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Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

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 Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Eduard Strauss (1835-1916) fu un compositore austriaco che, insieme ai fratelli Johann Strauss II e Josef Strauss, costituì la dinastia musicale degli Strauss. La sua popolarità fu messa in ombra da q...

Eduard Strauss (1835-1916) fu un compositore austriaco che, insieme ai fratelli Johann Strauss II e Josef Strauss, costituì la dinastia musicale degli Strauss. La sua popolarità fu messa in ombra da q...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Capriccio è l'ultima opera del compositore tedesco Richard Strauss. È sottotitolata "Un pezzo di conversazione per la musica" e fu rappresentata per la prima volta al "Nationaltheater München" il 28 o...

Capriccio è l'ultima opera del compositore tedesco Richard Strauss. È sottotitolata "Un pezzo di conversazione per la musica" e fu rappresentata per la prima volta al "Nationaltheater München" il 28 o...

For piano four-hands Franz Schubert composed a small series of three military marches, which are collected under the catalog of works by Otto Erich, German, as D 733. The first of the three is far mor...

For piano four-hands Franz Schubert composed a small series of three military marches, which are collected under the catalog of works by Otto Erich, German, as D 733. The first of the three is far mor...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Ascanio è un grand-opéra composto da Camille Saint-Saëns nel 1887-1888. Il libretto francese dell'opera è basato sulla commedia "Benvenuto Cellini" del 1852. Il nome fu cambiato in "Ascanio" per evita...

Ascanio è un grand-opéra composto da Camille Saint-Saëns nel 1887-1888. Il libretto francese dell'opera è basato sulla commedia "Benvenuto Cellini" del 1852. Il nome fu cambiato in "Ascanio" per evita...

L'Orfeo, talvolta chiamato "La favola d'Orfeo", è una favola in musica del tardo Rinascimento/inizio Barocco di Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), su libretto di Alessandro Striggio. Si basa sulla leggen...

L'Orfeo, talvolta chiamato "La favola d'Orfeo", è una favola in musica del tardo Rinascimento/inizio Barocco di Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), su libretto di Alessandro Striggio. Si basa sulla leggen...

The third movement, "Allegretto grazioso", of Dvorák's eighth symphony is a melancholic 'sweet and languid" waltz in 3/4 time, which at the end changes into a more Bohemian folk dance in 2/4 time. The...

The third movement, "Allegretto grazioso", of Dvorák's eighth symphony is a melancholic 'sweet and languid" waltz in 3/4 time, which at the end changes into a more Bohemian folk dance in 2/4 time. The...

The 'Hungarian Dances' (Ungarische Tänze), evoking directly the warm blood of Hungarian gypsy music, consist of 21 dances, originally composed for piano four hands. Perhaps less familiar than the famo...

The 'Hungarian Dances' (Ungarische Tänze), evoking directly the warm blood of Hungarian gypsy music, consist of 21 dances, originally composed for piano four hands. Perhaps less familiar than the famo...

In 1876 Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) composed his "Preludio in Mi minore" which became later known as the "Preludio a Orchestra". It"s Puccini"s first surviving work and through its original treatment...