Wil van der Beek: spartiti difficile

In 1941, Khatchaturian composed a ballet soon to be known throughout the world - Gayaneh. In this piece the composer describes the landscape of his native country Armenia, and the people who tried to...

In 1786 Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492). The Italian libretto, based on the play Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, was written by Lorenzo da Ponte - who also made t...

The retinue of the wine god Bacchus' - just the title of this well-known work from the Sylvia ballet by Léo Delibes engenders a sense of excitement. Wil van der Beek's excellent instrumentation makes...

The overture from the opera Zampa by Ferdinand Hérold is well-known and well-loved with many people knowing it as a work for piano duet. Thanks to this great arrangement by Wil van der Beek it is now...

Zampa (1831) ist eine der erfolgreichsten Opern von L. J. Ferdinand Heold, die heute noch auf der ganzen Welt auf den Opernspielplänen zu finden ist. Wil van der Beek arrangierte die Ouvertüre aus die...

In 1786 Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492). The Italian libretto, based on the play Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, was written by Lorenzo da Ponte-who also made the...

The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Al...

The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Al...

The year 2004 marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Antonin Dvorák. In 1879 Dvorákwrote this Polonaise as a commission for thecommittee organising the festivities for theirfamous national dance...

The year 2004 marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Antonin Dvorák. In 1879 Dvorákwrote this Polonaise as a commission for thecommittee organising the festivities for theirfamous national dance...

Antonin Dvorak, dessen Todestag sich im Jahr 2004 zum 100. Mal jährt, schrieb 1879 die Polonaise im Auftrag des Komitees, welches die Festlichkeiten zu der damals weithin berühmten Veranstaltung, die...

Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4, 1860. Though he was originally destined for a judicial career, his nature (that of a true musician) soon pointed him in the direction of music. As an orche...

Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4, 1860. Though he was originally destined for ajudicial career, his nature (that of a true musician)soon pointed him in the direction of music. As anorchestr...