Manuel de Falla is considered one of the biggest Spanish composers. He was very interested in native Spanish folk music, whose influence is rather noticeable in this piece. The Three Cornered Hat, whi...
Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a Russian composer, music educator and conductor who taught lessons at the Conservatory of Saint Petersburg, to Stravinsky and Prokofiev among others. The talented orch...
The composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is regarded as Norway's the most important composer and for a large part can be regarded as a miniaturist. He has written famous works such as the Piano Concerto...
Tchaikovsky Highlights'. Various themes from the famous composer P.I Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) are presented here as a medley. The piece makes use of the best known melodies from the following compositi...
Weill's famous "Dreigroschenoper", in which prevailing opera conventions are ridiculed. The first part is a "serious", almost baroque overture, followed by a ballad that is easy on the ears, and the f...
Spanish composer Joaquin Turina was born on December 9, 1882 in Seville. At the age of 4, his musical 'career' began on the accordion. His first musical studies began in Seville, after which he took t...
Richard Strauss is a German composer, not related incidentally to Johann Strauss and his Austrian relatives from Vienna. He was born in Munich on June 11, 1864 and married the singer Pauline de Ahna i...
Charles Gounod fügte die Szene Hoch Ruhm und Ehre dem tapferen Hee nachträglich in seine Opernadaption von Goethes Faust ein. Unter dem Titel Soldatenchor wurde sie weltberühmt und kann dank dieser Be...
