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Cavalleria Rusticana became Pietro Mascagni's most successful opera. It is still a great repertoire favorite, almost always double-billed with Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. The aria Voi lo sapete,...

Cavalleria Rusticana became Pietro Mascagni's most successful opera. It is still a great repertoire favorite, almost always double-billed with Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. The aria Voi lo sapete,...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

In 1927, when Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and his wife Elsa were invited for a trip to Brazil for conducting and recitals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo he also found some time to explore nati...

In 1927, when Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and his wife Elsa were invited for a trip to Brazil for conducting and recitals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo he also found some time to explore nati...

In 1927, when Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and his wife Elsa were invited for a trip to Brazil for conducting and recitals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo he also found some time to explore nati...

In 1927, when Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and his wife Elsa were invited for a trip to Brazil for conducting and recitals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo he also found some time to explore nati...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Wiener Blut' ('Viennese Blood', 'Vienna Blood' or 'Viennese Spirit') is a waltz by Johann Strauss composed in 1873 to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor Franz Joseph's daughter Archduchess Gisela Lo...

Wiener Blut' ('Viennese Blood', 'Vienna Blood' or 'Viennese Spirit') is a waltz by Johann Strauss composed in 1873 to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor Franz Joseph's daughter Archduchess Gisela Lo...

Wiener Blut' ('Viennese Blood', 'Vienna Blood' or 'Viennese Spirit') is a waltz by Johann Strauss composed in 1873 to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor Franz Joseph's daughter Archduchess Gisela Lo...

Wiener Blut' ('Viennese Blood', 'Vienna Blood' or 'Viennese Spirit') is a waltz by Johann Strauss composed in 1873 to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor Franz Joseph's daughter Archduchess Gisela Lo...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

Georges Bizet composed 'L'Arlésienne' as incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play of the same name, usually translated as 'The Girl from Arles'. The incidental music has survived and flourished, how...

Georges Bizet composed 'L'Arlésienne' as incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play of the same name, usually translated as 'The Girl from Arles'. The incidental music has survived and flourished, how...