Baton Music

Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. The words are from a love poem 'Cäcilie' written by Heinrich Hart, a German dramatic critic and journal...

La danza is a patter song by Gioacchino Rossini, in 'Tarantella napoletana' time. It's the eighth song of the collection 'Les soirées musicales' which he composed in the years 1830-1835. 'La danza' be...

La danza is a patter song by Gioacchino Rossini, in 'Tarantella napoletana' time. It's the eighth song of the collection 'Les soirées musicales' which he composed in the years 1830-1835. 'La danza' be...

La danza is a patter song by Gioacchino Rossini, in 'Tarantella napoletana' time. It's the eighth song of the collection 'Les soirées musicales' which he composed in the years 1830-1835. 'La danza' be...

La danza is a patter song by Gioacchino Rossini, in 'Tarantella napoletana' time. It's the eighth song of the collection 'Les soirées musicales' which he composed in the years 1830-1835. 'La danza' be...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which Die Fledermaus his best contribution to this genre is. The Melodram is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very begi...

Camille Saint-Saëns composed the 'Cello Concerto No. 1' in A minor, Op. 33, in 1872, when he was 37 years old. The concerto has a unique structure, as it consists of one continuous movement with three...

Camille Saint-Saëns composed the 'Cello Concerto No. 1' in A minor, Op. 33, in 1872, when he was 37 years old. The concerto has a unique structure, as it consists of one continuous movement with three...

Camille Saint-Saëns composed the 'Cello Concerto No. 1' in A minor, Op. 33, in 1872, when he was 37 years old. The concerto has a unique structure, as it consists of one continuous movement with three...

Camille Saint-Saëns composed the 'Cello Concerto No. 1' in A minor, Op. 33, in 1872, when he was 37 years old. The concerto has a unique structure, as it consists of one continuous movement with three...

In 1874 Chabrier composed the 'Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra' but it was only discovered after his death. It is often referred to as the French Horn equivalent of an operatic aria. Chabrier employs...

In 1874 Chabrier composed the 'Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra' but it was only discovered after his death. It is often referred to as the French Horn equivalent of an operatic aria. Chabrier employs...

In 1874 Chabrier composed the 'Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra' but it was only discovered after his death. It is often referred to as the French Horn equivalent of an operatic aria. Chabrier employs...

In 1874 Chabrier composed the 'Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra' but it was only discovered after his death. It is often referred to as the French Horn equivalent of an operatic aria. Chabrier employs...

The doina is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, lautareasca music as well adopted into klezmer music. The peasant doinas are mostly...

The doina is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, lautareasca music as well adopted into klezmer music. The peasant doinas are mostly...

The doina is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, lautareasca music as well adopted into klezmer music. The peasant doinas are mostly...

The doina is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, lautareasca music as well adopted into klezmer music. The peasant doinas are mostly...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...