Johann Strauß Vater (Johann Strauss Sr.) was a Viennese composer, conductor, and violinist. The Radetzky Marsch, Op. 228, was first performed in Vienna in 1848. Strauss was commissioned to write the piece to be premiered at a...
The third and most famous movement of Suite Bergamasque is Clair de lune, in D♭ major. Its name comes from Verlaine’s poem “Clair de lune”, which means “moonlight” in French. It is written in a slow...
In English, the title of this work is “Fanfare for the Solemn Procession of the Knights of the Order of St. John”. It was composed in 1909 at the request of that society, which was founded...
German composer and conductor Richard Strauss was noted for his symphonic works, including Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Also Sprach Zarathurstra, and his opera Der Rosenkavalier. He completed the Festmusik der Stadt Wien on January 14, 1943,...
(1915) Japanese Suite Op. 33 -Prelude: Song of the Fisherman -Ceremonial Dance -Dance of the Marionette -Interlude: Sing of the Fisherman -Dance under the Cherry Tree -Finale: Dance of the Wolves In the middle of composing The Planets, Gustav Holst wrote Japanese Suite at the request...
Toccata Feroce is a concerto for Ccncert band & piano. Toccata Feroce, conducted by Douglas Bostock
The Symphony in D minor is the most famous orchestral work and the only mature symphony written by the 19th-century naturalised French composer César Franck. After two years of work, the symphony was completed 22 August 1888. It was premiered at the Paris Conservatory on 17 February 1889...
The Symphony in D minor is the most famous orchestral work and the only mature symphony written by the 19th-century naturalised French composer César Franck. After two years of work, the symphony was completed 22 August 1888. It was premiered at the Paris Conservatory on 17 February 1889...
The Symphony in D minor is the most famous orchestral work and the only mature symphony written by the 19th-century naturalised French composer César Franck. After two years of work, the symphony was completed 22 August 1888. It was premiered at the Paris Conservatory on 17 February 1889...
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) – Piccolo Concerto in C This concerto for flautino, strings and basso continuo was probably composed while Antonio Vivaldi was employed at the “Seminario dell’Ospedale della Pietà” in Venice. This ‘ospedale’ was an...
Cockaigne (In London Town), Op. 40, also known as the Cockaigne Overture, is a concert overture for full orchestra composed by the British composer Edward Elgar in 1900-01.In its 15 minutes or so the overture gives...
