Baton Orchestral

Debussy's Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune was inspired by the poem The Afternoon of a Faune by Stephane Mallarme, and later formed the basis for a ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. It is one...

The fourth movement (Finale) of Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's fifth symphony, beginning and ending as a triumphal march, might be thought to represent the victory of the will, since the fate theme of the...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. The...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. The...

Ottorino Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936) had already begun to attract international attention for his orchestral tone poem Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) (1917) when he wrote his Ballata della Gn...

Ottorino Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936) had already begun to attract international attention for his orchestral tone poem Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) (1917) when he wrote his Ballata della Gn...

The romantic, picturesque and dramatic appeal of medieval Christianity furnished Richard Richard Wagner, after Tannhäuser, with Lohengrin. This transcription contains the well known prelude to the 3rd...

The romantic, picturesque and dramatic appeal of medieval Christianity furnished Richard Richard Wagner, after Tannhäuser, with Lohengrin. This transcription contains the well known prelude to the 3rd...

The highlights of Saint-SaÙns oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera Samson et Dalila (1877). With its familiar story and many stretches of vigorous and appealing music Samson et Dalila ha...

The highlights of Saint-SaÙns oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera Samson et Dalila (1877). With its familiar story and many stretches of vigorous and appealing music Samson et Dalila ha...

The Marsch der Priester is played at the very beginning of the second act of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte: the priests enter to a solemn march. (Concert Band)

The Marsch der Priester is played at the very beginning of the second act of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte: the priests enter to a solemn march. (Concert Band)

Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky composed his Marche Slave in five days in the fall of 1876, completing the score on October 7 (and beginning his Symphonic Fantasia Francesca da Rimini the same day).It's mayb...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. In t...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. In t...

Till his dead on 3rd April 1972 Ferde Grofe produced dozens of compositions including film scores, jazz band arrangements and some 'nature suites', evoking the rich musical spirit of America as he per...

Till his dead on 3rd April 1972 Ferde Grofe produced dozens of compositions including film scores, jazz band arrangements and some 'nature suites', evoking the rich musical spirit of America as he per...

After the enormous success of La Traviata, Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi composed the operaI Vespri Siciliani. Despite the less succes of the opera the overture is still a populair work in many concertprogr...

After the enormous success of La Traviata, Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi composed the operaI Vespri Siciliani. Despite the less succes of the opera the overture is still a populair work in many concertprogr...

The Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet, composed in the autumn of 1869, was Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's first orchestral masterpiece.He was only twent-nine years old and still much influenced by Mily Ba...

The Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet, composed in the autumn of 1869, was Pyotr Ilych Tschaikowsky's first orchestral masterpiece.He was only twent-nine years old and still much influenced by Mily Ba...

Aida was composed for the celebration of the opening of the Suez-canal. It became one of Giuseppe Verdi's last opeera's. The first performance took place in 1871 in Cairo followed by the European prem...

Aida was composed for the celebration of the opening of the Suez-canal. It became one of Giuseppe Verdi's last opeera's. The first performance took place in 1871 in Cairo followed by the European prem...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. In t...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. In t...