Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg composed the four 'Symphonic Dances Op. 64' in 1896. They draw their inspiration from the earlier folk works collected by Ludvig Mathias Lindeman. Slovenian arranger Gr...
Ecce sacerdos magnus' (Behold a great priest), WAB 13, is an 1885 sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It is a musical setting of the antiphon of the same title. The work is a six-par...
Li¨ sings her aria Tu che di gel sei cinta near the end of Puccini's opera Turandot. She tells Turandot that even she will learn what love is. (Soprano and Concert Band)
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 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor 'From the New World' (Op. 95), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895....
Core 'n Grato (Ungrateful heart) written in 1911 by Salvator Carfillo for Enrico Caruso, has remained a staple of the Italian tenor concert repertoire, having been recorded by Corelli, Domingo, and Pa...
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...
Verdi compose "Un Ballo in Maschera" per il Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, dove sarebbe dovuto andare in scena durante la stagione di carnevale del 1858. Il libretto narrava la vera storia del re liberal...
Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) è stato un compositore francese specializzato in balletti, opere e altri lavori per il teatro. Ma scrisse anche alcune canzoni, tra cui "Les filles de Cadix" (Le ragazze di C...
Ruggiero Leoncavallo è stato un compositore e librettista d'opera italiano. Sebbene abbia prodotto numerose opere e altri brani nel corso della sua carriera, il suo lavoro in due atti Pagliacci (1892)...