Oratorio in three parts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. In quite characteristic fashion for the times, Handel's opera ; Alessandro looks at various episodes in the life and rule of Alexander the Great (356 323 BC). This legendary warrior and military commander conquered large parts of the world before meeting an untimely end at the age of 32. A central conflict in Handel's opera is Alessandro being …

Edizione Critica A Cura Di Frédéric Zigante, From Op.170. Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed 52 Greeting Cards for various instruments between 1953 and 1967, collectively catalogued as opus 170, which he developed in a non-systematic manner up to the year before his death. These pieces were conceived as gifts for his interpreters and students, whom the author meant t…

Hob Xxii 11 Nelson Mass Soft-Cover Score. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Haydn's Missa in Angustiis, also known as the 'Nelson Mass', was composed in 1798. It is one of the six great Mass settings that forms the crowning glory of his vocal music along with 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons'. Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the G. Henle publishing company regarding Haydn's large-scale c…

Par FARKAS FERENC. “I wrote this Christmas cantata from Köröshegy at the request of the Council of the Komitat Somogy. When I visited the still unrenovated little church at Köröshegy about ten years ago I had no idea that this beautiful Gothic building would one day be the scene of the world première of one of my works. - The cantata is founded on four pillars: four organ soli which could be descr…

Three Cantatas with Recorder Edited by Barbara Sachs For soprano (d'-a''), two recorders and bc Augellin, vago e canoro Filli, tu sai s'io t'amo Mentre Clori la bella Augellin, vago e canoro, in D minor, has three da capo arias, all in triple metres, separated by recits. The recorders introduce or echo the voice in the first aria, and conclude the second aria which is without them, and …

Par CHARPENTIER GUSTAVE. French composer, Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) is best known for his Opera, Louise. Having premiered in 1900, the Opera remains performed to this day. Louise depicts Parisian working-class life, telling the story between a young seamstress, Louise, and an artist, Julien. Having undertaken composition lessons from Jules Massenet at the Paris Conservatoire, Charpentier 's …

Sarah Class' score for the TV series Africa gives full rein to her talent for evoking contrasting musical moods in outstanding documentaries.Whether it's the rhythmic progress of rivers and waterfalls, a dramatic confrontation between two giraffes or varying shades of mercurial behaviour by other wildlife or the natural elements themselves, her score always complements the visuals, subtly enrichin…

Par MIER MARTHA. Jazz is an important and distinctive American contribution to 20th-century music. The Jazz, Rags and Blues series includes pieces that reflect the variety of styles that represent the jazz idiom. The syncopated rhythms, colourful harmonies, and authenticity of the originals can be shared between friends, or played as a flute solo using the superb backing tracks from the accompanyi…

for Upper Voices and Orchestra. Par BURTON JAMES. The Lost Words by composer James Burton takes its inspiration and text from the award-winning ‘cultural phenomenon’ and book of the same name by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris: a book that was, in turn, a creative response to the removal of everyday nature words like acorn, newt and otter from a new edition of a widely used children’s dictiona…

Acte de Ballet. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau Io RCT 45 (Vocal Score) In Rameau's operatic oeuvre, 'Io' is certainly the work shrouded in the most mystery: the acte de ballet has survived only in the form of a copy of the score and parts which was made by a collector from the generation after Rameau from the autograph that now is lost. Although the copy seems to have been used, presumably for …

Par ZAHNHAUSEN MARKUS. Markus Zahnhausen’s Lux Aeterna belongs to a very special category in my repertoire. The tender and dangerous beauty of his music has fascinated me for years. In a contemporary musical language Zahnhausen has managed to bring theinstrument back to what it once was: flauto - the flute! His expressive music never takes the instrument beyond its limits, thus avoiding the trap o…

Par GREGORY THOMAS. This is the brand new addition to the string series. Full of new pieces, mixed with arrangements of old favourites. Ideal for Double Bassists who are between grades 2-4./ Recueil / Contrebasse

Walther Dürr presents Volume 8 of the new Urtext edition of Schubert's lieder in separate editions for high, medium and low voice. This volume contains lieder originating during the latter half of 1815, between August and November. Three series of lieder, each based on a particular poet, immediately catch the eye: a number of Ossian settings, a group of Klopstock lieder and finally another set on …

Mozart wrote the five Divertimenti for Wind Sextet between the years 1775 and 1777 when he was living in Salzburg. The Italian title is reminiscent of simple 'light? music, but the pieces' melodic ingenuity and colourful writing for winds show it to be chamber music of the highest quality. Our edition is based on the autograph and brings together all five authentic sextets in one practical edition…

Par POE LARA. Lara Poe's (b. 1993) energetic Divergence (2015-2016) for string quartet was conceived cyclically: the four movements explore drifting in and out of focus between different materials. A light ditty of the second movement diverges to the third movement's overtone derived chords. Duration: c. 25' This product includes a set of parts (violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello) and a s…