Baton Music

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. One of the most beautiful and famous arias in the opera reperto...

During 1880-1881 Rimsky Korsakov composed his four act opera 'The Snow Maiden' which the composer's own favorite work. Allthough he prepared suites from several of his operas, curiously, Rimsky Korsak...

During 1880-1881 Rimsky Korsakov composed his four act opera 'The Snow Maiden' which the composer's own favorite work. Allthough he prepared suites from several of his operas, curiously, Rimsky Korsak...

'Chanson de Matin', Op. 15, No. 2, is composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899 though it is thought that it was almost c...

'Chanson de Matin', Op. 15, No. 2, is composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899 though it is thought that it was almost c...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell 'Leichtes Blut' is a beautiful example of Strauss' r...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell 'Leichtes Blut' is a beautiful example of Strauss' r...

Die Fledermaus, la troisième opérette de Johann Strauss à être mise en scène, a été créée au "Theater an der Wien" de Vienne en 1874. Le succès de l'œuvre est assuré dès la première représentation. Qu...

Die Fledermaus, la troisième opérette de Johann Strauss à être mise en scène, a été créée au "Theater an der Wien" de Vienne en 1874. Le succès de l'œuvre est assuré dès la première représentation. Qu...

Riding on this success of 'España', Chabrier composed the 'Habanera' in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. It's a beautiful example of the Spanish genre that was so popular with French composer...

Riding on this success of 'España', Chabrier composed the 'Habanera' in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. It's a beautiful example of the Spanish genre that was so popular with French composer...

En 1876, Tschaikowsky a composé son ballet "Le lac des cygnes" Op. 20. Malgré son échec initial, il est aujourd'hui l'un des ballets les plus populaires. Le "Lac des cygnes" a été créé par le Ballet d...

En 1876, Tschaikowsky a composé son ballet "Le lac des cygnes" Op. 20. Malgré son échec initial, il est aujourd'hui l'un des ballets les plus populaires. Le "Lac des cygnes" a été créé par le Ballet d...

En 1876, Tschaikowsky a composé son ballet "Le lac des cygnes" Op. 20. Malgré son échec initial, il est aujourd'hui l'un des ballets les plus populaires. Le "Lac des cygnes" a été créé par le Ballet d...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet "Swan Lake" Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. "Swan Lake" was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

Le Concerto pour piano en sol majeur de Maurice Ravel a été composé entre 1929 et 1931. Le concerto est profondément imprégné d'idiomes et d'harmonies jazz qui, à l'époque, étaient très populaires à P...

Le Concerto pour piano en sol majeur de Maurice Ravel a été composé entre 1929 et 1931. Le concerto est profondément imprégné d'idiomes et d'harmonies jazz, qui, à l'époque, étaient très populaires à...

The 'Concerto for Orchestra',is a five-movement musical work for orchestra composed by Béla Bartók in 1943. It is one of his best-known, most popular and most accessible works. It is perhaps the best-...

The 'Concerto for Orchestra',is a five-movement musical work for orchestra composed by Béla Bartók in 1943. It is one of his best-known, most popular and most accessible works. It is perhaps the best-...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d´Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d´Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

Chanson de Nuit, op. 15, n° 1, est une œuvre d'Edward Elgar pour violon et piano, orchestrée par la suite par le compositeur. Elle a été publiée pour la première fois en 1897, bien que l'on considère...

Chanson de Nuit, op. 15, n° 1, est une œuvre d'Edward Elgar pour violon et piano, orchestrée par la suite par le compositeur. Elle a été publiée pour la première fois en 1897, bien que l'on considère...

Pablo Luna Carné (1879-1942) was a Spanish composer mainly known for his zarzuela's. In 1918, he released one of his greatest works, 'El niño judío' ('The Jewish Boy'). 'De España vengo' is the best-k...

Pablo Luna Carné (1879-1942) was a Spanish composer mainly known for his zarzuela's. In 1918, he released one of his greatest works, 'El niño judío' ('The Jewish Boy'). 'De España vengo' is the best-k...