Krönungsmesse. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart’s Missa in C K. 317, erroneously dubbed the “Coronation Mass, ” is among the most popular and most often performed works in this genre. The autograph of the Mass, which in many respects is very enlightening, was regarded as having been lost following the end of World War II, but was discovered at the end of the 1970s, it is preserved among the mus…

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…

How many years has it been since your last diction class? This handy guidebook is an easy reference for the symbols used in IPA: what they look like and how they are pronounced. Example words for every symbol are included in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. And an online resource includes recorded demonstrations of every sound. A clear and concise tool for singing in foreign l…

Par WAR CHILD. One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict. War Child believes children should never be affected by war. Full stop. Released in September 2005, the War Child Help: A Day In The Life album has helped to raise generous funds and vital awareness for the need to protect and save children in areas devastated by warfare. The album instantly became one of the fastest sell…

Arrangeur: David Overton. Par GALWAY JAMES. This collection of songs were written and arranged for Sir James Galway as concert pieces by David Overton, his longtime arranger. They are all based to some extent on traditional Irish Melodies. The first three are contrasting tunes: 'Spinning Song,” the beautiful slow melody 'She moved through the fair,” and the more up-tempo 'Star of the County Down.”…

Par OASIS. Ever since they first exploded onto the scene in the mid-90s, the Gallagher brothers have been an undeniable force within the UK music scene, always able to grab headlines, fill stadiums and court controversy. They now return with Oasis' 7th studio album, Dig Out Your Soul, which sees a marked return to the power and groove of their earliest work. Songs such as The Shock Of The Lightnin…

Par MICHAEL GEORGE. Twentyfive - For The Loyal is the third disc of George Michael's career-spanning greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary since he shot onto the pop scene as part of Wham!. Released in November 2006, and quickly reaching the Number 1 spot in the album charts, this is a diverse selection of George Michael's best musical moments from the the last quarter of a ce…

The scope of the genres and styles in Jazz Piano Studies 2 is broader compared to that of Jazz Piano Studies 1, since it also covers the various offshoots of contemporary popular music related only marginally to jazz. The selection of twenty studies is aimed at amateur piano players who are interested in jazz and popular music, and serves, in particular, for the improvement of technique and style…

Kantate Zum 4. Advent. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s cantata BWV 132 was written for the 4th Sunday in Advent, and the autograph score is dated 1715. It was composed while Bach was at Weimar, to a libretto by the Weimar Court Preacher Salomon Franck. Its subject matter is the testimony of John the Baptist addressed to the Christian community and to individual believers. Since the original conc…

D-Dur. Par PISENDEL JOHANN GEORG. Two sonatas by Johann Georg Pisendel for violin with basso continuo accompaniment have been handed down to us and have now been published for the first time by Carus. Pisendel was the famous concert master of the Dresdner Hofkapelle, which was one of the leading orchestras in the first half of the 18th century. Since he was the leading violinist of his time in Ger…