Jos van de Braak: Partituras medio

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. The set of songs is not a cycle in the narrowest sense, be...

Rückert-Lieder is a song cycle of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. The set of songs is not a cycle in the narrowest sense, be...

Der Zigeunerbaron es la segunda opereta más popular de Strauss, después de "Die Fledermaus". Su estreno en 1885 tuvo resonancias políticas: el argumento popularizó la Monarquía Dual (austro-húngara),...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The "Melodram" is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very...

Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The 'Champagne Galop' (BTM681), for example, begins with the 'pop' of a champagne cork, and the...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...

Johann Strauss jr. composed in 1864 the 'Persischer Marsch' (Persian March), Op. 289. It was dedicated this to his Majesty Nasir-ad-Din imperial Shah of Persia (1831 - 1896). The melody of the trio is...

Carl Millöcker (1842-1899), was an Austrian composer mainly known for his operetta Der Bettelstudent. In 1884 Millocker composed the opereatta Gasparone. on a libretto by Friedrich Zell and Richard Ge...

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 -1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. Although his 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in A major' is a favorite of concerto-starved harpists the world over, t...

In 1868 Jacques Offenbach's opéra bouffe 'La Périchole' was premiered in Paris. The title character of this three act opera is based on Micaela Villegas, a beloved 18th century Peruvian entertainer an...

The 'Andante e Rondo Ungarese', was written in response to the success of Carl Maria von Weber's 'Bassoon Concerto' and was requested by the bassoonist in the Munich Orchestra, Georg Friedrich Brandt....

Non ti scordar di me es una de las últimas canciones de De Curtis, escrita en 1935 para una película del mismo título, con el tenor Beniamino Gigli, que contribuyó a hacer famosas muchas canciones ita...

The 'Funeral March of a Marionette' (Marche funèbre d'une marionnette) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was written in 1872 for solo piano and orchestrated by the composer in 1879. The 'Funeral...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

Zueignung es una canción compuesta por Richard Strauss en 1885 con un poema del poeta austriaco Hermann von Gilm. Se incluyó en la primera colección de canciones que Strauss publicó, la Op. 10, en 188...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d´Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

'Morgen!' is the last in a set of four songs composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. It was one of his 'four Lieder Opus 27', a wedding present to his wife Pauline. 'Morgen!' remains...

Paul Lincke (1866-1946) is Germany's best known operetta composer and often compared with Austria's Johann Strauss. He composed a lot of operetta's, songs, dance- , revue- and filmmusic. In 1902 he co...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

German composer Peter Cornelius composed his song cycle "Weihnachtslieder" ("Christmas Songs"), Opus 8, in 1856. Cornelius, who also was a gifted writer and had first pursued a career as an actor, wro...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios, masses and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris Conservatory. When Gounod's Opera '...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The duet 'Trinke Liebchen, trinke schnell' is sung by Alfredo and Ros...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The duet 'Trinke Liebchen, trinke schnell' is sung by Alfredo and Ros...

The operetta 'Wiener Blut' is set against the Vienna of the early nineteenth century, during the Congress of Vienna. At that time, the Biedermeier city was poised to become a pulsing metropolis, a cul...