Works Archive - The Broadway Bach Ensemble

Pulcinella Suite

Pulcinella marks Stravinsky’s transition from a Russian idiom to a “neo-classic” style of smaller-scale works characterized by order, balance, style and clarity.

The noted German composer Paul Hindemith emigrated from Nazi Germany in 1938 and came to the United States in 1940. He was approached that year by Russian choreographer Léonide Massine to write music for a ballet based on works by the German composer Carl Maria von...

Carmen Suite No. 1

Bizet wrote his famous opera Carmen towards the end of his life. The plot — a gypsy woman who seduces a soldier, joins a smuggler band in the mountains, falls in love with a toréador (bullfighter), and is finally murdered by her rejected soldier — shocked...

Violin Concerto

One of the greatest violin concerti of all time, this work was written for and premiered in 1806 by Franz Clement, one of the best-regarded violinists in Vienna. The concerto did not initially meet with much success, and was not often performed in Beethoven's day....

Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major

The premiere of the concerto was given in Budapest on November 9, 1881, with Brahms as soloist, and was an immediate success.

Symphony in D Major

Antonio Rosetti was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart who, in his day, was highly regarded as a composer. He was born Anton Rösner in Bohemia, later changing his name to Antonio Rosetti. In 1773 he was hired as a servant and double-bass player in the well-regarded...

Concerto Grosso

Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the most prominent composers of the baroque era. Widely respected and well-known throughout Europe, he was a friend of Johann Sebastian Bach and corresponded with Handel. A self-taught musician, Telemann early on became adept at...

Billy The Kid

One of Copland’s most popular and widely performed pieces.

CHEEVER COUNTRY: Suite for Orchestra

In 1979 Jonathan Tunick was engaged by WNET to compose the music for a series of television dramas based on Cheever’s short stories. The composer has adapted some of his music from the series into a suite for full orchestra entitled “Cheever Country.”