Wolfgang Birtel

Anche Leopold Mozart, padre dell'impareggiabile genio Wolfgang Amadeus, compose musica, ma fu ed è comprensibilmente messo in ombra dal figlio. Il suo Concerto per tromba è sopravvissuto addirittura d...

La malinconica e popolare "Pavane for a Dead Princess" di Maurice Ravel, composta nel 1899, fu originariamente scritta per pianoforte prima di essere arrangiata per orchestra nel 1910. Pur essendo ded...

Composed in 1886, the tremolo study 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' is without doubt Tarrega's best-known piece. It evokes memories of the Moorish citadel located on a hill in the Spanish Granada.Thanks to...

A 'Last Night of the Proms' without this march - unthinkable! 'Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1' with its middle section, the hymn-like 'Land of Hope and Glory' by Edward Elgar (1857-1934),...

The music of small forms and of chamber-music instrumentations was to become the focus of the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). In 1874, after many years spent in the 'provinces', the teacher...

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 [siehe dt. Text!] caused quite a scandal. The production which involved...

'Novelty of form, selected modulations, strange tone colours, the use of completely unexpected rhythms', this is how Camille Saint-Saëns praised the debut work of a young colleague and continued: 'Abo...

The famous Golliwogg's Cakewalk is the final piece from Debussy's cycle Children's Corner which consists of 6 miniatures for piano, written for his daughter in the years 1906-1908.The style correspond...

The Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) is one of the most fascinating personalities among the 19th-century virtuosos. The child prodigy received violin lessons at the age of...

The second volume in the Violinissimo series, 'La Follia', offers a great selection of 25 original compositions for intermediate to advanced level violin with piano accompaniment.The material ranges f...

Experience the brilliance and Italian flair of the Baroque master Antonio Vivaldi: With the Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 2/8 (RV 23), Schott Music presents a true gem of the Baroque violin repertoire....

Experience masterly chamber music brimming with passion and dramatic energy: The famous Scherzo from the F-A-E Sonata in C minor is undeniably one of the greatest highlights of the Romantic repertoire...