Arrangeur: Florence Eller. Par STRAUSS RICHARD. The Cello Sonata Op. 6 was composed over an apparently frequently interrupted period of three years, an extraordinarily long time for Strauss's early creative phase. The compositional process spawned two independent versions of the work, the first of which is published for the first time on the basis of the text in the Critical Edition of the Works o…

This edition provides a valuable resource of accessiblemasterworks for busy pianists. It contains 40 piano piecesin their original form appropriate for weddings, funerals,receptions, and other events. To make the selectionsuseful as background music, only short pieces havebeen included and flashy, concert-like pieces have beenavoided. Each piece has been carefully engraved for easyreading, and app…

The Concerto for piano and wind instruments, created in the last stage of the life of Antonio Ruiz-Pipó (1934-1997), certainly is one of his most outstanding compositions. Expressive, yet at the same time characterized by great precision and economy of means, the work is written in the tradition of Manuel de Falla. Pianist and ensemble, especially the woodwind players, are equally faced with techn…

for 4 Soloists (SATB), 2 Mixed Choirs (SATB/SATB) and Orchestra. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. After its world premiere in 1984, Polish Requiem is one of the most frequently played works of the composer worldwide. Apart from the Latin requiem text, Penderecki also set Polish texts to music. The study score now makes the piece accessible to music lovers as well./ Répertoire / 4 Solistes [SATB], 2 Chœur…

Par RAFF JOACHIM. The Violin Sonata No. 1 in E minor, op. 73, a “Grand Sonata for Violin and Piano,” occupies an important position in Joachim Raff’s oeuvre: it reflects numerous artistic, aesthetic, biographical, and reception-historical aspects characteristic of Raff. The work was composed in Weimar in 1854, when Raff was going through a process of artistic self-discovery. He increasingly distan…

Aus: Israelsbrünnlein. Geistliche Madrigale. Par SCHEIN JOHANN HERMANN. Johann Hermann Schein’s Israelsbrünnlein, published in Leipzig in 1623, is a supreme achievement not only among the works of this composer, who had been Thomaskantor in Leipzig since 1616, but also for the entire body of German music written during the first half of the 17th century. Among the 26 motets written “in the Italian…

Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO. Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) referred to his Petite Messe Solennelle as the 'last moral sin of my old age'. Written in 1863 for the Countess Louise Pillet-Will and first performed on 14th March 1864 at the consecration of the Countess' private chapel, the Mass is one of Rossini's finest achievements and the outstanding work of his 'retirement'. This is the chorus score ONLY…

Kammeroper Nr. 2. Par RIHM WOLFGANG. Chamber opera does not mean “little opera.” On the same scale as chamber music is to the symphony, it is rather the other way of talking onstage. The movable apparatus permits sophisticated voice-leading. A large ensemble demands simple conception to achieve the complexity it perhaps intends; this can be formulated more sharply and nuanced in a chamber ensemble…

A Christmas Jubilee. Par MARTIN JOSEPH M.. Set hearts soaring with this joyful Christmas cantata based on American folk songs, spirituals, bluegrass-styled carols and original gospel songs. Traditional choral elements dance easily with the rustic qualities of the mountain music and the results are pure joy. Designed to be performed either with piano alone or with the unique bluegrass consort, this…