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This symphony, composed in 1961-1962, was orchestrated by Désiré Dondeyne and was chosen in 1964 as test piece for the highest division at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. It is a...

This work follows a tradition established at the end of the seventeenth century: the creation of a musical structure by using a succession of dance movements, composed in such a way that a satisfying...

Kaum ein Komponist ist von seinen Zeitgenossen so abgelehnt, aber auch gefeiert worden, wie Richard Wagner. Der Leipziger Musikwissenschaftler Hugo Riemann (1849-1919) nennt ihn 'den größten dramatisc...

As a French horn player, the successful German composer Manfred Schneider is familiar with brass instruments, so he took on the challenge of writing at a real Concerto for Trombone and Wind Band, whic...

Il brano "Jupiter" di Gustav Holst, tratto dalla suite I pianeti, è una delle opere più note e luminose della musica orchestrale. L'arrangiamento di Guido Rennert per grande orchestra sinfonica di fia...

The fact that composer, Meindert Boekel is an emotional person is rather clear when listening to this composition. He wrote this work after a period in his private life when things had not gone well....

Max Bruch hat ein umfangreiches und bedeutendes Gesamtwerk hinterlassen. Trotzdem kennt das Publikum heute eigentlich nur noch das 1. Violinkonzert, das zum Standardrepertoire eines jeden Geigers zähl...

Durch die konsequente Umsetzung seiner musikalischen Ideen und die gedankliche Inhaltsschwere seiner Texte, schaffte er es zum musikalischen Superstar und konnte sich Jahrzehnte im Schlagergeschäft be...

Di struttura gigantesca, con un materiale tematico favolosamente ricco e sontuosamente orchestrato, quest'opera si colloca su una scala grandiosa nel repertorio della moderna banda da concerto. Ogni l...

Die Worte zum Lied 'Funiculý Funicula' stammen von dem italienischen Journalisten Peppino Turco und wurden 1880 von Luigi Denza vertont, um damit die Eröffnung der Seilbahn auf den Vesuv zu feiern. Ob...

Commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 1998, this dynamic work combines 'frantic' and 'energy' to form the title, speaking volumes to the nature and verve of the character of the music. Fo...

Originally composed to introduce the various instruments of the orchestra, Britten's A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra follows a set of variations based on a melody by Henry Purcell. In this set...

Regiment of Heroes was written for and dedicated to 'The Presidents Own' United States Marine Band. This powerful composition opens with a lively syncopated figure followed by a contrasting melodic tr...

Commissioned in celebration of renowned conductor/educator Frank Battisti's 85th birthday, Spring Overture is an energetic rondo that can serve as a rousing opener or closer to either half of a concer...

Aus der Reihe 'Bernaerts Opening Pieces & Concert Series'.

L'opera "Il Guarany" fu rappresentata con grande successo alla Scala di Milano il 17 marzo 1870. Giuseppe Verdi scrisse che l'opera era opera di un "vero genio musicale". Sebbene lo stile e il librett...

The 'Overture 1812' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was composed to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over Napoleon's army that year. The composition starts with a religious hymn played by the l...

Eigentlich entstand diese Musik zu einem Film in den 30ziger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts. Aber, obwohl der Film hier nicht so bekannt wurde, hat diese Ouvertüre aus der Filmmusik international Kar...

Eigentlich entstand diese Musik zu einem Film in den 30ziger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts. Aber, obwohl der Film hier nicht so bekannt wurde, hat diese Ouvertüre aus der Filmmusik international Kar...

Bacchanalia was commissioned by the Yokohama Bacchus Brass Orchestra to celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2019. The band wanted the title of this short opener to reflect the reference to Bacchus in...