Partituras de estudio para orquesta

Thanks to its imaginative richness and sterling writing, Hoffmeister's Double Bass Concerto No. 1 has advanced to the rank of a popular audition concerto. But when compared with the transmitted source...

Neben dem Widmungsträger Pablo de Sarasate, nahmen viele namhafte Geiger wie Eugène Ysaye und später Jacques Thibaud das Konzertstück, das Camille Saint-Saëns 1863 komponiert hatte, in ihr Repertoire...

Franz Liszt's masterpiece *Les Préludes* (Symphonic Poem No. 3) stands as one of the undeniable pinnacles of Romantic orchestral literature. Inspired by the poetry of Alphonse de Lamartine, the work u...

In the fall of 1909, Sibelius wrote in his diary: 'At Koli! One of the greatest experiences of my life. Plans [for] 'La Montagne'! It turned out that these were plans for the Fourth Symphony. The comp...

Experience one of the most powerful and emotionally intense masterpieces of symphonic literature: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65. This monumental orchestral work captivates from its brooding openin...

Immerse yourself in a masterpiece of the 20th century: the Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70 captivates with its surprisingly buoyant, neoclassical character, combined with witty irony and orches...

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The alternating judgments - 'worthless, completely unplayable' (according to Nikolai Rubinstein, to whom Tchaikovsky had actually intended his B-flat minor concerto) and 'magnificent' or 'ravishing' (...

Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna

Immerse yourself in the radiant soundscape of Johannes Brahms’ masterful Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 – often affectionately referred to as his "Pastoral". This high-quality study score from the...

Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna

Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna

Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms-Gesamtausgabe of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna EB 6043 is printed in score ; for performance two copies are needed

Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna

Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna

Johannes Brahms composed the Tragic Overture op. 81 in the summer of 1880 in Ischl, and the work was premiered that same year on December 26 under the baton of Hans Richter at the Vienna Musikverein....

Johannes Brahms composed the present work in the summer months of 1878 in Pörtschach am Wörthersee - originally in four movements, before he wrote self-deprecatingly to his friend Joseph Joachim: 'The...

The premiere took place on October 18, 1887, at the Gürzenich in Cologne, conducted by the composer. Parallel to the work on the orchestral score, the piano version had also been written, with which B...

Viewed closely, Lemminkäinen op. 22 could well be called the 'zeroth' Sibelius symphony, for the early versions of these four tone poems date back to 1895/96, i.e. to the time before the 1st symphony....

The German Requiem by Johannes Brahms was composed in 1866. The first complete performance of the work took place on February 18, 1869, at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, after individual movements had been h...

Sibelius on the organ today? - More than ever! A look at the history of transcriptions of the famous 'Karelia Suite' reveals something astonishing: when Herbert A. Fricker selected orchestral movement...

CD New Zealand Symphony Orchestr, cond. James Sedares KOCH 3-7191-2H1

With his Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11, Johannes Brahms created a brilliant early masterpiece brimming with youthful freshness, pastoral charm, and symphonic vigor. This six-movement work reflects...

Immerse yourself in the warm, chamber-music-like soundscape of Johannes Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16. This masterful early work captivates with its extraordinary orchestration: by intenti...