The first concert of the cycle "The seasons" in a playable version. The keys of the three mouvements are facilitated, the solo parts are divided between 2 or 3 instruments.

Included: Arrival of the spring, sleeping at noon, dancing shepherds.

Level: medium.- advanced

Still this section of Smetanas "My Fatherland" is very popular with young people. In this arrangement the essentially sections will be retained, the keys are facilitated. Sparkling melodies, stirring rhythms, sensitive sections define the sound,

Included: Two Springs, The River, Peasant Wedding, Moonlight: Dance of Water Nymphs, St. John’s Rapids, The River at its Widest Point, The Moldau disappears in the distance.

Level: medium.

First the cheerful-parodistic little song of Amor with the imitated noises (pecking of the birds - kissing of the people), one of Offenbachs specialities. Then the world-famous Cancan with it's thrilling melodies and the ardent tempo. Your students will love both pieces!
Both pieces contain strophes for single soprano voices.

Level: easy - medium.

Bucolic light-heartedness and joy of playing are the main trends inside this movement of the early work of the great french composer. Many things are reminiscent of Mendelssohn or Schubert. Two catchy themes are processed und confronted in multiple forms. The key was retained, the fine-grained instrumentation was facilitated to the skills of a youth orchestra.

Level: medium

Beethoven composed the Romance in Gmaj for violine and orchestra in 1808. Usually the part of the solo violin is to difficult for a member of a youth orchestra. But in this version with a relative easy solo piano you give your orchetral pianist the chance to come to the forground. At the same time you allow your orchestra a look into the clear musical structure of the classical epoch.

Level:  medium

The selection of six solo songs creates a link from lively serenity over irony until to solemn severity. In this version for clarinet or viola and string orchestra the selected song compositions get a sharply contoured sound.

1.Abendempfindung, 2. An Chloe (4:22), 3. Ridente la calma (7:00), 4. Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (9:57), 5. Un moto di gioja (10:2), 6 Warnung (10:38).

The selection of six solo songs creates a link from lively serenity over irony until to solemn severity. In this version for soprano and string orchestra the selected song compositions get a sharply contoured sound.

1.Abendempfindung, 2. An Chloe (4:22), 3. Ridente la calma (7:00), 4. Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (9:57), 5. Un moto di gioja (10:2), 6 Warnung (10:38).

This very charming song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" of Robert Schumann gets in this version for soprano and string orchestra an absolutely new and surprising sound.

1. Seit ich ihn gesehen, 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen (1:29), 3. Ich kann's nicht fassen (4:17), 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger (5:29), 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern (7:40), 6. Süßer Freund, du blickest (9:25), 7. An meinem Herzen (12:37), 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan (13:40)

This very charming song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" of Robert Schumann gets in this version for clarinet or viola and string orchestra a absolutely new and surprising sound.

Robert Schumanns congenial song cycle after poems of Joseph v Eichendorff gets in this version for clarinet or viola and string orchestra absolutely new sound aspects. You will be surprised!

7. "Auf einer Burg,  8. In der Fremde (2:22), 9. Wehmut (3:34), 10. Zwielicht (5:26), 11. Im Walde (8:19), 12. Frühlingsnacht (9:25)