Wolfgang Birtel

Enttäuscht, dass er mit seinen musikalischen Ambitionen in der Metropole London nicht reüssieren konnte, zog sich der englische Komponist Edward Elgar in die Provinz zurück. Im Sommer des Jahres 1888...

De la colección de 2 Lieder, op. 53 (ED 24000), probablemente escrita a principios de los años veinte y recopilada más tarde, la compositora eligió un título que presumiblemente le era especialmente q...

De la colección de 2 Lieder, op. 53 (ED 24000), probablemente escritos a principios de los años veinte y recopilados más tarde, la compositora eligió un título que presumiblemente le era especialmente...

Four chamber music works by Reger scholar and composer Johanna Senfter (1879–1961) are united in this memorial volume, two for standard string ensembles: String Trio op. 54 and String Quartet op. 28,...

'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...

A wedding without a famous wedding march - unimaginable! Wagner's 'Bridal Chorus' from 'Lohengrin' and Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' from the incidental music of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' vie for th...

Verdis berühmter Gefangenenchor liegt hier in einem Arrangement für vier Hörner in F vor. Die Introduktion, die spieltechnisch etwas anspruchsvoller ist, kann auch weggelassen werden. für Hornquartett...

The vocal oeuvre of Max Reger is quite comprehensive but only few of his more than 300 works have become firmly established in the concert repertoire.One song, however, was to become a real big seller...

The vocal oeuvre of Max Reger is quite comprehensive but only few of his more than 300 works have become firmly established in the concert repertoire.One song, however, was to become a real big seller...

The vocal oeuvre of Max Reger is quite comprehensive but only few of his more than 300 works have become firmly established in the concert repertoire.One song, however, was to become a real big seller...

The vocal oeuvre of Max Reger is quite comprehensive but only few of his more than 300 works have become firmly established in the concert repertoire.One song, however, was to become a real big seller...

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...

Born in the village of Brand in the Upper Palatinate, Max Reger (1873 1916) was taught by the renowned music theoretician Hugo Riemann. After finishing his studies and working as a freelance performer...

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...

Overcoming the boundaries between 'serious' and entertaining music was what mattered to the musician Eduard Pütz (1911-2000). His compositions therefore include stylistic features of jazz and pop musi...

Gabriel Fauré was one of the most important French composers at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century: he won the hearts of the public especially with songs and piano music. In the 187...