LudwigMasters Concert Strings

La opereta -Die lustige Witwe- (-La viuda alegre-) fue compuesta en 1905 por el compositor austrohúngaro Franz Lehár (1870-1948), con libreto de Viktor Léon y Leo Stein. La historia narra las andanzas...

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) es conocido sobre todo por su ópera corta Cavalleria Rusticana. Estrenada el 17 de mayo de 1890 en el Teatro Costanzi de Roma, cautivó tanto al público que éste pidió vario...

Verdi's music transcends the boundaries of its genre. This excerpt from Aida has become a part of popular culture. It includes a significant number of bowings and fingerings to assist less experienced...

Chicken Cha Cha for string orchestra delightfully expresses a day in the life of a chicken, including the creative musical description of running in the coop via dissonant eighth notes. All instrument...

Esta canción es tan hermosa como las propias flores rojas. Las ricas armonías transportan al oyente a las laderas de la provincia de Shanxi, hogar de las brillantes flores rojas. La canción es muy pop...

Esta pieza es la confluencia de J.S. Bach y Sudamérica. Una animada melodía en do menor, de influencia brasileña, utiliza una progresión de acordes, sugerida por Bach, en forma de jazz. Confluence com...

«Nubes de colores persiguiendo a la luna» es una adaptación de una pieza tradicional china para conjunto folclórico. La composición de Xinyu (Maggie) Francis-Ma es alegre y singular, y retrata la esen...

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) fue un escritor, poeta y letrista irlandés. Las canciones de Moore, «The Meeting of the Waters» y «The Minstrel Boy», reflejan ambas su profundo apego emocional a Irlanda, aun...

Este arreglo es una adaptación de una pieza tradicional de un conjunto folclórico chino. La composición es alegre y característica, y refleja la esencia relajada y pausada de la vida cotidiana, al tie...

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) fue un escritor, poeta y letrista irlandés. Las canciones de Moore, «The Meeting of the Waters» y «The Minstrel Boy», reflejan ambas su profundo apego emocional a Irlanda, aun...

As the title implies, this is a foray into the world of jazz and swing for the string orchestra (with optional drum set). Melodic content is shared among all sections, flatted thirds and sevenths are...

Mozart's magical minuet movement from Symphony No. 40 comes alive in this masterful edition for string orchestra by Percy Hall. The grace and style of the classic minuet still charms audience and play...

The most well-known aria from English Purcell's (1659-1695) three-act tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Lament (also "When I am laid in Earth") is sung by the title character near the end of the op...

The most well-known aria from English Purcell's (1659-1695) three-act tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Lament (also "When I am laid in Earth") is sung by the title character near the end of the op...

Lush harmonies and a timeless melody are a perfect fit for strings.  The descending chromatic scale leads enchantingly into the dreamlike beauty of the string orchestra. A great selection for a p...

Lush harmonies and a timeless melody are a perfect fit for strings.  The descending chromatic scale leads enchantingly into the dreamlike beauty of the string orchestra. A great selection for a p...

After You've Gone is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918, and released by Victor Records. This intermediate se...

After You've Gone is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918, and released by Victor Records. This intermediate se...

An original work for string orchestra, by a master composer, Olympiad was composed in a quasi-Baroque style. In three movements, the second of which features a lyrical melody for violas and cellos, th...

Originally written as a movement from a concerto for two horns, this Vivaldi masterpiece has been wonderfully rescored for string orchestra (with the solo lines being given to the violinists). An opti...

Starting with the lively, contrapuntal Overture in ritornello form, Concertino for Strings demands only moderate technical facility. Movement II (Dirge) features cellos and basses in a pizzicato walki...

One of the most recognizable works by Bach (originally written for organ), this arrangement features the fugue theme and developments passed through all string voices, creating an exciting challenge f...

El gran compositor noruego tenía un don para las melodías expansivas y a menudo inquietantes. Ésta es una de sus mejores obras. Cuidadosamente arreglado para aprovechar al máximo las cualidades expres...

Tres movimientos independientes de la música tradicional estadounidense: «The Arkansas Traveller», «The Colorado Trail» y «Turkey in the Straw». A medida que los pioneros se adentraban hacia el oeste,...