The Great Classics

Der Aufzug der Meistersinger stammt aus dem dritten Akt von Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wagners einziger 'leichter' Oper. Rund zwanzig Jahre lang hat er an einer stimmigen dramatischen Handlung, g...

Berlioz war von der Instrumentationskunst Meyerbeers begeistert und ganz sicher beeinflusste Meyerbeer große Kompinisten wie Verdi und R. Wagner. Dieser Coronation March (Krönungsmarsch) aus Le Prophè...

Wonderful! But, aren't there too many notes?' asked the emperor Joseph II. 'No, all notes are necessary. This is new music, ' replied Mozart. This is a famous anecdote about the premiere of the opera...

Wonderful! But, aren't there too many notes?' asked the emperor Joseph II. 'No, all notes are necessary. This is new music, ' replied Mozart. This is a famous anecdote about the premiere of the opera...

Eduard Strauss, the third son of Johann Strauss the Elder, was born on March 15, 1835, in Vienna. Originally, Eduard looked for employment in the diplomatic service, but he also studied music theory....

The operetta The Gipsy Baron is, together with Die Fledermaus (The Bat), the most famous theatre work by Johann Strauss Jr. A libretto full of romance, original musical ideas, compelling Viennese danc...

In 1786 Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492). The Italian libretto, based on the play Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, was written by Lorenzo da Ponte-who also made the...

Ottorino Respighi was one of the most well known Italian composersfrom the beginning of the twentieth century. His style is influencedby the French impressionists, Rimsky-Korsakov and Richard Strauss,...

The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Al...

Die Komposition wurde wegen der charakteristischen tänzerischen Teile zu Recht Suite genannt. En Bateau zum Beispiel, wahrscheinlich benannt nach einem Gedicht von Verlaine, das eine Bootsfahrt im Mon...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) once remarked: 'My life is a novel that greatly interests me. ' Experiences in his personal life had a great influence on his compositions. Symphonie Fantastique, written in...

Berlioz war von der Instrumentation Meyerbeers begeistert und ganz sicher beeinflusste Meyerbeer große Kompinisten wie Verdi und R. Wagner. Dieser Coronation March (Krönungsmarsch) aus Le Prophete wur...

When Berlioz won the Prix de Rome in 1830 he had already composed several major works such as the Symphonie Fantastique. Indeed, he became the essential French romantic composer. The Hungarian March i...

Julius Fucik (1872-1916) was born in Prague, Czech Republic. He studied under Antonin Dvorák and at a young age played in military bands and later became bandmaster, a profession he practiced in vario...

The composer, Joseph Hellmesberger, lived in the second half of the 19th century and composed light music and operetta. Included in his output were a variety of dances and Danse Diabolique is such an...

Eduard Strauss, the third son of Johann Strauss the Elder, was born on March 15, 1835, in Vienna. Originally, Eduard looked for employment in the diplomatic service, but he also studied music theory....

Joseph Hellmesberger (1855-1907) stammte aus einer musikalischen Wiener Familie. Neben der Komposition von Operetten schrieb Hellmesberger auch eine Reihe von Tänzen, darunter Danse Diabolique. Dieses...