'Anniversary Overture' was commissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for Hong Kong Philharmonic Society, and is a four-minute firework display for orchestra. Within the framework of a two-...
Maurice Ravel was only 24 when his piano solo 'Pavane Pour une Infante Defunte,' which translated means Pavane for a dead princess, became the rage of the drawing rooms and salons of Paris in 1899, bu...
The canon is a contrapuntal device that has been used by composers throughout the history of music. From the seventeenth century comes this canon, Johann Pachelbel's best-known work. This beautiful pi...
This work is a set of three independent, contrasting pieces, each inspired by paintings of scenes along New York's Hudson River. In the first movement, a quiet opening gives way to a rousing romp. The...
Despite his short life, Mozart (1756-1791) wrote more than 600 works. The general public is probably mostly familiar with his symphonies and operas. However, his numerous piano concertos are incredibl...
This tune comes to us from England during the 'Bloodless Revolution' of 1688 that saw King James deposed and Wiliam and Mary placed on the throne. Lilliburlero was a satirical political song that help...
Paul Dukas completed The Sorcerer's Apprentice in the spring of 1897, and it was performed for the first time on May 18 of that year in Paris. On that occasion, the composer conducted the orchestra of...
