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Francis Poulenc wrote the Sonata for Flute December 1956 and it is dedicated to the American patroness of the arts, Elisabeth Sprague Coolidge. The first performance was given by Jean-Pierre Rampal ac...

The Spanish composer Pedro Iturralde (*1929) has to be considered both as pioneer and nestor of Spanish jazz music. Pequena Czarda (little dance) is a virtuoso little solo piece for saxophone and pian...

Tschaikovsky composed his Solo Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both some...

Tschaikovsky composed his Solo Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in the spring of 1878. The work does have a rocky beginning, somewhat like that of his first Piano Concerto. The premiere was both some...

One of the most influential of German romantic composers is Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). He is especially known because of his opera's but he composed some masses and a number of solo concerto's...

One of the most influential of German romantic composers is Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). He is especially known because of his opera's but he composed some masses and a number of solo concerto's...

As a composer Franz Lehar started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his operetta's made him clear that he had to gif his talents to the genre. Der Zarewitsch is one of tho...

As a composer Franz Lehar started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his operetta's made him clear that he had to gif his talents to the genre. Der Zarewitsch is one of tho...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed two concertpieces - Konzertstücke - opus 113 and 114 for clarinet, bassethorn and orchestra. These works were dedicated with much respect to the clarinettists Ba...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed two concertpieces - Konzertstücke - opus 113 and 114 for clarinet, bassethorn and orchestra. These works were dedicated with much respect to the clarinettists Ba...

The second movement from Mozart's concerto for Bassoon in a fine transription by Marc Koninkx for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble. (Bassoon and Concert Band)

The second movement from Mozart's concerto for Bassoon in a fine transription by Marc Koninkx for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble. (Bassoon and Concert Band)

The Concerto for Bassoon in B flat, KV 191 is the earliest surviving wind concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It seems unadventurous and conventional, but we must remember Mozart was attempting to wr...

The Concerto for Bassoon in B flat, KV 191 is the earliest surviving wind concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It seems unadventurous and conventional, but we must remember Mozart was attempting to wr...

Gioacchino Rossini composed the Variations in Do for Clarinette in 1810 during his last year of study at the Musical Lyceum of Bologna. It was, in all probability, written for a school concert given b...

Gioacchino Rossini composed the Variations in Do for Clarinette in 1810 during his last year of study at the Musical Lyceum of Bologna. It was, in all probability, written for a school concert given b...

After the performances of Rimsky-Korsakov's Concerto's for Oboe and Trombone and Military Band in 1876, the composer wrote: 'My third and last composition of this character is a Konzertstück for the C...

After the performances of Rimsky-Korsakov's Concerto's for Oboe and Trombone and Military Band in 1876, the composer wrote: 'My third and last composition of this character is a Konzertstück for the C...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote concerto's for Oboe, Clarinet and Trombone and Military Band. The Concerto for Trombone is now edited by Marco Tamanini for the instrumentation of a modern Symphonic Windorchestr...

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote concerto's for Oboe, Clarinet and Trombone and Military Band. The Concerto for Trombone is now edited by Marco Tamanini for the instrumentation of a modern Symphonic Windorchestr...

I Got Rhythm is a song composed by George George Gershwin published in 1930, which became a widely-known jazz standard. The song was introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Girl Crazy. In 1933, Geor...

I Got Rhythm is a song composed by George George Gershwin published in 1930, which became a widely-known jazz standard. The song was introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Girl Crazy. In 1933, Geor...

Antonino Pasculli (1842-1924), perhaps the greatest oboe virtuoso of historical memory was called the Paganini of the Oboe. Like Paganini, not finding compositions which could fully exploit his extrao...

Antonino Pasculli (1842-1924), perhaps the greatest oboe virtuoso of historical memory was called the Paganini of the Oboe. Like Paganini, not finding compositions which could fully exploit his extrao...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra, composed by Sergei Rachmaninov between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The complete work was premiered, with the...