Op. 14. Par ELGAR EDWARD. With his Vesper Voluntaries, Edward Elgar composed a wealth of organ pieces for performance in church services and concerts. The wonderful miniatures, composed in song form, two to three minutes in length, can be performed individually or as a complete cycle. They are of moderate difficulty and intended for manuals, but they can optionally also be played with pedal. This …

Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE. Debussy wrote these two short dances to a commission from the instrument-making firm of Pleyel, which was keen to use famous names in the marketing of its newly-developed chromatic harp. The dances are also playable without problem on the pedal harp, which was to replace the chromatic harp on the concert platform. The archaic style of the pieces, including modal harmonies, used…

Reduction Pour Violoncelle et Piano Par L'Auteur. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Authoritative Urtext edition of Camille Saint-Saens' Premier Concerto Op. 33 based on the original score. This version for Cello has a Piano reduction of the orchestral material by the composer./ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Orchestre ou Violoncelle et Piano

Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. 72 Solo Cantatas for Voice, Melodic Instrument and Basso continuo. Cantatas for the Sundays after Trinity - High Voice. When Telemann issued his first annual cycle of printed cantatas, Der Harmonische Gottesdienst (Hamburg, 1725-6), he was already one of the leading cantata composers of his time. Thanks to their brevity and their simple scoring, the 72 solo cantatas hav…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In late 1791 Mozart wrote his famous work the Concerto for “Bassettklarinette” and Orchestra K. 622, known today as his Clarinet Concerto. The challenging virtuoso piece was written for Anton Stadler, and the music follows the three-part structure of Allegro, Adagio and a Rondo finale. This work was first published in 1801 and by no less than three publishers. It is on…

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…

Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. The Grande mess des morts (Requiem) was composed in 1837 as the result of a commission from the French Minister of the Interior, Adrien de Gasparin. By means of annual commissions of this kind Gasparin intended to “restore sacred music to the prestige which it had long ago lost in France”. Urtext of the New Berlioz Edition Full score (BA5449), vocal score (BA5449-90) and study …

Cello. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo in A major (TWV 53:A2) Tafelmusik I If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically during…

Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. 74 Solo Cantatas for Voice, Melodic Instrument and Basso continuo. Cantatas For The Sundays After Trinity - Medium Voice. When Telemann issued his first annual cycle of printed cantatas, Der Harmonische Gottesdienst (Hamburg, 1725-6), he was already one the leading cantata composers of his time. Thanks to their brevity and their simple scoring, the 72 solo cantatas have…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Messiah occupies a unique position in Handel ’s work. Even if it does not represent the absolute zenith – several other oratorios could challenge it in this respect – its strongly universal character and directness of expression, which appeal to men of all creeds, make it the most renowned work in the whole of the composer’s monumental output. That this oratorio is unq…

Violine Solo. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo in A major (TWV 53:A2) Tafelmusik I If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Written for a Quintet with Violin, Viola, Cello and Bassoon and Piano, the Quintet in A Major (Trout)Op. 114 is a wonderful early composition by these great Austrian master. It was Franz Schubert's first turly significant chamber work and this 1819 piece is indicative of his romantic genius and melodic warmth. / Urtext / Répertoire / 5 Pianos

Par SCARLATTI DOMENICO. Eagerly awaited by countless pianists: a fourth Urtext volume with a selection of pieces from Domenico Scarlatti's vast sonata output. Whereas in the three collections HN 395, 451 and 476 there is about an equal number of often played and rarely played pieces that were sure to reward the inquisitive, Volume IV is a compilation of 'the best of Scarlatti”. In spite of the leg…

Par RAVEL MAURICE. This new Urtext edition, by the leading Ravel scholar, Roger Nichols, is based on all available manuscript and printed sources, and the first recording (1932), made under Ravel’s supervision. It includes a historical preface, in which Roger Nichols considers the origins or the work and early public reaction, and a critical commentary./ Répertoire / 2 Pianos

Requiem. Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. The Grande mess des morts (Requiem) was composed in 1837 as the result of a commission from the French Minister of the Interior, Adrien de Gasparin. By means of annual commissions of this kind Gasparin intended to “restore sacred music to the prestige which it had long ago lost in France”. Urtext of the New Berlioz Edition Full score (BA5449), vocal score (BA5449-90) a…