Christmas Concert Works for Band

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

In 1876, Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt', at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestral suit...

The Barcarole is sung at the beginning of the second act of Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffman. Hoffman tells the story of his affair with the Venetian courtesan Giulietta. The place of acting is...

Faust is based on the novel Faust und Margarethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the libretto was conceived by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre.It's the story of the old Dr. Faust who once again wants...

L'Amico Fritz is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891. While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after 'Caval...

L'Amico Fritz is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891. While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after 'Caval...

Charles Ives's 'Symphony No. 1 in D minor', written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him. Many of his later symphonies relied on Protes...

Charles Ives's 'Symphony No. 1 in D minor', written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him. Many of his later symphonies relied on Protes...

Giacomo Puccini's 'Suor Angelica' (Sister Angelica) is one of the three one-act opera's which belong to the triptych 'Il Trittico' which is an example of the verismo-opera, a naturalistic movement in...

Giacomo Puccini's 'Suor Angelica' (Sister Angelica) is one of the three one-act opera's which belong to the triptych 'Il Trittico' which is an example of the verismo-opera, a naturalistic movement in...

Jocelyn is a four-act opera by Benjamin Godard and is best remembered for Godard's most enduring composition, the tender berceuse (lullaby) for tenor 'Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore' commonly known in En...

Jocelyn is a four-act opera by Benjamin Godard and is best remembered for Godard's most enduring composition, the tender berceuse (lullaby) for tenor 'Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore' commonly known in En...

Gustav Holst's "Suite de Ballet" (Op. 10) is an orchestral work he composed in 1899. It is one of his lesser-known works, but it shows an interesting use of orchestration and rhythmic variations. The...

Gustav Holst's "Suite de Ballet" (Op. 10) is an orchestral work he composed in 1899. It is one of his lesser-known works, but it shows an interesting use of orchestration and rhythmic variations. The...

Faust is based on the novel Faust und Margarethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the libretto was conceived by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre.It's the story of the old Dr. Faust who once again wants...

Otto Nicolai's last opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The libr...

Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi composed his opera Rigoletto in 1851 and together with La Traviata (1853) and Il Trovatore (1853) it belongs to the top of his middle period of composing. The quartet Un di se...

Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi composed his opera Rigoletto in 1851 and together with La Traviata (1853) and Il Trovatore (1853) it belongs to the top of his middle period of composing. The quartet Un di se...

Die Zauberflöte isn't a romantic love story but a real parable: a resemblance about higher human striving to purity and self-improvement. Not love between two people is in the centre but a more indivi...

Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) was a star pupil at the Moscow Conservatory, winning the first time its gold medal in performance and composition. Tanayev was a classicist in a Romantic age. His...

Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) was a star pupil at the Moscow Conservatory, winning the first time its gold medal in performance and composition. Tanayev was a classicist in a Romantic age. His...

The Two Christmas Songs, 'Weihnachtsschnee' and 'Weihnachts Wiegenlied' are just beautiful examples of Edvard Grieg's craftsmanship as a songwriter. (Solo Voice and Concert Band)