Kurt Atterberg's Symphony No. 2 in F major, Op. 6, composed in 1911-12, is a work that reflects his early maturity and connection to the Romantic tradition. It is scored for a standard late-Romantic orchestra and unfolds over three movements. The...

REPRINT SERIES Hugo Alfvén's "Vallflickans Dans" (The Shepherd’s Girl’s Dance) is one of the most celebrated excerpts from his ballet Bergakungen (The Mountain King), composed in 1916-1923. This orchestral piece captures the essence...

Stravinsky's Tango for Orchestra is a vivid re-imagining of his original 1940 piano composition, showcasing his signature neoclassical style within the framework of the popular Argentine dance. The piece retains the characteristic rhythm and melancholy...

Arthur Bliss's "Music for Strings" is a vibrant and expressive work composed in 1935, showcasing the composer’s mastery of string writing. The piece was commissioned for the 1935 Salzburg Festival and is structured in three movements: Prelude,...

REPRINT SERIES Grażyna Bacewicz's Music for Strings, Trumpets, and Percussion (1958) is a striking work of mid-20th-century modernism, blending rhythmic vitality, bold contrasts, and innovative textures. The piece features dynamic interplay between lush...

Waxman's "Katsumi Love Theme," composed for the Academy Award-winning film Sayonara (1957), is a poignant musical embodiment of the film's central romance. The piece exudes a delicate blend of East and West, reflecting the cross-cultural love story...

REPRINT SERIES Alan Rawsthorne’s Divertimento for Chamber Orchestra (1962) is a lively and engaging work that showcases his knack for structure and imaginative orchestration. Comprised of three movements, the piece blends neoclassical clarity with...

Jacob Gade's Tango Jalousie, composed in 1925, is one of the most recognized and enduring pieces in the tango repertoire. Originally written as part of a film score for a silent movie, the piece quickly transcended its cinematic origins to become a...

Dmitri Shostakovich's "Tahiti-Trot," Op. 16, composed in 1927, is a delightful and whimsical orchestral suite that showcases the composer’s early satirical style. Written during a period when Shostakovich was navigating the complex political...

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus is a poignant and richly textured work for string orchestra and harp, composed in 1939. Drawing from the English folk melody “Dives and Lazarus,” which narrates the biblical...

REPRINT SERIES Ottorino Respighi's Burlesca for Orchestra, P. 59, composed in 1906, is an exuberant and vibrant work that exemplifies the composer's early exploration of orchestral color and rhythm. Written during a period when Respighi was refining his...

The Symphony in E minor is the first symphony written by the American composer Florence Price. The work was completed in 1932 and was Price's first full-scale orchestral composition and the first symphony by a Black woman to be performed by a major...

Partita is the work with which Dallapiccola first came to international recognition. Written in memory of the Italian pianist Ernesto Consolo, it is scored in four movements for orchestra, with a soprano solo in the final movement. In a manner analogous...

Vaughan Williams composed three Norfolk Rhapsodies in 1905 and 1906, basing them on folk tunes he had collected around the Wash. But only the first of them has remained in the repertory, relished as one of the composer's fondest and most ravishing...

REPRINT SERIES With a rumble of timpani and raw strokes of open strings, the Overture begins with a blazing Allegro. The strings take off in running figures punctuated by brass blasts and woodwind interjections. Even when the orchestra suddenly drops...

Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Oscars, winning 3 of them, for Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction and Waxman's score for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. In 2005, Waxman’s score was listed as among the twenty-five most...

This orchestral arrangement of Chopin’s piano music was one of a pair commissioned from Stravinsky by Diaghilev as part of Les Sylphides for performances by the Ballets Russes at the spectacular first saison russe of opera and ballet at the...

REPRINT SERIES  Stravinsky wrote the symphony from 1942–45 on commission by the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York. It was premièred by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Stravinsky on January 24, 1946.The Symphony in...