Scores for Orchestra

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) completed the five-act opera Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) in 1867. With a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michael Carré, the opera tells the tragic story of Shakespear...

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) written around or before 1721 to be presented to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg...

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) written around or before 1721 to be presented to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg...

Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 63, was composed in 1911, with the premiere taking place at the London Musical Festival by the Queen's Hall Orchestra, Elgar conducting, on May 2...

French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) originally composed the ballet La tragédie de Salomé in 1907 for a commission from Jacques Rouché for American dancer Loie Fuller and the Théâtre des Arts,...

The Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163 by Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was composed in 1889 at Vysoká u Príbrame, Bohemia, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Lite...

Between 1832 and 1833, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed two works for a trio of clarinet, piano and basset horn: Concert Piece No. 1 in F Major, Op. 113 and Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 1...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) composed A HERO'S SONG (PÍSEN BOHATÝRSKÁ), Op. 111/B. 199, in 1897, making it his final symphonic poem and one of his last major orchestral works. Unlike his earlier program...

Between 1832 and 1833, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) composed two works for a trio of clarinet, piano and basset horn: Concert Piece No. 1 in F Major, Op. 113 and Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 1...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote the original version of his Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120, in 1841. Significant revisions were made by Schumann in 1851, and it is this version that was publishe...

In 1901, American saxophonist Elise Hall commissioned works from numerous composers for her instrument, and among those composers was Claude Debussy (1862-1918). While Debussy took the money at the ti...

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) wrote the first of his CINQ MÉLODIES POPULAIRES GRECQUES (Five Greek Folk Melodies) in 1904 at the urgent request of Pierre Aubry, who wished to illustrate a lecture he was g...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) composed the opera DIE TOTE STADT (THE DEAD CITY), composed between 1916 and 1920 and premiered simultaneously in Hamburg and Cologne on December 4, 1920. Based on...

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote the beautiful melody now associated with the Latin "Ave Maria" text in 1825 as part of a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's narrative poem "The Lady of the Lak...

The Three-Cornered Hat is a two act ballet by Manuel de Falla that was commissioned by famed ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev and premiered in 1919. Incorporating Spanish dance rather than classical...

This is another LudwigMasters edition 'exclusively endorsed by the International Grainger Society.' Delightfully upbeat and lively, this Grainger classic will lighten up full orchestra concerts and pr...

Published for the first time, this unique and colorful re-orchestration of Grainger's Molly on the Shore was made specifically for conductor Leopold Stokowski. This edition has the added feature of ma...

This is one of the few largely unchanged works from the famous Leopold Stowkowski recording of Grainger's music. It has been prepared from the composer's manuscript score with the approval of the Perc...

Immerse yourself in the captivating "Kinderuniversum" – a vibrant orchestral work that brings to life the boundless imagination and sense of wonder of young and young-at-heart music lovers alike. Publ...

Wie beim „Kleinen Stern“ sind auch bei dem musikalischen Märchen „Kleiner Bär“ sämtliche Fassungen beliebig kombinierbar. Der Märchentext ist in jeder Fassung enthalten. Er stammt aus der Feder des Sc...

Ein Märchen von Roland Müller für Kinder und Erwachsene - humorvoll, spannend und tiefsinnig. Wie beim „Kleinen Stern“ und bei beim „Kleinen Bär“ sind auch bei dem musikalischen Märchen „Die Zaubertro...