Baton Music

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (1897 -1948) was a Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist. In 1916 he composed 'La Cumparsita' which was first played in public in the old Café 'La Giralda' in Montevideo...

French composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas '...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The famous polka Donner und Blitz is till today often used as interval...

Conga del Fuego Nuevo' was included on the program of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and played at a New Years Concert in Germany for Arte Television. Agai...

Sigurd Jorsalfar is an orchestral suite by Edvard Grieg, celebrating King Sigurd I of Norway compiled in 1872 from incidental music to a play by Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson. The Homage March is one of the...

Das Liebesverbot' is an early opera by Richard Wagner, composed in 1834 - 1836 when he was in his early twenties. Subtitled 'Die Novize von Palermo' ('The Novice of Palermo'), the work stands apart fr...

Das Liebesverbot' is an early opera by Richard Wagner, composed in 1834 - 1836 when he was in his early twenties. Subtitled 'Die Novize von Palermo' ('The Novice of Palermo'), the work stands apart fr...

The Dutch composer Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) received his musical training from his uncle Hendrikus van der Sanden and from Brother Gregorius van Dijk. His talent as an organist became evident at an...

The Dutch composer Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) received his musical training from his uncle Hendrikus van der Sanden and from Brother Gregorius van Dijk. His talent as an organist became evident at an...

The Dutch composer Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) received his musical training from his uncle Hendrikus van der Sanden and from Brother Gregorius van Dijk. His talent as an organist became evident at an...

The Dutch composer Adrianus Giesen (1843-1916) received his musical training from his uncle Hendrikus van der Sanden and from Brother Gregorius van Dijk. His talent as an organist became evident at an...

Ferdinand David (1810-1873) was a prominent German violin virtuoso, composer, and music educator. As the long-time concertmaster of the 'Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra' and a close friend of Felix Mende...

Ferdinand David (1810-1873) was a prominent German violin virtuoso, composer, and music educator. As the long-time concertmaster of the 'Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra' and a close friend of Felix Mende...

Ferdinand David (1810-1873) was a prominent German violin virtuoso, composer, and music educator. As the long-time concertmaster of the 'Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra' and a close friend of Felix Mende...

Ferdinand David (1810-1873) was a prominent German violin virtuoso, composer, and music educator. As the long-time concertmaster of the 'Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra' and a close friend of Felix Mende...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

Emmerich Kálmán's most beloved operetta 'Die Csárdásfürstin' had its first performance at the Vienna 'Johann Strauss-Theater' in November 1915. Only in the German speaking countries it was performed 5...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) was an English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music. He is considered one of England's greatest composers, and he is honoured for h...

Non ti scordar di me, is one of De Curtis' later songs, written in 1935 for a movie of the same title, featuring the tenor, Beniamino Gigli, who helped make many Italian songs famous. Unlike a majorit...

Non ti scordar di me, is one of De Curtis' later songs, written in 1935 for a movie of the same title, featuring the tenor, Beniamino Gigli, who helped make many Italian songs famous. Unlike a majorit...