Jos van de Braak

Michael William Balfe (1808 -1870) was an Irish composer who is best-remembered for his opera 'The Bohemian Girl'. The plot is loosely based on a Cervantes tale, 'La Gitanilla'. The best-known aria fr...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He stamped his own mark with the quick polka,...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He stamped his own mark with the quick polka,...

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. One of the most beautiful and famous arias in the opera reperto...

Puccini's Opera 'Manon Lescaut' is based on the 1731 novel 'L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut' by the Abbé Prévost. One of the most beautiful and famous arias in the opera reperto...

Die Fledermaus, la terza operetta di Johann Strauss ad essere messa in scena, fu inaugurata al Theater an der Wien di Vienna nel 1874. Il successo dell'opera fu assicurato fin dalla prima rappresentaz...

Die Fledermaus, la terza operetta di Johann Strauss ad essere messa in scena, fu inaugurata al Theater an der Wien di Vienna nel 1874. Il successo dell'opera fu assicurato fin dalla prima rappresentaz...

La "Chanson de Nuit", op. 15, n. 1, è composta da Edward Elgar per violino e pianoforte e successivamente orchestrata dal compositore. La sua prima pubblicazione risale al 1897, anche se si ritiene ch...

La "Chanson de Nuit", op. 15, n. 1, è composta da Edward Elgar per violino e pianoforte e successivamente orchestrata dal compositore. La sua prima pubblicazione risale al 1897, anche se si ritiene ch...

Ruslan e Ludmilla è un'opera in cinque atti (otto tableaux) composta da Michail Glinka tra il 1837 e il 1842. L'opera è basata sull'omonimo poema di Alexander Pushkin del 1820. Inoltre, l'ouverture è...

Ruslan e Ludmilla è un'opera in cinque atti (otto tableaux) composta da Michail Glinka tra il 1837 e il 1842. L'opera è basata sull'omonimo poema di Alexander Pushkin del 1820. Inoltre, l'ouverture è...

The 'Piano Concerto No. 1' in B-flat minor, Op. 23, is one of the most popular of Tschaikowsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos. The concerto follows the traditional form...

The 'Piano Concerto No. 1' in B-flat minor, Op. 23, is one of the most popular of Tschaikowsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos. The concerto follows the traditional form...

L'opera del compositore russo Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) è caratterizzata da bizzarro umorismo, originalità, precisione e immaginazione. Il "Lago incantato" è un quadro d'atmosfera alla maniera dell'Im...

L'opera del compositore russo Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) è caratterizzata da bizzarro umorismo, originalità, precisione e immaginazione. Il "Lago incantato" è un quadro d'atmosfera alla maniera dell'Im...

Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. His most famous work is his 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' opus 26 which nowadays is for many people the only work fo...

Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. His most famous work is his 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' opus 26 which nowadays is for many people the only work fo...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the Fourteen Songs opus 34. The last song of this set is the Vocalise. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the Fourteen Songs opus 34. The last song of this set is the Vocalise. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but...

Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) was a Dutch composer and conductor. His opera 'Thijl' (1940), often regarded as his masterpiece and arguably the most important opera in Dutch musical history, is one of his...

Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) was a Dutch composer and conductor. His opera 'Thijl' (1940), often regarded as his masterpiece and arguably the most important opera in Dutch musical history, is one of his...

Johann Strauss' first operetta was 'Indigo und die vierzig Räuber' (Indigo and the Forty Thieves) which was first staged in 1871. While it would hardly become one of his more famous efforts, it contai...

Johann Strauss' first operetta was 'Indigo und die vierzig Räuber' (Indigo and the Forty Thieves) which was first staged in 1871. While it would hardly become one of his more famous efforts, it contai...