Kultur und Musik des 6. bis 16. Jahrhunderts in Europa lebten auch von frühen globalen Einflüssen – etwa aus dem arabischen Raum, durch Kolonialisierung und interkontinentalen Handel. Cristina Urchueguía und Britta Sweers kombinieren ...

In collaboration with the International César Franck Society, Bärenreiter are publishing a new complete edition of Franck’s organ works. It takes into account not only all accessible sources but also previously neglected manuscripts. ...

The episode about Armida from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem “La Gerusalemme liberata” (1575) has been one of the most popular opera subjects since the 17th century, inspiring numerous composers including Lully, Haydn, Rossini and Dvorák ...

The Indian king Poros offers fierce resistance during Alexander the Great's conquest of India in 327 BC. When the defence threatens to fail, his lover Cleofide decides to use her beauty to ensnare Alexander and to save Poros.

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“Berenice, Regina d’Egitto” HWV 38 was the last of three operas Handel newly composed for the 1736/37 season at the Royal Theatre in Covent Garden. A month before the planned premiere, the composer suffered a stroke that left his right arm ...

To the end of his days Beethoven devoted himself intensively to questions of piano technique and teaching. He left behind some 300 figurations and exercises covering every aspect of piano playing, whether for himself or for his students. Siân ...

Ševcík's opus 3 which concentrates mainly on the use of the bouncing bow in violin playing, builds on the systematic development of bowing technique which the composer had already focused on in his previous opus 2 – School of Bowing ...