In 1970 the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (London, 1948) had a real big success with his second musical 'Jesus Christ Super Star'. Besides the title song, Willy Hautvast selected the most popul...
The 'Annen Polka' is e real gem of the typical Viennese music. It could hardly fail at any Strauß concert and is a regular feature at the annual New Year's Concert in Vienna.
This Ode to Joy is the choral finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, composed in 1823, using a poem written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller. During the Olympic Games of 1956, 1960 and 1964, Ode to Joy...
Regina Coeli is a scene from the opera Cavelleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni set in a church service on Easter morning. Well known and extremely passionate Italian opera music! Extremely skilfully a...
To the surprise of everybody the Heineken commercial featuring the men in the moon made its way to the top 20 of the National Hitparade (Satchmo's old success!!).
This piece is in the form of a medley-overture, in this case the themes are taken from Dutch national and traditional songs. The introduction contains: The National Anthem (Wilhelmus), 'Wilt heden nu...
This part from Mendelssohn's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' is a nice piece full of atmosphere allowing a wind band to excel. Above all, the French horn section comes to the fore. The work is well suited f...
Danse des Sauvages' (Dance of the Savages) is an excerpt from the ballet opera 'Les Indes Galantes' (The Courtly Indies). Rameau was one of the most important French composers (1683 - 1764). He wrote...
Der in Polen geborene Komponist Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) wird als der größte Komponist der polnischen Geschichte betrachtet. Sein Werk, oft für eine Musterkarte der Romantischen Kunst gehalten, ent...
