Nelsonmesse. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The so-called “Nelson Mass” is the third of the six great High Masses that Haydn wrote between 1796 and 1802 for the name-days of Princess Maria Josepha Hermenegild Esterházy. According to the dates given in the autograph he composed the work in the period between 10 July and 31 August 1798. It was thus written in the year of the first performance of the Creatio…

L'incoronazione di Poppea, Claudio Monteverdi's final opera, had a formative impact on the evolution of this genre. Yet its convoluted source situation makes it one of music history's great enigmas. There are practically no references to the original version that Monteverdi performed in Venice in 1643, as the score has not survived.To celebrate the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi's birth, this ope…

Par ALAKOTILA TIMO. Timo Alakotila's String quartet no. 4 (2022) was premiered by Tempera Quartet. In its four movements the work combines the rich sound of the classical string quartet with rhythms and idioms of Finnish folk music. The titles of the movements decribe the journey (Quest - Joy - Direction - Resolution). This product includes a full score and a set of parts. Composer, musician T…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. All of Bach ’s six authenticated motets were written between 1723 and 1727 for St Thomas’ Church, Leipzig, where Bach was appointed as director of music in 1723. During this period, Bach composed most of his cantatas, and it seems likely that for ordinary Sunday services he used existing motets from the seventeenth century tradition, reserving his own motet compositions …

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) is primarily known for his numerous oratorios and operas which brought him great popularity during his lifetime. Besides these large-scale compositions, Caldara also wrote smaller vocal works, of which his 'Stabat mater? is the best known.This publication is based on Eusebius Mandyczewski's edition of the 'Stabat mater?, which has, until now, been the definitive edition…

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. Mahler's third symphony, scored for a massive orchestra, was conceived as a vast cycle in six movements. This miniature-score edition offers an opportunity to study the orchestral innovations of this great music and explore the genius of the composer often regarded as the last great Austrian symphonist./ Répertoire / Partition de Poche

Opera in Four Acts (Four Scenes). Text by the Composer after Kleist's 'Die Marquaise von O?' (German) Julietta/Soprano - Mother/Mezzo Soprano -Commander/Bass - Forester/Tenor - Count/Baritone - Babett/Alto - Doctor/Bass - Leopardo/Tenor - Alfonso/Baritone Full score and Parts - Vocal Score (EP4874) also available / Ballet

Pour la première fois en partition, retrouvez une sélection de 40 des plus grandes chansons du compositeur, réalisateur, acteur, scénariste et touche-à-tout de génie Lewis Furey. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski's Pige (2021-2022) for string quartet was commissioned to be paired with the Death and the Maiden quartet by Franz Schubert ('pige' is Danish for girl). The composer tells: 'The first movement Vorüber, ach, vorüber! is based on the first half of Schubert’s lied lying behind his The Death and the Maiden quartet. The ”maiden’s song” in the beginning of the li…

The mega-blockbuster, Man of Steel, has a musical score as powerful as the super hero himself. Composer Hans Zimmer captures the vastness, beauty, conflict, and emotion of the film in his powerful score including: 'Look to the Stars,' 'DNA,' 'Goodbye My Son,' 'Launch,' 'Krypton's Last,' 'If You Love These People,' 'Flight,' and 'What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World?' Supermen…

Par SZYMANOWSKI KARL. Unlike the works Karol Szymanowski composed during the first two decades of the 20th century, his Stabat Mater could only have been written in a country with Slavic culture. Drawing on his musical roots and mother tongue, he wrote a transparent score for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra. It is all fascinatingly simple. The melodies consist of minor and major seconds and th…

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Peacemakers. Although scored for mixed choir a cappella, most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Next to the complete vocal score (BH …

Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins, featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works, including The Armed Man, Requiem, Adiemus and The Peacemakers. Although scored for mixed choir a cappella, most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Next to the complete vocal score (BH …