Program Notes
"Aaron Grad is an absolute joy to work with! His notes are interesting and informative for long-time listeners of classical music, yet accessible and welcoming for first-time attendees. Aaron makes my job easier by always, always meeting his deadlines and often submitting his notes early. He is unfailingly dependable."
-Kelly Belich, Communications Manager, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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-Elizabeth Holmgren, Marketing Manager, Celebrity Series of Boston
Aaron Grad has been the exclusive program annotator for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra since 2005. He also contributes program notes to the New World Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, 92nd Street Y, Celebrity Series of Boston, and many other ensembles and presenters. His concert reviews have appeared in The Washington Post, and PlaybillArts regularly publishes his feature articles and interviews online. Aaron strives in his program notes to spread his own excitement and knowledge about music to the widest possible audience, fostering deeper engagement and curiosity.
WRITING SAMPLES
Aaron works closely with his clients to tailor program materials to their audiences. Here are some samples of his writing:
Schubert: Symphony No. 9
Mozart: Horn Quintet
Britten: Cello Suite No. 3
Unanswered Questions: A Bernstein Journey (New World Symphony)
These samples are provided for reference only. For reprint permission, please contact Aaron.
PROGRAM NOTE LIBRARY
The following list includes just a portion of the program notes in Aaron's library.
Most are available to reprint upon request.
| Adamo, Mark | Aristotle |
|---|---|
| Adams, John | Absolute Jest |
| Adams, John | Chamber Symphony |
| Adams, John | City Noir |
| Adams, John | Lollapalooza |
| Adams, John | Shaker Loops |
| Adams, John | Slonimsky’s Earbox |
| Adams, John | Son of Chamber Symphony |
| Adès, Thomas | Chamber Symphony |
| Adès, Thomas | The Origin of the Harp |
| Adès, Thomas | Polaris |
| Adès, Thomas | Dances from Powder her Face |
| Adès, Thomas | Three Studies after Couperin |
| Aho, Kalevi | Clarinet Trio |
| Aho, Kalevi | Minea |
| Albeniz, Isaac | Suite Española |
| Albrechtsberger, J.G. | Trombone Concerto in B-flat Major |
| Anderson, Jordan | Traction |
| Andres, Timothy | Piano Quintet |
| Andriessen, Louis | Dances |
| Auric, Georges | Three Interludes |
| Avison, Charles | Concerto Grosso No. 2 |
| Bach, J.S. | “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 1 |
| Bach, J.S. | “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 2 |
| Bach, J.S. | “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 |
| Bach, J.S. | “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 4 |
| Bach, J.S. | “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 5 |
| Bach, J.S. | “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 6 |
| Bach, J.S. | Cello Suite in D Minor (Prelude) |
| Bach, J.S. | Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor |
| Bach, J.S. | Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor |
| Bach, J.S. | “French” Suites |
| Bach, J.S. | Keyboard Concerto No. 1 |
| Bach, J.S. | Keyboard Concerto No. 5 |
| Bach, J.S. | Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major |
| Bach, J.S. | Orchestral Suite No. 1 |
| Bach, J.S. | Orchestral Suite No. 2 |
| Bach, J.S. | Orchestral Suite No. 3 |
| Bach, J.S. | Orchestral Suite No. 4 |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Concerto in A Minor |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Concerto in E Major |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Partita in D Minor |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Partita in E Major |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Sonata in A Major |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Sonata in A Mino |
| Bach, J.S. | Violin Sonata in C Major |
| Bach, C.P.E. | Piano Concerto in D Minor |
| Bach, C.P.E. | Sinfonia in B Minor |
| Bach, C.P.E. | Sinfonia in E-flat Major |
| Bach, C.P.E. | Sinfonia in D Major |
| Bach (arr. Webern) | Ricercare from Musical Offering |
| Bao, Yuan Kai | China Air |
| Barber, Samuel | Adagio for Strings |
| Barber, Samuel | Capricorn Concerto |
| Barber, Samuel | Summer Music |
| Barber, Samuel | Symphony No. 1 |
| Barber, Samuel | Violin Concerto |
| Bartók, Bela | Bluebeard’s Castle |
| Bartók, Bela | Contrasts |
| Bartók, Bela | Concerto for Orchestra |
