Oratorio for Solo Tenor, Solo Violin, SATB, Children's Choir and Orchestra of Strings, Harp and Perc. Par ROTH ALEC. Alec Roth’s The Traveller is an oratorio for solo tenor, solo violin, SATB choir, children’s choir and an orchestra of strings, harp and percussion. In addition to writing six new poems for the piece, Vikram Seth has made English translations of twenty Indian texts from a rich varie…

Recorded in Prague with the Czech Symphony Orchestra. The CDs in these packs contain two versions of each selection: one with a singer, and one with orchestra accompaniment only. All books in the series contain historical and plotnotes about each opera, operetta or show, and piano/vocal reductions of the music. The singers heard on these recordings are top professionals from Covent Garden, English…

Par WEIR JUDITH. This suite for chorus and string orchestra was commissioned by the Addison Singers, London, and dedicated to their conductor David Wordsworth. It is a setting of texts by three American poets - E E Cummings (O Sweet Spontaneous), William Carlos Williams (Peace on Earth) and Emily Dickinson (I reason, Earth is short ) - each reflecting on the Earth and mankind’s experience of livin…

Par SAMITZ NICO. 'Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the „BlechReiz BrassQuintett“ ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music—and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills …

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The European Hymn is the hymn not only of the European Union but of Europe in a broader sense. The melody has been taken from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1823. In the last movement of this symphony Beethoven set music to the 'Ode to Joy' by Friedrich von Schiller from 1785. This poem sprang from Schiller's idealistic vision of men who become brothers –…

for Baritone and Orchestra / baritone and orchestra

Par O'REGAN TARIK. Tarik O’Regan’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra ‘Machine’ was commissioned by the Presteigne Festival in Wales where it was first performed by saxophonist Amy Dickson and the Presteigne Festival Orchestra conducted by George Vass in 2022. The piece is around 22 minutes in duration and comprises three movements which are linked by interludes for chamber forces…

Following the composition of Harold En Italie for Viola and orchestra in 1834, Berlioz began work on the opera Benvenuto Cellini , which subsequently failed on its first performances at the Paris Opera in 1838. Berlioz withdrew the opera for substantial revision, and from some of the discharged material he later fashioned this Reverie Et Caprice (in versions both for Violin and orchestra and Violi…

Arrangeur: Philip Heseltine. Par DELIUS FREDERICK. Frederick Delius' Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra with orchestral Piano reduction by Philip Heseltine. Frederick Delius' Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra with orchestral Piano reduction by Philip Heseltine./ Répertoire / Violon, Violoncelle et Piano

Par POE LARA. Bouncy and brisk - but also expressive and super lyrical - Lara Poe's Mainspring for alto saxophone and piano (2020) makes the most of the two instruments. Duration: 4'30'' Lara Poe is a Finnish-American composer who is currently based in London. Her works have been performed across a wide range of venues throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. Her piece Kaamos, which she wrote for …