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The Toy Symphony, (Kinder-Sinfonie) was also published as Sinfonia Berchtolsgadensis because it was written for instruments that were manufactured in the toy industry of Berchtensgaden that flourished...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

Alla fine della sua vita Offenbach compose l'opera "Les contes d'Hoffman", ma purtroppo non riuscì a portarla a termine. La trama narra la storia del poeta Hoffmann che racconta tre delle sue avventur...

Ecce sacerdos magnus (Ecco un grande sacerdote), WAB 13, è un mottetto sacro del 1885 del compositore austriaco Anton Bruckner. Si tratta di un'ambientazione musicale dell'omonima antifona. L'opera è...

As a composer, Johann Strauss Sr. is probably less well known than his son Johann Strauss Jr., but his 'Radeztky March' is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music. Besides this march h...

In 1869 Johann Strauss composed the polka francaise 'Im Krapfenwald'l' ('In Krapfen's Woods'). It was originally titled 'Im Pawlowsk Walde' when first performed in Pavlovsk (Russia). Reportedly, sever...

The Cavatina 'Quel guarda il cavaliere' is sung in the first act of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale by the young Norina .She comments on a novel she is reading, but also dwells on her skills as a charm...

Giuseppe Verdi's romantic opera Il Trovatore lives by its streams of memorable melodies. One of those is the 'Miserere' which is placed in the fourth and final act. A chorus of monks begins chanting a...

Classical composers who have used csárdás themes in their works include Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Léo Delibes, Johann Strauss, Pablo de Sarasate, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and othe...

Absolutely the most famous 'Canzone Napoletana' is 'O Sole Mio' composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Johann Strauss wrote the 'Russische Marsch-Fantasie' (Russian March Fantasy) for a tour to Russia in 1872. Because the tour was cancelled, the successful first performance of the march was held in Vie...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

Johann Strauss wrote the bubbling 'Champagne Polka' for his 1858 summer concert season in Pavlovsk, where its first performance took place on 12 August under the title of 'Ball-Champagner-Polka'. Stra...

Das Liebesverbot è un'opera giovanile di Richard Wagner, composta tra il 1834 e il 1836, quando l'autore era poco più che ventenne. Sottotitolata "Die Novize von Palermo" ("La novizia di Palermo"), l'...

Das Liebesverbot è un'opera giovanile di Richard Wagner, composta tra il 1834 e il 1836, quando l'autore era poco più che ventenne. Sottotitolata "Die Novize von Palermo" ("La novizia di Palermo"), l'...

Il compositore olandese Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) ricevette la sua formazione musicale dallo zio Hendrikus van der Sanden e da frate Gregorius van Dijk. Il suo talento come organista si manifestò gi...

Il compositore olandese Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) ricevette la sua formazione musicale dallo zio Hendrikus van der Sanden e da frate Gregorius van Dijk. Il suo talento come organista si manifestò gi...

Il compositore olandese Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) ricevette la sua formazione musicale dallo zio Hendrikus van der Sanden e da frate Gregorius van Dijk. Il suo talento come organista si manifestò gi...

Il compositore olandese Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) ricevette la sua formazione musicale dallo zio Hendrikus van der Sanden e da frate Gregorius van Dijk. Il suo talento come organista si manifestò gi...

Ferdinand David (1810-1873) fu un illustre virtuoso del violino, compositore e insegnante di musica tedesco. In qualità di primo violino di lunga data dell’"Orchestra del Gewandhaus di Lipsia" e caro...