The opera Nais was premiered on 22 April 1749 at the Academie royale in the Palais-Royal, Paris, in celebration of the signing of the so-called Treaty of Aachen. It was revived again in August 1764 shortly before Rameau's death and achieved great success as the 'opera of peace', even though it did not appear in print during the composer's lifetime.In numerous arias Rameau provides his singers ampl…

Passionskantate. Par HOMILIUS GOTTFRIED AUGUST. He was without argument our greatest church composer, wrote the lexicographer E. L. Gerber a few years after Homilius's death in 1785. As a result of the destruction of the Kreuzkirche during the Seven Years War, the longtime Kreuzkantor, a pupil of Bach, performed his professional musical duties primarily at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The Passions…

Easter Cantata. Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ lay in grim death's prison) Easter Cantata In recent years the demand for making available a larger number of choral works by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) has made itself felt more strongly than ever before. Within the past few years the search for unpublished manuscripts of choral compositions written by Johann Pachelbel has …

Passionskantate. Par HOMILIUS GOTTFRIED AUGUST. He was without argument our greatest church composer, wrote the lexicographer E. L. Gerber a few years after Homilius's death in 1785. As a result of the destruction of the Kreuzkirche during the Seven Years War, the longtime Kreuzkantor, a pupil of Bach, performed his professional musical duties primarily at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The Passions…

Passionskantate. Par HOMILIUS GOTTFRIED AUGUST. He was without argument our greatest church composer, wrote the lexicographer E. L. Gerber a few years after Homilius's death in 1785. As a result of the destruction of the Kreuzkirche during the Seven Years War, the longtime Kreuzkantor, a pupil of Bach, performed his professional musical duties primarily at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The Passions…

Passionskantate. Par HOMILIUS GOTTFRIED AUGUST. He was without argument our greatest church composer, wrote the lexicographer E. L. Gerber a few years after Homilius's death in 1785. As a result of the destruction of the Kreuzkirche during the Seven Years War, the longtime Kreuzkantor, a pupil of Bach, performed his professional musical duties primarily at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The Passions…

Cette collection intemporelle contient sélections attribuées à JS Bach, son fils C.P.E. Bach et autres. Des générations d'étudiants ont étudié la volume 'Menuet en sol majeur', 'Musette en Ré Majeur' et le 'Prélude en do majeur' dans le premier volume du Clavier bien tempéré. Dr Palmer fournit les textes aux réglages instrumentaux de chorals et arias trouvé dans ce travail, ainsi qu'une brève biog…

Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos series contains 153 progressive piano pieces published across six volumes by Editio Musica Budapest. The series, which was written between 1926 and 1939, starts with very easy beginner etudes and progresses to difficult advanced technical displays, and remains an essential part of modern piano lessons and education. All six volumes are available exclusively from Faber Mus…

Four comprehensive anthologies of Mozarts opera arias. Includes Mozart's complete vocal repertoire from the first opera to the final masterpieces plus historical notes and plot information. The song texts are in their original languages, as well as Italian, French and German. / Soprano Et Piano

12 arie scelte | Selected Arias. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Vivaldi Album est une collection d'anthologies d'airs d'opéra divisées par registre vocal, tirées des ?uvres musicales théâtrales d'Antonio Vivaldi qui ont été préservées. Les sources proviennent de vingt-quatre drames musicaux, de trois sérénades et de nombreux airs individuels. Chaque volume est composé de douze morceaux qui varient en termes…

Franz Liszt a composé son lyrique-méditative organe fantasia sur la Arcadelt Ave Maria von à Rome en 1863. Contrairement à ses grands travaux virtuoses, cette pièce de genre de charme peut même être facilement joué sur les plus petites (deux claviers) les instruments, même sans houle d'organes et de roseaux. Le 'organe de Liszt à l'église du village de Denstedt près de Weimar, qui a été construit …