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Sarabande inspired by Handel is a contemporary homage to one of George Frideric Handel's most famous works. Jirka Kadlec draws inspiration from the famous Sarabande, preserving its dignified and solem...

Asturias, composed by Isaac Albéniz and arranged by Jirka Kadlec, is an iconic work that captures the essence of Spanish music with passionate intensity. From the very first notes, the listener is tra...

Asturias, composed by Isaac Albéniz and arranged by Jirka Kadlec, is an iconic work that captures the essence of Spanish music with passionate intensity. From the very first notes, the listener is tra...

The Serenata for wind sextet by John Glenesk Mortimer was composed for the Swiss Wind Soloists in 1981 at the request of clarinettist Kurt Weber and premiered in Bern. The work emphasizes the rich and...

The Serenata for wind sextet by John Glenesk Mortimer was composed for the Swiss Wind Soloists in 1981 at the request of clarinettist Kurt Weber and premiered in Bern. The work emphasizes the rich and...

Chanson à Morphée by Jean-François Michel, written for wind quintet, is inspired by the phrase "in Morpheus' arms", a symbol for falling asleep. The work explores this floating state in which consciou...

Chanson à Morphée by Jean-François Michel, written for wind quintet, is inspired by the phrase "in Morpheus' arms", a symbol for falling asleep. The work explores this floating state in which consciou...

His present pieces must convince both connoisseurs and others alike of the unbiased opinion that Beethoven will in time become one of the greatest composers in Europe', thus wrote Joseph Haydn, when i...

When he was a mere 18 years old, Richard Strauss composed the highly Romantic, one-movement Serenade for Wind Instruments, op. 7. Extremely popular among wind players to this day, this work recalls in...

Late in the evening on his name day in 1781 Mozart was on his way to bed when he suddenly heard familiar sounds coming from outside: the six musicians who had given the première of his Serenade in E-f...

What might have occasioned Mozart to rework his original Serenade for sextet into a version for octet (with two oboes) only a few months after he had completed it? Was there an 'external” cause? Once...

Reicha published a total of 24 wind quintets for the 'classical' scoring of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon; op. 88 no. 2 is one of the best-loved and most played. 'If it were possible to surp...

Beethoven's Opus 71 is one of a series of works for mixed wind instruments, which he composed in the 1790s. In 1805 at a performance of the dance-like, lively work in Vienna, the audience praised its...

The title of this medley describes it perfectly since it features short snipits of several famous classics. At the same time it showcases the wide range of colorful timbres that are possible in woodwi...

The Rondo movement from Ludwig van Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata (No. 8, Op. 13) is one of the most beautiful and exciting pieces of all time. This grade 4+ edition, expertly arranged by Gregory Yasin...

From Felix Mendelssohn's Song Without Words (Op. 67, No. 4), this piece has also been refered to as Bee's Wedding since the busy accompaniment to the melody resembles the buzzing of bees.

From its lyrical opening measures to the excitement of the beloved 'Allegro' section, this grade 4 arrangement of the time-honored Gioacchino Rossini classic is a perfect fit for woodwind quintets. In...

'The world famous tale Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm was set to music in the 1890s by German composer Engelbert Humperdinck. The children's opera is performed regularly at many opera houses....

This duet of unusual instrumentation was written for the composer's sister-in-law and husband. Based upon the popular hymn tune (also known as "Dix") of the same name, the work presents four subtle va...

Lotta Wennäkoski's Mien (2014) for wind quintet is based on rippling, wavering, timbre changing effect of bisbigliando. The good-humoured piece has a swinging jingle, and with duration of approximatel...

One of Dvorak's most famous works, this beautiful arrangement allows the oboist to play the familiar excerpt on the English Horn, and then switch over to the oboe for the middle section of the movemen...

1st voice in C (flute) 1st voice in Bb (clarinet) 1st voice in Eb (alto saxophone/Eb clarinet) 1st voice in Bb (trumpet/flugelhorn/clarinet/soprano sax. 2nd voice in Eb (alto saxophone) 2nd voice in B...