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Il Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra in sol maggiore di Maurice Ravel fu composto tra il 1929 e il 1931. Il concerto era profondamente impregnato di armonie e di idiomi jazz, che all'epoca erano mol...

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) scrisse la sua "Villanelle" come pezzo d'esame impegnativo per la classe di corno del Conservatorio di Parigi nel 1906. Il titolo, che fa riferimento a un allegro genere vocale...

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) scrisse la sua "Villanelle" come pezzo d'esame impegnativo per la classe di corno del Conservatorio di Parigi nel 1906. Il titolo, che fa riferimento a un allegro genere vocale...

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...

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...

Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. His most famous work is his 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' opus 26 which nowadays is for many people the only work fo...

Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. His most famous work is his 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' opus 26 which nowadays is for many people the only work fo...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the Fourteen Songs opus 34. The last song of this set is the Vocalise. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but...

In 1915 Sergei Rachmaninov composed the Fourteen Songs opus 34. The last song of this set is the Vocalise. Written for high voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but...

Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) was a significant American composer of the generation who came into prominence before the First World War. His compositions were influenced by César Franck, Ernest...

Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) was a significant American composer of the generation who came into prominence before the First World War. His compositions were influenced by César Franck, Ernest...

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...

The 'Andante e Rondo Ungarese', was written in response to the success of Carl Maria von Weber's 'Bassoon Concerto' and was requested by the bassoonist in the Munich Orchestra, Georg Friedrich Brandt....

The 'Andante e Rondo Ungarese', was written in response to the success of Carl Maria von Weber's 'Bassoon Concerto' and was requested by the bassoonist in the Munich Orchestra, Georg Friedrich Brandt....

'Il Convegno' (in Italian 'the meeting' or the 'appointment') for two clarinets and piano was composed by Amilcare Ponchielli in 1857. 'Il Covegno' is in three sections, linked by cadenzas and other c...

As many French composers in those days, Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) had a passion for ancestral lands and many of his compositions reflect this rural heritage. One of these is the 'Fantaisie sur des th...

As many French composers in those days, Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) had a passion for ancestral lands and many of his compositions reflect this rural heritage. One of these is the 'Fantaisie sur des th...

Mozart wrote the 'Rondo for Piano and Orchestra' in Vienna in 1782 as an alternative final movement to his 'Piano Concerto No. 5', which he composed in 1773 at the age of eighteen. In fact, this 'rond...

Mozart wrote the 'Rondo for Piano and Orchestra' in Vienna in 1782 as an alternative final movement to his 'Piano Concerto No. 5', which he composed in 1773 at the age of eighteen. In fact, this 'rond...

Michael Kamen (1948 - 2003) was a fine musician and composer, active in many fields of music. First and foremost, he was an oboist and along with his friend Martin Fulterman (aka Mark Snow, most well-...

Michael Kamen (1948 - 2003) was a fine musician and composer, active in many fields of music. First and foremost, he was an oboist and along with his friend Martin Fulterman (aka Mark Snow, most well-...

Max Bruch compose "Kol Nidrei" per violoncello e orchestra nel 1881. Si presenta come un Adagio su due melodie ebraiche e consiste in una serie di variazioni su due temi principali di origine ebraica....

Max Bruch compose "Kol Nidrei" per violoncello e orchestra nel 1881. Si presenta come un Adagio su due melodie ebraiche e consiste in una serie di variazioni su due temi principali di origine ebraica....

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano, several important instrumental suites and a large number of songs that were...

As a composer, Edward MacDowell is mostly remembered for his two piano concertos, a great number of compositions for piano, several important instrumental suites and a large number of songs that were...