Poulenc's Organ Concerto has become one of the most frequently performed pieces of the genre not written in the Baroque period. The piece uses such comparatively small forces, relative to Poulenc's other concertos (the Concert champêtre used a...

Considered one of the most recognized concerti for the Oboe, Vaughan Williams began working on his Oboe Concerto immediately upon completion of his Symphony No. 5 in D major. This pastoral piece is divided into three movements:1. Rondo Pastorale...

Fritz Kreisler's Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) is one of his most beloved compositions, originally written for violin and piano and later arranged for violin and orchestra. A poignant reflection on lost love, the piece is imbued with a bittersweet lyricism...

Respighi's greatest masterpieces,  the three Roman tone poems:   Fountains of Rome (Fontane di Roma) Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, En.H., 2 Cl, B.Cl, 2 Bsn, 4 Hn, 3 Tpt, 3 Tbn, Tba, Timp, Perc, Organ (ad lib.), Cel., 2 Harps, Strings Pines of Rome (I...

EDITION ZEZA REPRINT SERIES Villa-Lobos wrote a total of 17 string quartets and was working on an eighteenth at the time of his death in 1959. None of the quartets appear as mere compositional exercises but rather as displays of Villa-Lobos's ability to...

The Concerto for string quartet with orchestra was composed in Paris in 1931 for the Belgian Quatuor Pro Arte to which Béla Bartók had already dedicated his fourth string quartet. The work keeps the string quartet distinct from the...

4.4.4.3.2 for EZ-2317

Score and Set of Parts (String count 4.4.3.3.2) This work is clearly an homage to Bach, specifically to his Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, a composition Vaughan Williams deeply loved and admired. The concerto is cast in three movements, with the...

Commissioned in 1937 by Paul Sacher, it was only completed in 1941. The work is for string orchestra, except for the addition of a trumpet in the concluding chorale: "like pulling out an organ stop", according to the composer. The work is in three...