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Giacomo Meyerbeer was a German opera composer of Jewish birth who has been described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the nineteenth century. His public career from 1831 until his deat...

Gayaneh est un ballet en quatre actes sur une musique d'Aram Khachaturian composée en 1941-1942. La musique ist typiquement khatchatourienne, avec l'utilisation de la musique folklorique arménienne et...

Gayaneh is a four-act ballet with music by Aram Khachaturian composed in 1941-1942. The music is typically "Khachaturian" with use of Armenian Folk music and referring to Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov....

Louis Moreau Gottschalk's compositions were the first to incorporate rhythms and 'native' melodies of the West Indies into the concert music mainstream. His music astutely predated what would become r...

Louis Moreau Gottschalk's compositions were the first to incorporate rhythms and 'native" melodies of the West Indies into the concert music mainstream. His music astutely predated what would become r...

Iolanthe was the seventh collaboration between librettist William Gilbert and composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Both men were "at the top of their game" for this venture and this operetta is well known fo...

Italian composer Nino Rota composed orchestral works including four symphonies, several concertos, eight operas, five ballets, songs and chamber music but he was mainly known for his film music like '...

Italian composer Nino Rota composed orchestral works including four symphonies, several concertos, eight operas, five ballets, songs and chamber music but he was mainly known for his film music like '...

Ancient Airs and Dances (Italian: Antiche arie e danze) is a set of three orchestral suites by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. Suite No. 3 was composed in 1932. It differs from the previous two su...

The somewhat wayward French composer Erik Satie was often criticized that his compositions would have no form. So he collected some of his pieces into a kind of 'best of' and put them in the shape of...

The somewhat wayward French composer Erik Satie was often criticized that his compositions would have no form. So he collected some of his pieces into a kind of 'best of' and put them in the shape of...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Pelléas et Mélisande, opus 80, est une suite dérivée de la musique de scène du compositeur français Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) pour la pièce de théâtre du même nom de Maurice Maeterlinck. La "Sicilienn...

Pelléas et Mélisande, opus 80, est une suite dérivée de la musique de scène du compositeur français Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) pour la pièce de théâtre du même nom de Maurice Maeterlinck. La "Sicilienn...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Aujourd'hui, "Carmen" est probablement l'opéra le plus célèbre de tout le répertoire lyrique, bien que sa création en 1875 ait été une grande déception en raison de l'incompréhension de l'intrigue trè...

An American in Paris est un poème symphonique influencé par le jazz, écrit en 1928 par le compositeur américain George Gershwin. Inspiré par le temps que Gershwin a passé à Paris, il évoque les paysag...

An American in Paris est un poème symphonique influencé par le jazz, écrit en 1928 par le compositeur américain George Gershwin. Inspiré par le temps que Gershwin a passé à Paris, il évoque les paysag...

Many see Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" as the beginning of the move away from common practice harmony and tonality and consider that it lays the groundwork for the direction of classical music in the...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...