Advanced Sheet Music from Schott Musik

Kai' was written in memory of Kai Scheffler, principal cellist and a key member of the Ensemble Modern in Germany, who died tragically young in 1989. The 18 minute work is in four continuous movements...

Die hängende Figur ist Judas' (The hanging figure is Judas) was commissioned by Dr. Margitta Giera as a gift for the German sculptor Michael Langer. Hesketh's first ideas for the work came from a phot...

The Sonata, in six movements, is the direct outcome of Peter Maxwell Davies' encounter with the 'pievi' - early medieval rural churches - of Tuscany. He writes: 'In particular, it was inspired by the...

The title '...called dusk' quotes the last line of the prose fragment 'Lessness' by Samuel Beckett: 'Figment dawn dispeller of figments and the other called dusk'. As regards the compositional structu...

Zum 75. Geburtstag (2000) hatte ich Pierre Boulez ein feuillet d'album nur für Solostimme auf das Gedicht monde des grossartigen Dichters Philippe Jaccottet geschickt, der mit Pierre Boulez den gleich...

Virtuoser Jazz in klassischer Form: Nikolai Kapustin (geb. 1937) ist ein exzellenter Jazz-Pianist, Arrangeur und Komponist. Das Stück Elegy entstand im Jahr 1999 zusammen mit zwei weiteren Werken für...

This already legendary oboist here presents three demanding yet humorously enigmatic pieces for the deeper reed instrument of the same family. The first is not the only piece to require careful calcul...

Although Bertold Hummel composed this Scherzo for bassoon and chamber orchestra more than fifty years ago, the piece still captivates every listener with its youthful, carefree liveliness. Virtuoso an...

First performed by the renowned flautist Clara Rees at the launch of 'Sing, Ariel', a collection of essays and thoughts named after Goehr's 1990 work for soprano and ensemble, Ariel, Sing is a short l...

flute, alto flute, bass flute (1 player)

The piece for solo flute, which is both atmospheric and virtuosic, reflects the composer's experience of the sea during a stay on the island of Samos. It is excellently suited as an effective concert...

The tonal language of the flute sonata, and of Wanek's chamber music in general, follows a personal line, apart from any musical taste of the time. Formal coherence, brevity, discreetness and wit are...

In three movements entitled Nakts - Lidojums - Nakts, the Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, born in 1946, uses onomatopoeic devices to describe a nocturnal flight of birds between dusk and dawn.

One of his last works, this virtuosic and highly demanding sonata is a must for all lovers of Françaix's sophisticated style.

This gently ironic and teasing work is also an extremely virtuosic hommage to his colleague and friend Aurèle Nicolet by the famous oboist Holliger. A compendium of contemporary avant-garde playing te...