Willy Hautvast: Partituras medio

The French composer Georges Bizet (Paris, 1838 - 1875) is not only famous because of his opera 'Carmen' and his stage music for 'L'Arlésienne'. His opera in three acts, 'Les Pêcheurs de Perles' (The P...

For Bedrich Smetana, the polka was the source of typical Czech music par excellence. We do not only find it in his operas, symphonic works and chamber music, but he also wrote single or separate polka...

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1492 Conquest of Paradise' is a historical movie picture made by Ridley Scott in 1992, exactly 500 years after the discovery of the American continent. This film music composed by Vangelis became worl...

Giulio Caccini's 'Ave Maria' has been one the most often played tunes at funerals. In 2001 it was used for the soundtrack of the movie picture 'Donnie Darko'. Here is a most pleasant and skilful arran...

Aria from Cantata no.208 In a fine arrangement by Willy Hautvast

This piece is in the form of a medley-overture, in this case the themes are taken from Dutch national and traditional songs. The introduction contains: The National Anthem (Wilhelmus), 'Wilt heden nu...

The soundtrack of this magnificent Walt Disney cartoon is simply splendid. The titlesong was a big success in the international hitparades.

This song became very popular when it was used in the famous movie picture 'Casablanca', starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. You will undoubtedly remember the final scene when Bogart, with a...

This march was composed for the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Air Force Band. In the airforce jargon 'Fly Past' means a group of aeroplanes flying over.

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Das Stück 'Con Amore' (mit Liebe) ist eine klassische Rhapsodie mit einigen modernen Klängen. Die Einleitung beginnt feierlich. Abgelöst von einem Allegro, welches in der Komposition mehrmals auftauch...

Fritz Kreisler was a violinist and composer and lived from 1875 to 1962. After a tour through the U.S. he studied medicine from 1889 to 1899, after which he resumed his violin career. Kreisler was one...

Adolf Scherzer was military bandmaster with the 7th Bavarian Infantry Regiment at Ingolstadt from 1849 to 1864. His Bayerischer Defilier Marsch (Bavarian Parade March), dating from the second half of...

This song allowed Norway to win the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest. As the title suggests, let it swing and go ahead!