Kalmus Orchestra Library

Started in 1898, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) completed and premiered his SYMPHONY No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, the following year when only 33 years old. Dissatisfied with the original version, which has b...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) composed his three-movement Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 between 1906 and 1907, with the work receiving its premiere by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society under the compo...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) composed his three-movement Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 between 1906 and 1907, with the work receiving its premiere by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society under the compo...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) komponierte die Tondichtung En Saga, op. 9 erstmals 1892. Die Uraufführung fand am 16. Februar 1893 statt, als Sibelius die Philharmoniker von Helsinki dirigierte. Während ma...

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) komponierte die Tondichtung En Saga, op. 9 erstmals 1892. Die Uraufführung fand am 16. Februar 1893 statt, als Sibelius die Philharmoniker von Helsinki dirigierte. Während ma...

Má vlast (My Fatherland or My Country) is a collection of six symphonic poems composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) between 1874 and 1879. Conceived as individual works, though commonly presented as...

Má vlast (My Fatherland or My Country) is a collection of six symphonic poems composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) between 1874 and 1879. Conceived as individual works, though commonly presented as...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a German composer, conductor, and violinist, formed an acquaintance with Beethoven and, although greatly critical of his ninth symphony, promoted much of his work. His innovat...

An der Schönen Blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314, written by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) is one of the most popular works in classical music, and remains well-known in popular cul...

An der Schönen Blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314, written by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) is one of the most popular works in classical music, and remains well-known in popular cul...

Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899) wrote the KAISER-WALZER, Op. 437 (EMPEROR WALTZES) to celebrate the toast of friendship that Franz Joseph I extended when he visited Wilhelm II in 1889. Fritz Simrock,...

Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899) wrote the KAISER-WALZER, Op. 437 (EMPEROR WALTZES) to celebrate the toast of friendship that Franz Joseph I extended when he visited Wilhelm II in 1889. Fritz Simrock,...

The comic operetta DIE FLEDERMAUS (The Bat) by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) is the composer's best known operetta, though "The Waltz King" is perhaps better remembered yet for his contribut...

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) schrieb FURIOSO POLKA, OP. 260, im Jahr 1861, zu einer Zeit, als diese schnellen Tänze in den Wiener Ballsälen florierten. Mit dem Untertitel "quasi Galopp" deutete er an...

DER ZIGEUNERBARON ist eine Operette in drei Akten von Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), die am 24. Oktober 1885 im Theater an der Wien uraufgeführt wurde. Das Libretto stammt aus der Feder des Schriftste...

DAS SPITZENTUCH DER KÖNIGIN ist eine Operette von Johann Strauss II (1825-1899). Das Libretto von Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen und Richard Genée basiert auf einer fiktiven Geschichte über den spanischen S...

DAS SPITZENTUCH DER KÖNIGIN ist eine Operette von Johann Strauss II (1825-1899). Das Libretto von Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen und Richard Genée basiert auf einer fiktiven Geschichte über den spanischen S...

JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825-1899) schrieb FRÜHLINGSSTIMMEN, op. 410 (VOICES OF SPRING) ursprünglich als Konzertarie. Er widmete das Stück mit einem Libretto von Richard Genée dem Pianisten und Komponisten...

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...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) schrieb dieses Werk für Soloklavier und Orchester unter dem Titel Scherzo in d-Moll im Jahr 1886 ursprünglich für den Dirigenten und Pianisten Hans von Bülow, der einen gro...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) schrieb dieses Werk für Soloklavier und Orchester unter dem Titel Scherzo in d-Moll 1886 ursprünglich für den Dirigenten und Pianisten Hans von Bülow, der einen großen Einf...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) wrote his VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, Op. 8, between 1881 and 1882, and it remained his only foray in that genre. Composed while a teenager and still in school. While still...

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...