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La Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane per una principessa morta) fu composta per pianoforte da Maurice Ravel, all'età di 24 anni, nel 1899. Ravel compose la versione per orchestra sinfonica nel 1...

Here is the last movement of the largest symphony by Gustav Mahler, the Symphony number 3, in a fine arrangement for symphonic band. This enables wind band players to enjoy one of the most beautiful c...

The opera or 'farsa comica' in one act 'La Scala di Seta' (The Silken Ladder) by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) was first performed at the 'San Moisé' theatre in Venice on 9 May 1812. It is the story...

The Procession of the Nobles is the best-known piece that survived an ambitious project which was never completed due to lack of money. No less than five composers, several orchestras, choirs and ball...

La suite Pini di Roma è la seconda opera orchestrale della trilogia romana di Respghi. Questa suite, composta per orchestra sinfonica nel 1923, raffigura vari luoghi di Roma dove crescono i pini. Il f...

Towards A New Life (Josef Suk) was written in 1919 as a patriotic march, dedicated to the young Czechoslovakian army. In the same year he submitted this work to a composition competition where this ma...

In these works Smetana combined the symphonic poem form pioneered by Franz Liszt with the ideals of nationalistic music which were current in the late nineteenth century. Each poem depicts some aspect...

Berlioz wrote the Hungarian March in 1846, which he later in the year included in his large work, The Damnation of Faust. The march was written on the advice of those Berlioz had told how the Hungaria...

Britannica is inspired by Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches. A playful, varied introduction leads to the majestic main theme, recalling the heyday of the British Empire. It is played initia...

Benvenuto Cellini was the first opera from the French composer Hector Berlioz. After reading the memoires of the 16th century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz had a strong feeling of connection and...

A trent'anni dall'uscita della prima parte di Romeo e Giulietta di Sergei Prokofiev, Johan de Meij presenta un seguito mozzafiato. Questa nuovissima suite in tre parti per banda da concerto non è una...

A trent'anni dall'uscita della prima parte di Romeo e Giulietta di Sergei Prokofiev, Johan de Meij presenta un seguito mozzafiato. Questa nuovissima suite in tre parti per banda da concerto non è una...

Quatre petits morceaux montés à poire et tournés en tous sens è l'orchestrazione di alcune musiche di Erik Satie. La scelta dei brani originali non si limita ai più noti ma attraversa tutta la produzi...

Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge ist ein beeindruckendes Stück aus dem Zyklus "Bilder einer Ausstellung" von M. Mussorgski, präsentiert in der bewährten Blasorchesterausgabe von Uwe Krause-Lehnitz. Die...

Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge ist ein beeindruckendes Stück aus dem Zyklus "Bilder einer Ausstellung" von M. Mussorgski, präsentiert in der bewährten Blasorchesterausgabe von Uwe Krause-Lehnitz. Die...

Geroges Bizet erhielt als 34 jähriger den Auftrag zu dem Drama 'L'Arlésienne' von Alphonse Daudet eine Bühnenmusik zu schreiben. Aus finanziellen Erwägungen sollte das Werk nur für eine kleine Besetzu...

Richard Wagner, 1813 in Leipzig geboren, wandte sich mit zwanzig Jahren der Theaterlaufbahn als Kapellmeister und Opernkomponist zu. Die Städte Würzburg, Magdeburg, Riga, Paris, Dresden, München sind...

Aus dem Zyklus der 'sechs Londoner Sinfonien'. Haydn konnte im Londoner Sinfonieorchester mit einem beachtlichen Anteil an Bläsern rechnen, so dass die Originalpartitur der Sinfonie eine komplette 'kl...