Baton Orchestral

In 1890 Rimsky-Korsakov finished his opera-ballet 'Mlada'. Later he derived a suite from this opera. The 'Cortège' is the last movement of this suite. This 'Cortège' is also known as 'Procession of th...

In 1890 Rimsky-Korsakov finished his opera-ballet 'Mlada'. Later he derived a suite from this opera. The 'Cortège' is the last movement of this suite. This 'Cortège' is also known as 'Procession of th...

Modest Mussorgsky composed the 'Pictures at an Exhibition' in 1874 as a suite of ten piano pieces. It has also become known through various orchestrations and arrangements produced by other musicians...

Modest Mussorgsky composed the 'Pictures at an Exhibition' in 1874 as a suite of ten piano pieces. It has also become known through various orchestrations and arrangements produced by other musicians...

Josef Strauss was an Austrian composer and brother of Johann jr. and Eduard. He joined the 'Strauss' family orchestra, along with his brothers Johann and Eduard in the 1850s. He wrote 283 opus numbers...

Josef Strauss was an Austrian composer and brother of Johann jr. and Eduard. He joined the 'Strauss' family orchestra, along with his brothers Johann and Eduard in the 1850s. He wrote 283 opus numbers...

In 1851 Johann Strauss jr. composed the 'Albion-Polka', dedicated to Count Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. The count and his wife, Priscilla, both loved music...

In 1851 Johann Strauss jr. composed the 'Albion-Polka', dedicated to Count Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. The count and his wife, Priscilla, both loved music...

'Durch's Telephon' (via the 'telephone') is a polka by Johann Strauss composed in 1890 for the annual ball of the Viennese authors and journalists association 'Concordia', The title - 'Durch's Telepho...

'Durch's Telephon' (via the 'telephone') is a polka by Johann Strauss composed in 1890 for the annual ball of the Viennese authors and journalists association 'Concordia', The title - 'Durch's Telepho...

'The Planets' by English composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The...

'The Planets' by English composer Gustav Holst is a seven-movement orchestral suite in which each movement is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character. The...

'The Great Lightning' is an unfinished opera sketched in 1932 by Dmitri Shostakovich of which he only managed to write the overture and 8 following pieces. They are enough to show us that 'The Great L...

'The Great Lightning' is an unfinished opera sketched in 1932 by Dmitri Shostakovich of which he only managed to write the overture and 8 following pieces. They are enough to show us that 'The Great L...

'A Shropshire Lad' is a collection of 63 poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman (1859 -1936). The poems tell of the transience of love and youth, and speak of duty to country, facing death be...

'A Shropshire Lad' is a collection of 63 poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman (1859 -1936). The poems tell of the transience of love and youth, and speak of duty to country, facing death be...

Johann Strauss jr. composed in 1864 the 'Persischer Marsch' (Persian March), Op. 289. It was dedicated this to his Majesty Nasir-ad-Din imperial Shah of Persia (1831 - 1896). The melody of the trio is...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Arthur De Greef (1862 - 1940) was a Belgian composer and pianist. Among his works are piano concertos, the 'Fantasy on Flemish Folk-Songs' for Piano and Orchestra, vocal works and several suites for o...

Arthur De Greef (1862 - 1940) was a Belgian composer and pianist. Among his works are piano concertos, the 'Fantasy on Flemish Folk-Songs' for Piano and Orchestra, vocal works and several suites for o...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell Par force! is a beautiful example of Strauss' rich o...

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. The Polka-schnell Par force! is a beautiful example of Strauss' rich o...

Josef Hellmesberger Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. His compositions include operettas, ballets, lieder and a variety of dances such as the 'Danse diabolique' ('Teufelstanz' or...

Josef Hellmesberger Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. His compositions include operettas, ballets, lieder and a variety of dances such as the 'Danse diabolique' ('Teufelstanz' or...