Baton Ensemble

Gustav Holst's 'First Suite in E-flat for Military Band' is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert band repertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the 'Royal Military School of...

'Abendlied' (Canción vespertina) es un motete sacro del compositor alemán Joseph Rheinberger para coro mixto a seis voces. Se considera su composición sacra más conocida y tiene una gran afinidad con...

Instrumentation solo horn, picc. trp, 2 trp, flugel hrn, 3 hrn, 3 trb, baritone, tuba While Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gio...

In the summer of 1819, when Beethoven was busy composing the Credo (of the 'Missa solemnis'), he also received repeated requests from one of the seven members of an existing music society, which used...

In the summer of 1819, when Beethoven was busy composing the Credo (of the 'Missa solemnis'), he also received repeated requests from one of the seven members of an existing music society, which used...

1875 was a very fruitful year for Antonín Dvovák: he wrote his 'Symphony No. 5', 'String Quintet No. 2', 'Piano Trio No. 1', the opera 'Vanda', and the 'Serenade for Strings'. The 'Serenade for String...

1875 was a very fruitful year for Antonín Dvovák: he wrote his 'Symphony No. 5', 'String Quintet No. 2', 'Piano Trio No. 1', the opera 'Vanda', and the 'Serenade for Strings'. The 'Serenade for String...

Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions like the 'Champagne Galop' and the 'København Jernbane Damp Galop'. In 1854, Lumbye composed the 'Victoria Galopp'. Itali...

Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye is best known for his light compositions like the 'Champagne Galop' and the 'København Jernbane Damp Galop'. In 1854, Lumbye composed the 'Victoria Galopp'. Itali...

It was around 1870 when the young Puccini was serving at the church of Lucca as a titular organist and in his first manuscripts there are marches, sonnets and sonatas for the mass. In those days it wa...

It was around 1870 when the young Puccini was serving at the church of Lucca as a titular organist and in his first manuscripts there are marches, sonnets and sonatas for the mass. In those days it wa...

Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio is an opera in two acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on an existing libretto by Antonio Piazza probably called "Rocester". It was...

Verdi composed the Opera "Attila" for the theatre of Venice were it was first performed in 1846. The plot includes the story of Attila, king of the Huns who has invaded Italy. Italian arranger Matteo...

Verdi composed the Opera "Attila" for the theatre of Venice were it was first performed in 1846. The plot includes the story of Attila, king of the Huns who has invaded Italy. Italian arranger Matteo...

Lucio Silla KV 135, is an Italian "opera seria" in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 16. It was first performed on 26 December 1772 at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan and w...

Lucio Silla KV 135, is an Italian "opera seria" in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 16. It was first performed on 26 December 1772 at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan and w...

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Calla, no parlotees"), BWV 211, también conocida como "Kaffeekantate" ("Cantata del café"), es una cantata profana de Johann Sebastian Bach compuesta entre 1732 y 173...

Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Calla, no parlotees"), BWV 211, también conocida como "Kaffeekantate" ("Cantata del café"), es una cantata profana de Johann Sebastian Bach compuesta entre 1732 y 173...

Franz Joseph Strauss (1822 - 1905) was a German musician. He was a composer, principal horn player of the 'Bavarian Court Opera' for more than 40 years, a teacher at the 'Royal School of Music', Munic...

Mozart himself was an enthusiastic dancer, and produced many dance works, including ten sets of "German Dances". The first set was written in February 1787, before Mozart's appointment to Kammermusicu...

Joseph Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the Farewell Symphony (Abschieds-Symphonie), in 1772 for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orche...

Joseph Haydn composed his Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the Farewell Symphony (Abschieds-Symphonie), in 1772 for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, while he, Haydn and the court orche...

Presto is the fourth and final movement of the divertimento Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) KV 522 and is used for many years as the theme tune to the BBC's 'Horse of the Year Show' and other...

Presto is the fourth and final movement of the divertimento Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) KV 522 and is used for many years as the theme tune to the BBC's 'Horse of the Year Show' and other...

François-Joseph Gossec (1734 - 1829) was one of the principal composers of 18th-century France, whose symphonies and chamber works helped shape the orchestral forms of the Classical period. Gossec was...