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Singapura Suite was commissioned by Singapore's Ministry of Education Extracurricular Activities Branch to serve as a compulsory piece for the 1999 Singapore Youth Festival. 'Singapura' is the origina...

Singapura Suite was commissioned by Singapore's Ministry of Education Extracurricular Activities Branch to serve as a compulsory piece for the 1999 Singapore Youth Festival. 'Singapura' is the origina...

The chorale Glory to God on High is one of todays most often sung hymns. The words are an expression of praise to God and gratefulness for his mercy. The internationally familiar melody of this choral...

Eins der meist gesungenen Kirchenlieder ist Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr. Der Text des Hymnus ist ein Ausdruck der Ehre Gottes und Dankbarkeit für seine Gnade. Wim Stalman basierte sein Werk Grace a...

The year 2000 is a jubilee year for the Roman Catholic Church. To celebrate this the Vatican Church commissioned Jean-Paul Lecot to compose a hymn for the festivities. The composition, 'Christ hier, C...

There are all sorts of marches: fast and slow, solemn and energetic, military and civil, procession and funeral. Orion is a so-called 'slow march'. However the moderate tempo does not make a passive o...

Mit diesem Arrangement des ursprünglich französischen Weihnachtsliedes Engel auf den Feldern singen hat Roland Kernen wieder einmal ein bezauberndes Konzertstück geschaffen. Das Werk beginnt mit einer...

Andrew Lloyd Webber komponierte die Musik zu einer Reihe weltberühmter Musicals. All I Ask Of You ist ein Lied aus dem Phantom der Oper, dem Musical, das auf die längste Spielzeit von allen am Broadwa...

In 1725 J. S. Bach composed the cantata BWV79 'Gott, der Herr, is Sonn' und Schild for the celebration of the Reformation. Originally written for 3 vocal soloists, choir and orchestra Cantata No. 79 i...

The Spirit of Christmas is a medley of charming Christmas carols, all with an international character. The medley consists of the following five carols: Away in a Manger; The First Noel; It Came Upon...

Florence, Italy, was a model of Renaissance culture because of its economy and its writers, painters, architects and philosophers. This descriptive new work paints a picture of a street fair in Floren...

Florence, Italy, was a model of Renaissance culture because of its economy and its writers, painters, architects and philosophers. This descriptive new work paints a picture of a street fair in Floren...

Since his first successes in the 1990s the amiable popular singer Frans Bauer has grown into a megastar in the Netherlands. In Germany, too, he has a great number of fans. Although he is derided by ma...

Seit seinen ersten Erfolgen in den 90er-Jahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts hat der liebenswerte Schlagersänger Frans Bauer sich zu einem Megastar in den Niederlanden entwickelt. Auch in Deutschland h...

Remembrance Day ist ein choralartiges Stück zum Angedenken an die Verstorbenen. Die Komposition basiert auf einem Text aus Totengedenken, herausgegeben vom Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. Ein...

Singapore Rhapsody is an exciting work in two movements based on popular Malaysian folksongs. The songs that occur in the first movement are Rasa Sayang eh (a love song), Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a song...

The Little Drummer Boy ist ein Weihnachtslied, dessen Melodie Jung und Alt sofort wieder erkennen werden. Dieser Weihnachtsklassiker erzählt von einem kleinen Jungen, der das in seiner Krippe liegende...

The Christmas Song, der seltsamerweise an einem heissen Sommertag des Jahres 1946 komponiert wurde, ist ein Evergreen unter den Weihnachtsliedern. Der Text beschreibt sehr anschaulich ?Maronen, die üb...

Mit Klezmer wurde ursprünglich die Musik der jiddisch sprechenden Juden in Osteuropa bezeichnet. Klezmer-Musiker spielten vornehmlich Tanzmusik auf Hochzeiten und Familienfeiern. In der oft zugleich f...

As the title suggests in Christmas Bells, bells play the leading part. This medley begins with bell chiming on the CD (this comes with the set), after which the band come in with a solid chord. During...

Close your eyes and drift away with the sweet music of Nicola Piovani in the world of Roberto Benigni, with a movie that, between laughter and tears, will surely remain in the history of cinema. Set i...

The Blues is a well-known style of popular music. The name does not come out of thin air. After all, the term 'blues' refers to a state of mind: with the sentence 'I got the blues' someone means they...

The Blues is a well-known style of popular music. The name does not come out of thin air. After all, the term 'blues' refers to a state of mind: with the sentence 'I got the blues' someone means they...

The Last Rose of Summer is a popular Irish folksong. The original text was written by Thomas Moore (1779-1852) and the melody is a traditional air titled The Groves of Blarney. The German composer Fri...

While composing this beautiful chorale, Hayato Hirose was inspired by the fond memory of the pre-marital days he spent with his beloved wife, Minako. The chorale starts with gorgeous woodwinds, after...