Kalmus Orchestra Library

Composed in the summer of 1909, Rachmaninoff's third Concerto for Piano was premiered in November of that year with the composer as soloist, though he was forced to practice the work on silent keyboar...

Der junge Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) komponierte um 1809 Variazzioni di clarinetto (Variationen für Klarinette und kleines Orchester in C-Dur). Das Werk wurde von Amadeo Cerasa herausgegeben. Bese...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote this Tarantelle (Tarantella), Op. 6 for flute, clarinet, and piano in 1857, and the salon piece showcases the composer's mature style despite his young age, which...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote this Tarantelle (Tarantella), Op. 6 for flute, clarinet, and piano in 1857, and the salon piece showcases the composer's mature style despite his young age, which...

Camille Saint-Saëns komponierte die ROMANCE in F-Dur op. 36 im Jahr 1874 in der Besetzung für Horn oder Violoncello mit Orchester oder Klavier. Die Fassung für Horn und Klavier wurde am 14. Februar 18...

Following the death of his mother in 1888, a depressed Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) decided to take a trip to his favorite destination, North Africa, travelling to Ceylon, then to Alexandria and Ca...

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) wrote his final piano concerto, Concerto No. 5, Op. 103, in 1896, which debuted that year with the composer himself performing the solo part. It derives its subtitle, "...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote his CELLO CONCERTO in A minor, Op. 129, in 1850, within the span of only two weeks. He tried offering the work to two publishers before Breitkopf and Hartel decided t...

Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 was sketched quickly in 1845, but depression and ringing in his hears prevented Schumann from completing the orchestration until later in 1846...

Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 was sketched quickly in 1845, but depression and ringing in his hears prevented Schumann from completing the orchestration until later in 1846...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote the original version of his Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120, in 1841. Significant revisions were made by Schumann in 1851, and it is this version that was publishe...

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) wrote the original version of his Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120, in 1841. Significant revisions were made by Schumann in 1851, and it is this version that was publishe...

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...

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...

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...

This Mozart-inspired work, completed in January of 1877, was the first composition by Tchaikovsky for cello and orchestra. This version of Variations on a Rococo Theme, heavily edited by Wilhelm Fitze...

Captivated by the playing of famed Franz Liszt pupil Eugen d'Albert during the 1883-1884 concert season, Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893) began work on Concert Fantasia. After an arduous compos...

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...

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (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, SYMPH...

Der deutsche Komponist Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) ist heute weniger bekannt, war aber zu Lebzeiten ein beliebter und angesehener Komponist. Sein bekanntestes Werk sind die Spanischen Tänze op. 12,...

CHANT DU MÉNESTREL (SONG OF THE MINSTREL) ist ein kurzes Stück für Solocello und Orchester von Alexander Glasunow (1865-1936). Es wurde 1901 komponiert und ist dem Solocellisten des Zaren Alexander Wi...

ALLEGRO APPASSIONATO IN C-SHARP MINOR, Op. 70 ist ein Werk für Klavier und Orchester von Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). Es ist die zweite Komposition des Komponisten, die so genannt wird, und entsta...