Baton Music

Hyacinthe Eléonore Klosé (1808 - 1880) was a French clarinet player, professor at the Conservatoire de Paris, and composer. Klosé was born in Corfu (Greece) and died in Paris. In 1841 he became solo c...

En 1876, Grieg a créé une musique de scène pour la première de la pièce d'Ibsen Peer Gynt, à la demande de l'auteur. De nombreuses pièces de cette œuvre sont devenues très populaires sous la forme de...

En 1876, Grieg a créé une musique de scène pour la première de la pièce d'Ibsen Peer Gynt, à la demande de l'auteur. De nombreuses pièces de cette œuvre sont devenues très populaires sous la forme de...

En 1876, Grieg a créé une musique de scène pour la première de la pièce d'Ibsen Peer Gynt, à la demande de l'auteur. De nombreuses pièces de cette œuvre sont devenues très populaires sous la forme de...

En 1876, Grieg a créé une musique de scène pour la première de la pièce d'Ibsen Peer Gynt, à la demande de l'auteur. De nombreuses pièces de cette œuvre sont devenues très populaires sous la forme de...

Mozart himself was an enthusiastic dancer, and produced many dance works, including ten sets of "German Dances". The first set was written in February 1787, before Mozart's appointment to Kammermusicu...

Joseph Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the Farewell Symphony (Abschieds-Symphonie), in 1772 for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orche...

Joseph Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the Farewell Symphony (Abschieds-Symphonie), in 1772 for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orche...

Presto is the fourth and final movement of the divertimento Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) KV 522 and is used for many years as the theme tune to the BBC's 'Horse of the Year Show' and other...

Presto is the fourth and final movement of the divertimento Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) KV 522 and is used for many years as the theme tune to the BBC's 'Horse of the Year Show' and other...

François-Joseph Gossec (1734 - 1829) was one of the principal composers of 18th-century France, whose symphonies and chamber works helped shape the orchestral forms of the Classical period. Gossec was...

François-Joseph Gossec (1734 - 1829) was one of the principal composers of 18th-century France, whose symphonies and chamber works helped shape the orchestral forms of the Classical period. Gossec was...

Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. His works include symphonies, ballets, operas and seven string quartets in ad...

Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. His works include symphonies, ballets, operas and seven string quartets in ad...

Allerseelen' ('All Souls' Day'), is a song ('Lied') composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm. It was included in the first collection of songs Strauss...

Allerseelen' ('All Souls' Day'), is a song ('Lied') composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm. It was included in the first collection of songs Strauss...

Der Freischütz est un opéra allemand en trois actes avec dialogues parlés de Carl Maria von Weber sur un livret de Friedrich Kind. L'intrigue est basée sur la légende populaire allemande du "Freischüt...

Der Freischütz est un opéra allemand en trois actes avec dialogues parlés de Carl Maria von Weber sur un livret de Friedrich Kind. L'intrigue est basée sur la légende populaire allemande du "Freischüt...

Strauss's very first "Lied" - in fact his very first attempt as a composer - was a Christmas song, "Weihnachtslied", to a poem by Christian Schubart, most famous as the poet of Schubert's "Die Forelle...

Strauss's very first "Lied" - in fact his very first attempt as a composer - was a Christmas song, "Weihnachtslied", to a poem by Christian Schubart, most famous as the poet of Schubert's "Die Forelle...

Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Rhapsody in blue is...

Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Rhapsody in blue is...

Wubbo Ockels (1946-2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut. In 1985, he was the first Dutchman to fly through space in the Space Shuttle 'Challenger'. As an astronaut he had become extremely aware o...

Wubbo Ockels (1946-2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut. In 1985, he was the first Dutchman to fly through space in the Space Shuttle 'Challenger'. As an astronaut he had become extremely aware o...

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) était un compositeur allemand. Il est surtout connu pour ses opéras, dont "Hansel und Gretel" (1893) est de loin le plus réussi. Cependant, il a également composé un...