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Eugen Onegin, la ópera más popular de Piotr Ilich Tschaikowsky (1840-1893), está considerada una obra maestra del teatro. Adaptación de una novela en verso de Aleksandr Pushkin, narra la historia de u...

Frederico Chueca (1846-1908) y Joaquín Valverde (1846-1910) llevaban colaborando desde 1875. Ya habían cosechado un gran éxito con La canción de la Lola en 1880 y "La Gran Vía" iba a eclipsar en popul...

Frederico Chueca (1846-1908) y Joaquín Valverde (1846-1910) llevaban colaborando desde 1875. Ya habían cosechado un gran éxito con La canción de la Lola en 1880 y "La Gran Vía" iba a eclipsar en popul...

Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) was one of the composers who defined a Spanish nationalistic sound and profoundly affected the style of other Iberian composers. His 12 'Danzas Españolas' are relatively...

Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) was one of the composers who defined a Spanish nationalistic sound and profoundly affected the style of other Iberian composers. His 12 'Danzas Españolas' are relatively...

Gustav Holst's 'First Suite in E-flat for Military Band' is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the 'Royal Military School of...

Gustav Holst's 'First Suite in E-flat for Military Band' is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the 'Royal Military School of...

'Abendlied' (Canción vespertina) es un motete sacro del compositor alemán Joseph Rheinberger para coro mixto a seis voces. Se considera su composición sacra más conocida y tiene una gran afinidad con...

Una de las composiciones más desconocidas de Richard Strauss se titula "Hymne zur Eröffnung der Münchner Kunstausstellung 1897". El original está interpretado por un coro femenino a cuatro voces, un c...

Una de las composiciones más desconocidas de Richard Strauss se titula "Hymne zur Eröffnung der Münchner Kunstausstellung 1897". El original cuenta con un reparto formado por un coro femenino a cuatro...

Romeo y Julieta Op. 64, es un ballet de Sergei Prokofiev basado en la obra de William Shakespeare "Romeo y Julieta". Compuesto por primera vez en 1935, fue revisado sustancialmente para su estreno sov...

Romeo y Julieta Op. 64, es un ballet de Sergei Prokofiev basado en la obra de William Shakespeare "Romeo y Julieta". Compuesto por primera vez en 1935, fue revisado sustancialmente para su estreno sov...

Instrumentation solo horn, picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 3 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gio...

In the summer of 1819, when Beethoven was busy composing the Credo (of the 'Missa solemnis'), he also received repeated requests from one of the seven members of an existing music society, which used...

In the summer of 1819, when Beethoven was busy composing the Credo (of the 'Missa solemnis'), he also received repeated requests from one of the seven members of an existing music society, which used...

1875 was a very fruitful year for Antonín Dvovák: he wrote his 'Symphony No. 5', 'String Quintet No. 2', 'Piano Trio No. 1', the opera 'Vanda', and the 'Serenade for Strings'. The 'Serenade for String...

1875 was a very fruitful year for Antonín Dvovák: he wrote his 'Symphony No. 5', 'String Quintet No. 2', 'Piano Trio No. 1', the opera 'Vanda', and the 'Serenade for Strings'. The 'Serenade for String...

Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions like the 'Champagne Galop' and the 'København Jernbane Damp Galop'. In 1854, Lumbye composed the 'Victoria Galopp'. Itali...

Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions like the 'Champagne Galop' and the 'København Jernbane Damp Galop'. In 1854, Lumbye composed the 'Victoria Galopp'. Itali...

It was around 1870 when the young Puccini was serving at the church of Lucca as a titular organist and in his first manuscripts there are marches, sonnets and sonatas for the mass. In those days it wa...

It was around 1870 when the young Puccini was serving at the church of Lucca as a titular organist and in his first manuscripts there are marches, sonnets and sonatas for the mass. In those days it wa...

Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio is an opera in two acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on an existing libretto by Antonio Piazza probably called "Rocester". It was...

Verdi composed the Opera "Attila" for the theatre of Venice were it was first performed in 1846. The plot includes the story of Attila, king of the Huns who has invaded Italy. Italian arranger Matteo...

Verdi composed the Opera "Attila" for the theatre of Venice were it was first performed in 1846. The plot includes the story of Attila, king of the Huns who has invaded Italy. Italian arranger Matteo...

Lucio Silla KV 135, is an Italian "opera seria" in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 16. It was first performed on 26 December 1772 at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan and w...