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Joseph Joseph Haydn's (1732-1809) last solo concerto was composed to help with an experiment: in an effort to break through the Trumpet's limitations Anton Weidinger - a Trumpeter of the Vienna Court...

Joseph Joseph Haydn's (1732-1809) last solo concerto was composed to help with an experiment: in an effort to break through the Trumpet's limitations Anton Weidinger - a Trumpeter of the Vienna Court...

In the central part of the concerto, the Adagio, Mozart's preoccupation with cantabile melody opens a new world of sonority.It opens with a melody which must be one of the most beautiful ever written,...

In the central part of the concerto, the Adagio, Mozart's preoccupation with cantabile melody opens a new world of sonority.It opens with a melody which must be one of the most beautiful ever written,...

The French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) composed the Requiem in the years 1877-1900. The Pie Jesu from this mass is a delightful piece for solo soprano. In this transcription the solo part can a...

The French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) composed the Requiem in the years 1877-1900. The Pie Jesu from this mass is a delightful piece for solo soprano. In this transcription the solo part can a...

In 1877 Dvorak was requested by the violinist Josef Markus to write a new piece for him. Dvorak went back to an earlier piece and transformed the slow movement of the String Quartet opus 7 into the Ro...

In 1877 Dvorak was requested by the violinist Josef Markus to write a new piece for him. Dvorak went back to an earlier piece and transformed the slow movement of the String Quartet opus 7 into the Ro...

Besides opera's Donizetti composed music for wind ensemble and some solopieces for wind instruments. For Oboe and Pianoforte Donizetti composed a Sonata which he dedicated to his friend Severino degl'...

In 1882 Richard Strauss wrote his 'Horn Concerto No. 1' in E-flat major, Op. 11. The horn concerto has become the most frequently performed horn concerto written in the 19th Century. At the age of 18...

In 1882 Richard Strauss wrote his 'Horn Concerto No. 1' in E-flat major, Op. 11. The horn concerto has become the most frequently performed horn concerto written in the 19th Century. At the age of 18...

Besides opera's Donizetti composed music for wind ensemble and some solopieces for wind instruments. For Oboe and Pianoforte Donizetti composed a Sonata which he dedicated to his friend Severino degl'...

Franz Doppler (1821 -1883), was a flute virtuoso and a composer born in Lemberg (the modern Lvov, in Ukraine). His father, a composer and oboist at the Warsaw Opera, gave him a strong musical foundati...

Franz Doppler (1821 -1883), was a flute virtuoso and a composer born in Lemberg (the modern Lvov, in Ukraine). His father, a composer and oboist at the Warsaw Opera, gave him a strong musical foundati...

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825 - 1889) was a cornet player, conductor, composer, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the 'cornet à piston' or valved cornet. He was influenced by Niccolò Paganini's vi...

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825 - 1889) was a cornet player, conductor, composer, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the 'cornet à piston' or valved cornet. He was influenced by Niccolò Paganini's vi...

French composer Jules Demersseman was one of the first French composers to write music for the newly-developed saxophone. One of these was 'Fantaisie sur un thème original' for Alto Saxophone and Pian...

French composer Jules Demersseman was one of the first French composers to write music for the newly-developed saxophone. One of these was 'Fantaisie sur un thème original' for Alto Saxophone and Pian...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

One of the most influential of German romantic composers is Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). He is especially known because of his opera's but he composed some masses and a number of solo concerto's...

One of the most influential of German romantic composers is Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). He is especially known because of his opera's but he composed some masses and a number of solo concerto's...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios and masses but he was also a fine chamber-work and concerto-composer with a delicate touch and no...

French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) regained great successes as a composer of operas, oratorios and masses but he was also a fine chamber-work and concerto-composer with a delicate touch and no...

Pablo de Sarasate was not only a great violinplayer but a composer as well and because of that it's quite logic that the violin plays an important role in his work. The Carmen Fantasy, together with Z...

Johan Wagenaar (1862 -1941) was a Dutch composer and organist. His compositions include operas, cantatas, organ music, and orchestral works. The music of Hector Berlioz had a modest influence on his w...