Aurore by Rene Bartoli (1941-) Rene Bartoli is a contemporary guitaist from France. Bartoli won the International Guitar Cometition of O.R.T.F. at Salle Gaveau in Paris at age 21. In 1978 René Bartoli founded the International Guitar Competition that bears his name, which he heads and runs every year.
Chanson Pour Delphine by Francis Kleynjans (1951-) Francis Kleynjans was born in Paris, France, in 1951. He studied guitar with Alexandre Lagoya and Alirio Diaz. He has performed throughout Europe and on French radio. Kleynjans is also a significant composer for the guitar, having written over 300 teaching and concert works, duo and ensemble pieces, …
Danza Delle Silfidi by Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a conductor, he performed …
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Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Georges Bizet was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.
L’Hymne A L’Amour by Edith Piaf (1915-1963) Édith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France’s national popular singer, as well as being one of France’s greatest international stars. . Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads. Among her songs are “La …
Carmen Habanera by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Georges Bizet was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.
Toreador by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Georges Bizet was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.
Les Contes dhoffmann by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. …
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Can Can by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. His …
Bolero by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music has entered the standard concert repertoire.
