Johann Strauss (Vater)

Zu Unrecht steht der böhmische Komponist Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) im Schatten von Smetana und Dvorßk, denn auch er hat entscheidend zur Begründung der nationalen Schule beigetragen. Sein bekanntestes...

Zu Unrecht steht der böhmische Komponist Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) im Schatten von Smetana und Dvorßk, denn auch er hat entscheidend zur Begründung der nationalen Schule beigetragen. Sein bekanntestes...

Pastorale

An original work for string orchestra, by a master composer, Olympiad was composed in a quasi-Baroque style. In three movements, the second of which features a lyrical melody for violas and cellos, th...

Starting with the lively, contrapuntal Overture in ritornello form, Concertino for Strings demands only moderate technical facility. Movement II (Dirge) features cellos and basses in a pizzicato walki...

Written in 1966 for the Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra of Manchester, England, PRELUDIO features various types of bowings and bowing articulations (especially in the upper strings), giving developing playe...

An original work for string orchestra, by a master composer, Olympiad was composed in a quasi-Baroque style. In three movements, the second of which features a lyrical melody for violas and cellos, th...

Commissioned by the Missouri All-State Orchestra, this work challenges the orchestra with dynamic mixed meters, contemporary harmonies, and lush romanticism.

Starting with the lively, contrapuntal Overture in ritornello form, Concertino for Strings demands only moderate technical facility. Movement II (Dirge) features cellos and basses in a pizzicato walki...

This is a sensitive, and evocative treatment of Holst's hymn tune by a true master of the craft of composition and arranging. The bleakness of winter gives way to the beauty of the season in this edit...

This is a sensitive, and evocative treatment of Holst's hymn tune by a true master of the craft of composition and arranging. The bleakness of winter gives way to the beauty of the season in this edit...

French composer, Eugène Cools published his Competition Solo for Cornet and Piano in 1958. The work remains an important audition work, particularly at the Paris Conservatoire. Cools' Competition Solo...

Loss' is about a person who suffers a devastating loss. The first movement opens with harsh, dissonant chords in the piano, which are quickly replaced by a haunting melodic statement in the right hand...

Loss' is about a person who suffers a devastating loss. The first movement opens with harsh, dissonant chords in the piano, which are quickly replaced by a haunting melodic statement in the right hand...

Leichte Stücke für Violine und Klavier sind hier gesammelt, die leichter sind als Sonaten von Corelli oder Händel und auch leichter als alle bekannten Originalkompositionen von Meistern der Wiener Kla...