Par MUSSORGSKY MODEST. The death in 1873 of Mussorgsky's friend Victor Hartmann was the stimulus for the initial creation of what was to become one of the most vividly colourful works in the orchestral repertoire. However, Mussorgsky's original piano version of Pictures At An Exhibition was not even published until 5 years after his death, and remained almost unknown until Ravel's masterful orches…

Following the publication of Dvorák's early set of love songs 'Cypresses?, all his other songs with piano accompaniment are now appearing in Urtext editions.'Songs II? includes the mature works from Dvorák's late period. Besides the well-known cycle 'Love Songs? and the less well-known cycle 'Three Modern Greek Songs?, the volume also contains some entirely unknown and previously unpublished piece…

Book 7. Edited by James Whitbourn Eucharists and Evening Canticles for 1 - 3 men's voices by Libert, Binchois and an unknown composer./ Recueil / 1 à 3 Voix d'Hommes

miniature by an unknown artist; oil on wood, painted after 1900/ Répertoire / Affiche

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Serenade in C K648 ‘Ganz kleine Nachtmusik’ for two violins and basso (‘cello’) is a previously unknown piece by Mozart that was discovered by researchers in Leipzig, Germany, and included in the 2024 edition of the Köchel catalogue. Thought to have been composed when he was in his teens, the piece consists of seven movements for string trio, lasting around 12 minu…

Wunderkind-Sonatas Volume I K. 6-9 Editor: Wolf-Dieter Seiffert Fingering: Ariane Haering As astonishing as it might sound, Mozart was already composing piano sonatas (K. 6-9) at the age of seven. It is wonderfully fresh and varied music. We have already published Urtext editions of these four sonatas in the version for piano and violin (HN 1077). As far as we are aware they have never been publ…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Boldly reimagined and completed by Martin Yates, The Future, a substantial non finito draft of a major choral setting of words by Matthew Arnold, dates from 1908, immediately after Toward the Unknown Region, and in the crucial year of Vaughan Williams’s three-month tutelage with Ravel in Paris. Urgent ecological concerns – strikingly relevant today no less than in the V…

for Solo Baritone Ukulele. Par SAREK ONDREJ. This book presents 25 lyrical North American melodies scored for solo baritone ukulele in standard notation and tablature; occasional left-hand fingering suggestions are provided in these intermediate to advanced melody/chord settings. Selections include historical themes from the turbulent Civil War era, popular 19th century ballads, and modern pieces …

C-Dur. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart’s 'Adagio in C major' for English horn, 2 violins and violoncello KV 580a has survived as a fragment but based on a comparison of analogous passages the editor, Helmut Renz, was able to complete the movement. In the Carus edition an arrangement by an unknown author from before 1900 for oboe and string quartet has also been included. The arrangement is wri…

Keyboard fireworksAs early as 1743, while Handel was still alive, Francesco Geminiani produced an arrangement of the 'Water Music? for keyboard instruments, thereby making it possible to perform this popular work in domestic surroundings. Then, presumably in 1749, an unknown musician arranged the 'Music for the Royal Fireworks? for transverse flute or violin and harpsichord.In addition to these tw…

The Richard Wagner Complete Edition presents the composer's entire output for the first time in a reliable form. The conductor Michael Balling, in the early years of the 20th century, attempted to make Wagner's work more accessible for research and performance, but the edition only reached 10 volumes - some with grave shortcomings - and was discontinued after Balling's death in 1925. A further att…

It is a bit of a paradox: one of Dragonetti's showpiece, 'The Famous Solo?, originally for double bass and orchestra, is largely unknown today. This cannot be down to the virtuoso work itself, but is more likely due to the unclear source situation with its different versions. In this edition Tobias Glöckler presents Dragonetti's autograph arrangement for double bass and string quartet for the firs…

This collection contains settings from the late Romantic period through to the Early Modern. It sets a new standard in terms of the range and the broad stylistic features of popular as well as unknown compositions. Included are original Ave-Maria settings specifically arranged for medium voice and organ. Solo singers and musicians will find these settings arranged for ease of performance and playa…

Beautiful American Ballads. Par SAREK ONDREJ. With the same arranging expertise shown in his other Mel Bay solo ukulele collections, Ondrej Sarek presents these 25 lyrical North American melodies. The selections are derived from popular themes by known and unknown composers from the Colonial Era to the 21st century, including folk ballads, Civil War melodies, songs by Stephen Foster, a 19th centu…