Grażyna Bacewicz’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (1945) is a three-movement work—I. Allegro ma non troppo (with substantial cadenza), II. Andante, III. Vivo—combining neoclassical clarity with propulsive rhythmic drive. The concerto was written...

REPRINT SERIES  Richard Strauss’s Duet‑Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, Strings, and Harp, TrV 293, was completed on 16 December 1947 in Montreux and represents one of his final purely instrumental works. Scored for solo clarinet and...

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Capriccio Diabolico, Op. 85a (1945) is the composer's own arrangement for guitar and orchestra of his 1935 solo-guitar piece “Capriccio Diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini).” Dedicated to Andrés Segovia, the...

REPRINT SERIES  Grażyna Bacewicz’s Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor was completed in 1963 and premièred at the Warsaw Autumn Festival on 29 September 1963, with Gaspar Cassadó as soloist and the Polish Radio National Orchestra...

Atterberg’s Horn Concerto in A minor, Op. 28, was composed in 1926 for the virtuoso Axel Malm and premiered in 1927 by the Stockholm Philharmonic under Adolf Wiklund with Malm as soloist. The concerto unfolds in three movements—Allegro...

Bruno Maderna’s Violin Concerto, was composed in 1969 and premiered at the XXXII International Contemporary Music Festival in Venice on 12 September 1969, with Theo Olof as soloist and Maderna himself conducting. Maderna’s orchestration is...

REPRINT SERIES  Alan Rawsthorne’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F♯ minor was composed in 1951 on commission from the Arts Council of Great Britain for the Festival of Britain and received its first performance on 17 June 1951 with Clifford Curzon...

Bruno Maderna’s Concerto per 2 pianoforti e strumenti is a mid-twentieth-century work composed for two pianos alongside a chamber ensemble of various instruments. The piece reflects Maderna’s interest in exploring new textures and forms,...

Darius Milhaud's Cinéma-Fantaisie sur "Le Bœuf sur le toit", Op. 58b, is a vibrant and playful work for violin and orchestra, adapted from his earlier ballet Le Bœuf sur le toit , available here. This version maintains the...

REPRINT SERIES  On Wenlock Edge is a song cycle originally composed for tenor, piano, and string quartet in 1909, which Vaughan Williams later orchestrated for tenor and full orchestra. Based on six poems from A. E. Housman’s A Shropshire...

REPRINT SERIES Grażyna Bacewicz’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1966) is a vibrant and rhythmically dynamic work that blends neoclassicism with modernist elements. The two pianos engage in energetic interplay, sometimes cooperating and...

Stravinsky composed Ebony Concerto in 1945, blending elements of classical music and jazz in a unique and innovative way. The piece was commissioned by Woody Herman, a prominent American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, for his ensemble, the First Herd...

Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, composed in 1948, represents the culmination of the composer’s career and a profound reflection on life and mortality. Scored for soprano and orchestra, these four songs—Frühling (Spring), September,...

REPRINT SERIES Heitor Villa-Lobos' Mômoprecóce for Piano and Orchestra (1929) is a vivid celebration of Brazilian Carnival. The work captures the festive, mischievous spirit of the event through a dazzling piano solo and a vibrant...

Waxman's "Humoresque" for Violin and Orchestra is a dazzling and emotionally rich piece that exemplifies the virtuosity and expressive potential of the violin. Composed by Franz Waxman in 1947, this work was originally part of the score for the film...

Fritz Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3, is a virtuosic showpiece for violin and orchestra that encapsulates exoticism, playfulness, and technical brilliance. Composed in 1910, the piece reflects the Western fascination with Asian culture prevalent at...

REPRINT SERIES  The Piano Concerto was written in 1949 for the Fryderyk Chopin Competition organised by the Polish Composers’ Union to mark the 100th anniversary of the Polish genius’ death. However, it is no use looking for any...

 Luigi Dallapiccola was spurred to write his Tartiniana seconda, for violin accompanied by either piano or orchestra, by violinist Sandro Materassi; hoping for a sequel to Dallapiccola's well-received first Tartiniana, Materassi came to him with...