Baton Music

During 1880-1881 Rimsky Korsakov composed his four act opera 'The Snow Maiden' which the composer's own favorite work. Allthough he prepared suites from several of his operas, curiously, Rimsky Korsak...

'Chanson de Matin', Op. 15, No. 2, is composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899 though it is thought that it was almost c...

'Chanson de Matin', Op. 15, No. 2, is composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899 though it is thought that it was almost c...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell 'Leichtes Blut' is a beautiful example of Strauss' r...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell 'Leichtes Blut' is a beautiful example of Strauss' r...

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...

Riding on this success of 'España', Chabrier composed the 'Habanera' in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. It's a beautiful example of the Spanish genre that was so popular with French composer...

Riding on this success of 'España', Chabrier composed the 'Habanera' in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. It's a beautiful example of the Spanish genre that was so popular with French composer...

Nel 1876 Tschaikowsky compose il suo balletto "Il lago dei cigni" op. 20. Nonostante il suo iniziale insuccesso, oggi è uno dei balletti più popolari. Il Lago dei cigni fu presentato per la prima volt...

Nel 1876 Tschaikowsky compose il suo balletto "Il lago dei cigni" op. 20. Nonostante il suo iniziale insuccesso, oggi è uno dei balletti più popolari. Il Lago dei cigni fu presentato per la prima volt...

Nel 1876 Tschaikowsky compose il suo balletto "Il lago dei cigni" op. 20. Nonostante il suo iniziale insuccesso, oggi è uno dei balletti più popolari. "Il Lago dei cigni" fu presentato per la prima vo...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet "Swan Lake" Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. "Swan Lake" was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

Il Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra in sol maggiore di Maurice Ravel fu composto tra il 1929 e il 1931. Il concerto era profondamente impregnato di armonie e di idiomi jazz, che all'epoca erano mol...

Il Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra in sol maggiore di Maurice Ravel fu composto tra il 1929 e il 1931. Il concerto era profondamente impregnato di armonie e di idiomi jazz, che all'epoca erano mol...

The 'Concerto for Orchestra',is a five-movement musical work for orchestra composed by Béla Bartók in 1943. It is one of his best-known, most popular and most accessible works. It is perhaps the best-...

The 'Concerto for Orchestra',is a five-movement musical work for orchestra composed by Béla Bartók in 1943. It is one of his best-known, most popular and most accessible works. It is perhaps the best-...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d´Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d´Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

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...

Pablo Luna Carné (1879-1942) was a Spanish composer mainly known for his zarzuela's. In 1918, he released one of his greatest works, 'El niño judío' ('The Jewish Boy'). 'De España vengo' is the best-k...

Pablo Luna Carné (1879-1942) was a Spanish composer mainly known for his zarzuela's. In 1918, he released one of his greatest works, 'El niño judío' ('The Jewish Boy'). 'De España vengo' is the best-k...

Sir Henry Wood was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the 'Proms'. To mark the centenary of the 'Battle of Trafalgar' in 19...

Sir Henry Wood was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the 'Proms'. To mark the centenary of the 'Battle of Trafalgar' in 19...