Samuel Barber - Adagio For Strings Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber, arguably his best known, arranged for string orchestra from the second[…]

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 Op. 43 The Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43, by Jean Sibelius was started in winter 1901 in[…]

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Elijah (German: Elias), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting events in the life of the Prophet Elijah[…]

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten, an early patron of the composer. The[…]

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804[…]

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria Antonio Vivaldi wrote at least three settings of the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo, whose words date probably from the 4th Century[…]

Zoltán Kodály - Psalmus Hungaricus Op. 13 Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13, is a choral work for tenor, chorus and orchestra by Zoltán Kodály, composed in 1923.[…]

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben op 40 Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40, is a tone poem by Richard Strauss. The work was completed in[…]

Antonio Vivaldi - Dixit Dominus Antonio Vivaldi composed several settings of the Dixit Dominus (The Lord said [unto my Lord]), the Latin version of Psalm 110.[…]

Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto Op. 54 The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, by the German Romantic composer Robert Schumann was completed in 1845[…]