LudwigMasters Concert Strings

L'opérette -Die lustige Witwe- (La Veuve joyeuse) a été écrite en 1905 par le compositeur austro-hongrois Franz Lehár (1870-1948), sur un livret de Viktor Léon et Leo Stein. L'histoire raconte les ave...

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) est surtout connu pour son court opéra, Cavalleria Rusticana. Créé le 17 mai 1890 au Teatro Costanzi de Rome, il a tellement enthousiasmé le public qu'il a exigé plusieurs...

Verdi's music transcends the boundaries of its genre. This excerpt from Aida has become a part of popular culture. It includes a significant number of bowings and fingerings to assist less experienced...

Chicken Cha Cha for string orchestra delightfully expresses a day in the life of a chicken, including the creative musical description of running in the coop via dissonant eighth notes. All instrument...

Cette chanson est aussi belle que les fleurs rouges elles-mêmes. De riches harmonies transportent l'auditeur sur les collines de la province de Shanxi, où poussent les fleurs d'un rouge éclatant. Cett...

Cette pièce est la confluence de J.S. Bach et de l'Amérique du Sud. Un air vif, d'influence brésilienne, en do mineur, utilise une progression d'accords, suggérée par Bach, sous forme de jazz. Conflue...

« Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon » est une adaptation d’un morceau traditionnel chinois pour ensemble folklorique. La composition de Xinyu (Maggie) Francis-Ma, à la fois légère et originale, dépeint...

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) était un écrivain, poète et parolier irlandais. Ses chansons « The Meeting of the Waters » et « The Minstrel Boy » reflètent toutes deux son profond attachement émotionnel à l...

Cet arrangement est une adaptation d'un morceau traditionnel pour ensemble folklorique chinois. La composition, à la fois légère et originale, dépeint l'atmosphère détendue et paisible de la vie quoti...

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) était un écrivain, poète et parolier irlandais. Ses chansons « The Meeting of the Waters » et « The Minstrel Boy » reflètent toutes deux son profond attachement émotionnel à l...

As the title implies, this is a foray into the world of jazz and swing for the string orchestra (with optional drum set). Melodic content is shared among all sections, flatted thirds and sevenths are...

Mozart's magical minuet movement from Symphony No. 40 comes alive in this masterful edition for string orchestra by Percy Hall. The grace and style of the classic minuet still charms audience and play...

The most well-known aria from English Purcell's (1659-1695) three-act tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Lament (also "When I am laid in Earth") is sung by the title character near the end of the op...

The most well-known aria from English Purcell's (1659-1695) three-act tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Lament (also "When I am laid in Earth") is sung by the title character near the end of the op...

Lush harmonies and a timeless melody are a perfect fit for strings.  The descending chromatic scale leads enchantingly into the dreamlike beauty of the string orchestra. A great selection for a p...

Lush harmonies and a timeless melody are a perfect fit for strings.  The descending chromatic scale leads enchantingly into the dreamlike beauty of the string orchestra. A great selection for a p...

After You've Gone is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918, and released by Victor Records. This intermediate se...

After You've Gone is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918, and released by Victor Records. This intermediate se...

An original work for string orchestra, by a master composer, Olympiad was composed in a quasi-Baroque style. In three movements, the second of which features a lyrical melody for violas and cellos, th...

Originally written as a movement from a concerto for two horns, this Vivaldi masterpiece has been wonderfully rescored for string orchestra (with the solo lines being given to the violinists). An opti...

Starting with the lively, contrapuntal Overture in ritornello form, Concertino for Strings demands only moderate technical facility. Movement II (Dirge) features cellos and basses in a pizzicato walki...

One of the most recognizable works by Bach (originally written for organ), this arrangement features the fugue theme and developments passed through all string voices, creating an exciting challenge f...

Le grand compositeur norvégien avait un don pour les mélodies expansives et souvent obsédantes. Voici l'une de ses plus belles. Soigneusement arrangé pour tirer le meilleur parti des qualités expressi...

Trois mouvements distincts issus du répertoire traditionnel américain : « The Arkansas Traveller », « The Colorado Trail » et « Turkey in the Straw ». À mesure que les pionniers progressaient vers l'O...