Himmelfahrtsoratorium. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Besides the Weihnachtsoratorium BVW 248, Bach composed an additional work for the feast days of the church year 1734/35: The Himmelfahrtsoratorium BWV 11 (Ascension Oratorio). Although in its dimensions and character the oratorio is akin to his cantatas, it occupies a special position as a result of the epic text on which it is based; the text incl…

Himmelfahrtsoratorium. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Besides the Weihnachtsoratorium BVW 248, Bach composed an additional work for the feast days of the church year 1734/35: The Himmelfahrtsoratorium BWV 11 [Ascension Oratorio]. Although in its dimensions and character the oratorio is akin to his cantatas, it occupies a special position as a result of the epic text on which it is based; the text incl…

Himmelfahrtsoratorium. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Besides the Weihnachtsoratorium BVW 248, Bach composed an additional work for the feast days of the church year 1734/35: The Himmelfahrtsoratorium BWV 11 [Ascension Oratorio]. Although in its dimensions and character the oratorio is akin to his cantatas, it occupies a special position as a result of the epic text on which it is based; the text incl…

Ed. Critica Di Alessandro Borin - Ril. Brochure. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. La Gloria e Imeneo, RV 687, belongs to a group of so-called ‘French serenatas’ by Antonio Vivaldi, namely a series of works composed and performed between the mid-1710s and mid- 1720s of the eighteenth century in celebration of importantrecurrent and non-recurrent events relating to the Kingdom of France and its diplomatic repre…

Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Studying the sketches for works which a composer considers to be finished, perfected, is a fascinating activity. It enables one to penetrate the secrets of creative work, to compare the initial outline of a composition with its final version. A sketch is generally left untitled, but it does occur that a composer enhances the status of such a draft by giving it a title, before…

Opera in three acts. Par JANACEK LEOS. Leos Janacek began composing his seventh opera, 'The Cunning Little Vixen', based on the popular feuilletons of Rudolf Tesnohlidek, in January 1922. The first copy of the score, was completed by Vaclav Sedlacek in October 1923 but is now lost, while the second copy was prepared by Jaroslav Kulhanek in January 1924. The world premiere took place on 6 November…

Herttrich Ernst (Editor) - Schilde Klaus (Editor). Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. After an early work and a discontinued attempt in 1831/32 Mendelssohn made his breakthrough in this important chamber music genre in the summer of 1839 with the Piano Trio in d minor op. 49, which was to be followed six years later by the Trio in c minor op. 66. On publication of the first trio, Schumann took the o…

Par BARTOK BELA. Composed in 1910/11, Bartók's Allegro barbaro is one of his best-known and most popular works for piano. The composer himself enjoyed performing it in concerts, and recorded it several times. The recording from 1929, which he referred to as the 'authentic recording”, contains very interesting divergences from the printed version as far as articulation, tempo and even the number of…

Par RAVENSCROFT THOMAS. Chanteur, compositeur, théoricien de la musique, Thomas Ravenscroft (vers 1590-1635) est passé à la postérité comme collecteur et premier éditeur de chansons populaires et de canons anglais (rounds ou catches). Conçus pour être chantés à l'unisson dans des tessitures variées, les canons étaient également appréciés sur des instruments tels que flûte à bec ou violes. Les cano…

for Strings Score and Parts. Par BURLEIGH HARRY T. / MORALES DION (Arr.). Dion Morales arranged Through Moanin\' Pines by Harry T. Burleigh allowing younger musicians to celebrate and perform music by a composer of color. A masterful edition of this spiritual, soulful tune provides opportunities for expression, discussion of the heritage of the music and its composer, and a musical experience not …

Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Four sacred pieces by Giuseppe Verdi, for Voice and Piano - edited for this volume by G. Luporini. Latin Text. Four sacred pieces by Giuseppe Verdi, for Voice and Piano - edited for this volume by G. Luporini. Latin Text./ Répertoire / Choeur