Stefan Schwalgin

Many composers of the 20th century enriched their own musical language with elements of jazz, just think of George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein. In the 'globalized' 21st century, Stefan Schwalgin ext...

Take Five is by far jazz pianist Dave Brubeck's most famous piece, easily recognized by its quirky 5/4 rhythm. Blue Rondo a la Turk, while written in a more conventional 9/8, divides the beats into gr...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of the legendary Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Stefan Schwalgin has produced Grieg as you have never heard him before. He has brought his music into...

AIDA ist eine der bekanntesten Opern aus der Feder von Giuseppe Verdi. Die Uraufführung fand am 24. Dezember 1871 in Kairo statt. Verdi hatte die pompöse Oper im 'rein ägyptischen Stil' zwar schon ein...

Dem Prinz-Regenten von England Georg August Friedrich gewidmet I. Schlacht Englische Trommeln und Trompeten Rule Britannia Französische Trommeln und Trompeten Marlborough Aufforderung und Gegenruf Sch...

The five marches from the series 'Pomp and Circumstance'€, op. 39 are certainly among the best known compositions of the British Edward Elgar. They were written between 1901 and 1930, and the first ma...

Probably every one of the 180 or so waltzes by Johann Strauss (son) (1825-1899) is still worth playing. Nevertheless, perhaps a dozen of his concert waltzes clearly stand out among his creations in te...

Johann Strauss II, best known as the “Waltz King”, also composed a few marches. He dedicated a whole series of pieces of this genre to certain countries and their monarchs: the “Persian March op. 289”...

Siegfried Translateur was a German composer, publisher and music director. He hailed from the province of Silesia where he was born as an illegitimate child. His mother later married cantor Salomon La...

Richard Eilenberg was born on January 13, 1848 in Merseburg. As a musician, concert tours took him through many parts of Europe in the 19th century. After an invitation from the Russian Tsar, Richard...

LIEDER, DIE VERBINDEN 1. Ode 'An die Freude' / Freude schöner Götterfunken (Europahymne) 2. Die Gedanken sind frei 3. Kein schöner Land 4. Ade zur guten Nacht Das auf Papier gedruckte SET enthält folg...

Die beliebte 'Dachovská Polkavon Josef Flegl ist ein Klassiker in der Blasorchesterliteratur, komponiert in der Tradition der großen tschechischen Konzertpolkas. Dieses liebliche Musikstück ist ein Be...

Der österreichische Komponist Robert Stolz (1880-1975) schrieb in den 1960er Jahren den 'UNO-Marsch' op. 1275, den Marsch der Vereinten Nationen. Motiviert wurde er dazu durch seinen Freund Ralph Bunc...

Inmitten Spaniens, nicht weit von der Hauptstadt Madrid entfernt, liegt Toledo. Die Historie dieser Stadt reicht zurück bis in die Zeit vor Christus, und dementsprechend finden sich dort zahllose bede...

While it can be fairly easy to select a musical piece for the beginning of a concert, the search for a proper closing piece can sometimes be more difficult. Helping to fill this gap was Stefan Schwalg...

This light-hearted, cheerful Christmas classic was written by the American composer Leroy Anderson. According to reports, he wrote this piece during a heat wave in July 1948. Mitchell Parish wrote the...

Die Erfolgsgeschichte dieses Jazz-Standards begann im Jahre 1965 mit dem Musical The Roar of the Greasepoint - the Smell of the Crowd, das im Gegensatz zu Feeling Good mittlerweile in Vergessenheit ge...

Die Magie von Boney M breitete sich in den 70er Jahren wie ein Lauffeuer über Deutschland und Europa hinweg aus. Ganz oben auf der Discowelle schwimmend, brachte die von Frank Farian produzierte Forma...

Walking on Sunshine has earned its place among the all-time favorite summer classics. Kimberley Rew, lead guitarist for the pop group Katrina and the Waves, wrote the song in 1985 and never looked bac...

The meaning of the Eagles song Hotel California has been the subject of much debate since it's release in 1976 and has seen many different interpretations over the years. The band however indicated th...

The meaning of the Eagles song Hotel California has been the subject of much debate since it's release in 1976 and has seen many different interpretations over the years. The band however indicated th...

Since 2007, British pop-singer sensation Adele has been winning one prize after another and has enjoyed unprecedented UK chart success. In December 2010, Rolling in the Deep finally propelled her into...

Apparently Billy Joel's muses when he wrote Uptown Girl were the model, Elle MacPherson, and then his later wife, model Christie Brinkley. With this catchy pop song about a simple guy who loves a rich...

Angeblich dachte Billy Joel beim Schreiben von Uptown Girl an das Model Elle MacPherson und an seine spätere Frau, das Model Christie Brinkley. Mit dem eingängigen Popsong über einen einfachen Kerl, d...

Swingin' BC - composed for the 50th anniversary of the County of Biberach (BC) Dear Musicians: Wind band music is an integral part of the Biberach county, and more than 110 community bands shape the m...