| Bartók, Bela | Dance Suite |
| Bartók, Bela | Divertimento for Strings |
| Bartók, Bela | En plein air |
| Bartók, Bela | Hungarian Folk Songs |
| Bartók, Bela | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Bartók, Bela | String Quartet No. 6 |
| Bartók, Bela | Viola Concerto |
| Bartók, Bela | Violin Concerto No. 2 |
| Beamish, Sally | String Quartet No. 3, Reed Stanzas |
| Beamish, Sally | Under the Wing of a Rock |
| Beaser, Robert | Mountain Songs |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Ah! Perfido |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Coriolan Overture |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Grosse Fuge |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | “Leonore” Overture No. 3 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Concerto No. 3 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Concerto No. 4 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Concerto No. 5 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Sonata No. 8 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Sonata No. 14 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Sonata No. 23 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Sonata No. 26 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Sonata No. 30 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Piano Trio in B-flat, “Archduke” |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Prometheus |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Romance No. 2 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Rondino |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Ruins of Athens Overture |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Septet |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 3 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | String Quartet, Op. 131 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 1 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 2 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 3 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 4 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 5 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 7 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No. 8 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Violin Concerto |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Violin Sonata No. 4 |
| Benjamin, George | At First Light |
| Benjamin, George | Palimpsests |
| Berg, Alban | Chamber Concerto |
| Berg, Alban | Lyric Suite |
| Berg, Alban | Piano Sonata |
| Berg, Alban | Violin Concerto |
| Berio, Luciano | Folk Songs |
| Berio, Luciano | Requies |
| Berio, Luciano | Sequenza I |
| Berio, Luciano | Violin Duets |
| Berlioz, Hector | L’Enfance du Christ |
| Berlioz, Hector | “Royal Hunt” from Les Troyens |
| Berlioz, Hector | Les Nuits d’été |
| Berlioz, Hector | Roman Carnival Overture |
| Berlioz, Hector | Selections from Roméo et Juliette |
| Berlioz, Hector | Symphonie fantastique |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Candide Overture |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Clarinet Sonata |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Dances from On the Town |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Serenade |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Symphonic Dances, West Side Story |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Symphony No. 1 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Symphony No. 2 |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Suite from Trouble in Tahiti |
| Bizet, Georges | Carmen Suite |
| Bizet, Georges | Carmen Fantasie (arr. Waxman) |
| Bizet, Georges | Incidental Music to L’Arlésienne |
| Bizet, Georges | Symphony in C Major |
| Borodin, Alexander | “Polovtsian March” from Prince Igor |
| Bossi, Marco | Intermezzi Goldoniani |
| Bottesini, Giovanni | Gran Duo Concertante |
| Boucourechliev, André | Archipel 1 |
| Boulez, Pierre | Derive 1 |
| Boulez, Pierre | Memoriale |
| Boulez, Pierre | Messagesquisse |
| Boulez, Pierre | Piano Sonata No. 1 |
| Boulez, Pierre | Sonatine |
| Brahms, Johannes | Academic Festival Overture |
| Brahms, Johannes | Cello Sonata No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Cello Sonata No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Clarinet Trio |
| Brahms, Johannes | “Haydn” Variations |
| Brahms, Johannes | Horn Trio |
| Brahms, Johannes | Hungarian Dances |
