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The opera 'Macbeth' was first performed in Florence in 1847. A second revised version was premiered in the Paris Theatre Lyrique in 1865. The aria 'Comme dal ciel precipita' is sung by Banco in the fo...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...

Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The 'Champagne Galop' (BTM681), for example, begins with the 'pop' of a champagne cork, and the...

Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The 'Champagne Galop' (BTM681), for example, begins with the 'pop' of a champagne cork, and the...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin. Although the score gained high acclaim, the press criticized the original libretto as si...

The 'Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major' by Antonio Vivaldi is one of the few solo works of the early 1700's to feature brass instruments and is among Vivaldi's best-known creations. As with the gre...

The 'Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major' by Antonio Vivaldi is one of the few solo works of the early 1700's to feature brass instruments and is among Vivaldi's best-known creations. As with the gre...

Gioacchino Rossini is primarily known for his opera's, but also composed for other forces like this 'Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra'. It is generally believed that Ross...

Gioacchino Rossini is primarily known for his opera's, but also composed for other forces like this 'Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra'. It is generally believed that Ross...

In 1896 Edward Elgar submitted sketches for two new works to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. One work was 'The Banner of St George', the other was the 'Imperial March'. Both captured the mood o...

In 1896 Edward Elgar submitted sketches for two new works to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. One work was 'The Banner of St George', the other was the 'Imperial March'. Both captured the mood o...

Music historians often cite Gottschalk's 'Pasquinade' as one of the earliest pieces that establish the ragtime style - an ''On beat' bass line and ''Off beat' accompanying rhythm beneath a syncopated...

Music historians often cite Gottschalk's 'Pasquinade' as one of the earliest pieces that establish the ragtime style - an ''On beat' bass line and ''Off beat' accompanying rhythm beneath a syncopated...

Franz Schubert composed his Lied, 'Der Erlkönig' (Erlking), for solo voice and piano in 1815, setting text from a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The song has become one of Schubert's most famous...

Franz Schubert composed his Lied, 'Der Erlkönig' (Erlking), for solo voice and piano in 1815, setting text from a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The song has become one of Schubert's most famous...

The 'Florida Suite' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Despite the work's title, Delius actually composed this suite in Leipzig in 1887 after his time as manager...

The 'Florida Suite' is an orchestral suite by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). Despite the work's title, Delius actually composed this suite in Leipzig in 1887 after his time as manager...

As many may be aware, Emile Waldteufel rivaled Johann Strauss II in the genre of the waltz. But unlike Strauss, many of Waldteufel's popular waltzes were arrangements of folk themes or themes by other...

As many may be aware, Emile Waldteufel rivaled Johann Strauss II in the genre of the waltz. But unlike Strauss, many of Waldteufel's popular waltzes were arrangements of folk themes or themes by other...

'Souvenir de Porto Rico', Op. 31, is written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk in 1857 during a tour in Puerto Rico and published in Mainz circa 1860 with the subtitle of 'Marche de Gibaros'. It's based on t...

'Souvenir de Porto Rico', Op. 31, is written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk in 1857 during a tour in Puerto Rico and published in Mainz circa 1860 with the subtitle of 'Marche de Gibaros'. It's based on t...