Originally composed as a chanson for voice and piano and than transcribed for orchestra, the Danse Macabre Op. 40 is a short symphonic poem composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1874. Among the various possible sources of inspiration, Camille Saint-Saën...More info...
Die Walküre (the Valkyries) is the second of the four works that make up the Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). It premiered in Munich in 1870. The Ride of the Valkyries is definitely the best-known piece from this opera andperha...More info...
