Composed in 1809, two years after the famous 5th symphony and near the end of the composer's middle period, this overture was part of a larger work that served as incidental music for Goethe's 1787 play that detailed the heroic 16th century life of Lamoral, Count of Egmont. The Count's stand against oppression and subsequent execution lit the spark that led to Dutch independence. This dramatic and triumphant work later became the unofficial anthem of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

Composed in 1917 by renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Ottorino Respighi, this suite is based on early transcriptions of works for the lute from the Renaissance and early Baroque Periods. This unique work has the harmonic vocabulary of older music heard through the lens of modern orchestration practices.

Inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Arthur Laurents' 1957 masterpiece musical West Side Story featured lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Leonard Bernstein. The show was a major success, winning two Tony Awards in 1958 and spawning multiple revivals and two award-winning film adaptations. Mason's orchestral arrangement of this work captures several wonderful highlights from what has become an American musical treasure.

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