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Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six - also known as "The Group of Six" - and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composit...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. The piece follows the traditional form of three movements but...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. The piece follows the traditional form of three movements but...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 80, es una suite derivada de la música incidental del compositor francés Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) para la obra homónima de Maurice Maeterlinck. La "Sicilienne" (Allegro mol...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Il Pirata fue la tercera ópera de Bellini. "Il Pirata" es una ópera en dos actos con libreto italiano de Felice Romani a partir de una traducción francesa de la obra trágica "Bertram", o "El castillo...

Hoy en día, "Carmen" es probablemente la ópera más famosa de todo el repertorio operístico, aunque su estreno en 1875 fue una gran decepción debido a la incomprensión del argumento, muy realista: el p...

Un americano en París es un poema sinfónico con influencias de jazz del compositor estadounidense George Gershwin, escrito en 1928. Inspirado en el tiempo que Gershwin pasó en París, evoca las vistas...

Un americano en París es un poema sinfónico con influencias de jazz del compositor estadounidense George Gershwin, escrito en 1928. Inspirado en el tiempo que Gershwin pasó en París, evoca las vistas...

Many see Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" as the beginning of the move away from common practice harmony and tonality and consider that it lays the groundwork for the direction of classical music in the...

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...

The "Andante in C for Flute and Orchestra", KV 315 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 when he visited Mannheim and commissioned by a rich Dutch merchant and amateur flautist. According to...

Rachmaninov compuso el poema sinfónico "La isla de los muertos" (Die Toteninsel) op. 29 en 1908 en Dresde, inspirándose en una impresión en blanco y negro del cuadro homónimo de Arnold Böcklin que hab...

Rachmaninov compuso el poema sinfónico "La isla de los muertos" (Die Toteninsel) op. 29 en 1908 en Dresde, inspirándose en una impresión en blanco y negro del cuadro homónimo de Arnold Böcklin que hab...

Claude Debussy's L'isle joyeuse (The Happy Island) is an extended solo piano piece that was inspired by Watteau's painting L'Embarquement de Cythère, in which a happy group of revelers depart for/from...

Claude Debussy's L'isle joyeuse (The Happy Island) is an extended solo piano piece that was inspired by Watteau's painting L'Embarquement de Cythère, in which a happy group of revelers depart for/from...

Oberto, Verdi 's very first opera was premiered at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 17 november 1839. The Coro di Cavalieri is one of the beautiful examples of Verdi 's great choir writing.

Oberto, Verdi 's very first opera was premiered at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 17 november 1839. The Coro di Cavalieri is one of the beautiful examples of Verdi 's great choir writing.

Der Freischütz, is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and many...