Spartiti medio Musica concertante per concerti e concorsi

'La Bohème' was first performed in 1886. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak with his own unmistakable voic...

'La Bohème' was first performed in 1886. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak with his own unmistakable voic...

The Fledermaus-Polka is one of six dance arrangements on themes from Johann Strauss" operetta "Die Fledermaus". It received its première in 1874 at the "Theater an der Wien" and according of the newsp...

Strauss composed the Annen-Polka in 1852 to celebrate the day of St. Anne. The Annen-Polka was quite popular right from its premiere in 1852 when the Viennese newspapers reported as follows: "Johann S...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett "Nein mit solchen Advokaten" is sung by Rosalinde, Blind...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The duet "Dieser Anstand, so manierlich" is sung by Rosalinde and her...

To celebrate the second anniversary of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye - known as ''The Strauss of the North' - composed the Champagne Galop in 1845. The piece is a good ex...

To celebrate the second anniversary of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye - known as "the Strauss of the North" - composed the "Champagne Galop" in 1845. The piece is a good e...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett 'Ich stehe voll Zagen' is sung at the very end of the ope...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett 'Ich stehe voll Zagen' is sung at the very end of the ope...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The "Melodram" is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very...

Just seeing its title, the "Swips-Lied" ("Tipsy Song") may not be immediately familiar. But hearing just one bar of it, it's the "Annen-Polka" with a vocal part in which a proper Victorian-era lady fi...

The aria 'Infelice! e tuo credevi' is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...

The aria "Infelice! e tuo credevi" is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra' was first in 1857. Only after a revision in 1880 with new texts by Arrigo Boito, the librettist of 'Otello', the Opera became a success and is even played now...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra' was first in 1857. Only after a revision in 1880 with new texts by Arrigo Boito, the librettist of 'Otello', the Opera became a success and is even played now...

Italian composer Luigi Denza (1846-1922) is best remembered for 'Funiculì, Funiculà' (1880), a humorous Neapolitan song inspired by the inauguration of a funicular at the summit of the 'Vesuvius'. Bes...

Italian composer Luigi Denza (1846-1922) is best remembered for 'Funiculì, Funiculà' (1880), a humorous Neapolitan song inspired by the inauguration of a funicular at the summit of the 'Vesuvius'. Bes...

The opera 'Macbeth' was first performed in Florence in 1847. A second revised version was premiered in the Paris Theatre Lyrique in 1865. The aria 'Comme dal ciel precipita' is sung by Banco in the fo...

The opera 'Macbeth' was first performed in Florence in 1847. A second revised version was premiered in the Paris Theatre Lyrique in 1865. The aria 'Comme dal ciel precipita' is sung by Banco in the fo...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...