Christiaan Janssen

Maurice Ravel terminò nel 1905 il suo ciclo pianistico "Miroirs", di cui alcune parti sono orchestrate dallo stesso compositore. Soprattutto la quarta parte, "Alborada del gracioso", creata nel 1919 a...

In 1876, Edvard Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestr...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suites...

The 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' (Comic duet for two cats) is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The 'lyrics' consist entirely of the repeated wo...

The 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' (Comic duet for two cats) is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The 'lyrics' consist entirely of the repeated wo...

In 1880, Tschaikowsky composed the 'Capriccio Italien, Opus 45', as a fantasy for orchestra. He was inspired by a trip he took to Rome, during which he saw the Carnival in full swing, and is reminisce...

In 1880, Tschaikowsky composed the 'Capriccio Italien, Opus 45', as a fantasy for orchestra. He was inspired by a trip he took to Rome, during which he saw the Carnival in full swing, and is reminisce...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

Come compositore Lehár iniziò con contributi al genere dell'opera, ma il grande trionfo della sua prima operetta "Die lustige Witwe" (La vedova allegra), nel 1905, gli fece capire che doveva dedicare...

Come compositore Lehár iniziò con contributi al genere dell'opera, ma il grande trionfo della sua prima operetta "Die lustige Witwe" (La vedova allegra), nel 1905, gli fece capire che doveva dedicare...

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) è stato un compositore russo, insegnante di musica e direttore d'orchestra del tardo periodo romantico russo. Nel 1899 Glazunov compose la musica per il balletto "Le sta...

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) è stato un compositore russo, insegnante di musica e direttore d'orchestra del tardo periodo romantico russo. Nel 1899 Glazunov compose la musica per il balletto "Le sta...

'Russian Easter Festival Overture' (La grande Pâque russe), is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. It is based on themes from the 'obikhod', which is a...

'Russian Easter Festival Overture' (La grande Pâque russe), is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. It is based on themes from the 'obikhod', which is a...

The Planets del compositore inglese Gustav Holst è una suite orchestrale in sette movimenti in cui ogni movimento prende il nome da un pianeta del sistema solare e dal suo corrispondente carattere ast...

The Planets del compositore inglese Gustav Holst è una suite orchestrale in sette movimenti in cui ogni movimento prende il nome da un pianeta del sistema solare e dal suo corrispondente carattere ast...

The Planets del compositore inglese Gustav Holst è una suite orchestrale in sette movimenti in cui ogni movimento prende il nome da un pianeta del sistema solare e dal suo corrispondente carattere ast...

The Planets del compositore inglese Gustav Holst è una suite orchestrale in sette movimenti in cui ogni movimento prende il nome da un pianeta del sistema solare e dal suo corrispondente carattere ast...

'The Planets' by English composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The...

Richard Tauber (1892-1948) was an Austrian-born British tenor and composer celebrated for his vocal work in opera and, especially, operetta. In 1913 he made his highly successful operatic debut, as Ta...

Richard Tauber (1892-1948) was an Austrian-born British tenor and composer celebrated for his vocal work in opera and, especially, operetta. In 1913 he made his highly successful operatic debut, as Ta...

Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style....

Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style....

The last movement of the 'Piano Sonata No. 11', marked 'Alla Turca', popularly known as the 'Turkish Rondo' or 'Turkish March', is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces...

The last movement of the 'Piano Sonata No. 11', marked 'Alla Turca', popularly known as the 'Turkish Rondo' or 'Turkish March', is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces...