• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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In an obituary on BR-Classic, his compositional style was described as humorous and versatile. Ich lernte Joseph Horwoitz anlässlich der WASBE-Conference…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Composer, Deaths & Honors, Recommendations

When one thinks of Stephen Sondheim, one hardly associates him with Bernstein’s “West Side Story”. Sondheim was brilliant as a composer…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors, Recommendations

The well-known Spanish composer and arranger Juan Vicente Mas Quiles has always been closely associated with the renowned wind orchestra Banda…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Recommendations, Sheet music

“Hardly any other British composer has contributed more to overcoming the boundaries between “U” and “E” music than Malcolm Arnold. Most…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors

US composer Jim Steinman, who wrote hits for musicians such as Meat Loaf, Céline Dion and Bonnie Tyler, has died. The…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Recommendations

100 years ago, on 16 December 1921, the French composer Chales-Camille Saint-Saens died in Algiers. At the time, he was considered…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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Roger Boutry was composer, pianist, conductor and winner of the “Grand Prix de Rome”. Roger Boutry was a composer, pianist and…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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The King of Chanson has left the stage. In an interview Charles Aznavour once said that he hadn’t celebrated a birthday…