Baton Orchestral

Bruckner's fourth symphony - the 'Romantic' - is a veritable pinnacle of the symphonic repertoire. The third movement is titled 'Scherzo'. This scherzo is depicting a hunting scene with series of horn...

Bruckner's fourth symphony - the 'Romantic' - is a veritable pinnacle of the symphonic repertoire. The third movement is titled 'Scherzo'. This scherzo is depicting a hunting scene with series of horn...

Die schweigsame Frau (La femme silencieuse) est un opéra en trois actes de Richard Strauss sur un livret de Stefan Zweig. Strauss a donné à l'ouverture le sous-titre de "pot-pourri". Ce terme désigne...

Die schweigsame Frau (La femme silencieuse) est un opéra en trois actes de Richard Strauss sur un livret de Stefan Zweig. Strauss a donné à l'ouverture le sous-titre de "pot-pourri". Ce terme désigne...

In 1884 Edvard Grieg composed the ‘Holberg Suite’, subtitled ‘Suite in olden style’. It’s a suite of five movements based on eighteenth-century dance forms, written to celebrate the 200th anniversary...

In 1884 Edvard Grieg composed the ‘Holberg Suite’, subtitled ‘Suite in olden style’. It’s a suite of five movements based on eighteenth-century dance forms, written to celebrate the 200th anniversary...

Schlagobers ("Crème fouettée"), op. 70, est un ballet en deux actes sur un livret et une partition de Richard Strauss. Composé en 1921-22, il a été créé à l'Opéra d'État de Vienne le 9 mai 1924. Bien...

Schlagobers ("Crème fouettée"), op. 70, est un ballet en deux actes sur un livret et une partition de Richard Strauss. Composé en 1921-22, il a été créé à l'Opéra d'État de Vienne le 9 mai 1924. Bien...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) achieved his fame primarily through his 16 operas, his 9 symphonic poems, but also through his almost 100 songs. What makes Richard Strauss particularly likeable is the fac...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) achieved his fame primarily through his 16 operas, his 9 symphonic poems, but also through his almost 100 songs. What makes Richard Strauss particularly likeable is the fac...

Geronimo Gimeniz (1854 - 1923) was born in Sevilla and by the age of twelve he was a violinist in a theatre orchestra in Cadiz. The intermezzo from 'La Baile de Luis Alonso' is in the repertoire of ev...

From 1824 through 1829 Rossini's life was centered in Paris where he composed at the age of 37 his 39th and last opera: the masterpiece Guglielmo Tell. Its four part overture is a vast programmatic de...

Le Cid est un opéra en quatre actes et dix tableaux de Jules Massenet, basé sur la pièce de théâtre du même nom de Pierre Corneille. Le Cid ne fait pas partie du répertoire standard de l'opéra, mais l...

Le Cid est un opéra en quatre actes et dix tableaux de Jules Massenet, basé sur la pièce de théâtre du même nom de Pierre Corneille. Le Cid ne fait pas partie du répertoire standard de l'opéra, mais l...

Giacomo Puccini a composé son opéra "Manon Lescaut" en 1893, qui est devenu, avec "Tosca", son premier grand succès. Manon Lescaut est une représentation dévastatrice d'une femme aux prises avec son d...

Giacomo Puccini a composé son opéra "Manon Lescaut" en 1893, qui est devenu, avec "Tosca", son premier grand succès. Manon Lescaut est une représentation dévastatrice d'une femme aux prises avec son d...

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 second dance from the first se...

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 second dance from the first se...

The 'Seufzer Galopp' (Sigh Galop), opus 9, is a galop composed by Johann Strauss Sr. In 1828. Dutch arranger Jos van de Braak transcribed this galop for Symphonic Band including the 'Seufzer'.

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov is mainly known from the orchestral suite 'Caucasian Sketches' which includes the much-excerpted 'Procession of the Sardar'. 'Turkish Fragments' is an orchest...

Russsian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov is mainly known from the orchestral suite 'Caucasian Sketches' which includes the much-excerpted 'Pocession of the Sardar'. 'Turkish Fragments' is an orchest...

En 1934, Sergei Prokofjew a composé "Lieutenant Kijé". Il s'agit d'une suite symphonique écrite à l'origine comme musique de film pour l'adaptation cinématographique par Alexander Fayntsimmer du roman...

En 1934, Sergei Prokofjew a composé "Lieutenant Kijé". Il s'agit d'une suite symphonique écrite à l'origine comme musique de film pour l'adaptation cinématographique par Alexander Fayntsimmer du roman...