Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Written to mark the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2014, this lively choral work on the theme of cycling is the next big cantata from composer Alexander L'Estrange. Scored for mixed voices and jazz quintet, it has everything that made Zimbe! and Ahoy! such triumphs: a medley of new and existing tunes from an array of styles including folk, music hall, barbershop, musi…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the great feast days, the Magnificat was given at the evening service in Leipzig, following the sermon. Bach twice set this poem (Luke I, 46-55). One of these compositions, for solo soprano, has been lost. Of the other Magnificat, Bach composed his first version, In E-flat, with four inserted Christmas pieces, prepared for the evening service that holiday, 1723. His r…

Für Klavier. Par SMETANA BEDRICH. Smetana's piano sketch Macbeth, also known as Macbeth and the Witches, after William Shakespeare's tragedy, originated in 1859 while the composer was living in Sweden. Some scholars believe that it was meant to be scored for full orchestra. The work's dark and gloomy mood is connected with the death of Smetana's wife Katharina on 19 April 1859. Macbeth only appea…

Par SAUGUET HENRI. Henri Sauguet (1901-1989) was a French composer and organist. He was a contemporary and friend of the great Francois Poulenc, and other members of Les Six, but developed his own distinct, independent style. His works included Ballets and Stage works, large scale orchestral works, and chamber music. The two volumes of Musiques Pour Claudel were written in 1973. Each collection is…

KV271 'Jeunehomme'. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 9 E-flat major K. 271 'Jeunehomme'. Piano Solo, Oboe (2), Horn (2), Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass. The New Mozart Edition offers researchers a musicologically unimpeachable text based on all the available sources (first and foremost Mozart 's autograph manuscripts). At the same time, it also serves …

Concerto for piano and orchestra. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K. 503. Piano Solo, Flute, Oboe (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (2), Trumpet (2), Kettledrum, Strings. The New Mozart Edition offers researchers a musicologically unimpeachable text based on all the available sources (first and foremost Mozart 's autograph manuscripts). At the same time, it also serves as an aid…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The Barenreiter study scores are a prime example of how Barenreiter takes a musical text and transfers it into a practical format. The Barenreiter Study Scores, format 16. 5 x 22. 5cm, are ideal for musical analysis, rehearsal purposes and even conducting. The Study Scores are distinguished by high quality paper and binding as well as an excellent layout. In this way mast…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Barenreiter study scores are a prime example of how Barenreiter takes a musical text and transfers it into a practical format. The Barenreiter Study Scores, format 16. 5 x 22. 5cm, are ideal for musical analysis, rehearsal purposes and even conducting. The Study Scores are distinguished by high quality paper and binding as well as an excellent layout. In this way m…

The clarinet method op. 63 by Carl Baermann from 1867 is still a standard work in classical clarinet education today. The thoroughly revised new edition aims at reviewing the educational concept, which is still valid today, for modern lessons, adjusting the music and texts, and sensibly complementing the teaching contents.The editor who draws on many years of experience as a clarinettist in an orc…