Douglas McLain

Johann Strauss wrote the bubbling 'Champagne Polka' for his 1858 summer concert season in Pavlovsk, where its first performance took place on 12 August under the title of 'Ball-Champagner-Polka'. Stra...

Johann Strauss wrote the bubbling 'Champagne Polka' for his 1858 summer concert season in Pavlovsk, where its first performance took place on 12 August under the title of 'Ball-Champagner-Polka'. Stra...

'Kaiser-Walzer', Op. 437 (Emperor Waltz) is a waltz composed by Strauss in 1889. The waltz was originally titled 'Hand in Hand' and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian empe...

'Kaiser-Walzer', Op. 437 (Emperor Waltz) is a waltz composed by Strauss in 1889. The waltz was originally titled 'Hand in Hand' and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian empe...

In 1896 Edward Elgar submitted sketches for two new works to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. One work was 'The Banner of St George', the other was the 'Imperial March'. Both captured the mood o...

In 1896 Edward Elgar submitted sketches for two new works to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. One work was 'The Banner of St George', the other was the 'Imperial March'. Both captured the mood o...

Three Christmas Carols arranged bty the American arranger Douglas McLain.

Three Christmas Carols arranged bty the American arranger Douglas McLain.

'Souvenir de Porto Rico', Op. 31, is written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk in 1857 during a tour in Puerto Rico and published in Mainz circa 1860 with the subtitle of 'Marche de Gibaros'. It's based on t...

'Souvenir de Porto Rico', Op. 31, is written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk in 1857 during a tour in Puerto Rico and published in Mainz circa 1860 with the subtitle of 'Marche de Gibaros'. It's based on t...

'Christmas Eve' is an opera in four acts with music and libretto by Rimsky-Korsakov and composed between 1894 and 1895. In the 3rd act of the opera, a chorus sings the Tsaritsa's praises in a magnific...

'Christmas Eve' is an opera in four acts with music and libretto by Rimsky-Korsakov and composed between 1894 and 1895. In the 3rd act of the opera, a chorus sings the Tsaritsa's praises in a magnific...

The operetta 'Babes in Toyland' was composed by Victor Herbert (1859-1924) in 1903. In this operetta on a libretto by Glen MacDonough, various characters from 'Mother Goose nursery rhymes' are woven t...

This edition contains eight traditional carols from all over Europe. These carols were arranged to emphasize the antiphonal aspect inherent in so much brass choir music.

This edition contains eight traditional carols from all over Europe. These carols were arranged to emphasize the antiphonal aspect inherent in so much brass choir music.

This edition contains four traditional carols from all over Catalonia. These carols were arranged to emphasize the antiphonal aspect inherent in so much brass choir music.

This edition contains four traditional carols from all over Catalonia. These carols were arranged to emphasize the antiphonal aspect inherent in so much brass choir music.

'Christmas Day - a Choral Fantasy on Old Carols', was written in 1910 shortly after Gustav Holst had finished the three groups of 'Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda' and around the same time as the 'Firs...

'Christmas Day - a Choral Fantasy on Old Carols', was written in 1910 shortly after Gustav Holst had finished the three groups of 'Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda' and around the same time as the 'Firs...

This edition contains six traditional carols from England: 'The Boar Head Carol', 'The Sussex Carol', 'What Child is this', 'Gloucestershire Wassail', 'The Coventry Carol', 'I saw three Ships'. These...

This edition contains six traditional carols from England: 'The Boar Head Carol', 'The Sussex Carol', 'What Child is this', 'Gloucestershire Wassail', 'The Coventry Carol', 'I saw three Ships'. These...