Paul Dukas

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was a composer who had little self-confidence and was very self-critical. As a result of this he destroyed the manuscripts of all but seven large and five small works. Luckily h...

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (French: L'apprenti sorcier) is a symphonic poem by the French composer Paul Dukas, completed in 1897. The composition's musical storytelling is remarkably graphic, although...

Paul Dukas wrote his Villanelle as a demanding exam piece for the horn class of the Paris Conservatoire in 1906. The title, referencing a cheerful traditional vocal genre that originated in 16th centu...

In cooperation with Edition Eulenburg Famous evil broom One of the most important works of program music: 'Scherzo after a ballad by Goethe' is what the 32-year-old Dukas called his best-known orchest...

In cooperation with Edition Eulenburg Famous evil broom One of the most important works of program music: 'Scherzo after a ballad by Goethe' is what the 32-year-old Dukas called his best-known orchest...

In cooperation with Edition Eulenburg Famous evil broom One of the most important works of program music: 'Scherzo after a ballad by Goethe' is what the 32-year-old Dukas called his best-known orchest...