Klassische Instrumentalwerke für Orchester

Das berühmteste Werk des deutschen Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche, "Also sprach Zarathustra!" ("Also sprach Zarathustra!") hat viele Komponisten zu ihren Werken inspiriert, doch die bekannteste ist d...

Written between 1886 and 1888, Richard Strauss' (1864-1949) MACBETH, Op. 23 was the then young composer's first tone poem, which he described as "a completely new path" in his composition. It premiere...

Written between 1886 and 1888, Richard Strauss' (1864-1949) MACBETH, Op. 23 was the then young composer's first tone poem, which he described as "a completely new path" in his composition. It premiere...

Die 1898 in einem bayerischen Gebirgsort geschriebene achte Tondichtung Ein Heldenleben von Richard Strauss (1864-1949) war eine Antwort auf Beethovens Symphonie Nr. 3 ("Eroica"). Obwohl er sich auf d...

Written while still a student of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky was encouraged to begin work on this piece for full orchestra in 1905. The young composer's first composition foray beyond piano, i...

Written while still a student of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky was encouraged to begin work on this piece for full orchestra in 1905. The young composer's first composition foray beyond piano, i...

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, in 1880 following a trip to Rome with his brother, Modest. Originally titled Italian Fantasia, the work incorporates the music...

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, in 1880 following a trip to Rome with his brother, Modest. Originally titled Italian Fantasia, the work incorporates the music...

EUGENE ONEGIN, based on a verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin, is Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky's (1840-1893) best-known opera. The story depicts the life of the titular Onegin, a Russian dandy who does no...

Tchaikovsky's largest symphony both in length and instrumentation, the MANFRED SYMPHONY remained unnumbered, though it was written between his 4th and 5th symphonies.  A programmatic symphony bas...

Tchaikovsky's largest symphony both in length and instrumentation, the MANFRED SYMPHONY remained unnumbered, though it was written between his 4th and 5th symphonies.  A programmatic symphony bas...

Marche Slave, op. 31, ("Slawischer Marsch") wurde im November 1876 in Moskau uraufgeführt. Es ist ein mitreißendes patriotisches Werk, das auf serbischen und russischen Volksthemen basiert. Tschaikows...

Marche Slave, Op. 31, ("Slawischer Marsch") wurde im November 1876 in Moskau uraufgeführt. Es ist ein mitreißendes patriotisches Werk, das auf serbischen und russischen Volksthemen basiert. Tschaikows...

The orchestral Suite No. 1 from Tchaikovsky's well-known ballet, THE NUTCRACKER, includes eight movements: I. Ouverture Miniature - Allegro giusto, II. Danses Caracteristiques a) Marche, b) Danse de l...

Der Nussknacker ist ein zweiaktiges "Märchenballett" von Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893). Das Ballett basiert auf der Erzählung "Der Nussknacker und der Mäusekönig" von E. T. A. Hoffmann aus d...

Among the most frequently performed and well-known of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) works, The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49 (more commonly known as the 1812 Overture) was written in 1880 to co...

Among the most frequently performed and well-known of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) works, The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49 (more commonly known as the 1812 Overture) was written in 1880 to co...

Among the most frequently performed and well-known of P. I. Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) works, The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49 (more commonly known as the 1812 Overture) was written in 1880 to co...

The Sleeping Beauty ballet in 3 acts, which tells the story of conflicting forces of good and evil, incorporates various fairy-tale characters from the Brothers Grimm and French fairy tales. Tchaikovs...

The Sleeping Beauty ballet in 3 acts, which tells the story of conflicting forces of good and evil, incorporates various fairy-tale characters from the Brothers Grimm and French fairy tales. Tchaikovs...

Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893) began work in 1877 and finished it the following year. Begun soon after Tchaikovsky established his relationship with long-time patroness Nadezhda von Mech, SYM...

SOUVENIR D'UN LIEU CHER (Erinnerung an einen geliebten Ort) ist eine Folge von drei Stücken für Violine und Klavier, die etwa zur gleichen Zeit wie Tschaikowskys Violinkonzert entstanden. Das Stück wu...

SOUVENIR D'UN LIEU CHER (Erinnerung an einen geliebten Ort) ist eine Folge von drei Stücken für Violine und Klavier, die etwa zur gleichen Zeit wie Tschaikowskys Violinkonzert entstanden. Das Stück wu...

SOUVENIR D'UN LIEU CHER (Erinnerung an einen geliebten Ort) ist eine Folge von drei Stücken für Violine und Klavier, die etwa zur gleichen Zeit wie Tschaikowskys Violinkonzert entstanden. Das Stück wu...