Gerhart Drijvers

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), wrote an enormous amount of music in all the forms of his day except opera; today, only a few of his works are in the concert repertory, but these are very pop...

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas.Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, The Barber of Seville delights audiences with its keenly sketched characters, melo...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

With this medley 'Boudewijn' arranger Gerhart Drijvers pays a tribute to one of the greatest composers of original Dutch songs. Indeed, in collaboration with Lennaert Nijgh, Boudewijn de Groot wrote n...

After conquering England by triumphal performances of Der Freischütz at Covent Garden von Weber was sent a commission by the manager of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden that resulted in his new ope...

After conquering England by triumphal performances of Der Freischütz at Covent Garden von Weber was sent a commission by the manager of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden that resulted in his new ope...

Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (1786-1832) was a German-born Danish composer during the Classical and Romantic periods. During his lifetime, Kuhlau was known primarily as a concert pianist and compose...

Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (1786-1832) was a German-born Danish composer during the Classical and Romantic periods. During his lifetime, Kuhlau was known primarily as a concert pianist and compose...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), wrote an enormous amount of music in all the forms of his day except opera; today, only a few of his works are in the concert repertory, but these are very pop...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), wrote an enormous amount of music in all the forms of his day except opera; today, only a few of his works are in the concert repertory, but these are very pop...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), wrote an enormous amount of music in all the forms of his day except opera; today, only a few of his works are in the concert repertory, but these are very pop...

Léo Delibes was a French composer specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas 'Le roi l'a d...

Léo Delibes was a French composer specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas 'Le roi l'a d...

Léo Delibes was a French composer specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas 'Le roi l'a d...

Léo Delibes was a French composer specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas 'Le roi l'a d...

In 1877 Dvorak was requested by the violinist Josef Markus to write a new piece for him. Dvorak went back to an earlier piece and transformed the slow movement of the String Quartet opus 7 into the Ro...

In 1877 Dvorak was requested by the violinist Josef Markus to write a new piece for him. Dvorak went back to an earlier piece and transformed the slow movement of the String Quartet opus 7 into the Ro...

In 1877 Dvorak was requested by the violinist Josef Markus to write a new piece for him. Dvorak went back to an earlier piece and transformed the slow movement of the String Quartet opus 7 into the Ro...

In 1877 Dvorak was requested by the violinist Josef Markus to write a new piece for him. Dvorak went back to an earlier piece and transformed the slow movement of the String Quartet opus 7 into the Ro...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...