Instrumentalwerke für Blasorchester

Originally written for piano in 1890, Debussy's 'Rêverie' was one of his earlier works in his career as a composer. The gentle and repetitive theme at the beginning of the piece feels as if a person f...

Die Schnellpolka 'Auf der Jagd' ist eine von sechs Tanzarrangements aus der Operette 'Cagliostro in Wien', die im Februar 1875 uraufgeführt wurde. Der Titel der Polka hat keinen direkten Bezug zur Ope...

In 1876, Edvard Grieg created incidental music for the premiere of Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt", at the request of the author. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular in the form of orchestr...

The 'Serenade for Strings in E minor', Op. 20 was written by Edward Elgar in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the Worcester Ladies' Orchestral Class, with the composer conduc...

The 'Serenade for Strings in E minor', Op. 20 was written by Edward Elgar in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the Worcester Ladies' Orchestral Class, with the composer conduc...

Antonín Dvorák 'Slawischen Tänze' bestehen aus 16 Orchesterstücken, die er in zwei Folgen 1878 und 1886 als Opus 46 und 72 veröffentlichte. Der unter diesen wohl bekannteste, achte Tanz ist ein 'Furia...

Antonín Dvorák 'Slawischen Tänze' bestehen aus 16 Orchesterstücken, die er in zwei Folgen 1878 und 1886 als Opus 46 und 72 veröffentlichte. Der unter diesen wohl bekannteste, achte Tanz ist ein 'Furia...

Edward German (1862 - 1936) was an English musician and composer best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music including 'Richard III', 'Henry VIII', 'Nell Gwynn' and 'Romeo and Juliet'...

Edward German (1862 - 1936) was an English musician and composer best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music including 'Richard III', 'Henry VIII', 'Nell Gwynn' and 'Romeo and Juliet'...

The Fledermaus-Polka is one of six dance arrangements on themes from Johann Strauss" operetta "Die Fledermaus". It received its première in 1874 at the "Theater an der Wien" and according of the newsp...

Strauss composed the Annen-Polka in 1852 to celebrate the day of St. Anne. The Annen-Polka was quite popular right from its premiere in 1852 when the Viennese newspapers reported as follows: "Johann S...

Jos van de Braak arrangierte die kurze, einleitende Musik zum dritten Akt von Johann Strauß' beliebter Operette 'Die Fledermaus' für symphonisches Blasorchester.

Russian composer Anton Arensky (1861-1906) composed his ballet Nuits d'Egypte, based on Théophile Gautier's novella Une nuit de Cléopatre, in 1900. The ballet was programmed by Serge Diaghilev at his...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

To celebrate the second anniversary of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye - known as "the Strauss of the North" - composed the "Champagne Galop" in 1845. The piece is a good e...

In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninov composed 'The Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. It's an orchestral suite in three movements and it became Rachmaninov's last composition, summarizing his compositional output in to...

In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninov composed "The Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. It's an orchestral suite in three movements and it became Rachmaninov's last composition, summarizing his compositional output in to...

Sigurd Jorsalfar" is an orchestral suite by Edvard Grieg, celebrating King Sigurd I of Norway compiled in 1872 from incidental music to a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. The complete suite is in nine p...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

The aria 'Infelice! e tuo credevi' is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...

Bela Bartoks komponierte 1915 seine 'Rumänischen Volkstänze' ursprünglich für Klavier. Erst später bearbeitete er die kurzen Klavierstücke für Kammermusikensemble.