Baton Orchestral

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, "Die lustige Witwe" (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait compren...

Béla Bartók composed the 'Romanian Folk Dances' in 1915. It's a suite of six (seven) short piano pieces which he later has orchestrated for a small ensemble. It is based on seven Romanian tunes from T...

Béla Bartók composed the 'Romanian Folk Dances' in 1915. It's a suite of six (seven) short piano pieces which he later has orchestrated for a small ensemble. It is based on seven Romanian tunes from T...

Johannes Brahms composed the 'Variations on a theme by Haydn' in the summer of 1873. The theme Brahms used was entitled 'Chorale St. Antoni' and attributed to the composer Joseph Haydn. But subsequent...

Johannes Brahms composed the 'Variations on a theme by Haydn' in the summer of 1873. The theme Brahms used was entitled 'Chorale St. Antoni' and attributed to the composer Joseph Haydn. But subsequent...

Italian composer Luigi Denza (1846-1922) is best remembered for 'Funiculì, Funiculà' (1880), a humorous Neapolitan song inspired by the inauguration of a funicular at the summit of the 'Vesuvius'. Bes...

Italian composer Luigi Denza (1846-1922) is best remembered for 'Funiculì, Funiculà' (1880), a humorous Neapolitan song inspired by the inauguration of a funicular at the summit of the 'Vesuvius'. Bes...

As a composer Father Strauss is probably not as famous as his son Johann Strauss but his 'Radeztky March' is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music. When Johann Strauss Sr. in the aut...

As a composer Father Strauss is probably not as famous as his son Johann Strauss but his 'Radeztky March' is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music. When Johann Strauss Sr. in the aut...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...

Hans Christian Lumbye est surtout connu pour ses compositions lumineuses, dont beaucoup évoquent des sources non musicales. Le "Champagne Galop" (BTM681), par exemple, commence par le "pop" d'un bouch...

Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The 'Champagne Galop' (BTM681), for example, begins with the 'pop' of a champagne cork, and the...

Music historians often cite Gottschalk's 'Pasquinade' as one of the earliest pieces that establish the ragtime style - an ''On beat' bass line and ''Off beat' accompanying rhythm beneath a syncopated...

Music historians often cite Gottschalk's 'Pasquinade' as one of the earliest pieces that establish the ragtime style - an ''On beat' bass line and ''Off beat' accompanying rhythm beneath a syncopated...

Alexandre Glazounov (1865 - 1936) était un compositeur, professeur de musique et chef d'orchestre russe de la fin de la période romantique russe. En 1899, Glazounov a composé la musique du ballet "Les...

Alexandre Glazounov (1865 - 1936) était un compositeur, professeur de musique et chef d'orchestre russe de la fin de la période romantique russe. En 1899, Glazounov a composé la musique du ballet "Les...

The 'Florida Suite' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Despite the work's title, Delius actually composed this suite in Leipzig in 1887 after his time as manager...

The 'Florida Suite' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Despite the work's title, Delius actually composed this suite in Leipzig in 1887 after his time as manager...

As many may be aware, Emile Waldteufel rivaled Johann Strauss II in the genre of the waltz. But unlike Strauss, many of Waldteufel's popular waltzes were arrangements of folk themes or themes by other...

As many may be aware, Emile Waldteufel rivaled Johann Strauss II in the genre of the waltz. But unlike Strauss, many of Waldteufel's popular waltzes were arrangements of folk themes or themes by other...

Souvenir de Porto Rico, op. 31, a été écrit par Louis Moreau Gottschalk en 1857 lors d'une tournée à Porto Rico et publié à Mayence vers 1860 avec le sous-titre "Marche de Gibaros". Elle est basée sur...

Souvenir de Porto Rico, op. 31, a été écrit par Louis Moreau Gottschalk en 1857 lors d'une tournée à Porto Rico et publié à Mayence vers 1860 avec le sous-titre "Marche de Gibaros". Elle est basée sur...