No. 1 d minor op. 77 and No. 2 A mejor op. 90. Par RAFF JOSEPH JOACHIM. He had been there as Franz Liszt?s assistant since 1850 and had made a name for himself in the city?s art scene now he embarked on new paths. He already composed his second Quartet in A major, op. 90, in Wiesbaden, the spa town that was to become his home for 21 years. The two quartets are unequivocal works: orchestrally-co…

Par SAMITZ NICO. Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the ?BlechReiz BrassQuintett? ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music?and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills i…

Par SZYMANOWSKI KAROL. The composition of the Princess Songs marked the beginning of a particularly productive phase for Karol Szymanowski. Based on a series of poems by his sister Zofia, Szymanowski composed this colorful and glittering music in 1915; its exotic, lyrical and fantastical world is expressed in the coloratura soprano’s many passages, featuring trills and rapid runs. The princess her…

In late 1791 Mozart wrote his famous work the Concerto for ?Bassettklarinette? and Orchestra K.622, known today as his Clarinet Concerto. The challenging virtuoso piece was written for Anton Stadler, and themusic follows the three-part structure of Allegro, Adagio and a Rondo finale.This work was first published in 1801 and by no less than three publishers. It is one of the most important works in…

aus Schlichte Weisen. Par REGER MAX. The vocal œuvre of Max Reger is quite comprehensive but only few of his more than 300 works have become firmly established in the concert repertoire. One song, however, was to become a real big seller: 'Mariä Wiegenlied' in which the composer had woven the old Christmas carol Joseph, lieber Joseph mein. Because of its huge success, Max Reger recommended to his …

Miniature Score The Requiem in D minor for men's voices, and orchestra occupies a distinctive place in his church music - he intended it for his own funeral ceremony. The initial impulse for the composition of the work was occasioned by the death of the composer boieul dieu in 1834. This new edition is based on the first publication of the work. / Travaux Pour Choeurs

Par VANNETELBOSCH LOUIS JULIEN. Belgian born, Louis Julien Vannetelbosch (b. 1920) is an established composer, conductor and Trumpet player. His accumulated expertise has led him to publish 25 successful studies for Trumpet, including Le Debutant Trompettiste. Vannetelbosch studied at the Leuven and Brussels Conservatoires where he won many prizes. His professional career gained him success with m…

Par HIKETICK PATRICK. Patrick Hiketick is a Belgian pianist and composer. As a composer he worked for nearly all theatre companies in Flanders and he wrote over a 100 different theatre plays, amongst which the complete oeuvre of Molière and Shakespeare. He was also the musical director for all Brecht plays for KNS theatre in Antwerp, where he worked as the home composer for 10 years. He than becam…