Geert Schrijvers: Partituras medio

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

George Gershwin was a welcome guest in the High Society of New York. He was eloquent, a gentleman, and an outstanding pianist. And his own songs were also enjoyed by all. With an arrangement named T-B...

Gioacchino Rossini is famous as composer of a fabulous series op splendid operas of which the overtures are often most popular and appreciated. The opera 'La Cambiale di Matrimonio' (the change of the...

The 'Flower Waltz' (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The 'Flower...

The 'Flower Waltz' (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The 'Flower...

This fanfare is a blistering concert opening in which all groups of the orchestra take the spotlight.

This composition was commissioned by the city of Breda and the organisers of La Vuelta. When I tried to capture the essence of riding a grand tour, I thought of three important things: Strength, Coura...

This composition was commissioned by the city of Breda and the organisers of La Vuelta. When I tried to capture the essence of riding a grand tour, I thought of three important things: Strength, Coura...

Anton Bruckner is chiefly famous because of his monumental symphonies, yet, before he got the mastery to realize those sound cathedrals he wrote numerous small musical miniatures. They only occupy a s...

Out of the Blue, the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra. It contains the legendary "Concerto for a Rainy Day", four tracks that together form a symphonic suite, wi...

Out of the Blue, the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra. It contains the legendary "Concerto for a Rainy Day", four tracks that together form a symphonic suite, wi...

This fanfare is a blistering concert opening in which all groups of the orchestra take the spotlight.

This fanfare is a blistering concert opening in which all groups of the orchestra take the spotlight.

Sakura, the cherry blossom, has always played a major role in the Japanese culture. The blossom stands as a symbol for precariousness and perishableness of life. When the blossom has reached its utmos...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

George Gershwin was a welcome guest in the High Society of New York. He was eloquent, a gentleman, and an outstanding pianist. And his own songs were also enjoyed by all. With an arrangement named T-B...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

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...

This march was written in 1854 by Johann Strauss II, known from 'an der schönen blauen Donau' in honour of Napoleon III (cousin of Napoleon I), the last emperor of France who reigned from 1852 to 1870...

This march was written in 1854 by Johann Strauss II, known from 'an der schönen blauen Donau' in honour of Napoleon III (cousin of Napoleon I), the last emperor of France who reigned from 1852 to 1870...