Back in the day it was customary for composers to orchestrate their works made for smaller ensembles and soloists. Or to orchestrate other composers' works -- especially piano works, Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition being the preeminent example.
So I'm not an orchestrator, but for any of you out there looking for some projects let me suggest some of the guitar repertoire from the early part of the 20th century:
Antonio Jose's Sonata para Guitarra
Ponce's Variations and Fugue on La Folia
Manen's Sonata-Fantasia
Migot's Pour un Hommage a Debussy (more on this one later)
...and though from the 1960s Mompou's Suite Compostelana
would be fabulous.
There are many more, but these are what I would pick first. And selecting from the list would probably yield a very nice album.
For practical "how to" examples one could consult De Falla's orchestration of his Debussy hommage and Martin's own Quatre Pieces Breves.
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