| Brahms, Johannes | Liebeslieder Waltzes |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Quartet No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Quartet No. 3 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Quintet |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Sonata No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Piano Sonata No. 3 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Scherzo, “F-A-E” Sonata |
| Brahms, Johannes | Serenade No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Serenade No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Sonata for Two Pianos |
| Brahms, Johannes | String Quartet No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | String Quartet No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | String Quintet No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | String Sextet No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | String Sextet No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Symphony No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Symphony No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Symphony No. 3 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Variations and Fugue on Handel |
| Brahms, Johannes | Viola Sonata No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Viola Sonata No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Violin Concerto |
| Brahms, Johannes | Violin Sonata No. 1 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Violin Sonata No. 2 |
| Brahms, Johannes | Violin Sonata No. 3 |
| Bridge, Frank | Phantasie Piano Quartet |
| Britten, Benjamin | Lachrymae |
| Britten, Benjamin | Les Illuminations |
| Britten, Benjamin | Nocturne |
| Britten, Benjamin | Oboe Phantasy |
| Britten, Benjamin | Phaedra |
| Britten, Benjamin | Prelude and Fugue |
| Britten, Benjamin | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings |
| Britten, Benjamin | Sinfonietta |
| Britten, Benjamin | String Quartet No. 1 |
| Britten, Benjamin | Turn of the Screw |
| Britten, Benjamin | Variations on a theme of F. Bridge |
| Bruch, Max | Scottish Fantasy |
| Bruch, Max | Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Bruckner, Anton | Symphony No. 4 |
| Bruckner, Anton | Symphony No. 7 |
| Buchanan, Douglas | Colonnades |
| Cage, John | The Seasons |
| Cage, John | String Quartet in Four Parts |
| Cage, John | Variations III |
| Caplet, Andre | Conte fantastique |
| Carter, Elliott | Eight Etudes and a Fantasy |
| Carter, Elliott | Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harspichord |
| Carter, Elliott | Symphony No. 1 |
| Carter, Elliott | Variations for Orchestra |
| Castiglioni, Niccoló | Inverno In-ver |
| Chabrier, Emmaneul | España |
| Chapela, Enrico | Li Po |
| Chausson, Ernest | Piano Quartet in A Major |
| Chausson, Ernest | Poème de l’Amour et de la Mer |
| Chen Yi | Shuo |
| Chopin, Frederic | Ballade No. 3 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Barcarolle, Op. 60 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Berceuse, Op. 57 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Cello Sonata |
| Chopin, Frederic | Etudes, Op. 25 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Fantaisie-Impromptu |
| Chopin, Frederic | Nocturne, Op. 48, No. 1 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Piano Sonata No. 2 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Piano Sonata No. 3 |
| Chopin, Frederic | Polonaise No. 6 |
| Clyne, Anna | Within her Arms |
| Conneson, Guillaume | A Glimmer in the Age of Darkness |
| Copland, Aaron | An Outdoor Overture |
| Copland, Aaron | Appalachian Spring |
| Copland, Aaron | Music for the Theatre |
| Copland, Aaron | Quiet City |
| Copland, Aaron | Symphony No. 3 |
| Copland, Aaron | Three Latin-American Sketches |
| Corelli, Arcangelo | Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6, No. 6 |
| Corelli, Arcangelo | Violin Sonata, Op. 5, No. 4 |
| Cowell, Henry | Ostinato Pianissimo |
| Cowell, Henry | Pulse |
| Cowell, Henry | Return |
| Crumb, George | Ancient Voices of Children |
| Crumb, George | Black Angels |
| Dahl, Ingolf | Serenade for Four Flutes |
| Dall’Ongaro, Michele | Checkpoint |
| Damase, Jean-Michele | Aspects |
| Daugherty, Michael | Route 66 |
| Davis, Don | Vexed |
| Debussy, Claude | Claire de lune |
| Debussy, Claude | Danses sacrée et profane |
| Debussy, Claude | La mer |
| Debussy, Claude | Suite bergamasque |
| Debussy, Claude | L’Isle joyeuse |
| Debussy, Claude | Le Livre de Baudelaire (arr. Adams) |
