Edwin F. Kalmus

Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli's (1834-1886) 4-act opera La Gioconda was first performed by La Scala in Milan on April 8, 1876, and was an immediate success, acting as a bridge between the Verdi...

LA BOHÈME (The Bohemian), one of the most beloved and commercially-successful operas, is based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger. With a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G...

LA BOHÈME (The Bohemian), one of the most beloved and commercially-successful operas, is based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger. With a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G...

LA BOHÈME, una de las óperas más queridas y de mayor éxito comercial, está basada en la novela de 1851 Escenas de la vida bohemia de Henri Murger. Con libreto de Luigi Illica y Giuseppe Giacosa, Giaco...

LA BOHÈME, una de las óperas más queridas y de mayor éxito comercial, está basada en la novela de 1851 Escenas de la vida bohemia de Henri Murger. Con libreto de Luigi Illica y Giuseppe Giacosa, Giaco...

The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) was written by Giocchino Rossini (1792-1868) in 1816. The two-act comic opera is considered one of the greatest opera buffas ever written, and it remain...

The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) was written by Giocchino Rossini (1792-1868) in 1816. The two-act comic opera is considered one of the greatest opera buffas ever written, and it remain...

Alexander Borodin's (1833-1887) Symphony No. 3 in A minor was written between 1886 and 1887. However, it remained unfinished at the time of his death, with only a sketch of the first movement and a co...

La Sinfonía nº 3 en la menor de Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) fue escrita entre 1886 y 1887. Sin embargo, quedó inacabada en el momento de su muerte, con sólo un esbozo del primer movimiento y una ver...

Probablemente compuesto en los primeros meses de 1877, el VALSE SCHERZO, OP. 34, ocupa un lugar importante en la obra de Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), ya que le preparó para empezar a trabaja...

George Bizet (1838-1875) tuvo la oportunidad de escribir su ópera LES PECHEURS DE PERLES (LOS PESCADORES DE PERLAS) por encargo, ya que había ganado el premio de composición del Prix de Rome. Con libr...

George Bizet (1838-1875) tuvo la oportunidad de escribir su ópera LES PECHEURS DE PERLES (LOS PESCADORES DE PERLAS) por encargo, ya que había ganado el premio de composición del Prix de Rome. Con libr...

Because he had formerly won the Prix de Rome prize in composition, George Bizet (1838-1875) had the opportunity to write his opera Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) on commission. With a libr...

Because he had formerly won the Prix de Rome prize in composition, George Bizet (1838-1875) had the opportunity to write his opera Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) on commission. With a libr...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote Four Lieder (Four Songs), Op. 27 for voice and piano originally in 1894, and they are among his greatest songs, when taken as a set. While the text came from a trio o...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote Four Lieder (Four Songs), Op. 27 for voice and piano originally in 1894, and they are among his greatest songs, when taken as a set. While the text came from a trio o...

Based on the 1832 play LE ROI S'AMUSE by Victor Hugo, Guiseppe Verdi's (1812-1901) RIGOLETTO was the composer's sixteenth entry into the genre and is widely considered one of the first operatic master...

Based on the 1832 play LE ROI S'AMUSE by Victor Hugo, Guiseppe Verdi's (1812-1901) RIGOLETTO was the composer's sixteenth entry into the genre and is widely considered one of the first operatic master...

En octubre de 1880, mientras terminaba su sexta sinfonía, Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) escribió a su editor Fritz Simrock que quería completar un conjunto de dúos para piano en el mes siguiente. El 30 d...

En octubre de 1880, mientras terminaba su sexta sinfonía, Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) escribió a su editor Fritz Simrock que quería completar un ciclo de dúos para piano en el mes siguiente. El 30 de e...

CHANT DU MÉNESTREL (CANTO DEL MÉNESTREL) es una pieza corta para violonchelo solista y orquesta de Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936). Compuesta en 1901, está dedicada al violonchelo solista del zar Alexa...

CHANT DU MÉNESTREL (CANTO DEL MÉNESTREL) es una pieza corta para violonchelo solista y orquesta de Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936). Compuesta en 1901, está dedicada al violonchelo solista del zar Alexa...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) compuso la SINFONÍA DANTE, S. 109 (EINE SYMPHONIE ZU DANTES DIVINA COMMEDIA), inspirada en la COMEDIA DIVINA de Dante Alighieri, entre 1855 y 1856. Estructurada en dos grandes...

Symphony No. 16 in C Major, K. 128 was composed when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was 16 years old. It was the first of three written in May 1772 while he stayed in Salzburg. The first movement...

Symphony No. 16 in C Major, K. 128 was composed when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was 16 years old. It was the first of three written in May 1772 while he stayed in Salzburg. The first movement...