Wolfgang Birtel

The popular series 'Souvenir Musical' contains easily playable, yet effective works arranged for piano trio. The editions are addressed to amateur ensembles, lovers of salon music and professional pia...

La melancólica y popular "Pavana para una princesa muerta" de Maurice Ravel, compuesta en 1899, fue escrita originalmente para piano antes de que la arreglara para orquesta en 1910. Aunque está dedica...

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 caused quite a scandal. The production which involved Sergey Diaghilev w...

In the 1870s, Fauré wrote three songs which, initially, had not been intended as a set, but were later compiled as opus 7, the first being Après un rêve, a romantic, lyrical song.

Besetzung: > Flöte > Oboe > Klarinette in B > Fagott > Horn in F > Trompete in B > Posaune > Violine I > Violine II > Viola > Violoncello > Kontrabass Dem Stimmenset liegen neben den Bläserstimmen Str...

The melodies from George Gershwin's (1898-1937) musicals, from 'Porgy and Bess', from orchestral pieces like 'Rhapsody in Blue' or 'An American in Paris', we all know them! But the career of the young...

'Alt Wiener Tanzweisen' [Old Viennesse dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac colouring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. And w...

La melancólica y popular "Pavana para una princesa muerta" de Maurice Ravel, compuesta en 1899, fue escrita originalmente para piano antes de que la arreglara para orquesta en 1910. Aunque está dedica...

Composed in 1886, the tremolo study 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' is without doubt Tarrega's best-known piece. It evokes memories of the Moorish citadel located on a hill in the Spanish Granada.Thanks to...