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In 1884 Edvard Grieg composed the 'Holberg Suite', subtitled 'Suite in olden style'. It's a suite of five movements based on eighteenth-century dance forms, written to celebrate the 200th anniversary...

In 1884 Edvard Grieg composed the 'Holberg Suite', subtitled 'Suite in olden style'. It's a suite of five movements based on eighteenth-century dance forms, written to celebrate the 200th anniversary...

Sergei Prokofiev wrote the 'Overture on Hebrew Themes', Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano. Fifteen years la...

Sergei Prokofiev wrote the 'Overture on Hebrew Themes', Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano. Fifteen years la...

Emmerich Kalman most beloved operetta Die Csardasfürstin had its first performance at the Vienna Johann Strauss-Theater in November 1915. Only in the German speaking countries it was performed 5000 ti...

The Ballet Gayaneh was composed by Aram Khachaturian in 1940 for the Direction of Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre of Leningrad.In this ballet there is the Sabre Dance about which the same Aram Khachatu...

The Cavatina 'Quel guarda il cavaliere' is sung in the first act of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale by the young Norina .She comments on a novel she is reading, but also dwells on her skills as a charm...

By 1817, the 20-year-old Franz Schubert was eager to reach further fame through opera. In an attempt to demonstrate his potential and encouraged by the success of the overtures by Rossini, he would co...

By 1817, the 20-year-old Franz Schubert was eager to reach further fame through opera. In an attempt to demonstrate his potential and encouraged by the success of the overtures by Rossini, he would co...

Eduard Strauss (1835-1916) fue un compositor austriaco que, junto con sus hermanos Johann Strauss II y Josef Strauss, formó la dinastía musical Strauss. Su popularidad se vio eclipsada por la de sus h...

Eduard Strauss (1835-1916) fue un compositor austriaco que, junto con sus hermanos Johann Strauss II y Josef Strauss, formó la dinastía musical Strauss. Su popularidad se vio eclipsada por la de sus h...

Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914) fue un compositor, crítico musical y profesor austriaco. Escribió varias óperas, ballets, obras corales y canciones, y fue una figura destacada de la escena musical vie...

Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914) fue un compositor, crítico musical y profesor austriaco. Escribió varias óperas, ballets, obras corales y canciones, y fue una figura destacada de la escena musical vie...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) fue una compositora clásica, pianista, organista y profesora de música estadounidense. Price es conocida como la primera mujer afroamericana reconocida como compo...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) fue una compositora clásica, pianista, organista y profesora de música estadounidense. Price es conocida como la primera mujer afroamericana reconocida como compo...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvor(ák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The sixth dance from the first se...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvor(ák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The sixth dance from the first se...

In Puccini's La Boheme Rodolfo`s sings in the first act the aria Che gelida manina. It is one of the purest most fragrant ideas that ever came into Puccini`s head with its tenderness recalling the exq...

The 'Neue Pizzicato Polka', or 'New Pizzicato Polka', Op. 449, was composed by Johann Strauss in early 1892 for concerts to be given under Eduard Strauss in Hamburg. Strauss later placed the work as a...

The 'Neue Pizzicato Polka', or 'New Pizzicato Polka', Op. 449, was composed by Johann Strauss in early 1892 for concerts to be given under Eduard Strauss in Hamburg. Strauss later placed the work as a...

Bruckner's fourth symphony - the 'Romantic' - is a veritable pinnacle of the symphonic repertoire. The third movement is titled 'Scherzo'. This scherzo is depicting a hunting scene with series of horn...

Bruckner's fourth symphony - the 'Romantic' - is a veritable pinnacle of the symphonic repertoire. The third movement is titled 'Scherzo'. This scherzo is depicting a hunting scene with series of horn...

Die schweigsame Frau (La mujer silenciosa) es una ópera en tres actos de Richard Strauss con libreto de Stefan Zweig. Strauss dio a la obertura el subtítulo de "popurrí". El término designa un popurrí...

Die schweigsame Frau (La mujer silenciosa) es una ópera en tres actos de Richard Strauss con libreto de Stefan Zweig. Strauss dio a la obertura el subtítulo de "popurrí". El término designa un popurrí...

In 1884 Edvard Grieg composed the ‘Holberg Suite’, subtitled ‘Suite in olden style’. It’s a suite of five movements based on eighteenth-century dance forms, written to celebrate the 200th anniversary...