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Free Download: Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

L’Apprenti sorcier, or The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, is undoubtedly Paul Dukas’ most famous work. Described as a ’symphonic scherzo after a ballade of Goethe’, it was first performed on 18 May 1897 but owes a degree of its fame to Walt Disney who used it in the 1940 animated classic, Fantasia.

This recording is performed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Tele-Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor.

Download this work now through February 23, 2009.

Free Download: Mozart’s Serenade No. 11 in E flat, K. 375

Of the three substantial wind serenades composed in Mozart’s early years in Vienna, K. 375 is probably the earliest, dating from October 1781. Originally scored for pairs of clarinets, bassoons, and horns, a revision of July 1782 added oboes to bring the instrumentation in line with the standard ‘harmonie’ ensemble.

This recording is performed by the Ensemble á Vent Français Bordeaux Aquitaine, Michel Arrignon, conductor.

Download this work now through December 22nd, 2008.