| Debussy, Claude | Pour le piano |
| Debussy, Claude | Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun |
| Debussy, Claude | Préludes |
| Debussy, Claude | Premiere rhapsodie |
| Debussy, Claude | Saraande (arr. Ravel) |
| Debussy, Claude | String Quartet |
| Debussy, Claude | Syrinx |
| Debussy, Claude | The Terrace of Moonlit Audiences |
| Debussy, Claude | Violin Sonata |
| Del Tredici, David | Syzygy |
| DiLorenzo, Anthony | Street Musicians |
| Dohnanyi, Erno | Piano Quintet No. 1 |
| Dohnanyi, Erno | Sextet |
| Dorman, Avner | Niggunim |
| Dresher, Paul | Cornucopia |
| Du Yun | Hundred Heads |
| Durey, Louis | Three Short Pieces |
| Durufle, Maurice | Requiem |
| Dusapin, Pascal | Apex |
| Dutilleux, Henri | Ainsi la Nuit |
| Dutilleux, Henri | Les Citations |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Carnival Overture |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Cello Concerto |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Czech Suite |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Nocturne in B Major |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Piano Trio in E Minor, “Dumky” |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Piano Trio in F Minor |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Serenade for Strings |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Serenade for Winds |
| Dvorák, Antonín | String Quintet No. 2 |
| Dvorák, Antonín | String Sextet in A |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Symphony No. 7 |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Symphony No. 9 |
| Dvorák, Antonín | Terzetto |
| Elgar, Edward | Cello Concerto |
| Elgar, Edward | Enigma Variations |
| Elgar, Edward | Introduction and Allegro |
| Elgar, Edward | String Quartet in E Minor |
| Elgar, Edward | Serenade for Strings |
| Enescu, George | String Octet in C Major |
| Falla, Manuel de | El amor brujo |
| Falla, Manuel de | Nights in the Gardens of Spain |
| Falla, Manuel de | Psyché |
| Falla, Manuel de | Ritual Fire Dance |
| Falla, Manuel de | Seven Spanish Folk Songs |
| Falla, Manuel de | The Three-Cornered Hat |
| Fauré, Gabriel | Masques et bergamasques |
| Fauré, Gabriel | Pavane |
| Fauré, Gabriel | Piano Quartet No. 1 |
| Fauré, Gabriel | String Quartet in E Minor |
| Fauré, Gabriel | Violin Sonata No. 1 |
| Feldman, Morton | For Frank O’Hara |
| Feldman, Morton | For Franz Kline |
| Feldman, Morton | Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety |
| Feldman, Morton | Structures |
| Feldman, Morton | The Viola in My Life III |
| Ferrari, Luc | Sexolidad |
| Fine, Irving | Serious Song |
| Fitzenhagen, Wilhelm | Concert Waltzes |
| Foote, Arthur | A Night Piece |
| Foote, Arthur | Nocturne and Scherzo |
| Foss, Lukas | Tashi |
| Franck, César | Piano Quintet in F Minor |
| Gabrieli, Giovanni | Canzon Septimi Toni a 8, No. 2 |
| Gershwin, George | An American in Paris |
| Gershwin, George | Cuban Overture |
| Gershwin, George | Piano Concerto in F |
| Gershwin, George | Rhapsody in Blue |
| Gimenez, Jeronimo | Intermedio |
| Ginastera, Alberto | Estancia |
| Glass, Philip | Symphony No. 7 |
| Glass, Philip | Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Glière, Reinhold | Harp Concerto in E-flat Major |
| Glière, Reinhold | Horn Concerto in B-flat Major |
| Glinka, Mikhail | Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla |
| Gluck, Christoph W. | Don Juan, or the Feast of Stone |
| Goebbels, Heiner | Songs of Wars I Have Seen |
| Grantham, Donald | Baron Cimetiére’s Mambo |
| Grieg, Edvard | Holberg Suite |
| Grieg, Edvard | Peer Gynt Suite |
| Grieg, Edvard | Piano Concerto |
| Grisey, Gerard | Periodes |
| Gruber, H.K. | Busking |
| Gruber, H.K. | Frankenstein!! |
| Haas, Pavel | String Quartet No. 2 |
| Hamelin, Marc-Andre | Barcarolle |
| Handel, G.F. | Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 4 |
| Handel, G.F. | Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 |
| Handel, G.F. | Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 2 |
| Handel, G.F. | Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5 |
| Handel, G.F. | Fammi combattere |
| Handel, G.F. | Messiah |
| Handel, G.F. | Music for the Royal Fireworks |
| Handel, G.F. | Ombra cara |
| Handel, G.F. | Ombra mai fu |
| Handel, G.F. | Trio Sonata in C Minor |
| Handel, G.F. | Water Music |
| Hartke, Stephen | A Brandenburg Journal |
| Hartmann, Karl A. | Concerto funebre |
| Hartmann, Karl A. | Symphony No. 4 |
