Concerti per banda

Saint-Saëns ha anche contribuito in modo massiccio alla letteratura concertante francese. Scrisse cinque concerti per pianoforte, tre concerti per violino, due concerti per violoncello e circa venti o...

Nowadays, Carmen is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment because of the misunderstanding of the very realistic plot. C...

Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. In 1929 the German...

Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani is mostly know for his popular aria 'Caro mio ben'. This song is even nowadays sung by many great singers, as well male...

Die Moldau (Vltava) è il secondo movimento del ciclo di poemi sinfonici "Ma Vlast" del compositore ceco Bedrich Smetana. In questo brano, Smetana utilizza la pittura tonale per evocare i suoni di uno...

Johann Strauss jr. composed in 1864 the 'Persischer Marsch' (Persian March), Op. 289. It was dedicated this to his Majesty Nasir-ad-Din imperial Shah of Persia (1831-1896). The melody of the trio is t...

The Planets del compositore Gustav Holst è una suite orchestrale in sette movimenti in cui ogni movimento prende il nome da un pianeta del sistema solare e dal suo corrispondente carattere astrologico...

Besides operettas Franz Lehár also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems, marches and a number of waltzes. The most popular of these waltzes is 'Gold und Silber' (Gold and Silver) which he composed for Princ...

The 'Piano Concerto No. 1' in B-flat minor, Op. 23, is one of the most popular of Tschaikowsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos. The concerto follows the traditional form...

Vincenzo Bellini, was one of the three great composers of the belcanto-era. However, besides his opera's his instrumental output is limited. The Concerto for Oboe in E-flat major, most likely composed...

A Joyful Jingling Holiday Can-Can è un arrangiamento festoso e ad alta energia che fonde il famoso Can-Can di Jacques Offenbach dall'Orfeo negli Inferi con allegri jingle festivi. Questa vivace compos...

Movements: 1. Ouvertüre 2. Marsch 3. Tanz der Zuckerfee 4. Russischer Tanz 5. Arabischer Tanz 6. Chinesischer Tanz 7. Tanz der Rohrflöten 8. Blumenwalzer

Johan de Meij's first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J. R. R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The sym...

Johan de Meij's first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J. R. R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The sym...

La Fantasia da concerto su motivi dell'opera verdiana "Rigoletto" di Luigi Bassi, arrangiata per clarinetto e orchestra di fiati da John Glenesk Mortimer, è un'opera brillante e virtuosistica che esal...

La Fantasia da concerto su motivi dell'opera verdiana "Rigoletto" di Luigi Bassi, arrangiata per clarinetto e orchestra di fiati da John Glenesk Mortimer, è un'opera brillante e virtuosistica che esal...

Composto all'inizio del XVIII secolo, il Concerto per oboe n. 3 in si bemolle maggiore, op. 7 di Tomaso Albinoni dimostra l'eleganza del barocco veneziano. Maestro del lirismo e della chiarezza formal...