Baton Ensemble

Franz Joseph Strauss (1822 - 1905) was a German musician. He was a composer, principal horn player of the 'Bavarian Court Opera' for more than 40 years, a teacher at the 'Royal School of Music', Munic...

Mozart himself was an enthusiastic dancer, and produced many dance works, including ten sets of "German Dances". The first set was written in February 1787, before Mozart's appointment to Kammermusicu...

Joseph Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the Farewell Symphony (Abschieds-Symphonie), in 1772 for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orche...

Joseph Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the Farewell Symphony (Abschieds-Symphonie), in 1772 for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orche...

Presto is the fourth and final movement of the divertimento Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) KV 522 and is used for many years as the theme tune to the BBC's 'Horse of the Year Show' and other...

Presto is the fourth and final movement of the divertimento Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) KV 522 and is used for many years as the theme tune to the BBC's 'Horse of the Year Show' and other...

François-Joseph Gossec (1734 - 1829) was one of the principal composers of 18th-century France, whose symphonies and chamber works helped shape the orchestral forms of the Classical period. Gossec was...

François-Joseph Gossec (1734 - 1829) was one of the principal composers of 18th-century France, whose symphonies and chamber works helped shape the orchestral forms of the Classical period. Gossec was...

Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. His works include symphonies, ballets, operas and seven string quartets in ad...

Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. His works include symphonies, ballets, operas and seven string quartets in ad...

Allerseelen' ('All Souls' Day'), is a song ('Lied') composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm. It was included in the first collection of songs Strauss...

Allerseelen' ('All Souls' Day'), is a song ('Lied') composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm. It was included in the first collection of songs Strauss...

'Der Freischütz', is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and ma...

'Der Freischütz', is a German opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Friedrich Kind. The plot is based on the German folk legend of the 'Freischütz' and ma...

Wubbo Ockels (1946-2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut. In 1985, he was the first Dutchman to fly through space in the Space Shuttle 'Challenger'. As an astronaut he had become extremely aware o...

Wubbo Ockels (1946-2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut. In 1985, he was the first Dutchman to fly through space in the Space Shuttle 'Challenger'. As an astronaut he had become extremely aware o...

(Wind Ensemble (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bs, 3 hn, cello, string bass))

(Wind Ensemble (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bs, 3 hn, cello, string bass))

(Wind Ensemble (solo oboe, 2 fl, 2 cl, 2 bs, 3 hn, cello, string bass))

(Wind Ensemble (solo oboe, 2 fl, 2 cl, 2 bs, 3 hn, cello, string bass))

(Voice and Wind Ensemble (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bs, 2 hn and soprano))

(Voice and Wind Ensemble (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bs, 2 hn and soprano))

(Voice and Wind Ensemble (solo voice, picc, fl, ob, engl. hn, 2 cl, 2 bs, 4 hn, string bass, harp))

(Voice and Wind Ensemble (solo voice, picc, fl, ob, engl. hn, 2 cl, 2 bs, 4 hn, string bass, harp))

Ravel originally wrote Ma mère loye (Mother Goose) as a piano duet for the Godebski children, Mimi and Jean, ages 6 and 7. Ravel dedicated this work for four hands to the children (just as he had dedi...