| Hausmann, Ben | Quartet No. 2 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Berenice, che fai? |
| Haydn, Joseph | Cello Concerto No. 1 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Cello Concerto No. 2 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Creation |
| Haydn, Joseph | Divertimento No. 14 |
| Haydn, Joseph | L’infedeltà delusa Overture |
| Haydn, Joseph | Mass in B-flat, Harmoniemesse |
| Haydn, Joseph | Piano Trio No. 39 |
| Haydn, Joseph | The Seasons |
| Haydn, Joseph | Sinfonia concertante in B-flat Major |
| Haydn, Joseph | String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 6 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 26 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 30 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 39 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 42 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 45 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 59 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 67 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 73 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 80 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 82 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 85 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 86 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 88 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 91 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 93 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 95 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 96 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 99 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 100 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 101 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 102 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 103 |
| Haydn, Joseph | Symphony No. 104 |
| Hersch, Michael | Images from a Closed Ward |
| Hersch, Michael | Last Autumn |
| Hersch, Michael | Two Pieces for Piano |
| Hersch, Michael | a sheltered corner |
| Hersch, Michael | Suite from The Vanishing Pavilions |
| Hindemith, Paul | Kammermusik No. 1 |
| Hindemith, Paul | Kammermusik No. 5 |
| Hindemith, Paul | Kleine Kammermusik |
| Honneger, Arthur | Pastorale d’été |
| Ibert, Jacques | Hommage à Mozart |
| Ives, Charles | From the Steeples and the Mountains |
| Ives, Charles | The Unanswered Question |
| Janacek, Leos | Sinfonietta |
| Jolivet, André | Chant de Linos |
| Kabalevsky, Dmitri | The Comedians |
| Kagel, Mauricio | Southwest from The Compass Pieces |
| Kancheli, Giya | Night Prayers |
| Kernis, Aaron Jay | Concerto with Echoes |
| Kim, Earl | Cornet |
| Kirchner, Leon | Trio II |
| Knussen, Oliver | Scriabin Settings |
| Kodály, Zoltán | Summer Evening |
| Korngold, Erich | Violin Concerto |
| Kraus, J.M. | Symphony in C Minor |
| Krenek, Ernst | Symphonic Elegy |
| Kurtag, Gyorgy | Hommage à Mihály András |
| Lansky, Paul | Threads |
| Lee III, James | Sukkot through Orion’s Nebula |
| León, Tania | Ácana |
| Lerdahl, Fred | Waves |
| Liadov, Anatol | The Enchanted Lake |
| Ligeti, Gyorgy | Mysteries of the Macabre |
| Ligeti, Gyorgy | Violin Concerto |
| Lindberg, Magnus | EXPO |
| Liszt, Franz | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Little, David T. | RADIANT CHiLD |
| Lourie, Arthur | A Little Chamber Music |
| Mackey, Steven | Eating Greens |
| MacMillan, James | Veni, Veni Emmanuel |
| Maderna, Bruno | Electronic Music |
| Maderna, Bruno | Serenata per un Satellite |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 1 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 2 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 3 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 5 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 6 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 7 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 8 |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 9 |
| Marshall, Ingram | Orphic Memories |
| Martin, Frank | Etudes for String Orchestra |
| Martinu, Bohuslav | Oboe Concerto |
| Martinu, Bohuslav | Serenade for Chamber Orchestra |
| Matthews, Colin | Violin Concerto |
| Maxwell Davies, Peter | A Spell for Green Corn |
| Maxwell Davies, Peter | An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise |
| Maxwell Davies, Peter | Sea Orpheus |
| McTee, Cindy | Double Play |
