Concertante from Serenissima Music, Inc.

Composed around 1815 and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Crusell's second concerto is one which takes full advantage of the two prominent registers of the instrument, which the minor-key first movement uses to heighten the dramatic nature of the music. The second movement, a pastorale-like Andante in the relative major, is followed by a return to F minor… Read more about this item

Composed in 1858, Brahms' first concerto was given its premiere in Hanover's Royal Theater on January 22, 1859 with the 25-year-old composer as piano soloist and the orchestra conducted by Joseph Joachim. The new work got a cold reception in Hanover and a similar reaction was the response to the Leipzig performance five days later with the far more professional… Read more about this item

Tomaso Albinoni's Oboe Concerto in D minor has long been regarded as one of the finest concertos composed for the instrument. It was published in Amsterdam in 1722, the second of the 12 Concerti a cinque, Op.9. The date of composition and the premiere is unknown, but the work has increased in popularity in the later half of the 20th… Read more about this item

Liszt started working on his first foray into the concerto genre as early as 1830, only completing the work in its present form in 1849. He appeared as soloist in the premiere, given at Weimar on Febrary 17, 1855, with the Staatskappelle under the direction of Hector Berlioz. The concerto has been a staple of the repertoire ever since. Just… Read more about this item

Medtner's outstanding one-movement concerto was composed from 1914 to 1917 and premiered at a special concert in Moscow on May 12, 1918, featuring the composer as piano soloist and Serge Koussevitzky as conductor. For the first time, this work is now available in a clear, easy-to-read, and affordable score. Allegro Tranquillo, dolce (Variations) Coda: Allegro molto

Liszt's second concerto had its beginnings in 1839 or 1840 and was subjected to a number of revisions until 1861. The first performance, on January 7, 1857, featured the composer conducting the Weimar Staatskappelle and his student Hans von Bronsart as soloist. This new score is a digitally enhanced reprint of the one first issued by Breitkopf und Hartel in… Read more about this item

Composed for the American amateur saxophonist Elise Hall in 1903, Debussy left the orchestration incomplete at his death. The task of finishing the orchestral score fell to Jean Roger-Ducasse, who prepared the orchestral version in time for its premiere on May 14, 1919 in Paris, conducted by Debussy's student André Caplet. The present study score is a digitally-enhanced reprint of… Read more about this item