Baton Orchestral

In 1876 Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) composed his "Preludio in Mi minore" which became later known as the "Preludio a Orchestra". It"s Puccini"s first surviving work and through its original treatment...

Kurt Weill (1900-1950) was best-known work is "Die Dreigroschenoper" ("Threepenny Opera") (1928), a reworking of John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera", written in collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. Weill's...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The 'Slavonic Dance No. 1' is a 'f...

The 'Slavonic Dances' are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvorák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. The 'Slavonic Dance No. 1' is a 'f...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe' ('The merry widow') in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe' ('The merry widow') in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

'Der Bürger als Edelmann' is the German title of a play by Molière and an orchestral suite by Richard Strauss. The original French play is called 'Le bourgeois gentilhomme' and is about a wealthy merc...

'Der Bürger als Edelmann' is the German title of a play by Molière and an orchestral suite by Richard Strauss. The original French play is called 'Le bourgeois gentilhomme' and is about a wealthy merc...

'Guglielmo Ratcliff' is a tragic opera in four acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni. The libretto was translated from the German play 'Wilhelm Ratcliff' (1822) by Heinrich Heine. Mascagni often wr...

'Guglielmo Ratcliff' is a tragic opera in four acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni. The libretto was translated from the German play 'Wilhelm Ratcliff' (1822) by Heinrich Heine. Mascagni often wr...

The 'Hungarian Dances' (Ungarische Tänze), evoking directly the warm blood of Hungarian gypsy music, consist of 21 dances, originally composed for piano four hands. Perhaps less familiar than the famo...

The 'Hungarian Dances' (Ungarische Tänze), evoking directly the warm blood of Hungarian gypsy music, consist of 21 dances, originally composed for piano four hands. Perhaps less familiar than the famo...

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690 -1749) was a German composer. He enjoyed an outstanding reputation in his lifetime. Shortly after his death some of his compositions were still performed, and Friedric...

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690 -1749) was a German composer. He enjoyed an outstanding reputation in his lifetime. Shortly after his death some of his compositions were still performed, and Friedric...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 'Symphony No. 9' between 1822 and 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in...

Léon Boëllmann (1862 -1897) was a French composer, born in Ensisheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace. During the sixteen years of his professional life, Boëllmann composed about 160 pieces in all genres, faithful...

Léon Boëllmann (1862 -1897) was a French composer, born in Ensisheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace. During the sixteen years of his professional life, Boëllmann composed about 160 pieces in all genres, faithful...

Léon Boëllmann (1862 -1897) was a French composer, born in Ensisheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace. During the sixteen years of his professional life, Boëllmann composed about 160 pieces in all genres, faithful...