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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) clearly enjoyed writing the six humoresques for violin and orchestra in 1916-1917. They were not performed until 24th November 1919 together with the first performance of the...

Concerto Grosso No. 1 was the first of two concerti grossi by Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), who wrote the piece in response to his students' assertion that such traditional styles...

Concerto Grosso No. 1 was the first of two concerti grossi by Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), who wrote the piece in response to his students' assertion that such traditional styles...

Claude Debussy once described the music of Peter Warlock (1894-1930) as encompassing a "fine dreamy musicality." CAPRIOL SUITE, one of his most popular works, is a dance suite based on Orchésographie,...

Claude Debussy once described the music of Peter Warlock (1894-1930) as encompassing a "fine dreamy musicality." CAPRIOL SUITE, one of his most popular works, is a dance suite based on Orchésographie,...

The most frequently recorded and performed among the violin concertos written in the 20th century, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) began planning for the work in 1899. Delayed by a move to Helsinki and the...

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) composed his comic opera Fra Diavolo, ou L'hôtellerie de Terracine, AWV 18 in 1830, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe based loosely on the exploits of the legen...

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) composed his comic opera Fra Diavolo, ou L'hôtellerie de Terracine, AWV 18 in 1830, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe based loosely on the exploits of the legen...

The three-act opéra comique Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre (Zampa, or the Marble Bride) was written in 1831, and is one of Ferdinand Hérold's (1791-1833) most popular works during the 19th century. It...

La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1791 after he had almost finished Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Commissioned to celebrate...

La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K. 621 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) in 1791 after he had almost finished Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Commissioned to celebrate...

Saul, HWV 53 was composed in 1738 by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) as the grand introduction to his English oratorio Saul, based on the Old Testament narrative of King Saul, David, and Jonathan....

Spanish Basque composer Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (1806-1826) was nicknamed "the Spanish Mozart" after he died because he and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart shared the status of a c...

Federal Overture: A Paraphrase, arranged by Romulus Franceschini was originally composed in the 1790s by Benjamin Carr (1768-1831), an English-born composer, organist, and publisher who became one of...

Federal Overture: A Paraphrase, arranged by Romulus Franceschini was originally composed in the 1790s by Benjamin Carr (1768-1831), an English-born composer, organist, and publisher who became one of...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) completed the five-act opera Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) in 1867. With a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michael Carré, the opera tells the tragic story of Shakespear...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) completed the five-act opera Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) in 1867. With a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michael Carré, the opera tells the tragic story of Shakespear...

George Frideric Handel's (1685-1759) oratorio Solomon, HWV 67, is based on biblical stories of Solomon, the wise king depicted in the Old Testament. The oratorio includes a lively instrumental section...

George Frideric Handel's (1685-1759) oratorio Solomon, HWV 67, is based on biblical stories of Solomon, the wise king depicted in the Old Testament. The oratorio includes a lively instrumental section...

Symphony No. 92 in G major ("Oxford"), Hob. I:92 was composed in 1789 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) during the final years of his service to the Esterházy court, just before his celebrated London...

Symphony No. 92 in G major ("Oxford"), Hob. I:92 was composed in 1789 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) during the final years of his service to the Esterházy court, just before his celebrated London...

Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' was composed in 1841 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) during a remarkable burst of creative energy following his marriage to Clara Wieck, a period that ma...

Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' was composed in 1841 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) during a remarkable burst of creative energy following his marriage to Clara Wieck, a period that ma...