| Mellits, Marc | Brick |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Fair Melusina Overture |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | String Symphony No. 10 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Symphony No. 3 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Symphony No. 4 |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Violin Concerto |
| Messiaen, Olivier | Turangalîla-Symphonie |
| Milhaud, Darius | Creation |
| Mincek, Alex | Pendulum IX |
| Moravec, Paul | Brandenburg Gate |
| Mozart, W.A. | Adagio, K. 261 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Andante, K. 315 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Bassoon Concerto |
| Mozart, W.A. | Ch’io mi scordi di te, K. 505 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Contredanses, K. 462 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Così fan tutte Overture |
| Mozart, W.A. | Concerto for Three Pianos, K. 242 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Don Giovanni |
| Mozart, W.A. | “Haffner” Symphony, K. 250 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Idomeneo Ballet Music |
| Mozart, W.A. | The Magic Flute Overture |
| Mozart, W.A. | March in D Major, K. 445 |
| Mozart, W.A. | The Marriage of Figaro Overture |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 9 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 13 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 16 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 17 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 20 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 21 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 22 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 25 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 27 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Trio No. 3, K. 502 |
| Mozart, W.A. | “Posthorn” Serenade |
| Mozart, W.A. | Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Rondo, K. 373 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Serenade No. 11 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 |
| Mozart, W.A. | String Quintet, K. 515 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony from “Haffner” Serenade |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 17 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 25 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 29 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 31 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 34 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 35 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 36 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 38 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 39 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 40 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Symphony No. 41 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Thamos, King of Egypt |
| Mozart, W.A. | Variations on a theme by Gluck, K. 455 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Violin Concerto No. 5 |
| Mozart, W.A. | Wind Serenade, K. 388 |
| Muffat, Georg | Sonata No. 5 in G Major |
| Mussorgsky, Modest | Night on Bald Mountain |
| Mussorgsky, Modest | Prelude to Khovanshchina |
| Mussorgsky, Modest | Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel) |
| Myaskovsky, Nikolai | Symphony No. 10 in F Minor |
| Needham, Clint | When We Forget |
| Nicolau, Vassos | Navigate |
| Nielsen, Carl | Symphony No. 4 |
| Norman, Andrew | Apart, Together |
| Pärt, Arvo | Te Deum |
| Penderecki, Krzysztof | Serenade |
| Piazzolla, Astor | Four Seasons of Buenos Aires |
| Pierné, Gabriel | Concertstück for Harp |
| Poulenc, Francis | Sextet for Piano and Winds |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Chout Symphonic Suite |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Cinderella Suite No. 3 |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Lieutenant Kijé Suite |
| Prokofiev, Serge | The Love for Three Oranges Suite |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Overture on Hebrew Themes |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Le Pas d’acier Suite |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Piano Concerto No. 3 |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Piano Concerto No. 4 |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Wind Octet from Romeo and Juliet |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Scythian Suite |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Sinfonietta |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Symphony No. 5 |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Prokofiev, Serge | Violin Concerto No. 2 |
