Igor Stravinsky’s Four Preludes and Fugues (1969) are his final compositions, arranging four pairs from J. S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier for chamber orchestra (BWV 851 & 852, 864 & 865, 870 & 871, 881 & 882). Each...

REPRINT SERIES  Sergei Prokofiev’s Andante, Op. 29bis is his own orchestration of the slow movement from Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29, completed in 1934. The arrangement was first heard on February 13, 1958, in Leningrad under...

Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Harnham Down is a lesser-known orchestral work that reflects his characteristic connection to the English countryside. The piece features a pastoral quality, drawing on elements of folk melody and simple harmonic language...

Stravinsky’s "Ode," is a short orchestral work composed in 1943 and subtitled “Elegiacal Chant in Three Parts.” This piece is dedicated to the memory of Natalie Koussevitzky and is structured in three movements—Eulogy, Eclogue,...

REPRINT SERIES Sibelius' Suite No. 2, Op. 109 No. 3, "The Tempest", is part of his incidental music for Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, composed in 1925–1926. This second suite, distinct from the first, features a selection of movements that...

Stravinsky's Circus Polka for Orchestra, composed in 1942, was originally created for a ballet featuring elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Commissioned by circus impresario George Balanchine, the piece humorously paired...

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...

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...

REPRINT SERIES  Villa-Lobos own transcription from Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" for Orchestra of Cellos. It includes the following movements: Prelude XXIIFugue VPrelude XIVFugue IPrelude XIIIFugue VIIIFugue XXI  

REPRINT SERIESProkofiev's Symphony No. 1 (1916-17) represents the composer's earliest mature effort in a genre he returned to time and again for the remainder of his career. Though the symphony received a warm reception in Russia and abroad -- and...

Vocal Roles: Orphée, un rebouteux – Tenor Eurydice, une bohémienne – Soprano Chœurs des Métiers : Le Charron, Le Maréchal, Le Vannier Chœurs des Animaux : L’Ours, Le Loup, Le Renard, Le Sanglier...

REPRINT SERIES I. Toccata: Allegro moderato II. Canzone No.1: Andante moderato III. Canzone No.2: Allegro (poco); Adagio Bohuslav Martinů was an early 20th-century composer known for his prolificness andversatility across a daunting abundance of genres...

REPRINT SERIES In 1947, the symphony was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Ives is reported to have given half the money to Lou Harrison, who conducted the premiere. The symphony is in three movements:    1. Old Folks Gatherin'...

REPRINT SERIES The full title of this late piece by Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is Fantasia Concertante for Orchestra of Violoncellos. Composed in 1958, it was recorded in the same year in NYC on November 30, 1958. Villa-Lobos conducted the Violoncello...

REPRINT SERIESResponding to Soviet governmental directives to produce music accessible to children, Sergei Prokofiev wrote an album of short, pictorial piano pieces in 1936. Published as Music for Children, Op. 65, these went over so well that Prokofiev...

REPRINT SERIES Straussiana was Korngold’s last completed work. Since the Theme and Variations was its companion piece perhaps that was his penultimate work. Both pieces owe their existence to a commission from the American School Orchestras...

CIRCUS OVERTURETOCH was a very versatile student of medicine and philosophy who taught himself music by studying the great masterpieces. He won many prizes for his works and came to the United States from his native Germany in 1940. He has written many...