Edwin F. Kalmus

Written three years after his Manfred Symphony, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 was composed in 1888. Although it has been surpassed in popularity a bit over t...

Gabriel Fauré, then director of the Conservatoire de Paris, named Claude Debussy (1862-1918) to the Conservatoire's board of directors in 1909, and promptly commissioned two works from Debussy for the...

Gabriel Fauré, then director of the Conservatoire de Paris, named Claude Debussy (1862-1918) to the Conservatoire's board of directors in 1909, and promptly commissioned two works from Debussy for the...

Madama Butterfly, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

Madama Butterfly, one of the most popular operas of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), is the story of the conflicting expectations of Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American naval officer, and Madame Butterfly (...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's (1844-1908) four-act opera-ballet Mlada was originally conceived as a collaborative project with music provided by five composers: César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolai Rimsk...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's (1844-1908) four-act opera-ballet Mlada was originally conceived as a collaborative project with music provided by five composers: César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolai Rimsk...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) escribió música para la obra de William Shakespeare "Sueño de una noche de verano" en dos ocasiones distintas. Primero escribió la obertura de concierto en Mi Mayor, Op....

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) escribió música para la obra de William Shakespeare "Sueño de una noche de verano" en dos ocasiones distintas. Primero escribió la obertura de concierto en Mi Mayor, Op....

The Nutcracker is a two-act “fairy ballet” written by Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893). Based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s 1816 short story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” the original 1892 pro...

Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 three act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) with a libretto by Antonio Somma. Initially based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five...

Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 three act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) with a libretto by Antonio Somma. Initially based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five...

These Three Marches, K. 408 (K. 383e [No. 1], K. 385a [No. 2], K. 383f [No. 3]) were composed for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1782. Instrumentation: 2.2.0.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp: Str...

These Three Marches, K. 408 (K. 383e [No. 1], K. 385a [No. 2], K. 383f [No. 3]) were composed for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1782. Instrumentation: 2.2.0.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp: Str...

French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) originally composed the ballet La tragédie de Salomé in 1907 for a commission from Jacques Rouché for American dancer Loie Fuller and the Théâtre des Arts,...

El compositor francés Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) compuso originalmente el ballet La tragédie de Salomé en 1907 por encargo de Jacques Rouché para la bailarina estadounidense Loie Fuller y el Théâtre...

Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), was commissioned by the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, to write incidental music to a new production of Adam Oehlenschläger's "dramatic fairy tale" Aladdin, or...

Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), was commissioned by the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, to write incidental music to a new production of Adam Oehlenschläger's "dramatic fairy tale" Aladdin, or...

Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), was commissioned by the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, to write incidental music to a new production of Adam Oehlenschläger's "dramatic fairy tale" Aladdin, or...

Ma mère l'Oye (Mamá Ganso) de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) se inspira en los cuentos de hadas de Charles Perrault, Madame d'Aulnoy y Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel compuso el primer movimiento,...

Ma mère l'Oye (Mamá Oca) de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) se inspira en los cuentos de hadas de Charles Perrault, Madame d'Aulnoy y Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel compuso el primer movimiento, P...

Ma mère l'Oye (Mamá Oca) de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) se inspira en los cuentos de hadas de Charles Perrault, Madame d'Aulnoy y Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel compuso el primer movimiento, P...

Ma mère l'Oye (Mamá Oca) de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) se inspira en los cuentos de hadas de Charles Perrault, Madame d'Aulnoy y Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Ravel compuso el primer movimiento, P...

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) escribió el vals La plus que lente para piano solo en 1910, una obra que puede o no haberse inspirado en una pequeña escultura de su chimenea. El título sugiere irónicamente...

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) escribió el vals La plus que lente para piano solo en 1910, una obra que puede o no haberse inspirado en una pequeña escultura de su repisa de chimenea. El título sugiere ir...