Par FORD ALEX. From the composer: 'Many of the versions of this myth describe Pan as lustful, painting him as the image of carnal desire against purity and virtue. Upon further study of the metamorphoses, and the various possible translations, I felt the version I've written above makes, at least, for a more theatrical telling of the story. The piece is told through the eyes of Pan, getting glimps…

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…

Par BOULANGER NADIA. June 1914. Nadia Boulanger is at the height of her composing career, which she pursues alongside her other musical activities - concert performance and teaching - though only a few years later, she will deliberately give it up. Right now, however, she has gone to meet her sister Lili in Rome, where the two young musicians, united by a deep affection, will put their study trip …

for 3 sopranos and baroque instruments. Par PECOU THIERRY. For me, as someone who considers myself far removed from Christian spirituality and closer to the concept of Immanence than to any form of Transcendence, it was obvious to me that I would not compose a Miserere comparable to Alesandro Scarlatti’s Lamentazioni. It was also my wish to theatricalise the subject matter, following pagan rituals…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. AT THE CUZCO MARKET leads your band to yet another far-off land. Imagine the hustle and bustle, and the noise and bright colors! You’re there in Cuzco, Peru with this tantalizing new piece composed by a master of young band literature, Mike Hannickel. Pack your bags! Here we go! / Niveau : 2 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

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…

Par LEWIS GEORGE. Although his Signifying Riffs (1998) for percussion and strings is halfway there, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living (2016) is the first proper string quartet by composer George Lewis. Borrowing its title from the writings of John Stuart Mill, Experiments in Living leads the performers through a series of idiosyncratic episodes featuring extremes of gesture and extended te…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor BWV 36 (final version) Cantata for the First of Advent - Urtext of the New Bach Edition - Performance material (BA10036), vocal score (BA10036-90) and study score (TP1036) available for sale Bärenreiter's editions of Bach Cantatas offer the authoritative text of the New Bach Edition meeting Bärenreiter Urtext standards. No group of works in Jo…

The latest volume of the popular series extends the repertoire of beginner and intermediate cello students with excellent transcriptions of works by music historys three great Bs. Árpád Pejtsik, the editor of the series, has transcribed for three cellos the Trio Sonata in G Major for Flute, Violin and Continuo by Bach, a witty bagatelle by Beethoven and two works originally written for the piano (…

Verdi, Giuseppe Messa da Requiem In this new scholarly-critical edition of the ?Messa da Requiem?, the editor, on the basis of all available sources, succeeds in presenting practical suggestions to solve musical problems and those concerning the interpretation of this famous work. A hitherto unexamined handwritten reduction for voice and piano casts a new light on the evaluation of several known …