Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire.
Cello Concerto in E minor
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Cello Concerto in B Minor
Dvořák’s last concerto, written during his time in New York.
Danzón No. 2
One of the most popular and frequently performed works by Mexican composers.
Symphony No. 39 in G Major
The first of Haydn’s “Sturm und Drang” symphonies.
Overture and March from “Turandot”
Part of Weber’s incidental music to the play by Schiller.
Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Driving rhythms characterize this joyous symphony, described by none other than Wagner as “the apotheosis of the dance.” Premiered in Vienna 1813, Beethoven’s 7th Symphony received enthusiastic reviews, with the audience even demanding an encore of the second movement!
Violin Concerto in E Major
This violin concerto is an early work by Bach, probably written in the 1720s while he was resident in Weimar. It is one of his most frequently-recorded and beloved works, and a masterful example of interplay between the violin soloist and string orchestra.
La Création du Monde
Composed in 1923, “La Création” is a fusion of jazz, blues and orchestral styles. Milhaud discovered jazz music while on a 1921 trip to London, and was enthralled by the new idiom. He traveled to the U.S. in 1922 on a concert and conducting tour, performing in various American cities. During his stays in New York he made it a point to frequent black jazz clubs in Harlem, and steeped himself in the music, its instrumentation and style.
Overture
Milhaud’s orchestration of the last movement of Poulenc’s 1919 Sonata for Piano Four Hands.
Symphony No. 2 in D Major
The piece was written quite quickly during the summer of 1877. While Brahms had struggled for nearly two decades to complete his first symphony, his sunny, happy, second symphony was written within just a few months while he was on summer holiday in the quaint...
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