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Orchestral Pro Series

The Orchestral Pro series presents a collection of cds featuring players from leading American orchestras performing and discussing mainstream orchestral repertoire. Learning from this series may be further enhanced by using the Amazing Slow Downer. Many of the CDs featured here also have sample tracks to listen to at Amazon.com where you will be taken if you click on the cd cover of your choice. If you are a brass or string player you may also be interested in how the Orchestral series can be used along with the Yamaha Silent Practice range through an external CD player.

New from Hal Leonard: The Orchestral Musician's CD Rom Library.
Instrument-specific orchestra parts for major orchestral repertoire on CD Rom. Your's to print out (Mac or PC) whenever you need to. Choose from the list below to see the full range for your instrument at sheetmusic plus.com
Double Bass Bassoon Cello Clarinet Flute Harp Horn	Keybvoard and Other Low Brass Oboe Percussion Trumpet Violin Viola

Bassoon Musician/presenter: David McGill Principal Bassoon Cleveland Orchestra A selection of excerpts for the bassoon drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Ravel's Bolero, Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Cello Musician/presenter: Ronald Leonard Los Angeles Philharmonic A selection of excerpts for the cello drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Rossini's William Tell overture, Richard Strauss - Don Juan and Ein Heldenleben, Mozart's Marriage of Figaro overture, Mendelsohn's Italian Symphony and Prokofiev's 5th Symphony. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Clarinet Musician/presenter: Larry Combs Principal Clarinet Chicago Symphony A selection of excerpts for the clarinet drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony,Berlioz Symphony Fantastique, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Debussy's Prélude à L'Après-Midi d'un Faune and Richard Strauss's Don Juan. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

English Horn Musician/presenter: Julie Ann Giacobassi A selection of excerpts for the English Horn drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon for purchase details. Back to the top

Flute Musician/presenter: Jeanne Baxtresser Principal Flute New York Philharmonic A selection of excerpts for the flute drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Bach's St Mathew Passion, Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, Brahms' 4th Symphony, Ravel''s Daphnis et Chloé and Stravinsky's Petroushka. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and purchase details. Back to the top

French Horn Musician/presenter: David Krehbiel Principal French Horn San Francisco Symphony A selection of excerpts for the French Horn drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Beethoven's Symphony No.3 (Eroica), Brahms' Fourth Symphony, Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche and Shostakovitch's 5th symphony. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Oboe Musician/presenter: John Mack Principal Oboe Cleveland Orchestra A selection of excerpts for the oboe drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven's Symphony No.3 (Eroica), Brahms' 2nd Symphony, Rossini's L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and purchase details. Back to the top

Trombone (Volume 1) Musician/presenter: Ralph Sauer Principal Trombone Los Angeles Philharmonic A selection of excerpts for the trombone drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Mozart ' s Requiem, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Wagner's s Ride of the Valkyries, Rossini's William Tell Overture, Ravel's Bolero, Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top
Trombone (Volume 2) Musician/presenter: Ralph Sauer Principal Trombone Los Angeles Philharmonic More excerpts for trombone drawn from the orchestral repertoire including Schumann's Symphony No.2, Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture, Janacek's Sinfonietta, Brahms' Fourth Symphony, Mahler's 2nd Symphony (Resurrection) and Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Trumpet Musician/presenter: Ronald Leonard Los Angeles Philharmonic A selction of excerpts for the trumpet drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Beethoven's Leonore Overtures 2 & 3, Schumann Symphony No.2, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Moussorgsky's -Pictures at an Exhibition, Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Tuba Musician/presenter: Gene Pokorny Principal Tuba Chicago Symphony A selection of excerpts for the tuba drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Holst's The Planets, Moussorgsky"s Pictures at an Exhibition, Stravinsky's Petruochka and Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Viola Musician/presenter: Robert Vernon Principal Viola Cleveland Orchestra A selection of excerpts for the viola drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Mozart's Symphony No. 39, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Mendelshon's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique), Richard Strauss's Don Quixote and Don Juan. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

Violin Musician/presenter: William Preucil Concertmaster Cleveland Orchestra A selection of excerpts for the violin drawn from mainstream orchestral repertoire such as Mozart's Symphony No. 39, Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Brahms' 2nd Symphony, Schumann's Symphony No.2 and Richard Strauss's Don Juan. Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase! Back to the top

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Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and purchase details.

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!

Clicking on the CD cover will take you to Amazon where you can view the full play list and listen to samples tracks of many of the excerpts before you purchase!