Par GOODALL HOWARD. Invictus: A Passion seeks to address one of the most powerful and dramatic of the world’s traditional religious stories through the lens of a diverse, modern world. A variety of texts written or inspired by women form a narrative that describes human suffering and persecution, but also emphasises the human capacity for love and humility in the face of tyranny. These universal m…

Par HEUMANN HANS-GUNTER. For three boat trips of the King on the river Thames in 1715, 1717 and 1736 and for the peace celebrations marking the end of the Austrian war of succession (1741-1748) Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) wrote the three suites of Water Music and the Fireworks music. These brilliant open-air works are now available in the popular 'Get to Know Classical Masterpieces' series.…

Par HAHN REYNALDO. Reynaldo Hahn 's Songs And Madrigals for three- and four-part choir. The time machine has no secrets for Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947). After plunging his contemporaries into the delights of Renaissance revelry with the ‘ Bal De Beatrice D'Este', the composer continued to explore the past with a tribute, in 1907, to Rameau (in the final drumroll of the ‘ Sonatine' for Pi…

Par SORENSON HEATHER. Commissioned in honor of those lost during COVID, Heather Sorenson's Requiem was written to bring hope and healing to all who have experienced loss. This work was designed not only to live well in the concert hall, but also to transition into the church sanctuary. You can expect to hear the composer's trademark cinematic moments, soaring choral melodies, and impressionistic c…

'Ingenting utanför / Nothing Beyond? is another collaboration between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad. This a cappella choral work deals with sorrow and loss. After a forceful, harmonically ambiguous section and a clear break in the music, the piece ends with a comforting decrescendo of reconciliation. It was commissioned by the Uppsala female choir 'La Cappella? and is dedicate…

Par HAWES PATRICK. This is the fourth version - scored for solo soprano, SSA choir, string quintet and harp - of Hawes' setting of texts from The Songs of Solomon as adapted by the composer's brother Canon Andrew Hawes. / Musique contemporaine / Répertoire / Soprano, SSA, Quintette à Cordes et Harpe

Par QUARTEL SARAH. Forces or Category: Upper voices in 2-4 parts, with piano or unaccompanied 10 songs for upper voices, with piano or drum, or unaccompanied Wide range of secular texts, including canonical writers like Julian of Norwich, Langston Hughes, and Sara Teasdale, as well as original words by the composer Mixture of moods and styles, from energetic and uplifting to poignant and reflecti…

Chinesische Lieder. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. The history of the symphony is full of curiosities, ranging from works that are extremely long or scored for extensive instrumental forces to those of dubious authorship. There are also famous symphonies labelled as No. 0, works with alternate or multiple opus numbers, and a wealth of ‘unfinished’ symphonies. Krzysztof Penderecki’s 6. Sinfonie can also…

Par PURCELL HENRY. Matching skilfully contrived music with topical and often scabrous texts, Purcell’s Catches offer vivid glimpses of 17th-century life which also appeal to a more modern sense of humour. Reissued to celebrate the tercentenary of the composer’s death, this complete collection is edited by Michael Nyman, who provides an extensive preface that tells the history of the genre. For 3-p…

Soprano, Tenor Soli, SATB, Piano Reduction. Par ALLAIN RICHARD. Shadows of Night was originally commissioned by Tom Appleton for the Southend Festival Chorus and was scored for SATB choir, the Southend children’s choirs, strings, percussion, organ and a team of handbell ringers. Being situated on the coast, it was agreed that texts associated with the sea should form a significant part of the work…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Although Mozart’s earliest Lieder date from his boyhood, most of his approximately thirty Lieder were composed during his years in Vienna. Many of them were written for publication in almanacs and song collections or for his circle of friends. The texts range from sentimental verse found in popular novels and instructive poetry by contemporary Viennese and north-German…

Par HENSEL FANNY. ?This oratorio is the third of three church works composed in rapid succession on 1831; its scoring is more abundant than that of the cantatas composed prior to it: there are five- to eight-part choruses and the orchestra is expanded to include three trombones. Once again Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn looks back in musical history, this time to the pre-Baroque era, and adds a new dime…

Par MOUSSORGSKY MODESTE. 'Get to know classical masterpieces': Within this series you will find a simple arrangement for piano of one of the most popular concert works composed by Modest P. Mussorgsky , the cycle of piano pieces Pictures at an Exhibition. With explanatory texts and fully coloured illustrations, the edition is aimed at young and adult pianists. The easily playable arrangements and …

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. 'Get to know classical masterpieces': Within this series you will find a simple piano arrangement of one of the most famous ballets ever written, Swan Lake by Peter I. Tchaikovsky. With explanatory texts and fully coloured illustrations, the edition is aimed at young and adult pianists. The easily playable arrangements and original pieces provide an ideal introduction…