Johann Strauß Vater (Johann Strauss Sr.) was a Viennese composer, conductor, and violinist. The Radetzky Marsch, Op. 228, was first performed in Vienna in 1848. Strauss was commissioned to write the piece to be premiered at a...
The third and most famous movement of Suite Bergamasque is Clair de lune, in D♭ major. Its name comes from Verlaine’s poem “Clair de lune”, which means “moonlight” in French. It is written in a slow...
In English, the title of this work is “Fanfare for the Solemn Procession of the Knights of the Order of St. John”. It was composed in 1909 at the request of that society, which was founded...
German composer and conductor Richard Strauss was noted for his symphonic works, including Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Also Sprach Zarathurstra, and his opera Der Rosenkavalier. He completed the Festmusik der Stadt Wien on January 14, 1943,...
(1915) Japanese Suite Op. 33 -Prelude: Song of the Fisherman -Ceremonial Dance -Dance of the Marionette -Interlude: Sing of the Fisherman -Dance under the Cherry Tree -Finale: Dance of the Wolves In the middle of composing The Planets, Gustav Holst wrote Japanese Suite at the request...
The String Serenade was composed during the autumn of 1880. While Tschaikowsky regarded the Serenade as one of his finest works. He wrote it from inner compulsion. "This is a piece from the heart, and so,...
Performed at the celebrations given by the City of Moscow on the occasion of the Holy coronation of His Highness The Emperor Aleksandrovich and Her Highness The Empress Marriia Fedorovna. First performed in Moscow on 23...
