Kalmus Orchestra Library

DIE GESCHÖPFE DES PROMETHEUS (Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus), op. 43 ist ein Ballett in zwei Akten von Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Es wurde von dem Tänzer Salvatore Viganò choreographiert und bas...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor in 1803, not long after writing the famous letter to his brothers, the Heiligenstadt Testament, in which he lamented his...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor in 1803, not long after writing the famous letter to his brothers, the Heiligenstadt Testament, in which he lamented his...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat shortly after Vienna surrendered to Napleon's invading forces in the spring of 1809. It received its premiere on November...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat shortly after Vienna surrendered to Napleon's invading forces in the spring of 1809. It received its premiere on November...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) komponierte das Violinkonzert in D-Dur, op. 61, im Jahr 1806. Die Uraufführung durch den Geiger Franz Clement am 23. Dezember 1806 im Theater an der Wien wurde schlech...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) komponierte das Violinkonzert in D-Dur, op. 61, im Jahr 1806. Die Uraufführung durch den Geiger Franz Clement am 23. Dezember 1806 im Theater an der Wien wurde schlech...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote two romances for violin and orchestra, one in F and one in G. While the Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50, was published later and has a...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote two romances for violin and orchestra, one in F and one in G. While the Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50, was published later and has a...

Beethoven's concerto for violin, cello and piano in C Major, Op. 56, commonly known as the TRIPLE CONCERTO, was composed in 1803 and premiered in 1808.  The choice of the three instruments effect...

Beethoven's concerto for violin, cello and piano in C Major, Op. 56, commonly known as the TRIPLE CONCERTO, was composed in 1803 and premiered in 1808.  The choice of the three instruments effect...

Norma is a two-act lyric tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). A leading example of the bel canto genre, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on December 26th, 1831. The story tells of a love t...

Norma is a two-act lyric tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). A leading example of the bel canto genre, the opera premiered at La Scala in Milan on December 26th, 1831. The story tells of a love t...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed Le Carnaval Romain, Op. 9 (Roman Carnival Overture) in 1843, with the premiere performance taking place on February 3rd, 1844 at the Salle Herz in Paris. Written a...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed Le Carnaval Romain, Op. 9 (Roman Carnival Overture) in 1843, with the premiere performance taking place on February 3rd, 1844 at the Salle Herz in Paris. Written a...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24 in 1846. A work for four solo voices, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra, Berlioz originally intended the work, based on Goeth...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) completed The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24 in 1846. A work for four solo voices, chorus, children's chorus, and orchestra, Berlioz originally intended the work, based on Goeth...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) composed Symphonie Fantastique (Fantastic Symphony), Op. 14/H48 in 1830. Tt is often described as remarkable for a composer's first symphony given its large scale, wide rang...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) composed Symphonie Fantastique (Fantastic Symphony), Op. 14/H48 in 1830. Tt is often described as remarkable for a composer's first symphony given its large scale, wide rang...

Im Januar 1834 bat der große Geiger Niccolo Paganini Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), ein Bratschenkonzert zu schreiben, um seine neu erworbene Stradivari zu präsentieren, doch Paganini lehnte das Werk ab,...

In January 1834, the great violinist Niccolo Paganini asked Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) to write a viola concerto so that he could showcase his newly-acquired Stradivarius, though Paganini rejected the...

Der italienische Komponist und Cellist Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) schrieb im Zeitalter der Klassik und überwiegend im galanten Stil. Im Laufe seiner Karriere komponierte er zwölf Cellokonzer...

Although it has a four movement formal structure like the German symphonies, Borodin's Second Symphony is purely Russian. No listener can fail to identify its nationality as Russian - for all purposes...

Der russische Komponist und Chemiker Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) schrieb 1880 die symphonische Dichtung In den Steppen Zentralasiens, die am 20. April 1880 vom Orchester der Russischen Oper in St. P...

Der russische Komponist und Chemiker Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) schrieb 1880 die symphonische Dichtung In den Steppen Zentralasiens, die am 20. April 1880 vom Orchester der Russischen Oper in St. P...