Opere strumentali classiche per Orchestra

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) composed his popular two-act opera buffa L'elisir d'amore hastily over six weeks in 1832 for a premiere that took place on May 12 of that year at the Teatro della Canobbi...

WERTHER, an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), found its inspiration in a novel by Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, which in turn based its story on the actual suicide of a young m...

WERTHER, an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), found its inspiration in a novel by Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, which in turn based its story on the actual suicide of a young m...

A dream inspired Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) to compose The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn, based on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The composer originally wrote it for piano in 1912. Fou...

A dream inspired Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) to compose The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn, based on the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The composer originally wrote it for piano in 1912. Fou...

Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli's (1834-1886) 4-act opera La Gioconda was first performed by La Scala in Milan on April 8, 1876, and was an immediate success, acting as a bridge between the Verdi...

Alexander Borodin's (1833-1887) Symphony No. 3 in A minor was written between 1886 and 1887. However, it remained unfinished at the time of his death, with only a sketch of the first movement and a co...

La Sinfonia n. 3 in la minore di Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) fu scritta tra il 1886 e il 1887. Tuttavia, al momento della sua morte rimase incompiuta, con solo un abbozzo del primo movimento e una v...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote Four Lieder (Four Songs), Op. 27 for voice and piano originally in 1894, and they are among his greatest songs, when taken as a set. While the text came from a trio o...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote Four Lieder (Four Songs), Op. 27 for voice and piano originally in 1894, and they are among his greatest songs, when taken as a set. While the text came from a trio o...

Nell'ottobre del 1880, mentre stava completando la sua sesta sinfonia, Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) scrisse al suo editore Fritz Simrock di voler completare un ciclo di duetti per pianoforte nel mese su...

Nell'ottobre del 1880, mentre stava completando la sua sesta sinfonia, Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) scrisse al suo editore Fritz Simrock di voler completare un ciclo di duetti per pianoforte nel mese su...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) compose la SINFONIA DANTE, S. 109 (EINE SYMPHONIE ZU DANTES DIVINA COMMEDIA), ispirata alla DIVINA COMMEDIA di Dante Alighieri, tra il 1855 e il 1856. Strutturata in due grandi...

Symphony No. 16 in C Major, K. 128 was composed when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was 16 years old. It was the first of three written in May 1772 while he stayed in Salzburg. The first movement...

Symphony No. 16 in C Major, K. 128 was composed when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was 16 years old. It was the first of three written in May 1772 while he stayed in Salzburg. The first movement...

Scritta tra il 1879 e il 1881, la Sinfonia n. 6 di Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) fu considerata dal compositore la sua "sinfonia più audace", anche se molti critici dell'epoca non sarebbero stati d'accor...

Scritta tra il 1879 e il 1881, la Sinfonia n. 6 di Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) fu considerata dal compositore la sua "sinfonia più audace", anche se molti critici dell'epoca non sarebbero stati d'accor...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) completò la sua prima opera pubblicata per orchestra, RAPSODIE ESPAGNOLE, tra il 1907 e il 1908, dedicandola al violinista belga Charles de Bériot. L'Orchestre des Concerts C...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) completò la sua prima opera pubblicata per orchestra, RAPSODIE ESPAGNOLE, tra il 1907 e il 1908, dedicandola al violinista belga Charles de Bériot. L'Orchestre des Concerts C...

Originally written for piano four hands in 1879, Hungarian Dances (WoO 1), a set of 21 lively dance tunes mostly based on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms' (1833-1897) most popular works to...

Originally written for piano four hands in 1879, Hungarian Dances (WoO 1), a set of 21 lively dance tunes mostly based on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms' (1833-1897) most popular works to...

Scritta originariamente nel 1899 da Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) per pianoforte solo e successivamente orchestrata dal compositore, PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DÉFUNTE (PAVANE PER UNA PRINCIPESSA MORTA) rima...

Scritta originariamente nel 1899 da Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) per pianoforte solo e successivamente orchestrata dal compositore, PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DÉFUNTE (PAVANE PER UNA PRINCIPESSA MORTA) rima...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) wrote his SYMPHONY No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1, at the beginning of his role as music director for Count Karl Joseph Franz Morzin. Composed in 1757, it opens with a slow...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) wrote his SYMPHONY No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1, at the beginning of his role as music director for Count Karl Joseph Franz Morzin. Composed in 1757, it opens with a slow...