Kalmus Orchestra Library

The comic operetta DIE FLEDERMAUS (The Bat) by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) is the composer's best known operetta, though "The Waltz King" is perhaps better remembered yet for his contribut...

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) a écrit FURIOSO POLKA, OP. 260, en 1861, à une époque où ces danses rapides fleurissaient dans les salles de bal viennoises. Dans le sous-titre "quasi Galopp", il indique...

LE BARON GYPSIQUE (DER ZIGEUNERBARON) est une opérette en trois actes de Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), créée au Theater an der Wien le 24 octobre 1885. Son livret, écrit par l'auteur Ignaz Schnitzer,...

LA HANDKERCHIEF DE LA REINE (DAS SPITZENTUCH DER KÖNIGIN) est une opérette de Johann Strauss II (1825-1899). Le livret de Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen et Richard Genée est basé sur une histoire fictive de...

LA HANDKERCHIEF DE LA REINE (DAS SPITZENTUCH DER KÖNIGIN) est une opérette de Johann Strauss II (1825-1899). Le livret de Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen et Richard Genée est basé sur une histoire fictive de...

JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825-1899) a d'abord écrit FRÜHLINGSSTIMMEN, op. 410 (VOIX DU PRINTEMPS) comme une aria de concert. Il a dédié l'œuvre, sur un livret de Richard Genée, au pianiste-compositeur Alfre...

Written between 1886 and 1888, Richard Strauss' (1864-1949) MACBETH, Op. 23 was the then young composer's first tone poem, which he described as "a completely new path" in his composition. It premiere...

Written between 1886 and 1888, Richard Strauss' (1864-1949) MACBETH, Op. 23 was the then young composer's first tone poem, which he described as "a completely new path" in his composition. It premiere...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) a écrit cette œuvre pour piano solo et orchestre sous le titre Scherzo en ré mineur en 1886 pour le chef d'orchestre et pianiste Hans von Bülow, qui a eu une grande influen...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) a écrit cette œuvre pour piano solo et orchestre sous le titre Scherzo en ré mineur en 1886 pour le chef d'orchestre et pianiste Hans von Bülow, qui a eu une grande influen...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) a écrit cette œuvre pour piano solo et orchestre sous le titre Scherzo en ré mineur en 1886 pour le chef d'orchestre et pianiste Hans von Bülow, qui a eu une grande influen...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote his VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, Op. 8, between 1881 and 1882, and it remained his only foray in that genre. Composed while a teenager and still in school. While still...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote his VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, Op. 8, between 1881 and 1882, and it remained his only foray in that genre. Composed while a teenager and still in school. While still...

Written while still a student of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky was encouraged to begin work on this piece for full orchestra in 1905. The young composer's first composition foray beyond piano, i...

Written while still a student of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky was encouraged to begin work on this piece for full orchestra in 1905. The young composer's first composition foray beyond piano, i...

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, in 1880 following a trip to Rome with his brother, Modest. Originally titled Italian Fantasia, the work incorporates the music...

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, in 1880 following a trip to Rome with his brother, Modest. Originally titled Italian Fantasia, the work incorporates the music...

EUGENE ONEGIN, based on a verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin, is Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) best-known opera. The story depicts the life of the titular Onegin, a Russian dandy who does not...

EUGENE ONEGIN, based on a verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin, is Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky's (1840-1893) best-known opera. The story depicts the life of the titular Onegin, a Russian dandy who does no...

Tchaikovsky's largest symphony both in length and instrumentation, the MANFRED SYMPHONY remained unnumbered, though it was written between his 4th and 5th symphonies.  A programmatic symphony bas...

Tchaikovsky's largest symphony both in length and instrumentation, the MANFRED SYMPHONY remained unnumbered, though it was written between his 4th and 5th symphonies.  A programmatic symphony bas...

La Marche Slave, opus 31, a été créée à Moscou en novembre 1876. Il s'agit d'une œuvre patriotique entraînante basée sur des thèmes folkloriques serbes et russes. Tchaïkovski avait été chargé d'écrire...

La Marche Slave, opus 31, a été créée à Moscou en novembre 1876. Il s'agit d'une œuvre patriotique entraînante basée sur des thèmes folkloriques serbes et russes. Tchaïkovski avait été chargé d'écrire...

The orchestral Suite No. 1 from Tchaikovsky's well-known ballet, THE NUTCRACKER, includes eight movements: I. Ouverture Miniature - Allegro giusto, II. Danses Caracteristiques a) Marche, b) Danse de l...

Among the most frequently performed and well-known of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) works, The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49 (more commonly known as the 1812 Overture) was written in 1880 to co...