Full Score. Originally composed in 2003 for a commission by the Central Iowa Honors Orchestra, David Ott revised the work in 2020. Movements: I. Andante moderato; II. Lento; III. Allegro
for String Orchestra Score. The title is taken from Lincoln's address at Gettysburg and is a dramatic and emotional musical depiction of war, sacrifice and loss. A dissonant version of My Country 'tis of Thee is woven throughout. A beautifully written workto remember our collective history.
Original Version. Schumann?s Cello Concerto Rediscovered
In her first Urtext edition for Edition Peters, internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight reveals Robert Schumann?s original version of his Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 ? a piece he actually called a ?Concertstück? ? removing generations of inauthentic editorial interventions. This is the only available modern scholarly edition …
Le Temple de la Gloire RCT 59. Rameau?s only extant opera based on a libretto by Voltaire has come down to us in two versions (1745 and 1746), that of 1745 having long been regarded as lost. Volume IV.12 of the ?Opera omnia Rameau? now provides a complete edition for the first time and thus the means to perform both versions.
Voltaire refers to Metastasio in his libretto, in that he wanted to libe…
Symphony No. 8 In G Major Op. 88. With its Bohemian echoes and thematic diversity, Symphony No. 8 enjoys a special status among lovers of Antonín Dvorák's music.
For a long time, the performance material for this work has been notorious for its myriad mistakes. For his edition of Dvorák's 8th Symphony, editor Jonathan Del Mar was therefore faced with the task of making comprehensive corrections. H…
Concerto For Bassoon and Orchestra. The Concerto for Bassoon was the first solo wind concerto penned by the major Czech composer Jirí Pauer (1919-2007). It was composed in 1949 and after some re-working the final version was premiered in 1952 by Czech bassoonist Karel Bidlo and the Czech Philharmonic.
Although technically very demanding, the concerto is written with a detailed knowledge of the bas…
Romance in F major for Violoncello and Orchestra-Just a few months after completing his Cello Sonata op. 6 Strauss composed another work for this instrument: a Romance for cello and orchestra which remained unpublished during his lifetime. According to the autograph manuscript the composition was finished on June 27 1883 and Strauss also prepared the piano reduction himself. The Romance is re…
Transmutations lyriques de chansons folkloriques norvégiens animent ces 6 orchestrales oeuvres présentées dans Holberg Suite et d'autres oeuvres pour orchestre en Full Score. / Orchestre
E Minor Op. 64. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn?s Violin Concerto op. 64, is a key work of the 19th century, adhering to the classical style of Beethoven while pointing the way to the romantic ethos of Brahms. It has long been known that Mendelssohn performed the work with three soloists in succession: Ferdinand David, who worked closely with the composer during its composition and pl…
for String Orchestra. Par WARLOCK PETER. 'Peter Warlock 'était un pseudonyme pour Philip Heseltine, un critique de musique Anglo-gallois du début du XXe siècle. Warlock (qui a également écrit le bien connu 'chants de trois' dans The Oxford Book of Carols) initialement écrit Capriol Suite pour piano duo, mais c'est son propre arrangement pour orchestre à cordes qui est durablement considéré par des…
A Celtic Christmas Celebration-The joy and hope of Christmas are celebrated in this new Celtic-styled cantata from the pen that brought you The Mystery and the Majesty and Winter's Grace. This jubilant work is filled with tuneful carols thoughtful narration and sparkling orchestrations. Traditional melodies form the foundations of this tapestry of lights bringing to your holiday presentation a p…
For Orchestra With Solo Clarinet In B-Flat-Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie is one of two concertante works completed premiered and published during his lifetime. He was commissioned to write it in 1909 for the final examination at the Paris Conservatoire in 1910. Debussy orchestrated it in the summer of 1911. While transferring the clarinet part from the already published version for clarinet and…
A Cantata for Holy Week or Easter Orchestration-This work is intended to celebrate God's faithfulness and his everlasting promises to his people. Incorporating new anthems as well as familiar hymns the cantata is appropriate for either Holy Week Easter or post-Easterpresentations. From the promises made to Abraham and David to their fulfillment in Christ Jesus Covenant of Grace is a testimony t…
Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’ level does not normally exceed Grade 2 in difficulty with most partsplayable in first position while the ‘Moderately Easy’ level includes some parts of around Grade 3 standard. At easy level alternative parts are provided so tha…
The Hebrides Op.26Concert OvertureThe Hebrides the third in Bärenreiter’s series of critical editions of Mendelssohn’s great overtures is one of Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s most performed compositions. Previously this work was only available in one composite version: the Julius Rietz edition from the 1860s.The new Bärenreiter edition consist of two versions each containing addi…
