Schöpfungsmesse. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Within approximately six weeks Haydn, in 1801, composed his 'Creation Mass' as the fifth of altogether six late missae solemnes commissioned by his employer, Prince Nikolaus II. Esterházy. The sobriquet 'Creation Mass' is not authentic, but it is probably based on the quotation in the Gloria taken from the oratorio 'Die Schöpfung'. / Messe / Répertoire / So…

Kommt, Eilet Und Laufet. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Critical new edition 2004, edited by Ulrich Leisinger: Carus 31. 249; old edition, edited by Dieter Hellmann: Carus 31. 249/50. Parody of the secula cantata 'Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen' BWV 249a. Like the Ascension Oratorio BWV 11, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Easter Oratorio BWV 249 is entirely and unjustly overshadowed by his t…

Kantate Zum Himmelfahrtsfest. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the 30th May 1726, as part of his third Leipzig annual cycle of cantatas, Bach directed the first performance of his Ascension Cantata 'Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen'. The libretto was published at Rudolstadt during the same year without any indication of the autor's name, in a collection entitled 'Sonn- und Fest-Tags-Andachten über die or…

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. Mahler’s Ninth sings of beauty, love and impermanence “World! Farewell!” noted Mahler above the final measures. His last completed symphony embraces the world of yesterday, while pushing the door wide open to the modern age. The composition, created in a “mad urgency and haste,” had already posed puzzles for his copyists. While Mahler was able to clarify some of them already in …

Kantate Zum Himmelfahrtsfest. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the 30th May 1726, as part of his third Leipzig annual cycle of cantatas, Bach directed the first performance of his Ascension Cantata 'Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen'. The libretto was published at Rudolstadt during the same year without any indication of the autor's name, in a collection entitled 'Sonn- und Fest-Tags-Andachten über die or…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Of all his early chamber works, the Nocturne is most clearly by the mature Vaughan Williams, almost anticipating the influence of Ravel which followed his lessons from the French composer in 1908. In the veiled beauty of its highly chromatic harmonies we hear already the tone-poet of the slow movement of A London Symphony , while in the fleet-footed Scherzo there is alr…

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. The fundamental principles of modern orchestration, the study of tonal resonance and orchestral combination. Uses musical examples from his own works./ Livre / Livre Musical

Make the silence talk'La Muette knew how to make the silence talk like no one', writes Djavann in his book (La Muette, © Flammarion 2008). Those words deeply touched me for they express one of the most beautiful metaphors in music. Through the lines of discourse, beyond words, I was listening to the silence of 'La Muette'. A rare and intense listening which joins the same internal listening I use …

Depicting stunning points of interest, the history, and the geology from southern Orange County, California, this piece takes the listener on a musical tour of three of the composer's favorite places. Students and audiences will enjoy the strong, confident themes, and lush colorful writing in this original work. (3:10) / Orchestre