Among the most widely performed choral works in the repertoire, Faure's Requiem (1888) is generally considered the composer's greatest achievement and is admired for its clarity, balance, serenity, an
"The Pearl Fishers" is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. It was first performed in September of 1863 at the Th??tre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient times on the island of C
Beethoven's symphonic masterpiece, written between 1818 and 1824, actually had sources dating from earlier in his life. For example, many years earlier, Beethoven had expressed wishes to set Schiller'
Haydn's last major work before his death is the Mass in B-flat Major, The "Harmoniemesse," written in 1802. It features large-scale scoring of the wind section of the orchestra and a classical symphon
