After a twelve-year interval, Dvo?ák once again turned his attention to the string quartet in summer 1893. He had been musical director in New York since autumn 1892 and spent the summer in Spillville (Iowa) where a group of Czech immigrants had settled, thus making him feel at home. The beautiful natural surroundings led him to write this unconventional string quartet in the tradition of Beethove…

Cantata for Trinity Sunday. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding BWV 176 Cantata for Trinity Sunday This cantata for Trinity Sunday is the first of two such extant cantatas composed by Johann Sebastian Bach after his Leipzig appointment in 1723. This cantata is also the last in a group of nine for successive post-paschal feasts composed by Bach, apparently within a few we…

Actus tragicus. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Mighty God, His time is ever best) BWV 106 'Actus tragicus' Cantata for a funeral service. Since there are no original sources or documents concerning the first performance of the funeral cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV 106, it is impossible to establish the year of origin of this work, called Actus tra…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In his youth, Mozart produced two authentic cycles of six string quartets: K. 155–160 (Nos. 2–7) and K. 168–173 (Nos. 8–13). Together with their forerunner, the so-called “Lodi” Quartet, K. 80 (No. 1), this adds up to a total of thirteen juvenile quartets, all of which may be regarded as early prototypes of their genre. - Urtext of the New Mozart Edition - Parts Books …

Offertorium. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Since the two verifiable autographs of the offertory Misericordias Domini have been lost, for the present new critical edition Robert Münster was able to rely for the first time on the manuscript parts from the music of the Court of Munich which he discovered. These can be traced back to the material used for the first performance of the work in Munich in …

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Schubert’s music is impervious to the passage of time, and the Arpeggione Sonata, with its ethereal beauty, has become one of the immortal treasures of the chamber music repertoire. This has led to the unique situation of a major work of art existing for an instrument that has long been extinct. - Urtext of the New Schubert Edition/ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière

Par BERG ALBAN. Universal Edition continues its new study score standard. These completely redesigned scores offer an unparalleled insight into the music of the last hundred years. Great care has been taken to select the best available content for this journey through music history, and every score has been edited according to the latest quality standards./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Arrangiert Von Johann Sebastian Bach. Par KEISER REINHARD. Version of a performance at the Weimar court from around 1713 by J. S. Bach; from his library of music. 'It has been proven that J. S. Bach studied the St. Mark Passion of Reinhard Keiser frequently and intensively. At least three performances of this work verify this fact. A new Carus edition presents the ‘Weimar’ version, since the mater…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Format 22. 5 x 16. 5cm The scores and performing material to this most famous symphony cycle enjoy the unabashed praise of conductors, performers and critics around the world. This edition can be heard not only every day in concert halls, but also on CD recordings by John Eliot Gardiner, David Zinman, Jos van Immerseel and in the new cycle conducted by Claudio Abbado and …

Carmen' is one of the most popular and most frequently performed operas across the globe. Its world premiere was a flop which the composer Bizet did not live to see. Nevertheless, the opera very quickly gained acceptance at all major theatres, bringing in its wake countless arrangements of some particularly beautiful music numbers.It was, in all probability, Bizet's close friend and fellow student…