Dudamel pour son concert du Nouvel An 2017 avec l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne, ma réinterprétation caribéenne de la célèbre Tritsch-Tratsch Polka de Strauss a été jugée t...

'Commandée par Gustavo Dudamel pour son concert du Nouvel An 2017 avec l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne, ma réinterprétation caribéenne de la célèbre Tritsch-Tratsch Polka de Strauss a été jugée t...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 7 in A major', Op. 92, between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice. It is a symphony in four movements and at...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 7 in A major', Op. 92, between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice. It is a symphony in four movements and at...

The 'Studenten polka', Opus 263 is a polka that was written by Johann Strauss jr. in 1862 for the first general student carnival ball in Vienna after the revolution of 1848 and premiered on February 2...

The 'Studenten polka', Opus 263 is a polka that was written by Johann Strauss jr. in 1862 for the first general student carnival ball in Vienna after the revolution of 1848 and premiered on February 2...

His comic opera The Bartered Bride is one of the most important works in the Slavonic opera repertoire and the Overture is among one of Smetana's most brilliant and inspired orchestral pieces. (Concer...

La Pícara Molinera ("La meunière aguicheuse") est une zarzuela du compositeur espagnol Pablo Luna (1879-1942). Créée en 1928, "La Pícara Molinera" est considérée comme l'une des grandes réussites du c...

La Pícara Molinera ("La meunière aguicheuse") est une zarzuela du compositeur espagnol Pablo Luna (1879-1942). Créée en 1928, "La Pícara Molinera" est considérée comme l'une des grandes réussites du c...

Le conte du tsar Saltan est un opéra en quatre actes de Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov, basé sur le poème éponyme de 1831 d'Alexandre Pouchkine. L'story met en scène le prince Gvidon qui, séparé de son père,...

Le conte du tsar Saltan est un opéra en quatre actes de Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov, basé sur le poème éponyme de 1831 d'Alexandre Pouchkine. L'story met en scène le prince Gvidon qui, séparé de son père,...

Les quatre premières symphonies de Gustav Mahler sont souvent appelées les "Symphonies du Wunderhorn", car nombre de leurs thèmes trouvent leur origine dans des chansons antérieures de Mahler sur des...

Les quatre premières symphonies de Gustav Mahler sont souvent appelées les "Symphonies du Wunderhorn", car nombre de leurs thèmes trouvent leur origine dans des chansons antérieures de Mahler sur des...