Molenaar Edition

Pjotr Iljitch Tchaikovsky is not only famous for his poignant symphonies and virtuoso concertos, but is also popular thanks to his romantic ballet music. The Nutcracker Ballet was inspired by the fair...

Here is the last movement of the largest symphony by Gustav Mahler, the Symphony number 3, in a fine arrangement for symphonic band. This enables wind band players to enjoy one of the most beautiful c...

Alex Zwijgers wrote this fine arrangement of the Lacrimosa, an extract from Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem. This moving melody is extremely well suited for a performance in a church, though it can also prov...

Henk Ummels escribió este arreglo fácil y a la vez hábil para bandas de las divisiones de clase media de esta composición clásica extremadamente popular de Maurice Ravel. Este arreglo es muy adecuado...

The Procession of the Nobles is the best-known piece that survived an ambitious project which was never completed due to lack of money. No less than five composers, several orchestras, choirs and ball...

No doubt, 'The Fifth of Beethoven' is one of the most popular and famous compositions in the history of classical music as well as being one of the most often performed. This version is based on Robin...

Danse des Sauvages' (Dance of the Savages) is an excerpt from the ballet opera 'Les Indes Galantes' (The Courtly Indies). Rameau was one of the most important French composers (1683 - 1764). He wrote...

In 1898 and 1899 Edward Elgar wrote his Enigma Variations, portraying several of his friends. Variation IX received the mysterious title 'Nimrod' and describes August Jaeger, a German who worked in a...

André Rieu sorprendió al mundo de la música en 1995 con este popurrí de música de Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár y Emmerich Kalman. Con él, su nombre quedó grabado en el mapa (musical). Rieu sigue recorr...

Berlioz wrote the Hungarian March in 1846, which he later in the year included in his large work, The Damnation of Faust. The march was written on the advice of those Berlioz had told how the Hungaria...

Britannica is inspired by Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches. A playful, varied introduction leads to the majestic main theme, recalling the heyday of the British Empire. It is played initia...

L'Almanach aux Images was composed in 1911, originally consisting of eight piano miniatureseach preceded by a poem. It is perhaps the best-known work of French pianist, composer and conductor, Gabriel...