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To find the works of a particular composer performed by the orchestra, select the first letter of the composer's surname from the list below.

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

Unless stated otherwise, these Notes were written by John Kane of Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra. Other orchestras are welcome to copy them; we only ask that an attribution to the author be included if they are to be used in a concert programme.

 

A

Arnold, Malcolm

Four Scottish Dances

 

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B

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Overture: Coriolan Opus 62

Symphony no.2 in D Opus 36

Symphony no. 6 in F Opus 68

 

Berlioz, Hector

Nuits d'Été

 

Brahms, Johannes

Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra

Symphony no. 2 in D Opus 73

Symphony no. 3 in F Opus 90

 

Bruch, Max

Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra Opus 46

Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor Opus 26

 

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C

Chapman, Andrew

Cello Concerto

Three Movements for Orchestra

 

Copland, Aaron

Appalachian Spring

 

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D

Debussy, Claude

Prélude a l'après-midi d'un faune

 

Dvorak, Antonin

Cello concerto in B minor Opus 104

Symphonic Variations Opus 78

 

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E

Elgar, Edward

Cello Concerto in E minor

Enigma Variations

Serenade for Strings

Sospiri, for strings and harp

Symphony no. 1 in A flat

 

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G

Gershwin, George

Rhapsody in Blue

 

Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich

Overture: Ruslan and Lyudmila

 

Grieg, Edvard

Wedding Day at Trolthaugen

Piano Concerto in A minor

 

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H

Hely-Hutchinson, Victor

Carol Symphony

 

Holst, Gustav

The Planets, Opus 32

 

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

Mass in E flat, op. 80

 

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K

Kabalevsky, Dmitrij

Violin Concerto in C, Opus 48

 

Kane, Tom

Concerto for french horn and orchestra (2007)

 

Khachaturian, Aram

Sabre Dance

 

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L

Lane, Philip

Night Before Christmas, The / Overture on French Carols

 

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M

Mahler, Gustav

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Symphony no. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)

Symphony no. 3 in D minor

Symphony no. 4 in G

 

Martinu, Bohuslav

Symphony no. 6

 

Mendelssohn, Felix

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music

 

Messiaen, Olivier

L'Ascension

 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Clarinet Concerto in A K622

Overture: The Magic Flute

Piano Concerto no. 21 in C K467

Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major K488

Symphony no. 35 in D (Haffner)

Symphony no. 38 in D (Prague)

 

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N

 

Nielsen, Carl

Symphony no. 1

 

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P

Patterson, Paul

Little Red Riding Hood

Three Little Pigs, The

 

Phillips, Julian

Strange Seas (1998)

 

Prokofiev, Sergej

Lieutenant Kije Suite

Winter Bonfire

 

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R

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini

Symphony no. 2 in E minor

 

Rossini, Gioachini

Overture: The Barber of Seville

Overture: Semiramide

 

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S

Schubert, Franz

Symphony no. 9 ("The Great C major")

 

Shostakovich, Dmitrij

Symphony no. 9 in E flat Opus 70

Tahiti Trot "Tea for Two"

 

Smetana, Bedrich

Two Symphonic Poems from Ma Vlast (My Country)

 

Strauss, Johann II

Blue Danube Waltz

Cuckoo Polka

Emperor Waltz

Overture: "Die Fledermaus"

Pizzicato Polka

Tales from the Vienna Woods - Waltz

 

Stravinsky, Igor

Petrushka (1947 version)

 

Suk, Josef

Meditation for string orchestra

 

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T

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich

Suite no. 4 in G, Opus 61: “Mozartiana”

Symphony no. 4 in F minor

Symphony no. 6 in B minor

 

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W

Weber, Carl Maria von

Overture: “Oberon”

 

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