Baton Orchestral

Edvard Armas Järnefelt (1869 -1958), was a Finnish conductor and composer. As a composer he only achieved some minor success with his orchestral works 'Berceuse' and 'Praeludium'. The 'Praeludium' was...

'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 'Mass in b minor' (BWV 232) by Johann Sebastian Bach is a musical setting of the complete Ordinary of the Latin Mass. The work was one of Bach's last compositions, not completed until 1749, the ye...

The 'Mass in b minor' (BWV 232) by Johann Sebastian Bach is a musical setting of the complete Ordinary of the Latin Mass. The work was one of Bach's last compositions, not completed until 1749, the ye...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He stamped his own mark with the quick polka,...

Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He stamped his own mark with the quick polka,...

'El amor brujo' (The magic love) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla. The ballet tells the story of the love of a gypsy woman who is possessed by the spirit of an old lover. This love...

'El amor brujo' (The magic love) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla. The ballet tells the story of the love of a gypsy woman who is possessed by the spirit of an old lover. This love...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet 'Swan Lake' Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. 'Swan Lake' was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet 'Swan Lake' Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. 'Swan Lake' was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

During 1880-1881 Rimsky Korsakov composed his four act opera 'The Snow Maiden' which the composer's own favorite work. Allthough he prepared suites from several of his operas, curiously, Rimsky Korsak...

During 1880-1881 Rimsky Korsakov composed his four act opera 'The Snow Maiden' which the composer's own favorite work. Allthough he prepared suites from several of his operas, curiously, Rimsky Korsak...

'Chanson de Matin', Op. 15, No. 2, is composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899 though it is thought that it was almost c...

'Chanson de Matin', Op. 15, No. 2, is composed by Edward Elgar for violin and piano, and later orchestrated by the composer. Its first publication was in 1899 though it is thought that it was almost c...

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 'Leichtes Blut' is a beautiful example of Strauss' r...

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 'Leichtes Blut' is a beautiful example of Strauss' r...

'Die Fledermaus', the third Johann Strauss operetta to be staged, opened at Vienna's 'Theater an der Wien' in 1874. The success of the work was assured from its first performance. A few months after t...

'Die Fledermaus', the third Johann Strauss operetta to be staged, opened at Vienna's 'Theater an der Wien' in 1874. The success of the work was assured from its first performance. A few months after t...

Riding on this success of 'España', Chabrier composed the 'Habanera' in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. It's a beautiful example of the Spanish genre that was so popular with French composer...

Riding on this success of 'España', Chabrier composed the 'Habanera' in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. It's a beautiful example of the Spanish genre that was so popular with French composer...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet 'Swan Lake' Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. 'Swan Lake' was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet 'Swan Lake' Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. 'Swan Lake' was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet 'Swan Lake' Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. 'Swan Lake' was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

In 1876 Tschaikowsky composed his ballet "Swan Lake" Op. 20. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. "Swan Lake" was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March 1...

The 'Concerto for Orchestra',is a five-movement musical work for orchestra composed by Béla Bartók in 1943. It is one of his best-known, most popular and most accessible works. It is perhaps the best-...