Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

Between 1917 and 1931, Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) transcribed three orchestral suites from original pieces written for lute between the 16th and 18th centuries. Antiche Danze ed Arie (Ancient Airs...

Pacific 231 is an orchestral piece by Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) intended to evoke the feelings of the composer when he witnessed a train in motion. The title of the piece refers to a specific type o...

Pacific 231 is an orchestral piece by Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) intended to evoke the feelings of the composer when he witnessed a train in motion. The title of the piece refers to a specific type o...

ESCALES (Ports of Call) by Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) is an orchestral suite recalling his travels on his honeymoon. Its three movements are Rome-Palermo, which conjures southern Italy with tarantella...

Escales (Ports of Call) by Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) is an orchestral suite recalling his travels on his honeymoon. Its three movements are Rome-Palermo, which conjures southern Italy with tarantella...

Der Wunderbare Mandarin (The Miraculous Mandarin) is a suite adapted from Béla Bartók's (1881 -1945) pantomime ballet of the same name. The ballet was the last piece of music Bartók wrote that was int...

Der Wunderbare Mandarin (The Miraculous Mandarin) is a suite adapted from Béla Bartók's (1881 -1945) pantomime ballet of the same name. The ballet was the last piece of music Bartók wrote that was int...

Part of the British folk revival of the early 20th century, Gustav Holst's (1874-1934) Somerset Rhapsody consists of his interpretations of three English folk tunes from the Somerset region: "The Shee...

Part of the British folk revival of the early 20th century, Gustav Holst's (1874-1934) Somerset Rhapsody consists of his interpretations of three English folk tunes from the Somerset region: "The Shee...

Iberia was originally a suite for piano composed by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) between 1905 to 1909, published in four books comprised of 3 movements each. Albéniz wrote these in an impressionistic sty...

Iberia was originally a suite for piano composed by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) between 1905 to 1909, published in four books comprised of 3 movements each. Albéniz wrote these in an impressionistic sty...

The Háry János Suite is derived from Zoltán Kodály's (1882-1967) 1926 comic opera. The opera tells the fantastical tale of the title character's imagination, from having the wife of Napoleon, Empress...

The Háry János Suite is derived from Zoltán Kodály's (1882-1967) 1926 comic opera. The opera tells the fantastical tale of the title character's imagination, from having the wife of Napoleon, Empress...

The Háry János Suite is derived from Zoltán Kodály's (1882-1967) 1926 comic opera. The opera tells the fantastical tale of the title character's imagination, from having the wife of Napoleon, Empress...

The Háry János Suite is derived from Zoltán Kodály's (1882-1967) 1926 comic opera. The opera tells the fantastical tale of the title character's imagination, from having the wife of Napoleon, Empress...

The Nutcracker has achieved the status of being the world's most popular and most often performed ballet. This edition, with a complete full score to accompany William McDermott's 1969 medium orchestr...

The Nutcracker has achieved the status of being the world's most popular and most often performed ballet. This edition, with a complete full score to accompany William McDermott's 1969 medium orchestr...

Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) was written betweem 1876 and 1880 and is the final work composed by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), who died four months before the premiere, a fear that O...

Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) was written betweem 1876 and 1880 and is the final work composed by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), who died four months before the premiere, a fear that O...

Leon Jessel (1871-1942) composed his lighthearted march Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten) in 1905, and it quickly became a popular favorite in both Europe and America for its...

Leon Jessel (1871-1942) composed his lighthearted march PARADE OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (DIE PARADE DER ZINNSOLDATEN) in 1905, and it quickly became a popular favorite in both Europe and America for its...

Leon Jessel (1871-1942) composed his lighthearted march Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten) in 1905, and it quickly became a popular favorite in both Europe and America for its...

Iberia was originally a suite for piano composed by Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909) between 1905 to 1909, published in four books comprised of 3 movements each. Albéniz wrote these in an impressionistic s...

Iberia was originally a suite for piano composed by Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909) between 1905 to 1909, published in four books comprised of 3 movements each. Albéniz wrote these in an impressionistic s...

Leroy Anderson's "Jazz Pizzicato" and "Jazz Legato" stand as quintessential proof of his legendary status as a composer of light music. With a nostalgic nod toward the traditional American dance form...