Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

An American Elegy' is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered a...

An American Elegy' is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered a...

Immerse yourself in the evocative soundscape of French Impressionism with Maurice Ravel's masterpiece 'Une barque sur l'océan'. Originally composed as the third movement of his celebrated piano suite...

Eugene Magalif's 'Aria' was originally written for the musical 'The Wild Hunt', however the project was canceled. On the advice of fellow flutists, 'Aria' was arranged for the flute, and has already b...

Bennu is the Egyptian God whose singing gave birth to Time. It had the shape of a birth and today is known as the Phoenix. This symphonic poem is a new meditation of Duran-Loriga about the musical tim...

Nave was commissioned by the Arturo Márquez Extraordinary Fellowship in Composition of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). It is inspired by the 'Stultifera Navis' (or 'The Ship of Fo...

François Glorieux was born in Belgium in 1932, and acclaimed throughout Europe, the USA, Latin America, Canada, Japan, China, the Middle East and Africa. He is one of the most widely accomplished and...

The score is introduced with a scholarly preface (English and German) and the preface is available online for inspection. All this is made possible by a worldwide network of musicians, musicologists a...

Preface Composed in the mid-1860s during one of many frustrating points in the young composer's life, Pytor Tchaikovsky's TH 38 (Overture in C minor), never performed during his lifetime, is a testame...

Preface "At Tordenskjold's in Holmen's Church," "From David's Psalm 103 (or 16)," "From David's Psalm 103," "Danish Pictures," "Danish Cities," "Fanfare Symphony," "Dannebrogklänge" - there were many...

Preface The Romanian composer George Enescu was the only surviving child of his parents, who had lost several children as stillbirths or through illness. His father, Costache Enescu, worked as an admi...

Preface The music of Joachim Raff' has enjoyed a small renaissance in the last 20 years. For a long time, the once-famous musician was almost forgotten. When Pyotr Tchaikovsky attended the Bayreuth Fe...

Preface Arnold Bax was born and brought up in London in a wealthy and cultivated family. Showing early showed talent in music, he studied at the Royal Academy in London and in Dresden, where he first...

Preface Willem Pijper was a Dutch composer, music journalist, and teacher who rose from a humble background to become a central figure of musical life in the Netherlands. Along with his contemporary M...

Preface Historians of American music have identified two New England Schools of music, though this terminology refers to historical movements, not formal arrangements. John Knowles Paine is considered...