Symphonic Series

Hansel and Gretel is definitely one of the most famous classical overtures that is still often played. This composition gives a stylish élan to every concert, but is also appropriate for a competition...

The intensive purity of the melodies of Puccini motivated Steven Verhaert, himself an orchestra musician, to make thisarrangement. He has chosen the most beautiful arias and made a splendid classical...

In addition to 4 piano concertos Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) also wrote some symphonies. The clarinet solo from the adagio in his second symphony opus 27 is probably one of the most beautiful melod...

Debussy wrote his 'Préludes' for piano between 1909 and 1913. He composed 24 in all, divided equally between two books. He thought of the 'Préludes' as separate pieces of music, so they did not necess...

In addition to 4 piano concertos Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) also wrote some symphonies. The clarinet solo from the adagio in his second symphony opus 27 is probably one of the most beautiful melod...

The 'zarzuela' genre originated in Spain in the 17th century and can be described as a kind of comic opera. Unlike the similar Italian style, the opera buffa, the zarzuela developed further in a more...

Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana' is his only work that is widely known. Especially this beautiful 'Intermezzo' is a melody that appeals to the imagination. It is a stylish and melodious work fo...

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is most known for his 'Morgenstimmung' and his piano concerts. This bundle, 'Lyriske stykker' op. 38, was originally written for piano solo and contains 5 short parts in diffe...

Aram Iljitsj Khatchaturian, an Armenian by nationality, was born 1903 in Tiflis, into the family of a book-binder. He began his musical education in Moscow in 1922 at the Gnessin Music School where hi...

Jan Cober is famed worldwide as a conductor for wind orchestras of renown. He also produces transcriptions for carefully selected works from the classical repertoire. The Russian composer Vasily Serge...

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) ist hauptsächlich für seine symphonischen Dichtungen wie 'Don Juan', 'Also sprach Zarathustra', 'Ein Heldenleben', ?a bekannt. Er hat aber auch einige Opern geschrieben. Di...

The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) based almost all his works on traditional Hungarian folk music, as did his contemporary and compatriot Béla Bartók. His 'Peacock Variations' (1939) are...

This fantastic overture of the Belgian composer Jef Maes formed the end work of Georges Moreau, in the same class as Jan Van der Roost. Virtuoso passages alternate with rich instrumented melodic fragm...

Alongside Puccini, Verdi is one of the most well known Italian opera composers. Steven Verhaert, himself an opera connoisseur, made this arrangement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the dea...

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is especially known for his 'Peer Gynt Suite'. This remarkable Marche Funèbre however, is an almost unknown masterpiece, originally written for wind orchestra. Erik Mast, who...

For Frédéric Devreese, a dance, and especially the waltz, is increasingly linked to the person as a dancer, so that a dance becomes an experience, an adventure; and as a result, they in fact waltz to...

For Frédéric Devreese, a dance, and especially the waltz, is increasingly linked to the person as a dancer, so that a dance becomes an experience, an adventure; and as a result, they in fact waltz to...

Alongside Puccini, Verdi is one of the most well known Italian opera composers. Steven Verhaert, himself an opera connoisseur, made this arrangement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the dea...

In addition to 4 piano concertos Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) also wrote some symphonies. The clarinet solo from the adagio in his second symphony opus 27 is probably one of the most beautiful melod...

This 'Air on a G String' is taken from the third orchestra suite of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and is probably one of the most famous melodies of this German baroque composer. We have the pleas...

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is especially known for his 'Peer Gynt Suite'. This remarkable Marche Funèbre however, is an almost unknown masterpiece, originally written for wind orchestra. Erik Mast, who...