Symphony Orchestra with Instrumental Solo

In 1879, Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) was commissioned by Simrock, his publisher, to write a violin concerto. He dedicated his CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN in A Minor, Op. 53/B. 108, to Joseph Joachim, who had p...

Hungarian violinist, composer, and music teacher Jenö Hubay (1858-1937) wrote a total of fourteen SCENES DE LA CZARDA (also SCÈNES DE LA CSÁRDA) over a forty-year period between 1879 and 1920. Intende...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) started work on his CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No. 2 in A major, S. 125, in 1839 and 1840. Putting it through a series of revisions, he dedicated the concerto to his stud...

The idea for TOTENTANZ, S. 126 (Dance of the Dead) was conceived by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in 1838. Two versions were to follow, the first completed in 1853, and the second version finished in 1864....

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote Capriccio Brillant, Op. 22 during his second vist to England. This charming example of Mendelssohn's writing for piano has two movements: an Andante with a gentle,...

In 1775, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote his five violin concertos for Gaetano Brunetti, a violinist in the Salzburg court where he served as Konzertmeister. In a letter to his father, he re...

Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 (320d) was written by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) in 1779 while he was on a tour of Europe that included Mannheim and Paris. A sort of hybrid between a symphony and a concerto...

Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 (320d) was written by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) in 1779 while he was on a tour of Europe that included Mannheim and Paris. A sort of hybrid between a symphony and a concerto...

The BASSOON CONCERTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K. 191/186E, was composed in June 1774 by eighteen-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). It is widely believed to be the result of a commission by Thaddae...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) completed his three-movement Concerto for Clarinet in A, K. 622 on a few weeks before his death in 1791, and it is considered his last great completed work. It wa...

Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) between 1784 and 1787, the Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, K. 447, the work was likely written for hornist Joseph Leutgeb, whose name is mentioned in the...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote the SERENADE No. 5 in D Major, K. 204/213a on August 5, 1775 for ceremonies at the University of Salzburg. Concurrently writing his five violin concertos, the...

The rondo third movement of Niccolò Paganini's VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 owes its nickname "La Clochette" or "La Campanella" ("Little Bell") to the little bell which plays before each recurrence of the ro...

Composed in the summer of 1909, Rachmaninoff's third Concerto for Piano was premiered in November of that year with the composer as soloist, though he was forced to practice the work on silent keyboar...

A young Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) composed Variazzioni di clarinetto (Variations for Clarinet and Small Orchestra in C major) around 1809. The work was edited by Amadeo Cerasa. Instrumentation: 1...

Camille Saint-Saëns composed ROMANCE in F Major, Op. 36 in 1874, scoring it for horn or violoncello with orchestra or piano. The version for horn and piano premiered on February 14, 1874 in Paris with...

Following the death of his mother in 1888, a depressed Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) decided to take a trip to his favorite destination, North Africa, travelling to Ceylon, then to Alexandria and Ca...

In 1875, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) created an innovative four-part structure for his CONCERTO FOR PIANO NO. 4 IN C MINOR, OP. 44. Dedicating the work to Anton Door, the composer gave the first p...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote his CELLO CONCERTO in A minor, Op. 129, in 1850, within the span of only two weeks. He tried offering the work to two publishers before Breitkopf and Hartel decided t...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote his VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, Op. 8, between 1881 and 1882, and it remained his only foray in that genre. Composed while a teenager and still in school. While still...

This Mozart-inspired work, completed in January of 1877, was the first composition by Tchaikovsky for cello and orchestra. This version of Variations on a Rococo Theme, heavily edited by Wilhelm Fitze...