Geert Schrijvers

Puccini’s beloved aria "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi (1918) offers a moment of pure lyricism within an opera otherwise characterized by satire, intrigue, and family conflict. In this short...

Puccini’s beloved aria "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi (1918) offers a moment of pure lyricism within an opera otherwise characterized by satire, intrigue, and family conflict. In this short...

Everyone is familiar with the phenomenon of the deadline, that dreaded moment when a task that has been started must be completed. Whether it concerns elite athletes who must peak on the day, sometime...

Everyone is familiar with the phenomenon of the deadline, that dreaded moment when a task that has been started must be completed. Whether it concerns elite athletes who must peak on the day, sometime...

The composition "Morias Enkomion" is inspired by the book of the same title by the medieval humanist Desiderius Erasmus, better known in Dutch as "The Praise of Folly". In this work, the goddess Folly...

The composition "Morias Enkomion" is inspired by the book of the same title by the medieval humanist Desiderius Erasmus, better known in Dutch as "The Praise of Folly". In this work, the goddess Folly...

Out of the Blue, the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra. It contains the legendary "Concerto for a Rainy Day", four tracks that together form a symphonic suite, wi...

Out of the Blue, the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra. It contains the legendary "Concerto for a Rainy Day", four tracks that together form a symphonic suite, wi...

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

George Gershwin was a welcome guest in the High Society of New York. He was eloquent, a gentleman, and an outstanding pianist. And his own songs were also enjoyed by all. With an arrangement named T-B...

In Allen Meine Taten O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid Werde Munter Mein Gemute Wach Auf, Mein Herz, Und Singe

Gustav Holst (Cheltenham, 1874 - London, 1934) was of the very first great British composers of classical music to write some valuable original compositions for symphonic band. Holst composed operas,...

Gioacchino Rossini. Grande Fanfare, Le Rendez-vous de Chasse Rossini wohnte schon ca. vier Jahre in Frankreich, als er 1828 sein 'Le Rendez-vous de Chasse' schrieb. Es wurde in einer romantischen und...

The Procession of the Nobles is the best-known piece that survived an ambitious project which was never completed due to lack of money. No less than five composers, several orchestras, choirs and ball...

Gioacchino Rossini is famous as composer of a fabulous series op splendid operas of which the overtures are often most popular and appreciated. The opera 'La Cambiale di Matrimonio' (the change of the...

Gustav Holst (Cheltenham, 1874 - London, 1934) was one of the very first great British composers of classical music to write some valuable original compositions for symphonic band. Holst composed oper...

In 1898 and 1899 Edward Elgar wrote his Enigma Variations, portraying several of his friends. Variation IX received the mysterious title 'Nimrod' and describes August Jaeger, a German who worked in a...

Camille Saint-Saëns, wrote his Third Symphony, while at the peak of his artistic abilities. During the same period he also wrote his Third Violin Concerto, the Danse Macabre and his world famous Carni...

Benvenuto Cellini was the first opera from the French composer Hector Berlioz. After reading the memoires of the 16th century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz had a strong feeling of connection and...