Mitropa Classics

This attractive overture by Saverio Mercadante is an important example of original composition for band from the 19th century. Mercadante was inspired by themes by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) from hi...

This overture, called Sinfonia, is without doubt one of the best original works for concert band to emerge from the 19th century. It is characterised by its fluid spontaneity as well as its rich textu...

Tancredi, composed in 1813, is rarely performed in today's opera houses, however its overture, or Sinfonia, as it was called at the time, is well-liked and has received regular performances over the y...

The Barber of Seville is based on the first of Beaumarchais' (1732- 1799) two sequential plays, The Marriage of Figaro being the second, although unusually the overture does not contain any themes fro...

Camillo De Nardis' Il giudizio universale (The Universal Judgement) was awarded first prize at the Competition for Band Composition held in Naples. This composition was inspired by Verdi's Requiem wit...

In this symphonic poem, George Gershwin portrays a day in the life of an American tourist in Paris. The music accompanies him along the Champs Elysées and through the Latin Quarter, where he becomes -...

In this symphonic poem, George Gershwin portrays a day in the life of an American tourist in Paris. The music accompanies him along the Champs Elysées and through the Latin Quarter, where he becomes -...

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral comes originally from the second act of Richard Wagner's famous romantic opera Lohengrin. This solemn and stately music accompanies the wedding procession that carri...

Franz Liszt's 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies are characterised by melancholy, great expressiveness and wonderful gypsy rhythms. No. 2 is the best known of all, mainly thanks to the use of various passages fo...

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral comes originally from the second act of Richard Wagner's famous romantic opera Lohengrin. This solemn and stately music accompanies the wedding procession that carri...

Entre août 1844 et janvier 1845, Mendelssohn compose ses Six sonates pour orgue, Op. 65. Véritable compendium de l'art de jouer de l'orgue, chaque sonate possède une atmosphère particulière. L'Andante...

Musik à la Schrammel '. Ainsi définissait-on à Vienne et dans ses environs, les concerts du Quatuor Schrammel, composé des frères et violonistes Johann et Josef Schrammel, d'un clarinettiste, et d'un...

Apparue au cours du XIXe siècle, l'opérette est un ' petit opéra ' de caractère léger, conçu comme un antidote aux trop longs et trop touffus opéras-comiques dont les sujets évoluaient de plus en plus...

Apparue au cours du XIXe siècle, l'opérette est un ' petit opéra ' de caractère léger, conçu comme un antidote aux trop longs et trop touffus opéras-comiques dont les sujets évoluaient de plus en plus...

Diese würdevolle Musik von Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) wurde von Rolf Amstad für Blasorchester bearbeitet. Das Stück eignet sich besonders, um Ihre Musikerinnen und Musiker mit dem Spielen eines Wer...

Diese würdevolle Musik von Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) wurde von Rolf Amstad für Blasorchester bearbeitet. Das Stück eignet sich besonders, um Ihre Musikerinnen und Musiker mit dem Spielen eines Wer...

Entre août 1844 et janvier 1845, Mendelssohn compose ses Six sonates pour orgue, Op. 65. Véritable compendium de l'art de jouer de l'orgue, chaque sonate possède une atmosphère particulière. L'Andante...