Baton Vocal

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The Csardas, sung by Rosalinde demands great virtuosity and gypsy fee...

Absolutely the most famous 'Canzone Napoletana' is 'O Sole Mio' composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

Cavalleria Rusticana, la ópera de mayor éxito de Pietro Mascagni, es un tempestuoso drama de adulterio y venganza ambientado en un remoto pueblo italiano. Sus pasiones terrenales, sus audaces escenas...

El atractivo romántico, pintoresco y dramático del cristianismo medieval proporcionó a Richard Wagner, después de "Tannhäuser", "Lohengrin". Se trata de una ópera romántica en tres actos estrenada en...

El atractivo romántico, pintoresco y dramático del cristianismo medieval proporcionó a Richard Wagner, después de "Tannhäuser", "Lohengrin". Se trata de una ópera romántica en tres actos estrenada en...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), wrote an enormous amount of music in all the forms of his day except opera; today, only a few of his works are in the concert repertory, but these are very pop...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), wrote an enormous amount of music in all the forms of his day except opera; today, only a few of his works are in the concert repertory, but these are very pop...

In 1840 Felix Mendelssohn composed his 'Lobgesang' ('Hymn of Praise'), Op. 52. It's a 13-movement 'Symphony-Cantata on Words of the Holy Bible for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra'. Decades after Mendels...

El compositor francés Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) compuso su "Réquiem en re menor", Op. 48, entre 1887 y 1890. Se convirtió en la más conocida de sus grandes obras. En siete movimientos, la obra está es...

El compositor francés Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) compuso su "Réquiem en re menor", Op. 48, entre 1887 y 1890. Se convirtió en la más conocida de sus grandes obras. En siete movimientos, la obra está es...

Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Choir and Concert Band 'Die Schöpfung' (The Creation) is an oratorio written between 1796 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn and considered by many to be his masterpiece. The oratorio depi...

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between 'Art-song' and 'Folk-song'; the melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

Much of Schubert's songs do have a simple strophic character. These verses stand half-way between "Art-song" and "Folk-song". The melody seems to be drawn from nature. Schubert marvellously achieved t...

The Domine Deus from Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle is sung by the tenor in the Gloria of the mass.

The Domine Deus from Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle is sung by the tenor in the Gloria of the mass.

The cavatina Fac ut portem is the 7th movement from Rossini's Stabat Mater and sung by a mezzo-soprano.

Durante la mayor parte de su carrera en Leipzig, Bach compuso aproximadamente una cantata al mes. Del total de 300 cantatas que creó, se conservan unas 200. "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Jesús, alegrí...

During most of his career in Leipzig Bach composed about one cantata per month. About 200 of the total 300 cantatas he created have been preserved. Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desir...

Among Charles Gounod's compositions are several hundred sacred solo songs, including his 1852 setting of the Catholic hymn "Ave Maria". Forty years later, Gounod, a devoutly religious albeit also a de...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote several settings of the 'Gloria'. RV 589 is the most familiar and popular piece of sacred music by Vivaldi. The 'Gloria RV 589' remained in a relatively unknown statu...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote several settings of the "Gloria". RV 589 is the most familiar and popular piece of sacred music by Vivaldi. The "Gloria RV 589" remained in a relatively unknown statu...

The "Stabat Mater" is the best known work of Giovanni Pergolesi's. It was commissioned by the "Confraternità dei Cavalieri di San Luigi di Palazzo" who presented an annual Good Friday meditation in ho...

The "Stabat Mater" is the best known work of Giovanni Pergolesi's. It was commissioned by the "Confraternità dei Cavalieri di San Luigi di Palazzo" who presented an annual Good Friday meditation in ho...