There has been a long-felt need in orchestras and at music colleges or academies for a practical and easily accessible edition of the orchestral works presented during auditions. The contents of this volume was inspired by suggestions of the German Music Council and is based on statistical surveys of the Deutsche Orchestervereinigung e.V. (DOV), as well as on the editors' many years of professional experience as orchestra musicians and college or academy teachers. J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, No.39 Aria: Erbarme dich J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, No.42 Aria: Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, No.31 Aria: Schließe, mein Herze J.S. Bach: Mass in Bb minor, Aria: Laudamus J.S. Bach: Mass in Bb minor, Aria: Benedictus L.v. Beethoven: Missa solemnis D major op.123 Sanctus A. Berg: Lulu 3rd Act G. Bizet: Carmen 1st Act, No.9 Recitative J. Brahms: Symphony No.1 C major op.68, 2nd movement A. Dvorák: Concerto for cello and Orchestra in Bb major op.104, 3rd movement J. Haydn: Symphony No.103 Eb major Hob. I, 103 ("Mit dem Paukenwirbel"), 2nd movement P. Hindemith: Philharmonisches Konzert, 5th Variation L. Janácek: Jenufa, 2nd Act, 6th Scene F. Lehár: Paganini, 1st and 2nd Acts W.A. Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail KV 384, No.11 Aria: Martern aller Arten W.A. Mozart: Haffner-Serenade D major KV 250, 4th movement O. Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2nd Act, 9th Scene, No.7c: Duet G. Puccini: La Bohème, 1st and 3rd Acts N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th movements R. Schumann: Symphony No.4 D major op. 120, 2nd movement R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier op.59, 1st Act R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben op.40 R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op.28 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra op.30 R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten op.65, 1st and 3rd Acts R. Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann, No.6: Auftritt und Tanz der Schneider Peter I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake op.20, 1st Act No.5, 2nd Act No.13, 3rd Act No.6 Peter I. Tchaikovsky: Concerto No.2 for Piano and Orchestra G major op.44, 2nd movement R. Wagner: Tannhäuser, Overture