Roger Niese

In 1866 Offenbach composed 'La vie parisienne', an opéra bouffe, or operetta with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This work was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contempor...

In 1866 Offenbach composed 'La vie parisienne', an opéra bouffe, or operetta with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. This work was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contempor...

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...

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...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...

While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as...

Instrumentation solo horn, picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 3 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gio...

Instrumentation solo horn, picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 3 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gio...

picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 4 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba, perc., harp The highlights of Saint-Saens oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera 'Samson et Dalila' (1877). With its familiar st...

picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 4 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba, perc., harp The highlights of Saint-Saens oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera 'Samson et Dalila' (1877). With its familiar st...

The highlights of Saint-Saëns oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera Samson et Dalila (1877). With its familiar story and many stretches of vigorous and appealing music Samson et Dalila ha...

The highlights of Saint-Saëns oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera Samson et Dalila (1877). With its familiar story and many stretches of vigorous and appealing music Samson et Dalila ha...

Instrumentation solo trumpet, picc. trp, trp, flugel hrn, 4 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. Based on an excellent play by Beauma...

Instrumentation solo trumpet, picc. trp, trp, flugel hrn, 4 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' (1816) is one of the greatest of all comic operas. Based on an excellent play by Beauma...

Franz Lehár's 'Scène phantastique' from 'Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht' offers a magical journey into the world of the Arabian Nights. Composed early in his career, this work showcases Lehár's innate gif...

Franz Lehár's 'Scène phantastique' from 'Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht' offers a magical journey into the world of the Arabian Nights. Composed early in his career, this work showcases Lehár's innate gif...

Franz Lehár's 'Scène phantastique' from 'Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht' offers a magical journey into the world of the Arabian Nights. Composed early in his career, this work showcases Lehár's innate gif...

Franz Lehár's 'Scène phantastique' from 'Ein Märchen aus 1001 Nacht' offers a magical journey into the world of the Arabian Nights. Composed early in his career, this work showcases Lehár's innate gif...

´Concerto da Camera´ is a concerto in three movements for the unusual combination of Flute, English Horn, and String Orchestra written by Arthur Honegger late in his career in 1948. The piece has thre...

´Concerto da Camera´ is a concerto in three movements for the unusual combination of Flute, English Horn, and String Orchestra written by Arthur Honegger late in his career in 1948. The piece has thre...

´Concerto da Camera´ is a concerto in three movements for the unusual combination of Flute, English Horn, and String Orchestra written by Arthur Honegger late in his career in 1948. The piece has thre...

´Concerto da Camera´ is a concerto in three movements for the unusual combination of Flute, English Horn, and String Orchestra written by Arthur Honegger late in his career in 1948. The piece has thre...

In 1980, wellknown and respected Brittish composer/arranger Peter Hope arranged a number of Christmas Carols which were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Colin Davis. In this transcription...

'Tristsch Tratsch' was a satirical magazine in Vienna in. In 1858 it printed a profile of Johann Strauss: it was feared, said the report, that Strauss' concert seasons in Russia and the development of...

Mexican composer Augustin Lara (1897- 1970) was mainly a composer of songs used in movies and cabarets. It is said that Lara never learned musical notation. In total he wrote more than 700 songs. By t...