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Das bekannte 'Künstlerleben' des'Walzerkönigs' Johann Strauss jr. wird oft als'Zwilling' des Walzers 'An der schönen blauen Donau' (Op. 314) bezeichnet. Tatsächlich erblickten beide 1867 kurz hinterei...

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...

Praeludium no. 4, BWV 556, is from '8 Short Preludes and Fugues' formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but probably composed by one of his students. It is originally a short prelude for organ....

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...

The Cuban Overture is a work for symphony orchestra by American composer George Gershwin written in 1932. It was premiered on August 16, 1932 at Lewisohn Stadium, New York by the Lewisohn-Stadium Orch...

The waltz "Rosen aus dem Süden" (Roses from the South) is probably one of the most beautiful works in this genre from the pen of the incomparable Johann Strauss. The present arrangement was commission...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Variations on a Theme by Glinka" was written for solo oboe accompanied by wind band. This rather unusual combination is due to the fact that at the time of its composition,...

Russian composer Alexandre Glazunov composed this work in 1900 originally as a solo work for cello and piano but also for cello and orchestra. It is an occasional work for a fellow teacher (Alexandre...

Recorded on CD TRL130602