Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. One of the best-loved and most endearing works of the late Baroque, Vivaldi's set of Violin Concertos The Four Seasons Op. 8 are presented here in an authoritative Barenreiter Urtext edition. This publication of Vivaldi’s masterpiece is a critical performing edition of the Manchester manuscript source, which originates from Vivaldi’s circle and represents an alternative (in ma…

The Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach 1722 and 1725 for Piano (Premium Edition)
Hardcover Clothbound with Gold Embossing, Urtext
Johann Sebastian Bach
In 1721 a 20-year-old soprano employed at the princely court in Köthen married the court?s Kapellmeister, set to become the greatest composer of the age. As his second wife she married into a young family with four children, and a bu…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Paperback full score. The New Bach Edition (NBA) volume of J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor BWV 232 has been the definitive edition for generations of singers and musicians. However, the Bach Archive Leipzig, in conjunction with Bärenreiter, are constantly striving to bring new discoveries of editorial research to the fore. It is precisely for this reason that a new revised …

In spring 1827 Schubert performed the first part of his best-known song cycle ' Winterreise ' for his friends for the first time. At this time he assumed that he had set all the texts belonging to the cycle to music. Only later did he come across the complete cycle of 24 songs in Müller's volume ' Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten ' of 1824. As a result, he set…

In spring 1827 Schubert performed the first part of his best-known song cycle ' Winterreise ' for his friends for the first time. At this time he assumed that he had set all the texts belonging to the cycle to music. Only later did he come across the complete cycle of 24 songs in Müller's volume ' Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten ' of 1824. As a result, he set…

Arrangeur: Wolfgang Ludewig. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. In cooperation with the Fondazione Puccini und dem Centro studi G. Puccini in Lucca. Reconstruction of a missing passage by Wolfgang Ludewig. Through its original treatment of form and the conscious use of orchestral colors, Giacomo Puccini‘s first surviving work, Preludio a Orchestra from 1876, allows a glimpse of the composer who would later beco…

Fryderyk Chopin Concerto in F minor Op. 21 for piano and orchestra, WN concert version, score Piano concertos combine two elements: pure playing and full poetic expression. Virtuosity and romance. Pianistic brilliance, educated in the works in the stile brillant, brought to perfection, but at the same time ' a farewell. Both are forms of direct expression of the personality of the compos…

To every pupil, the first concert is a special experience. The period of intensive preparation, the mixture of trepidation and joyful anticipation, the concentration during the performance, the applause of the audience and the pride after the successful performance. Such impressions will all stick in the pupil's mind and quite often influence his or her entire future development. The choice of the…

The Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo book tells you everything you need to know about playing this unique instrument from the very first moment you pick it up. Featuring helpful and practical guides to everything from holding your Tenor Banjo to playing your first tunes, this book and accompanying download card will take you through your beginning stages and beyond.Beginning with a short histo…

Carl Maria von Weber's fame rests mainly on ?Der Freischütz'. The unprecedented success of this opera overshadowed all his other works and contributed to their increasing fall into oblivion. Certain works such as ?Preciosa', ?Oberon', and ?Euryanthe', the overtures, solo concertos and piano sonatas, the lieder and chamber works enjoyed great popularity and were widely known in Germany and abroad a…

Spanish Edition. Par THOMPSON JOHN. John Thompsons modern course for the Piano is the essential Piano method for beginner students of all ages. Clearly written, fun and easy to understand, the Modern Course is a proven favourite with Piano teachers and students worldwide, withmillions of copies sold. This updated 2012 edition has updated diagrams, clearer musical notation and improved overall desi…

Debussy links the 12 'Préludes? in his first book not by a tonal scheme, but by means of a chain of associative mottos or titles which appear at the end of each piece and which may give a hint of the overall poetic content.The musicologist Thomas Kabisch who specialises in Debussy's piano music has edited this Urtext edition based on the latest research findings, resulting in an authoritative publ…

Sonaten Op. 26, Op. 27/1-2, Op. 28, Op. 31/1-3, Op. 49/1-2, Op. 53, Op. 54, Op. 57. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The newly revised edition of the piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven in the Vienna Urtext Edition is the only one of the more recent urtext editions that is based on a wide range of sources, including autographs, reviewed copies and first editions, as well as early reprints published dur…

Transcription for Violin and Piano by the Composer. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. In his symphonic poem “Danse macabre” Saint-Saëns takes up a poem by Henri Cazalis that he had already set as an art song. Here the Devil brings the dead to life by playing his violin. Although the orchestral work was given a lukewarm reception in its early performances, or was even rejected, it became highly popular and …