Andre Bodin

'Ascanio' is a grand opera composed by Camille Saint-Saëns during 1887-1888. The opera's French libretto is based on the 1852 play 'Benvenuto Cellini'. The name was changed to 'Ascanio' to avoid confu...

'Ascanio' is a grand opera composed by Camille Saint-Saëns during 1887-1888. The opera's French libretto is based on the 1852 play 'Benvenuto Cellini'. The name was changed to 'Ascanio' to avoid confu...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Tschaikovsky composed his 'Concerto for Violin and Orchestra' in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both somewha...

Sergei Prokofiev wrote the 'Overture on Hebrew Themes', Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano. Fifteen years la...

Sergei Prokofiev wrote the 'Overture on Hebrew Themes', Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano. Fifteen years la...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic compos...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic compos...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic compos...

Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic compos...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

Charles Ives's 'Symphony No. 1 in D minor', written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him. Many of his later symphonies relied on Protes...

Charles Ives's 'Symphony No. 1 in D minor', written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him. Many of his later symphonies relied on Protes...

Charles Ives's 'Symphony No. 1 in D minor', written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him. Many of his later symphonies relied on Protes...

Charles Ives's 'Symphony No. 1 in D minor', written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him. Many of his later symphonies relied on Protes...

'Der Waffenschmied' (The Armourer) is an opera (Singspiel) in three acts by German composer Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). It's often considered his third most popular work. The opera was eventua...

'Der Waffenschmied' (The Armourer) is an opera (Singspiel) in three acts by German composer Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). It's often considered his third most popular work. The opera was eventua...

'Der Waffenschmied' (The Armourer) is an opera (Singspiel) in three acts by German composer Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). It's often considered his third most popular work. The opera was eventua...

'Der Waffenschmied' (The Armourer) is an opera (Singspiel) in three acts by German composer Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851). It's often considered his third most popular work. The opera was eventua...

Edward Elgar composed 'Sospiri', Op. 70 just before the beginning of World War I. This adagio was originally intended for violin and piano, as a companion piece to 'Salut d'Amour'. Elgar had in mind t...