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Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) was one of the composers who defined a Spanish nationalistic sound and profoundly affected the style of other Iberian composers. His 12 Danzas Españolas are relatively e...

Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916) was one of the composers who defined a Spanish nationalistic sound and profoundly affected the style of other Iberian composers. His 12 Danzas Españolas are relatively e...

Sarebbe avventato suggerire che le poche opere pianistiche di Bruckner gli diano diritto a una grande considerazione come compositore, se non fosse per l'interessante visione del laboratorio del compo...

Sarebbe avventato suggerire che le poche opere pianistiche di Bruckner gli diano diritto a una grande considerazione come compositore, se non fosse per l'interessante visione del laboratorio del compo...

Sigurd Jorsalfar è una suite orchestrale di Edvard Grieg, che celebra il re Sigurd I di Norvegia, compilata nel 1872 a partire dalle musiche di scena di un'opera teatrale di Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. La...

To celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of the new Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom of Linz bishop Franz-Josef Rudigier asked Bruckner for a cantata. Bruckner responded enthusiast with the composition of...

Johann Schrammel (1850 1893) was an Austrian composer and musician. In 1878 he founded with his brother Josef Schrammel and Anton Strohmayer a trio; they were later joined by the clarinettist Georg Da...

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) was a contemporary of Bartók and Kodály at the Budapest Academy of Music. He first coupled a career as a music critic with more conventionally serious composition, before,...

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) fu un contemporaneo di Bartók e Kodály all'Accademia di Musica di Budapest. Inizialmente affiancò la carriera di critico musicale alla composizione più convenzionalmente se...

Der Zigeunerbaron è la seconda operetta più popolare di Strauss dopo "Die Fledermaus". La sua prima del 1885 ebbe una risonanza politica: la trama rendeva popolare la Duplice Monarchia (austro-ungaric...

Der Zigeunerbaron è la seconda operetta più popolare di Strauss dopo "Die Fledermaus". La sua prima del 1885 ebbe una risonanza politica: la trama rendeva popolare la Duplice Monarchia (austro-ungaric...

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...

The Wasps è una musica di scena composta dal compositore britannico Ralph Vaughan Williams nel 1909. Era basata sull'antica commedia greca di Aristofane "Le vespe" per una produzione del Trinity Colle...

Gustav Mahler compose i suoi Wunderhornlieder (Canti del corno magico della gioventù) tra il 1892 e il 1901. Solo la metà dei "Wunderhornlieder" ha un soggetto militare, ma accanto a questi ci sono ca...

Gustav Mahler compose i suoi Wunderhornlieder (Canti del corno magico della gioventù) tra il 1892 e il 1901. Solo la metà dei "Wunderhornlieder" ha un soggetto militare, ma accanto a questi ci sono ca...

Originally written for piano in 1890, Debussy's 'Rêverie' was one of his earlier works in his career as a composer. The gentle and repetitive theme at the beginning of the piece feels as if a person f...

Originally written for piano in 1890, Debussy's 'Rêverie' was one of his earlier works in his career as a composer. The gentle and repetitive theme at the beginning of the piece feels as if a person f...

Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870) was a Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso, whose career after his early years was based initially in London, and later at Leipzig, where he succeeded his friend and someti...

Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870) was a Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso, whose career after his early years was based initially in London, and later at Leipzig, where he succeeded his friend and someti...

Czech composer Leos Janácek (1854-1928) has been inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style and along with Dvorák and Smetana, he is considered one of...

The fast polka 'Auf der Jagd' opus 373 is one of six dance arrangements of melodies from Johann Strauss' operetta 'Cagliostro in Wien' which was premiered in February 1875. The polka received its firs...

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, 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...

Premiered in January 1893 'Fürstin Ninetta', Strauss's twelfth operetta, was quite a success, running for 76 performances at the 'Theater an der Wien'. The story is filled with misunderstandings and c...