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Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 was written by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Also known as the Double Violin Concerto, it was composed as part of a concert series Bach ran as the Di...

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 was written by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Also known as the Double Violin Concerto, it was composed as part of a concert series Bach ran as the Di...

The CONCERTO FOR TWO HARPSICHORDS in C minor, BWV 1060 probably stems from a concerto for oboe and violin, now lost, that Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) composed in the early 1720s while serving as...

DANSES POUR HARPE CHROMATIQUE AVEC ACCOMPAGNEMENT D'ORCHESTRE D'INSTRUMENTS A CORDES (DANCES FOR CHROMATIC HARP WITH STRING ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT) was written in 1904 as a commission to Claude Debus...

This rollicking overture, one of the best known orchestral showpieces in the West, providing a challenge for all musicians, particularly the bassists. Perfect in style and duration for either the firs...

This rollicking overture, one of the best known orchestral showpieces in the West, providing a challenge for all musicians, particularly the bassists. Perfect in style and duration for either the firs...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) composed the French oratorio Le Déluge (The Flood), Op. 45 in 1875. Using a libretto (a "poème biblique") by Louis Gallet, it tells the biblical story of Noah and the f...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) composed the French oratorio Le Déluge (The Flood), Op. 45 in 1875. Using a libretto (a "poème biblique") by Louis Gallet, it tells the biblical story of Noah and the f...

One of G.P. Telemann's most performed flute works, this suite stands out for the composer's use of various styles known to him for each of the movements. The processional Overture is the best known of...

One of G.P. Telemann's most performed flute works, this suite stands out for the composer's use of various styles known to him for each of the movements. The processional Overture is the best known of...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) composed his CONCERTO in G Major, (Op. 51/4) RV 151, between the mid-1720s and 1730, around the time that he was writing the FOUR SEASONS. It does not feature solo instrume...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) composed his CONCERTO in G Major, (Op. 51/4) RV 151, between the mid-1720s and 1730, around the time that he was writing the FOUR SEASONS. It does not feature solo instrume...

L'Estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration) is a collection of 12 concerti by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) for stringed instruments first published in 1711. No. 8 in A minor (RV 522/F.I.177) is in thre...

L'Estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration) is a collection of 12 concerti by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) for stringed instruments first published in 1711. No. 8 in A minor (RV 522/F.I.177) is in thre...

The longest and best known of his four orchestral suites, SUITE NO. 3 in G Major, Op. 55 was written and orchestrated between April and July 1884.  Unoriginally uncertain if his new large scale w...

While not so well-known today, Robert Volkmann (1815-1883) was a composer of some standing among his contemporaries, encouraged to pursue music by Robert Schumann, called "dear friend" by Johannes Bra...

While not so well-known today, Robert Volkmann (1815-1883) was a composer of some standing among his contemporaries, encouraged to pursue music by Robert Schumann, called "dear friend" by Johannes Bra...

Frederick II (1712-1786), known also as Frederick the Great, served as King of Prussia during most of the 18th century. While he had great success militarily during his rule, he was much more personal...

Frederick II (1712-1786), known also as Frederick the Great, served as King of Prussia during most of the 18th century. While he had great success militarily during his rule, he was much more personal...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...

While Italian Baroque composer and violinist Francesco Xaverio Geminiani (1687-1762) has now largely been forgotten, during his lifetime he was considered on the same tier as Handel or Corelli, whose...