Alban Berg's String Quartet can be considered to be one of the founding works of the Second Viennese School. Already composed in 1910 and first published in 1920, it was the last composition the 25-year-old wrote under the tutelage of Arnold Schoenberg, who admired 'the fullness and unconstraint of his musical language, the strength and sureness of its presentation, its careful working and signifi…

This volume contains half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for 'haute-contre? and which are sung by high tenors today.Arias for haute-contre (tenor) from the operas 'Acanthe et Céphise? (Acanthe) / 'Anacréon? (Batile) / 'Castor et Pollux? (Castor, un Athlète) / 'Daphnis et Eglé? (Daphnis) / 'Dardanus? (Dardanus) / 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? (Osiris, Aruér…

Opera in tre attiDuring Handel's lifetime Giulio Cesare in Egitto was among his most successful operas. Today it is still one of the most frequently performed, owing to the rich variety of its scenes and its remarkably inventive arias and ensembles, which embellish the underlying affects with virtuoso aplomb.The piano writing contains the musical numbers from the main version and observes the edit…

Following the revision of our facsimile of the Piano Sonata in b minor (HN 3227) in 2015, we are now proud to present the corresponding new Henle Urtext edition. With the help of the splendid facsimile reproduction we were able to analyse several passages in the autograph more reliably - in addition the editor Ernst Herttrich not only consulted the first edition but also a copy of a student of Lis…

The quartet in a minor is one of the chamber music works with which Schubert wanted to 'pave the way to the great symphony? in spring 1824. At the same time he was paving his way to a wider audience, as the 'Rosamunde? Quartet was the first and only string quartet that was not only publicly performed in Schubert's lifetime but also published in parts. It is fortunate for us that this was the case …

Beethoven composed his Symphony in Bb major in 1806, a very productive year in which he wrote numerous other great works - such as the 4th Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto. Today it is unjustly overshadowed by its famous neighbours, the 'Eroica? and the 5th Symphony, although it was one of Beethoven's best-loved and most often performed works throughout the 19th century. With its preface by …

'It is the spirit which holds together noble and better men on this earth that is now addressed to you?, Beethoven wrote thus to the dedicatee of the Sonata op. 109, the nineteen-year-old Maximiliane Brentano in 1821. Beethoven had already composed a little piano trio (B flat major WoO 39) for her in 1812. And now she was receiving a very different kind of work - the first of the heavyweight last …

It is a bit of a paradox: one of Dragonetti's showpiece, 'The Famous Solo?, originally for double bass and orchestra, is largely unknown today. This cannot be down to the virtuoso work itself, but is more likely due to the unclear source situation with its different versions. In this edition Tobias Glöckler presents Dragonetti's autograph arrangement for double bass and string quartet for the firs…

E-Z Play Today Volume 6. 65 hits from various genres, all in our famous notation! / Recueil / Piano ou Clavier

A collection of today's biggest hits in easy melody line arrangements for all electronic keyboards, including California King Bed, Price Tag and Best Thing I Never Had . Ideal for the beginner, each song has chord symbols, lyrics, suggested registration, rhythm and tempo. Easy-to-follow keyboard diagrams are grouped together at the start of each song and show all the left-hand chord voicings used.…