Baton Music

La Tarentelle styrienne a été écrite en 1890 après le retour de Claude Debussy de la Villa Médicis, en Italie, où il avait passé plus de deux ans à étudier dans le cadre des exigences du Prix de Rome,...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano, several important instrumental suites and a large number of songs that were...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano, several important instrumental suites and a large number of songs that were...

Tomás Bretón (1850-1923) was a Spanish conductor and composer. He completed his musical studies at the 'School of Fine Arts' in his hometown, where he earned his living playing in small provincial orc...

Tomás Bretón (1850-1923) was a Spanish conductor and composer. He completed his musical studies at the 'School of Fine Arts' in his hometown, where he earned his living playing in small provincial orc...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) était un compositeur, bandonéoniste et arrangeur de tango argentin. Son oeuvre a révolutionné le tango traditionnel en un nouveau style appelé "nuevo tango", incorporant...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) était un compositeur de tango argentin, un joueur de bandonéon et un arrangeur. Son œuvre a révolutionné le tango traditionnel en le transformant en un nouveau style appe...

The Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt was strongly influenced by the music heard in his youth, particularly Hungarian folk music, with its unique gypsy scale, rhythmic spontaneity and di...

The Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt was strongly influenced by the music heard in his youth, particularly Hungarian folk music, with its unique gypsy scale, rhythmic spontaneity and di...

In the summer of 1934 Rachmaninoff composed the 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' at his summer home, the Villa Senar in Switzerland. It's a concertante work written by for piano and orchestra, closel...

In the summer of 1934 Rachmaninoff composed the 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' at his summer home, the Villa Senar in Switzerland. It's a concertante work written by for piano and orchestra, closel...

Der Waffenschmied (L'armurier) est un opéra (Singspiel) en trois actes du compositeur allemand Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). Il est souvent considéré comme sa troisième œuvre la plus populaire....

Der Waffenschmied (L'armurier) est un opéra (Singspiel) en trois actes du compositeur allemand Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). Il est souvent considéré comme sa troisième œuvre la plus populaire....

Iosif Ivanovici (1845-1902) was a Romanian military band leader and composer of Banat Serbian origin. Ivanovici was born in Timișoara, Austrian Empire. His interest in music began after he learned to...

Iosif Ivanovici (1845-1902) was a Romanian military band leader and composer of Banat Serbian origin. Ivanovici was born in Timișoara, Austrian Empire. His interest in music began after he learned to...

The 'Vier letzte Lieder' (Four Last Songs), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra are the final completed works of Richard Strauss. They were composed in 1948 when the composer was 84. The songs are '...

The 'Vier letzte Lieder' (Four Last Songs), Op. posth., for soprano and orchestra are the final completed works of Richard Strauss. They were composed in 1948 when the composer was 84. The songs are '...

A Village Romeo and Juliet - composé en 1900-1901 - est un opéra de Frederick Delius, le quatrième de ses ses opéras. Le compositeur lui-même, avec son épouse Jelka, a écrit le livret en anglais d'apr...

A Village Romeo and Juliet - composé en 1900-1901 - est un opéra de Frederick Delius, le quatrième de ses ses opéras. Le compositeur lui-même, avec son épouse Jelka, a écrit le livret en anglais d'apr...

Zueignung est une chanson composée par Richard Strauss en 1885, sur un poème du poète autrichien Hermann von Gilm. Elle a été incluse dans le premier recueil de chansons que Strauss ait jamais publié,...

Zueignung est une chanson composée par Richard Strauss en 1885, sur un poème du poète autrichien Hermann von Gilm. Elle a été incluse dans le premier recueil de chansons que Strauss ait jamais publié,...

'Morgen!' is the last in a set of four songs composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. It was one of his 'four Lieder Opus 27', a wedding present to his wife Pauline. 'Morgen!' remains...

'Morgen!' is the last in a set of four songs composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. It was one of his 'four Lieder Opus 27', a wedding present to his wife Pauline. 'Morgen!' remains...