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The Belgian composer Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894) is one of music's might-have-beens, beginning to compose prolifically at age 15. Composed in 1891, Adagio for Strings, Op. 3, might have been intended...

The Belgian composer Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894) is one of music's might-have-beens, beginning to compose prolifically at age 15. Composed in 1891, Adagio for Strings, Op. 3, might have been intended...

EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK (A Little Night Music, Serenade No. 13 in G Major) was written in 1787 for string quintet, although it is frequently performed as a string orchestra work. Possibly composed orig...

In 1772, a 16 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 7 of his 41 symphonies. Having just returned from a trip to Italy with his father where he had been commissioned to write a serenata for the weddin...

In 1772, a 16 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 7 of his 41 symphonies. Having just returned from a trip to Italy with his father where he had been commissioned to write a serenata for the weddin...

Originally intended as a string quintet, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) reworked the piece for a larger ensemble at the suggestion of his teacher.  Composed when Nielsen was only 22 in 1988, he had it...

Originally intended as a string quintet, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) reworked the piece for a larger ensemble at the suggestion of his teacher.  Composed when Nielsen was only 22 in 1988, he had it...

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) wrote his SERENADE, Op. 7 either at 12 years old in 1877 or a few years later in 1881. Originally composed for violin and piano, the short, charming piece in the Spanish sty...

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) wrote his SERENADE, Op. 7 either at 12 years old in 1877 or a few years later in 1881. Originally composed for violin and piano, the short, charming piece in the Spanish sty...

Josef Suk composed the Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 6 at the suggestion of his teacher, Antonín Dvorák, who recommended that the pupil broaden the emotional content of his compositions and write...

Josef Suk composed the Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 6 at the suggestion of his teacher, Antonín Dvorák, who recommended that the pupil broaden the emotional content of his compositions and write...

Josef Suk composed the Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 6 at the suggestion of his teacher, Antonín Dvorák, who recommended that the pupil broaden the emotional content of his compositions and write...

The premiere of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Serenade in C, Op. 48, was conducted by the composer himself in Saint Petersburg on February 8, 1908. This string orchestra work's score is dedicated to...

The premiere of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Serenade in C, Op. 48, was conducted by the composer himself in Saint Petersburg on February 8, 1908. This string orchestra work's score is dedicated to...

The premiere of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) Serenade in C, Op. 48, was conducted by the composer himself in Saint Petersburg on February 8, 1908. This string orchestra work's score is dedicated to...

Known primarily for his comic operas, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) began his formal education at the Royal Academy of Music in Munich. He studied counterpoint with Joseph Rheinberger and in 1893,...

Known primarily for his comic operas, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) began his formal education at the Royal Academy of Music in Munich. He studied counterpoint with Joseph Rheinberger and in 1893,...

Originally written in between 1680 and 1706, Johann Pachelbel's (1653-1706) famous canon, Canon in D is often paired with a gigue. Both movements are in the key of D major. Though Pachelbel's Canon an...

Originally written in between 1680 and 1706, Johann Pachelbel's (1653-1706) famous canon, Canon in D is often paired with a gigue. Both movements are in the key of D major. Though Pachelbel's Canon an...

3 MINUETTI, SC 61 is a set of three minuets for string quartet by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Composed in the early 1890s, the work provided the composer with material for his first great success, th...

3 MINUETTI, SC 61 is a set of three minuets for string quartet by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Composed in the early 1890s, the work provided the composer with material for his first great success, th...

3 MINUETTI, SC 61 is a set of three minuets for string quartet by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Composed in the early 1890s, the work provided the composer with material for his first great success, th...

3 MINUETTI, SC 61 is a set of three minuets for string quartet by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Composed in the early 1890s, the work provided the composer with material for his first great success, th...

The present edition of Corelli's CONCERTO GROSSO in D, Op. 6, No. 1 is based on the edition by Roger of Antwerp, printed in 1714. At that time, 12 concerti grossi - namely 8 church concerti (concerti...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...