Britten: Symphonic Suite from "Gloriana" Op.53a $149.95 - $895.00 Benjamin Britten composed Gloriana, his coronation opera honoring Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953, and drew from it the Symphonic Suite, Op. 53a, as a concert work for orchestra with optional tenor solo...
Britten: Our Hunting Fathers Op.8 for Voice and Orchestra $69.99 - $869.99 Benjamin Britten composed Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8, between May and July 1936, on a commission from the Norfolk and Norwich Triennial Music Festival. The text, describing a "symphonic cycle for...
Herrmann: Moby Dick, Cantata for Male Chorus, Soloists and Orchestra $74.95 - $1,295.00 Bernard Herrmann composed Moby Dick, a dramatic cantata for two tenors, two basses, male chorus, and orchestra, between 1936 and 1938, with a libretto by William Clark Harrington drawn from Herman...
Britten: Two Portraits $469.99 Benjamin Britten composed his Two Portraits for string orchestra in 1930, at the age of sixteen, during the summer between leaving Gresham's School and beginning his studies at the Royal College of...
Shostakovich: Symphony No.6 Op.54 $179.95 - $995.00 Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54, in 1939, completing it that September and premiering it in Leningrad that November under Yevgeny Mravinsky and the Leningrad...
Britten: Passacaglia from "Peter Grimes" Op.33b $85.00 - $435.00 Benjamin Britten’s Passacaglia, Op. 33b, is an orchestral interlude drawn from Act II of his opera Peter Grimes, Op. 33. Britten extracted it as an independent concert work shortly after the opera’s...
Anderson: A Christmas Festival for Wind Band $339.95 Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival for Wind Band is the composer’s own concert band version of his popular Christmas overture, originally written for the Boston Pops Orchestra at the request of...
Britten: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Op.13 (1945 Revised Version) $99.95 - $949.99 Benjamin Britten’s Piano Concerto, Op. 13, was composed in 1938 and revised in 1945, as presented here. Britten wrote the concerto for himself to play at a Promenade Concert in 1938. The original...
Britten: Nocturne, Songs for Tenor and Chamber Orchestra Op.60 $559.95 Benjamin Britten’s Nocturne, Op. 60, was composed in August–September 1958 for tenor voice, seven obbligato instruments, and string orchestra. It lasts about 25 minutes, and its first performance was...
Britten: Serenade for Solo Tenor, Horn and String Orchestra Op.31 $439.95 Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31, was composed in 1943 for tenor, solo horn, and string orchestra and it is one of his most distinctive early wartime works. The work...
Britten: Scottish Ballad for Two Pianos and Orchestra Op.26 $129.99 - $749.99 Benjamin Britten’s Scottish Ballad, Op. 26, is a concertante work for two pianos and orchestra composed in 1941. Britten wrote it for the piano-duet team Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson, and the...
Martin: Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion and String Orchestra $169.99 - $649.99 Frank Martin’s Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani, percussion and string orchestra, IFM 6, was composed in 1949 at the request of the Bernische Musikgesellschaft. The work is cast in...
Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante $575.00 Frank Martin’s Petite symphonie concertante, was composed in 1944–45, on a commission from Paul Sacher, and became one of Martin’s best-known works. The original version is scored for harp,...
Britten: Prelude and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra, Op.29 $449.95 Benjamin Britten’s Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29, was composed in 1943 for 18-part string orchestra, and it was written to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Boyd Neel Orchestra. It lasts about...
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" Op.33a $175.00 - $895.00 Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a, is a concert suite extracted from his opera Peter Grimes, first performed in 1945. Britten selected four orchestral interludes from the opera and...
Sibelius: Suite for Violin and Strings Op.117 $375.00 Sibelius’s Suite for Violin and String Orchestra, JS 185, is a three-movement work composed in 1929 and often published as Op. 117. Its movements are Country Scenery (Allegretto), Serenade: Evening...
Britten: Soirées musicales Op.9 $169.99 - $849.95 Benjamin Britten composed Soirées musicales, Op. 9, in 1935–36, drawing on melodies by Gioachino Rossini, particularly from Rossini’s vocal collection Soirées musicales of the 1830s. The suite grew...
Britten: Spring Symphony Op.44 for Soprano, Alto and Tenor Voice, SATB Chorus, Boy's Chorus and Orchestra $169.99 - $1,095.00 Benjamin Britten’s Spring Symphony, Op. 44, was composed in 1948–49 on commission from the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Britten described it as “a symphony not only dealing with the Spring itself but...
