Founded in 1770 by Bernhard Schott in Mainz, the Schott music publishing house celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2020. The anniversary s motto is Joy of Music because Beethoven s Symphony No. 9, published by Schott in 1826, is one of the most important works in music history, with Schiller s famous final chorus Ode to Joy . In 'Happy Birthday, Schott Music!' top arranger Carsten Gerlitz devotes himself to arranging the perhaps most popular melody by Beethoven and nine other treasures from the Schott programme. He interprets a selection of original works by Wagner, Humperdinck and the like with great care and respect in his unmistakeable, atmospheric lounge style. (Includesdownloadable audio tracks.)
