Works Archive - The Broadway Bach Ensemble

Symphony No. 3 in F Major

Johannes Brahms wrote his Symphony No. 3 in F Major in 1883 at the age of 50. It is the shortest of his four symphonies, written six years after his Second Symphony, in D Major. During this period Brahms was anything but idle; in fact, these six years were some of the most prolific years in symphonic composition of his life. Masterworks like his Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, Piano Concerto No. 2 and the Violin Concerto were all created in between his two middle symphonies.

Cello Concerto in E minor

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 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.

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