In 1803 Beethoven wrote his Third Symphony and, as is widely known, it was originally in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte. Yet it was published three years later with a dedication to Beethoven's patron Prince Lobkowitz as well as with the addition 'Sinfonia Eroica? in memory of a 'grand Uomo?. This presumably - reflecting the changed political situation - referred to the Prussian Prince Louis Ferdinan…

Par WIENIAWSKI. Wariacje na temat w asny'' op. 15 powsta y w 1854 i w tym samym roku ukaza y si drukiem, wydane przez firm Breitkopf und Hartel w Lipsku. Kompozycja oparta na technice wariacyjnej posiada nietypow form. Temat z trzema wariacjami (w dur) poprzedza molowy wst p z elementami kadencji. Fragment ten pojawia si ponownie po wariacjach, po czym nast puje fina w formie b yskotliwego walca, …

Gioachino Rossini chooses Semiramide as the opera subject of the Carnival season 1822-23, the last of his Italian career. The opera - composed on a libretto by Gaetano Rossi - was performed for the first time in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, on February 3rd 1823. The history of this work is characterized right from the first performances by frequent manipulations, cuts and consecutive adjustments beca…

Oper in Funf Akten Version 1756. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Richer than ever ? Rameau?s ?Zoroastre? in the version of 1756. Opera in five acts. Rameau?s revised version of his opera ?Zoroastre?, which could be heard and seen between 20 January 1756 and 26 March 1757 at the Académie royale de musique, was favourably received. Also from today?s point of view the work profits dramaturgically from many…

Arr. Takashi Hoshide. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Alors que tout ce qu'il entreprenait semblait voué à l'échec, Haendel compose dans une période plus que difficile, un chef d'oeuvre de la musique : Le Messie, un oratorio dans la plus pure tradition de la Passion allemande et de la cantate sacrée. L’ Alléluia est le mouvement final de la deuxième partie du Messie. Takashi Hoshide reprend cette cél…

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En 1849, Schumann se tourna vers un nouveau genre: la composition d'oeuvres pour piano accompagné d'un instrument soliste. De manière presque systématique, il fit cadeau de Fantasiestücken, Romanzen, etc. aux différents instruments à vent - et prévit toujours aussi une variante avec un instrument à cordes. Ainsi, selon son souhait, l'Adagio et Allegro op. 70 existe également dans une version pour …

Cantolopera is a publishing project devoted to students, professionals and enthusiasts who wish to approch the great vocal repertoire for practicing, performing or simply singing opera arias, sacred pieces, songs, standards. The editions include a vocal score and one or more CD containing orchestral accompaniment performed by Compagnia d'Opera Italiana, with its orchestra of over 130 instrumentali…

Haydn 'Symphonie des adieux' est une des oeuvres les plus jouées du répertoire symphonique. Le titre populaire ne découle pas de l'auteur, mais se réfère au mouvement final, à l'issue de laquelle (Adagio) les musiciens arrêter de jouer l'un après l'autre, ne laissant que deux violons à la fin des travaux. Selon une anecdote, sortie des musiciens était un moyen de faire référence aux exigences du t…

The first three movements of Johannes Brahms' E minor Cello Sonata were composed in 1862, the last movement was written in 1865. During the first years of its performance the work was received with mixed enthusiasm. By the end of Brahms' life, however, it was widely performed and by the first decades of the 20th century it was firmly embedded in the repertoire of many distinguished cellists. It wa…