Baton Music

The somewhat wayward French composer Erik Satie was often criticized that his compositions would have no form. So he collected some of his pieces into a kind of 'best of' and put them in the shape of...

The somewhat wayward French composer Erik Satie was often criticized that his compositions would have no form. So he collected some of his pieces into a kind of 'best of' and put them in the shape of...

Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six - also known as "The Group of Six" - and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composit...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. The piece follows the traditional form of three movements but...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. The piece follows the traditional form of three movements but...

Ludwig August Lebrun (1752-1790) was a German oboist and composer. He started playing with the orchestra at the court of the Prince-Elector Carl Theodor in Mannheim at the age of 12 and became a full...

Ludwig August Lebrun (1752 -1790) was a German oboist and composer. He started playing with the orchestra at the court of the Prince-Elector Carl Theodor in Mannheim at the age of 12 and became a full...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Ernesto Paolo Abbate, born in Noicattaro (Bari) in 1881, was an Italian conductor and composer. Together with his brother Gennaro, he was one of the first Italian composers writing original scores for...

Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80 è una suite derivata dalla musica di scena del compositore francese Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) per l'omonima opera teatrale di Maurice Maeterlinck. La "Sicilienne" (Allegro...

Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80 è una suite derivata dalla musica di scena del compositore francese Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) per l'omonima opera teatrale di Maurice Maeterlinck. La "Sicilienne" (Allegro...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Gabriel Fauré composed the 'Pavane' during the summer of 1887 and it was originally be orchestrated for a chamber orchestra. Although he enjoyed composing and performing it, Fauré was unaware of (or t...

Il Pirata fu la terza opera di Bellini. Il Pirata è un'opera in due atti su libretto italiano di Felice Romani da una traduzione francese del dramma tragico "Bertram", o "Il castello di Sant'Aldobrand...

Il Pirata fu la terza opera di Bellini. Il Pirata è un'opera in due atti su libretto italiano di Felice Romani da una traduzione francese del dramma tragico "Bertram", o "Il castello di Sant'Aldobrand...

Oggi "Carmen" è probabilmente l'opera più famosa di tutto il repertorio operistico, anche se la sua prima nel 1875 fu una grande delusione a causa dell'incomprensione della trama molto realistica: il...

Un americano a Parigi è un poema sinfonico influenzato dal jazz del compositore americano George Gershwin, scritto nel 1928. Ispirato al periodo che Gershwin aveva trascorso a Parigi, evoca i luoghi e...

Un americano a Parigi è un poema sinfonico influenzato dal jazz del compositore americano George Gershwin, scritto nel 1928. Ispirato al periodo che Gershwin aveva trascorso a Parigi, evoca i luoghi e...

Many see Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" as the beginning of the move away from common practice harmony and tonality and consider that it lays the groundwork for the direction of classical music in the...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

The "Andante in C for Flute and Orchestra", KV 315 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 when he visited Mannheim and commissioned by a rich Dutch merchant and amateur flautist. According to...