Franco Cesarini

Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...

Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...

The Gran Finale from the second act of Verdi's famous opera Aida, composed in 1869, is a complex part of the drama as in one single scene many different characters, allwith contrasting emotions, appea...

The Barber of Seville is based on the first of Beaumarchais' (1732- 1799) two sequential plays, The Marriage of Figaro being the second, although unusually the overture does not contain any themes fro...

In the monumental overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Gioachino Rossini employs themes from the opera itself in order to prepare the audience for the material to come. The overt...

Camillo De Nardis' Il giudizio universale (The Universal Judgement) was awarded first prize at the Competition for Band Composition held in Naples. This composition was inspired by Verdi's Requiem wit...

The title refers to the historical period that marked the transition between the baroque and classical styles. Rococo music is characterised by a profusion of ornaments, by graceful elegance and light...

Franz Liszt's 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies are characterised by melancholy, great expressiveness and wonderful gypsy rhythms. No. 2 is the best known of all, mainly thanks to the use of various passages fo...

The Passacaglia is a set of instrumental variations based on an ostinato bass. Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C-minor for organ represents the pinnacle of what had been achieved in this compositional...

The Passacaglia is a set of instrumental variations based on an ostinato bass. Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C-minor for organ represents the pinnacle of what had been achieved in this compositional...

Viennese Fanfare by Richard Strauss, a shorter version of Festmusik der Stadt Wien, originally composed for ten trumpets, seven trombones, two tubas and timpani, was the basis of Franco Cesarini's arr...

Viennese Fanfare by Richard Strauss, a shorter version of Festmusik der Stadt Wien, originally composed for ten trumpets, seven trombones, two tubas and timpani, was the basis of Franco Cesarini's arr...

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) was a German opera composer of Jewish origin, described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the 19th century. He remained a dominant figure in the world of o...

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) was a German opera composer of Jewish origin, described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the 19th century. He remained a dominant figure in the world of o...

César Franck, Komponist, Pianist, Organist und Musiklehrer schrieb Amor und Psyché, seine sechste und letzte symphonische Dichtung in 1887. Die Uraufführung fand 1888 in Paris statt und war ein großer...

César Franck, Komponist, Pianist, Organist und Musiklehrer schrieb Amor und Psyché, seine sechste und letzte symphonische Dichtung in 1887. Die Uraufführung fand 1888 in Paris statt und war ein großer...

First performed in Vienna in August 1848, Johann Strauss Jr.'s Radetzky March is one of the most famous marches of all time. It is dedicated to Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. Strauss was co...

First performed in Vienna in August 1848, Johann Strauss Jr.'s Radetzky March is one of the most famous marches of all time. It is dedicated to Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. Strauss was co...

The arrangement for wind orchestra of Georges Bizet's "L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2" by Franco Cesarini was created after the composer had long searched for a version of the work that would satisfy him. F...

El arreglo para orquesta de viento de Franco Cesarini de la *Suite n.º 2 de L’Arlésienne*, de Georges Bizet, surgió tras una larga búsqueda por parte del compositor de una versión de la obra que le re...

La Gioconda, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito, is Amilcare Ponchielli's (1844-1886) most successful theatrical work. It includes two dance pieces: the Furlana at the end of Act 1 and the Danza delle or...

La Gioconda, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito, is Amilcare Ponchielli's (1844-1886) most successful theatrical work. It includes two dance pieces: the Furlana at the end of Act 1 and the Danza delle or...

Nimrod is the name of the ninth and best known variation in Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, an orchestral work of 14 variations on an original theme composed between 1898 and 1899. Each variation is...

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927) was a Swedish pianist, conductor and composer. His compositions include incidental music, operas, concertos, two symphonies and choral works. Initially influenced mainly...