Willy Hautvast

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...

This march was composed for the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Air Force Band. In the airforce jargon 'Fly Past' means a group of aeroplanes flying over.

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...

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...

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!!).

Leo Delibes (1836-1891) wurde in Frankreich geboren und studierte ab seinem 11. Lebensjahr am Konservatorium von Paris, wo er Studien in Solfeggio, Orgel und Komposition absolvierte. Er komponierte ha...

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.

Dieses italienische Lied, auf Englisch bekannt als 'Time to say Goodbye', ist sehr bekannt geworden dank der Interpretation vom italienischen, blinden Tenor Andrea Bocelli. Nach dem Bocelli das 'Miser...

Jerry Lordan (London, 1933) reached no less than five times the top 50 in the United Kingdom in the first half of 1960. However, his big success 'Apache', performed by 'The Shadows' (the group accompa...

This song allowed Norway to win the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest. As the title suggests, let it swing and go ahead!

The Warsaw Concerto is a one movement piano concerto, composed as an important element for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight, and written by British composer, Richard Addinsell. The film's producers w...

Charles Émile Waldteufel (alias of Charles Émile Lévy) was born in Strasbourg on December 9, 1837 and died in Paris on February 12, 1915. He was French composer, music educator, and conductor. The wal...

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...