| Puccini, Giacomo | Preludio sinfonico |
| Purcell, Henry | Abdelazer, or The Moor’s Revenge |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | Piano Concerto No. 3 |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | Piano Concerto No. 4 |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | Piano Concerto “No. 5” |
| Rachmaninoff, Sergei | Symphony No. 2 |
| Rameau, Jean-Phillippe | Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts |
| Rameau, Jean-Phillippe | Dardanus Suite |
| Ravel, Maurice | Alborado del gracioso |
| Ravel, Maurice | Boléro |
| Ravel, Maurice | Chansons madécasses |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis et Chloé |
| Ravel, Maurice | Five Greek Songs |
| Ravel, Maurice | Introduction and Allegro |
| Ravel, Maurice | Miroirs |
| Ravel, Maurice | Mother Goose Ballet Music |
| Ravel, Maurice | Pavane pour une infante défunte |
| Ravel, Maurice | Piano Concerto in G Major |
| Ravel, Maurice | Le Tombeau de Couperin |
| Ravel, Maurice | Tzigane |
| Ravel, Maurice | La valse |
| Respighi, Ottorino | The Birds |
| Rimsky-Korsakov, N. | Scheherazade |
| Rimsky-Korsakov, N. | “Three Wonders” from Tsar Saltan |
| Rorem, Ned | 11 Songs for Susan |
| Rossini, Gioachino | Overture to La Scala di Seta |
| Roussel, Albert | Concerto for Small Orchestra |
| Roussel, Albert | Fragments from The Spider’s Feast |
| Ruders, Poul | Credo |
| Ruders, Poul | Trapeze |
| Rutter, John | For the Beauty of the Earth |
| Rutter, John | Distant Land |
| Saint-Saëns, Camille | Carnival of the Animals |
| Saint-Saëns, Camille | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Salonen, Esa-Pekka | Nyx |
| Scarlatti, Domenico | Four Piano Sonatas |
| Scelsi, Giacinto | I presagi |
| Scelsi, Giacinto | Okanagon |
| Scelsi, Giacinto | String Quartet No. 4 |
| Schnittke, Alfred | Concerto for Piano and Strings |
| Schnittke, Alfred | Moz-Art à la Haydn |
| Schoenberg, Arnold | Chamber Symphony No. 1 |
| Schoenberg, Arnold | Pierrot lunaire |
| Schoenberg, Arnold | Verklärte Nacht |
| Schreker, Franz | Scherzo for Strings |
| Schubert, Franz | Gesang der Geister über den Wassern |
| Schubert, Franz | Partsongs |
| Schubert, Franz | String Quartet No. 14 |
| Schubert, Franz | String Quintet in C Major |
| Schubert, Franz | Symphony No. 2 |
| Schubert, Franz | Symphony No. 4 |
| Schubert, Franz | Symphony No. 8 |
| Schumann, Robert | Cello Concerto in A Minor |
| Schumann, Robert | Fairy Tale Narrations, Op. 132 |
| Schumann, Robert | Genoveva Overture |
| Schumann, Robert | Hermann and Dorothea Overture |
| Schumann, Robert | Introduction and Allegro Appasionato |
| Schumann, Robert | Introduction and Concert-Allegro |
| Schumann, Robert | Manfred Overture |
| Schumann, Robert | Overture, Scherzo and Finale |
| Schumann, Robert | Piano Concerto in A Minor |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony in G Minor |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony No. 1 |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony No. 2 |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony No. 3 |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony No. 4 (1841 version) |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony No. 4 (1851 version) |
| Schumann, Robert | Symphony in G Minor |
| Schumann, Robert | Violin Concerto in D Minor |
| Shankar, Ravi | Sitar Concerto No. 3 |
| Shchedrin, Rodion | Naughty Limericks |
| Shepard, Sean | Wanderlust |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Chamber Symphony, Op. 83a |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Prelude and Scherzo for Strings |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Symphony No. 1 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Symphony No. 5 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Symphony No. 8 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Symphony No. 9 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Symphony No. 10 |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri | Symphony No. 15 |
| Sibelius, Jean | Symphony No. 3 |
| Sibelius, Jean | Violin Concerto |
| Smetana, Bedrich | Bartered Bride Overture |
| Smetana, Bedrich | The Kiss Overture |
| Stockhausen, Karlheinz | Kontra-Punkte, No. 1 |
| Strauss, Richard | An Alpine Symphony |
