Baton Music

'Choral Varié' fue escrita en 1904 por el compositor francés Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) y es una de las piezas más bellas escritas para saxofón en este siglo. Fue encargada y está dedicada a la saxofo...

Choral Varié was written in 1904 by French composer Vincent d"Indy (1851-1931) and is one of the most beautiful pieces written for saxophone in this century. It was commissioned by and is dedicated to...

Don Giovanni es una auténtica ópera aria, a diferencia de "Le Nozze di Figaro", que es una ópera de conjunto. En esta ópera, Mozart expresa de forma sutil la frustración de las infructuosas aventuras...

Don Giovanni is a real aria-opera, in contrast with "Le Nozze di Figaro" that is called an ensemble-opera. In this opera Mozart expresses in a subtle way the frustration of the unsuccessful love affai...

Johann Strauss composed his 'Spanischer Marsch' (Spanish March) in 1888 for María Cristina, regent of Spain, daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. This march repres...

Die Zauberflöte no es una historia de amor romántico, sino una verdadera parábola: una semblanza de la lucha humana por la pureza y la superación. No se centra en el amor entre dos personas, sino en u...

El Anillo del Nibelungo es un ciclo de cuatro óperas épicas del compositor alemán Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Las obras se basan libremente en personajes de sagas nórdicas y del Nibelungenlied. "Das R...

El Anillo del Nibelungo es un ciclo de cuatro óperas épicas del compositor alemán Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Las obras se basan libremente en personajes de sagas nórdicas y del Nibelungenlied. "Das R...

Felix Mendelssohn's "Concerto for Violin" became immediately very popular soon after its premiere in 1845 and is still regarded as one of the greatest violin concertos of all time. The concerto has de...

Duo Brillant Guillaume Tell, del compositor francés Jules Demersseman, se basa en temas de la famosa ópera de Rossini. Está escrita para flauta y oboe. En este arreglo, la parte solista del oboe tambi...

El Anillo del Nibelungo es un ciclo de cuatro óperas épicas del compositor alemán Richard Wagner, basadas en personajes de las sagas nórdicas y en el 'Nibelungenlied'. "Das Rheingold" es la primera óp...

Der Ring des Nibelungen" (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was a French composer specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. But he also wrote some songs, among which 'Les filles de Cadix' (The Girls of Cadiz) is t...

Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was a French composer specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. But he also wrote some songs, among which 'Les filles de Cadix' (The Girls of Cadiz) is t...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote concerto's for Oboe, Clarinet and Trombone and Military Band. The Concerto for Oboe (Variations for Oboe) is now edited by Marc Koninkx for the instrumentation of a modern Sympho...

The 'Naughty Limericks' (Concerto for Orchestra No. 1) from Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin creates striking impressions. This one-movement piece is not a 'Concerto' in the 'Bartokian' sense. 'Naugh...

The Naughty Limericks (Concierto para orquesta nº 1) del compositor ruso Rodion Shchedrin causa impresiones sorprendentes. Esta pieza de un solo movimiento no es un concierto en el sentido bartokiano....

Le Nozze di Figaro es una de las tres óperas que Mozart compuso sobre libretos de Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838), famoso director de teatro y poeta vienés. La cavatina "Se vuol ballare" retrata la inten...

Le Nozze di Figaro es una de las tres óperas que Mozart compuso sobre libretos de Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838), famoso director de teatro y poeta vienés. La cavatina "Se vuol ballare" retrata la inten...

Puccini composed his opera 'Manon Lescaut' in 1893 and it became together with 'Tosca' his first outstanding success. He used some musical elements in Manon Lescaut from earlier works he had written....

Puccini composed his opera 'Manon Lescaut' in 1893 and it became together with 'Tosca' his first outstanding success. He used some musical elements in Manon Lescaut from earlier works he had written....

Hummel wrote his "Concerto a Trombe Principale" (Trumpet Concerto in E Major) for Viennese trumpet virtuoso and inventor of the keyed trumpet, Anton Weidinger (as had Joseph Haydn). It was written in...