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10 of the Craziest Musical Instruments Used in Classical Music
…the early 20th century and used by composers like Richard Strauss to create mysterious and dramatic tones. Because it’s so rare, only a handful of people in the world can…
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Franz Schubert’s Kupelwieser-Walzer
Cubus plays Franz Schubert’s “Kupelwieser-Walzer” in G-flat Major, transcribed by Richard Strauss. Check out the playlist of all Schubert’s music posted by Cubus on YouTube. Listen to the mp3 at…
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Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (1966)
The 1966 Salzburg Festival featured “Le Nozze di Figaro” with conductor Karl Böhm and cast members Walter Berry and Reri Grist. The festival, which regained prominence after World War II,…
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Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a composer, cellist, and impresario of the Romantic period. His influence extends beyond his own creations to the works of other eminent composers like Johann Strauss, Jr….
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Béla Bartók
…the audience, establishing Bartók’s reputation as a promising composer. His encounter with the music of Richard Strauss in 1902 and Claude Debussy in 1907 left a lasting impact on Bartók’s…
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Anton Bruckner
…such as Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. Bruckner’s compositions continue to be performed and recorded by orchestras worldwide, cementing his legacy as a key figure in the Romantic era of…
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America’s First Orchestra
…in Three Movements. The illustrious list of conductors over the years includes names like Arturo Toscanini, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinksy, Gustav Mahler, Antonín Dvořák, Leonard Bernstein and Richard Strauss. Over…
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Anderson & Roe Play Blue Danube Fantasy
Anderson & Roe Piano Duet perform “BLUE DANUBE FANTASY,” a new interpretation of the Blue Danube Waltzes. The composition aims to bring out the underlying emotions of the Viennese Waltz….