| Strauss, Richard | Introduction to Capriccio |
| Strauss, Richard | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme |
| Strauss, Richard | Metamorphosen |
| Strauss, Richard | Oboe Concerto |
| Strauss, Richard | Rosenkavalier Suite |
| Strauss, Richard | Serenade for Winds |
| Strauss, Richard | Suite in B-flat Major for Winds |
| Strauss, Richard | Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Apollo |
| Stravinsky, Igor | “Basel” Concerto |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Concertino |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Danses Concertantes |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Divertimento |
| Stravinsky, Igor | “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Eight Instrumental Miniatures |
| Stravinsky, Igor | The Firebird |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Jeu de cartes |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Octet |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Petrushka |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Pulcinella (complete ballet) |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Pulcinella Suite |
| Stravinsky, Igor | The Rake’s Progress |
| Stravinsky, Igor | The Rite of Spring |
| Stravinsky, Igor (arr.) | The Star-Spangled Banner |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Violin Concerto |
| Stucky, Steven | Chamber Concerto |
| Szymanowski, Karol | Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Takemitsu, Toru | Three Film Scores |
| Tartini, Guiseppe | Violin Sonata, “The Devil’s Trill” |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Festival Coronation March |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Francesca da Rimini |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Manfred Symphony |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Piano Concerto No. 1 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Polonaise from Eugene Onegin |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Sleeping Beauty Suite |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Selections from The Seasons |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Serenade for Strings |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Selections from The Snow Maiden |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Souvenir de Florence |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Symphony No. 1 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Symphony No. 2 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Symphony No. 3 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Symphony No. 4 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Symphony No. 5 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Symphony No. 6 |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Variations on a Rococo Theme |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Violin Concerto |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I. | Waltz-Scherzo |
| Theofanidis, Christopher | Muse |
| Thile, Chris | Mandolin Concerto |
| Thomas, Augusta Read | Jeu D’Esprit |
| Tippett, Michael | Divertimento on Sellinger’s Round |
| Tippett, Michael | Ritual Dances |
| Tower, Joan | Chamber Dance |
| Varèse, Edgard | Density 21.5 |
| Varèse, Edgard | Octandre |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | The Lark Ascending |
| Verdi, Guiseppe | La forza del destino Overture |
| Veress, Sandor | Musica Concertante |
| Vieuxtemps, Henry | Violin Concerto No. 5 |
| Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Quinteto en forma de choros |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | The Four Seasons |
| Vivier, Claude | Lonely Child |
| Wagner, Richard | Die Meistersinger Overture |
| Wagner, Richard | Excerpts from Die Meistersinger |
| Wagner, Richard | The Flying Dutchman Overture |
| Wagner, Richard | Wesendonck Lieder |
| Wagner, Melinda | Little Moonhead: Three Tributaries |
| Walton, William | Cello Concerto |
| Walton, William | Portsmouth Point Overture |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | Clarinet Concerto No. 1 |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | Der Freischütz Overture |
| Weber, Carl Maria von | Konzertstück in F Minor |
| Webern, Anton | Symphony, Op. 21 |
| Weill, Kurt | The Seven Deadly Sins |
| Weiner, Leó | Serenade, Op. 3 |
| Wolfe, Julia | Arsenal of Democracy |
| Wong, Cynthia | In Memoriam |
| Wuorinen, Charles | Synaxis |
| Zimmerman, Bernd Alois | Rheinische Kirmenstänze |