Edwin F. Kalmus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) scrisse originariamente il CONCERTO PER OBOE in do maggiore, K. 314/274k, nel 1777. Un anno dopo, adattò l'opera per creare il CONCERTO PER FLUTO N. 2 in RE, K. 314...

Scritto da Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) tra il 1784 e il 1787, il Concerto per corno n. 3 in mi bemolle, K. 447, fu probabilmente scritto per il corno Joseph Leutgeb, il cui nome è citato nella...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote the SERENADE No. 5 in D Major, K. 204/213a on August 5, 1775 for ceremonies at the University of Salzburg. Concurrently writing his five violin concertos, the...

Il compositore danese Carl August Nielsen (1865-1931) scrisse la sua Ouverture Helios nel 1903 durante un lungo soggiorno ad Atene. Ispirato dal sorgere e dal tramontare del sole sul Mar Egeo, Nielsen...

Il terzo movimento del CONCERTO PER VIOLINO N. 2 di Niccolò Paganini deve il suo soprannome "La Clochette" o "La Campanella" ("Campanella") alla campanella che suona prima di ogni ricorrenza del tema...

Composed in the summer of 1909, Rachmaninoff's third Concerto for Piano was premiered in November of that year with the composer as soloist, though he was forced to practice the work on silent keyboar...

Originally intended for solo violin and orchestra, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) later determined that the five Spanish folk melodies used in each of the movements of his Capriccio Espagnol woul...

Un giovane Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) compose le Variazioni di clarinetto (Variazioni per clarinetto e piccola orchestra in do maggiore) intorno al 1809. L'opera fu curata da Amadeo Cerasa. Strume...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote this Tarantelle (Tarantella), Op. 6 for flute, clarinet, and piano in 1857, and the salon piece showcases the composer's mature style despite his young age, which...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote this Tarantelle (Tarantella), Op. 6 for flute, clarinet, and piano in 1857, and the salon piece showcases the composer's mature style despite his young age, which...

Camille Saint-Saëns compose la ROMANZA in fa maggiore, op. 36 nel 1874, incidendola per corno o violoncello con orchestra o pianoforte. La versione per corno e pianoforte fu eseguita per la prima volt...

Following the death of his mother in 1888, a depressed Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) decided to take a trip to his favorite destination, North Africa, travelling to Ceylon, then to Alexandria and Ca...

The Symphony No. 3 in C minor, popularly known as the 'Organ Symphony', was completed in 1886 at what could be considered the artistic peak of Saint-Saens' career. The composer said of the work, 'I ga...

Nel 1875, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) creò un'innovativa struttura a quattro parti per il suo CONCERTO PER PIANO NO. 4 IN DO MINORE, OP. 44. Dedicando l'opera ad Anton Door, il compositore ne died...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote his final piano concerto, Concerto No. 5, Op. 103, in 1896, which debuted that year with the composer himself performing the solo part. It derives its subtitle, "...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote his CELLO CONCERTO in A minor, Op. 129, in 1850, within the span of only two weeks. He tried offering the work to two publishers before Breitkopf and Hartel decided t...

Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 was sketched quickly in 1845, but depression and ringing in his hears prevented Schumann from completing the orchestration until later in 1846...

Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 was sketched quickly in 1845, but depression and ringing in his hears prevented Schumann from completing the orchestration until later in 1846...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote the original version of his Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120, in 1841. Significant revisions were made by Schumann in 1851, and it is this version that was publishe...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote the original version of his Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120, in 1841. Significant revisions were made by Schumann in 1851, and it is this version that was publishe...

Il cigno di Tuonela (Suite di Lemminkäinen, op. 22 n. 2) fu composto nel 1895, rivisto nel 1897 e di nuovo nel 1900, da Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) come parte delle sue Quattro leggende dal Kalevala, un...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...