Willy Hautvast

To the surprise of everybody the Heineken commercial featuring the men in the moon made its way to the top 20 of the National Hitparade (Satchmo's old success!!).

This piece is in the form of a medley-overture, in this case the themes are taken from Dutch national and traditional songs. The introduction contains: The National Anthem (Wilhelmus), 'Wilt heden nu...

The soundtrack of this magnificent Walt Disney cartoon is simply splendid. The titlesong was a big success in the international hitparades.

This song became very popular when it was used in the famous movie picture 'Casablanca', starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. You will undoubtedly remember the final scene when Bogart, with a...

The French composer Adam is famous for his operas such as, 'Le Roi d'Yvetot', 'La Poupée de Nuremberg' and 'Si j'étais Roi'. The overtures of most of these operas are still often performed by wind ban...

This march was composed for the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Air Force Band. In the airforce jargon 'Fly Past' means a group of aeroplanes flying over.

1492 Conquest of Paradise' is a historical movie picture made by Ridley Scott in 1992, exactly 500 years after the discovery of the American continent. This film music composed by Vangelis became worl...

Giulio Caccini's 'Ave Maria' has been one the most often played tunes at funerals. In 2001 it was used for the soundtrack of the movie picture 'Donnie Darko'. Here is a most pleasant and skilful arran...

Aria from Cantata no.208 In a fine arrangement by Willy Hautvast

Regina Coeli is a scene from the opera Cavelleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni set in a church service on Easter morning. Well known and extremely passionate Italian opera music! Extremely skilfully a...

Wilhelm Kienzl (born Waizenkirchen, Oberösterreich, January 17, 1857; died Vienna, October 3, 1941) was an Austrian composer, pianist, and conductor. On May 4 1895, Der Evangelimann, his most famous o...

Wilhelm Kienzl (born Waizenkirchen, Oberösterreich, January 17, 1857; died Vienna, October 3, 1941) was an Austrian composer, pianist, and conductor. On May 4 1895, Der Evangelimann, his most famous o...

Schlummert Ein' is an aria, the third section from the cantata Ich Habe Genug (BWV 82) ('I Have Enough'). Bach wrote this piece for the Purification of Mary on February 2, 1727. He composed it origina...

Leo Delibes (1836-1891) wurde in Frankreich geboren und studierte ab seinem 11. Lebensjahr am Konservatorium von Paris, wo er Studien in Solfeggio, Orgel und Komposition absolvierte. Er komponierte ha...