Shostakovich – Festive Overture Op. 96
Festive Overture, Op. 96 (1954) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Shostakovich spent much of his life walking a fine line between cultural … Click to see details
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Mendelssohn – Symphony No 4 in A Op 90, Italian
Symphony No 4 in A, Op 90, Italian (1833) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato … Click to see details
Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A K622
Concerto for Clarinet in A, K622 (1791) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro Adagio Allegro One of the last works Mozart … Click to see details
Beethoven – Overture to Coriolan Op 62
Overture to Coriolan Op. 62 in C minor (1807) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Viennese playwright Heinrich von Collin’s play Coriolan … Click to see details
Dvořák – Symphony No. 5 in A Op. 24/76
Symphony No 5 in A, Op 24/76 (1875) Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) Allegro ma non troppo Andante con moto Andante con … Click to see details
Mozart – Flute Concerto No. 2 in D K 314
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314 [1778] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, (1756 – 1791) Allegro aperto Andante ma … Click to see details
Rossini – Overture to William Tell
Overture to William Tell (1829) Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Rossini was the most successful opera composer of his era. He composed … Click to see details
Bizet – Suite No. 2 from L’Arlesienne
Suite No. 2 from L’Arlesienne (1872/1879) Georges Bizet (1838-1875) arr. Ernest Guiraud Pastorale Intermezzo Minuet Farandole Bizet was the son … Click to see details
Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalliera Rusticana
Intermezzo from Cavalliera Rusticana (1889) Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) Pietro Mascagni was young, ambitious and poor. His unfulfilled early ambition was … Click to see details
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre Op. 40
Danse Macabre Op. 40 (1874) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Like Grieg, the young Saint-Saëns received encouragement from Franz Liszt, who invented … Click to see details
Ravel – Pavane for a Dead Princess
Pavane for a Dead Princess (1910) Maurice Ravel, (1875 – 1937) Ravel insisted that the title Pavane pour une infante … Click to see details
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A min Op. 16
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A min Op 16 (1869) Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Allegro molto moderato Adagio Allegro moderato … Click to see details
Weber – Overture to Oberon
Overture to Oberon (1826) Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) Weber is primarily know today for his operas (especially Der Freischütz) … Click to see details
Handel arr. Prout – Messiah
Messiah Georg Frederic Handel (1685 – 1759) arr. Prout Handel was the Andrew Lloyd Webber of 18th century London. Although … Click to see details