Mitropa Classics

Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most famous composers of Italian opera. Here, Cesarini has masterfully arranged Nabucco.

Inspired by the operas of Bellini, Saverio Mercadante created this richly contrasting overture from lyrical and dramatic moments in his own works. This arrangement offers modern concert bands access t...

Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (music) and Francesco Maria Piave (libretto).

Thomas Doss orchestrated this inspiring and very playable transcription of Christus factus est (WAB 11), the motet written by Bruckner in 1884, for wind orchestra. After Messe für den Gründonnerstag f...

In the monumental overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Gioachino Rossini employs themes from the opera itself in order to prepare the audience for the material to come. The overt...

Master-composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, in 1770, but he lived in Vienna from 1792, until his death in 1827. With his innovative style, he has had a great influence on Western classical...

The triumphal march from Aida is probably one of the best known classical works of all times. This superb transcription by Franco Cesarini retains the exciting spirit of the original. As always his na...

This overture, called Sinfonia, is without doubt one of the best original works for concert band to emerge from the 19th century. It is characterised by its fluid spontaneity as well as its rich textu...

Tancredi, composed in 1813, is rarely performed in today's opera houses, however its overture, or Sinfonia, as it was called at the time, is well-liked and has received regular performances over the y...

Kein schöner Land is surely one of the best-known of all German folk songs. The song recounts the story of a group of friends who spend a happy evening singing. The arrangement by Gerald Oswald begins...

Das Andante Religioso ist der langsame Teil der vierten von sechs Orgelsonaten, die der Komponist und Pianist Mendelssohn Bartholdy zwei Jahre vor seinem Tod komponierte. Die authentische Blasorcheste...

The Ave Maria by Franz Schubert is known and loved worldwide and was originally written as part of the song cycle The Lady of the Lake. In the course of time, the German text has been replaced by the...

Master-composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, in 1770, but he lived in Vienna from 1792, until his death in 1827. With his innovative style, he has had a great influence on Western classical...

Thomas Doss created a beautiful and sensitive arrangement of this famous religious work by Anton Bruckner (1824-1896).

Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most famous composers of Italian opera. Here, Cesarini has masterfully arranged Nabucco.

Aroldo, number 22 of the 32 operas written by Verdi, is certainly not one of the best-known works from 'the genius of Busseto. ' Written in 1857, it is in fact a remake of the 1848 opera Stiffelio, wh...

Aroldo, number 22 of the 32 operas written by Verdi, is certainly not one of the best-known works from 'the genius of Busseto. ' Written in 1857, it is in fact a remake of the 1848 opera Stiffelio, wh...

Aroldo, number 22 of the 32 operas written by Verdi, is certainly not one of the best-known works from 'the genius of Busseto. ' Written in 1857, it is in fact a remake of the 1848 opera Stiffelio, wh...

The triumphal march from Aida is probably one of the best known classical works of all times. This superb transcription by Franco Cesarini retains the exciting spirit of the original. As always his na...

Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...

Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its symphonic...

In 1854, Verdi was in Paris to compose I vespri siciliani (1855), a commission from the Theatre of the Opera. The composer soon became intolerant to the requests of the French 'Grand Opéra' as he cons...

In 1854, Verdi was in Paris to compose I vespri siciliani (1855), a commission from the Theatre of the Opera. The composer soon became intolerant to the requests of the French 'Grand Opéra' as he cons...

Ernani (1844), Giuseppe Verdi's fifth opera, is based on the homonymous tragedy by Victor Hugo. Verdi's success with Ernani, as well as Nabucco and I lombardi alla prima crociata, can be ascribed to t...