Jos van de Braak

As a composer Franz 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 h...

Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. The words are from a love poem 'Cäcilie' written by Heinrich Hart, a German dramatic critic and journal...

Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. The words are from a love poem 'Cäcilie' written by Heinrich Hart, a German dramatic critic and journal...

Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. The words are from a love poem 'Cäcilie' written by Heinrich Hart, a German dramatic critic and journal...

Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. The words are from a love poem 'Cäcilie' written by Heinrich Hart, a German dramatic critic and journal...

Traum durch die Dämmerung is the first in a set of three songs based on love poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum and composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. The works were scored for medium...

Traum durch die Dämmerung is the first in a set of three songs based on love poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum and composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. The works were scored for medium...

Traum durch die Dämmerung is the first in a set of three songs based on love poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum and composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. The works were scored for medium...

Traum durch die Dämmerung is the first in a set of three songs based on love poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum and composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss. The works were scored for medium...

The prelude from Saint-SaÙns' Christmas oratorio, to which the composer himself added the note, 'in the style of Bach'. An extremely fitting opening to any Christmas concert. (Concert Band)

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. All these qualities are expressed in the 'Eight Russian Folk Song...

The Sinfonia is the opening of the second part of the Christmas Oratorio: `Am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertage'. This romantic piece of music was in the tradition of the shepherd music as set by Italian co...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (commonly translated in English as "Lo, how a rose e"er blooming") is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. Because of its prophetic theme, the song is popular...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (commonly translated in English as "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming") is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. Because of its prophetic theme, the song is popular...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (commonly translated in English as "Lo, how a rose e"er blooming") is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. Because of its prophetic theme, the song is popular...

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (commonly translated in English as "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming") is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. Because of its prophetic theme, the song is popular...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

In 1906 Richard Strauss composed the song "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland" on a text by Heinrich Heine. The text is a simple telling of the Three Kings following the star, and entering the ho...

In 1906 Richard Strauss composed the song "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland" on a text by Heinrich Heine. The text is a simple telling of the Three Kings following the star, and entering the ho...

In 1906 Richard Strauss composed the song "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland" on a text by Heinrich Heine. The text is a simple telling of the Three Kings following the star, and entering the ho...

In 1906 Richard Strauss composed the song "Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland" on a text by Heinrich Heine. The text is a simple telling of the Three Kings following the star, and entering the ho...

German composer Peter Cornelius composed his song cycle "Weihnachtslieder" ("Christmas Songs"), Opus 8, in 1856. Cornelius, who also was a gifted writer and had first pursued a career as an actor, wro...