Baton Orchestral

Nineteenth-century Russian operas almost invariably abound in set dance numbers. Eugen Onegin, composed in 1877, the year of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's marriage, is no exception. Several of its dances...

George Gershwin n'a pas écrit beaucoup de musiques de film, mais qu'en serait-il advenu s'il n'était pas mort à un jeune âge ? L'une des exceptions à cette règle est la musique du film "Shall We Dance...

George Gershwin n'a pas écrit beaucoup de musiques de film, mais qu'en serait-il advenu s'il n'était pas mort à un jeune âge ? L'une des exceptions à cette règle est la musique du film "Shall We Dance...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

Erkki Melartin (1875 -1937) was a Finnish composer. Although Melartin was chiefly a lyricist, the symphony was central to his musical output. He wrote six symphonies and was the first Finnish composer...

In 1869 Johann Strauss composed the polka francaise 'Im Krapfenwald'l' ('In Krapfen's Woods'). It was originally titled 'Im Pawlowsk Walde' when first performed in Pavlovsk (Russia). Reportedly, sever...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) était un compositeur autrichien qui, avec ses frères Johann Strauss II et Josef Strauss, constituait la dynastie musicale des Strauss. Sa popularité est éclipsée par celle...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) était un compositeur autrichien qui, avec ses frères Johann Strauss II et Josef Strauss, constituait la dynastie musicale des Strauss. Sa popularité est éclipsée par celle...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The seventh dance from the first s...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was not immediate successful as an operatic composer although he regained great successes as a composer of church music and as an organist soon after graduating at the Paris...

Capriccio est le dernier opéra du compositeur allemand Richard Strauss. Il est sous-titré "Pièce de conversation pour la musique" et a été créé au "Nationaltheater München" le 28 octobre 1942. À l'ori...

Capriccio est le dernier opéra du compositeur allemand Richard Strauss. Il est sous-titré "Pièce de conversation pour la musique" et a été créé au "Nationaltheater München" le 28 octobre 1942. À l'ori...

For piano four-hands Franz Schubert composed a small series of three military marches, which are collected under the catalog of works by Otto Erich, German, as D 733. The first of the three is far mor...

For piano four-hands Franz Schubert composed a small series of three military marches, which are collected under the catalog of works by Otto Erich, German, as D 733. The first of the three is far mor...

The Prelude for Orchestra (Granada) was commissioned in 1961 by Granada Television for use in their broadcasts.Walton had composed in the genre several times before (Crown Imperial, Spitfire etc.) but...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Ascanio est un grand opéra composé par Camille Saint-Saëns en 1887-1888. Le livret français de l'opéra est basé sur la pièce de théâtre " Benvenuto Cellini " de 1852. La musique du troisième acte comp...

Ascanio est un grand opéra composé par Camille Saint-Saëns en 1887-1888. Le livret français de l'opéra est basé sur la pièce de théâtre " Benvenuto Cellini " de 1852. La musique du troisième acte comp...

L'Orfeo, parfois appelé La favola d'Orfeo, est un opéra de la fin de la Renaissance et du début du Baroque de Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), sur un livret d'Alessandro Striggio. Il s'inspire de la lé...

L'Orfeo, parfois appelé La favola d'Orfeo, est un opéra de la fin de la Renaissance et du début du Baroque de Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), sur un livret d'Alessandro Striggio. Il s'inspire de la lé...

The third movement, "Allegretto grazioso", of Dvorák's eighth symphony is a melancholic 'sweet and languid" waltz in 3/4 time, which at the end changes into a more Bohemian folk dance in 2/4 time. The...