Wil van der Beek

Come, Sweet Death ("Komm, Süsser Tod") (BWV 478) is a spiritual song composed by German J.S. Bach, originally intended for solo singing and basso continuo ("figured bass"), but also frequently heard i...

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...

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...

Johann Hugo Christoph Ludwig Herkules Staehle (* 21. Juni 1826 in Fulda; † 29. März 1848 in Kassel) war ein deutscher Komponist der Romantik. Staehle hinterließ mehrere Militärmärsche in verschiedene...

Manuel de Falla is considered one of the biggest Spanish composers. He was very interested in native Spanish folk music, whose influence is rather noticeable in this piece. The Three Cornered Hat, whi...

Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a Russian composer, music educator and conductor who taught lessons at the Conservatory of Saint Petersburg, to Stravinsky and Prokofiev among others. The talented orch...

The composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is regarded as Norway's the most important composer and for a large part can be regarded as a miniaturist. He has written famous works such as the Piano Concerto...

This Galop, one of the most famous works by the Austrian musician Johann Strauss senior, was composed in 1837. The source of inspiration for this was the Cachucha, a Spanish dance which was very popul...

This Galop, one of the most famous works by the Austrian musician Johann Strauss senior, was composed in 1837. The source of inspiration for this was the Cachucha, a Spanish dance which was very popul...

Tchaikovsky Highlights'. Various themes from the famous composer P.I Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) are presented here as a medley. The piece makes use of the best known melodies from the following compositi...

Spanish composer Joaquin Turina was born on December 9, 1882 in Seville. At the age of 4, his musical 'career' began on the accordion. His first musical studies began in Seville, after which he took t...

Richard Strauss is a German composer, not related incidentally to Johann Strauss and his Austrian relatives from Vienna. He was born in Munich on June 11, 1864 and married the singer Pauline de Ahna i...

Russian composer Alexandre Glazunov composed this work in 1900 originally as a solo work for cello and piano but also for cello and orchestra. It is an occasional work for a fellow teacher (Alexandre...

Zwei Andante, ein Presto und ein Allegro con anima wählte Wil van der Beek aus dem Werk von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy und bearbeitete die Stücke für Klarinettenquartett.

Zwei typisch spanische Tänze in einer Bearbeitung von Wil van der Beek. Diese Quartette eignen sich gut für mässig fortgeschrittene Spieler und können auch in Vorspielen oder Wettbewerben eingesetzt w...