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Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906) wrote VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF TCHAIKOVSKY, Op. 35a in 1894, a year after Tchaikovsky's death, as a tribute to the master composer who most influenced his own mus...

Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906) wrote VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF TCHAIKOVSKY, Op. 35a in 1894, a year after Tchaikovsky's death, as a tribute to the master composer who most influenced his own mus...

Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906) wrote VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF TCHAIKOVSKY, Op. 35a in 1894, a year after Tchaikovsky's death, as a tribute to the master composer who most influenced his own mus...

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) written around or before 1721 to be presented to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg...

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) written around or before 1721 to be presented to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg...

The EIGHT LITTLE ORGAN PRELUDES AND FUGUES, BWV 553-560 is a collection for keyboard and pedal formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is now believed that the works were composed by one of B...

The EIGHT LITTLE ORGAN PRELUDES AND FUGUES, BWV 553-560 is a collection for keyboard and pedal formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is now believed that the works were composed by one of B...

The GROSSE FUGE (Great Fugue) remains the most controversial work by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), with it considered incomprehensible by his contemporaries, though the critical opinion of the wor...

The GROSSE FUGE (Great Fugue) remains the most controversial work by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), with it considered incomprehensible by his contemporaries, though the critical opinion of the wor...

STRING QUINTET IN E MAJOR, Op. 11, No. 5 was composed in 1771 by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805). The quintet, scored for two violins, viola, and two cellos—a configuration Boccherini helped popula...

STRING QUINTET IN E MAJOR, Op. 11, No. 5 was composed in 1771 by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805). The quintet, scored for two violins, viola, and two cellos—a configuration Boccherini helped popula...

Composed in just two weeks in May 1875, this five-movement suite is one of Dvorák's most popular works. The piece combines cantabile style (first movement), a slow waltz (second movement), humorous hi...

Composed in just two weeks in May 1875, this five-movement suite is one of Dvorák's most popular works. The piece combines cantabile style (first movement), a slow waltz (second movement), humorous hi...

Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47, was composed in 1905 for performance in an all-Elgar concert by the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra. Scored for string quartet a...

Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47, was composed in 1905 for performance in an all-Elgar concert by the newly formed London Symphony Orchestra. Scored for string quartet a...

The Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20, is a piece for string orchestra in three short movements, by Edward Elgar. It was written in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the...

The Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20, is a piece for string orchestra in three short movements, by Edward Elgar. It was written in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the...

Edward Elgar's (1857-1934) ELEGY, Op. 58, written for string orchestra in 1909, was composed at the request of his publisher following the death of Rev. Robert Hadden, a fellow freeman of the Worshipf...

German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) was a pivotal figure, bridging the gap between the Baroque and Classical periods. Composing in both Italy and France, he brought about many reform...

German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) was a pivotal figure, bridging the gap between the Baroque and Classical periods. Composing in both Italy and France, he brought about many reform...

These two short movements, arranged by Edvard Grieg for string orchestra, were selected from his "12 Melodies," Op. 33, which were settings for voice and piano of text by Norwegian poet Aasmund Olovss...

These two short movements, arranged by Edvard Grieg for string orchestra, were selected from his "12 Melodies," Op. 33, which were settings for voice and piano of text by Norwegian poet Aasmund Olovss...