Baton Music

After Gioachino Rossini's death in 1868, Giuseppe Verdi suggested that a number of Italian composers collaborate on a Requiem in Rossini's honor. Unfortunately the project was abandoned by the organis...

After Gioachino Rossini's death in 1868, Giuseppe Verdi suggested that a number of Italian composers collaborate on a Requiem in Rossini's honor. Unfortunately the project was abandoned by the organis...

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. Charpentier dominated the Baroque musical scene in seventeenth century France because of the quality o...

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. Charpentier dominated the Baroque musical scene in seventeenth century France because of the quality o...

Anton Bruckner composed his 'Kleine Orchesterstücke' in 1862 as a first attempt in that field which later he was to make his very own: orchestral music. These four pieces are melodious little 'moments...

In this religious aria Leonora - a dramatic soprano - along with the monks of the Madonna degli Angeli monastery, prays that God should not forsake her. The combination of soprano and Male choir lends...

In this religious aria Leonora - a dramatic soprano - along with the monks of the Madonna degli Angeli monastery, prays that God should not forsake her. The combination of soprano and Male choir lends...

O mio babbino caro from Giacomo Puccini's one-act opera Gianni Schicchi is undoubtedly one of the most moving and popular arias in all of music history. In this first-class arrangement published by Ba...

A short aria for lyric soprano. Delicate orchestration contributes to an extremely moving rendition of this splendid melody. (Concert Band)

Anton Bruckner's fourth symphony - the 'Romantic' - is a veritable pinnacle of the symphonic repertoire. The first movement of this symphony features the famous horn solo, majestic tutti passages and...

Anton Bruckner's fourth symphony - the 'Romantic' - is a veritable pinnacle of the symphonic repertoire. The first movement of this symphony features the famous horn solo, majestic tutti passages and...

This magnificent Andante con moto is ideal for creating a moment of quiet in a concert programme. It is a pearl of Schubertian melody development and harmonic twists. (Concert Band)

Vincenzo Bellini is one of the great composers of the bel canto era. The aria 'Casta Diva' is Norma's ode to the moon. The role of Norma was one of the favourites of the legendary soprano Maria Callas...

Vincenzo Bellini is one of the great composers of the bel canto era. The aria 'Casta Diva' is Norma's ode to the moon. The role of Norma was one of the favourites of the legendary soprano Maria Callas...

Brahms composed this festive overture in 1879 as a gesture of gratitude to the University of Breslau for the honourary doctorate in philosophy it granted him. He incorporated a number of student songs...

Brahms composed this festive overture in 1879 as a gesture of gratitude to the University of Breslau for the honourary doctorate in philosophy it granted him. He incorporated a number of student songs...

The romantic aria 'Il balen del suo sorriso' - 'the brilliance of her smile - is sung by Count Luna in the second act of 'Il Trovatore'. The role of Count Luna is a typical Giuseppe Verdi baritone, ly...

The romantic aria 'Il balen del suo sorriso' - 'the brilliance of her smile - is sung by Count Luna in the second act of 'Il Trovatore'. The role of Count Luna is a typical Giuseppe Verdi baritone, ly...

A Rossini overture is a challenge for any orchestra and a treat for the audience. It is especially the woodwinds that show their best side in this less known but no less splendid overture. (Concert Ba...

A Rossini overture is a challenge for any orchestra and a treat for the audience. It is especially the woodwinds that show their best side in this less known but no less splendid overture. (Concert Ba...

This last symphonic poem of Liszt (1811-1886) consists of three movements played without interruption. Die Wiege, Der Kampf ums Dasein and Zum Grabe: die Wiege des zukünftigen Lebens. This extremely p...

This last symphonic poem of Liszt (1811-1886) consists of three movements played without interruption. Die Wiege, Der Kampf ums Dasein and Zum Grabe: die Wiege des zukünftigen Lebens. This extremely p...

Glinka (1804-1857) was the founder of the national school of Russian music and as such his compositions are often based on Russian folk music. This is also applicable to 'Kamarinskaja', for which he u...

Glinka (1804-1857) was the founder of the national school of Russian music and as such his compositions are often based on Russian folk music. This is also applicable to 'Kamarinskaja', for which he u...