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Daphnis et Chloé 'is certainly not only one of Ravel's best works, but also one of French music's most beautiful creations,' thus, Stravinsky's view of this ballet in his memoirs, published in 1935. C...

Text by the composer based on a drama by Carlo Gozzi Translation: ital. (O. Previtali) Place of the action: In the outmost orient (Beijing) Characters: Altoum, Emperor (bass) – Turandot, his daughter...

'Andante und Variationen op. 46 für 2 Klaviere, 2 Celli und Horn': Eine derart ausgefallene Besetzung gibt es nicht nur bei Schumann nur einmal. Kein Wunder, dass das Stück erst einmal gar nicht gedru...

'Andante und Variationen op. 46 für 2 Klaviere, 2 Celli und Horn': Eine derart ausgefallene Besetzung gibt es nicht nur bei Schumann nur einmal. Kein Wunder, dass das Stück erst einmal gar nicht gedru...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composed his Reformation Symphony for the celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the 'Confessio Augustana,' the Protestant declaration of faith. Owing to various and...

The "Gesang der Parzen" op. 89 was composed by Johannes Brahms in the summer of 1882. In his last work for choir and orchestra, he set a section from the drama "Iphigenia in Tauris" by Johann Wolfgang...

The Easter oratorio BWV 249 was first performed on Easter Sunday 1725 with the text "Come, make haste and run". In the counting of the new BWV, this is already BWV 249.3, following two congratulatory...

In the fall of 1833, Friedrich Wieck confidently announced his daughter’s new composition: "She is now writing a major concerto that is attracting the attention of connoisseurs." At this time, Clara S...

Ludwig van Beethoven's "Coriolan" Overture, Op. 62, is one of the most thrilling and dramatic masterworks in the orchestral repertoire. Inspired by Heinrich Joseph von Collin's tragedy, the music capt...

Orchestral material according to the new Beethoven Complete Edition by G. Henle Verlag. All conducting scores and orchestral parts are available exclusively from Breitkopf & Härtel.

Orchestral material according to the new Beethoven Complete Edition. All conducting scores and orchestral parts are available exclusively through Breitkopf & Härtel. The piano reduction (HN 610) is av...

Orchestral material according to the new Beethoven Complete Edition. All conducting scores and orchestral parts are available exclusively through Breitkopf & Härtel. The edition for violin and piano (...

With his Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, Ludwig van Beethoven stepped onto the symphonic world stage—a masterful opening marked by youthful vibrancy, bold harmonies, and groundbreaking energy. The...

Orchestral material according to the new Beethoven Complete Edition by G. Henle Verlag. All conducting scores and orchestral parts are available exclusively from Breitkopf & Härtel.

Exploring the Eroica was the title of the essay with which the editor emerged as early as 1998 and made a significant contribution to researching the complex tradition. The autograph of the work, comp...

The Famous One in the Leading Edition Beethoven spent a relatively long time on his 5th Symphony. Thus, first sketches can already be found from as early as 1804, four years before the work was premie...

During his Bohemian spa trip in September 1811, Beethoven notated the first sketches for the Seventh Symphony, a work that occupied him until May 1812 - parallel at times with its disparate sister wor...

Since 2001 the 'Ninth' has been included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. Beethoven was preoccupied with his unique work for many years, since at least 1815, and still shortly before his deat...

Orchestral material according to the new Beethoven Complete Edition. All conducting scores and orchestral parts are available exclusively through Breitkopf & Härtel. The edition for 2 pianos (HN 637)...

Louis Spohr's technically, extremely demanding concertos have long been part of clarinetists' standard repertoire. Like the first clarinet concerto, this second concerto was composed for the clarineti...

With the publication of the score and parts of the D major Horn Concerto K. 412/514, Mozart expert Henrik Wiese continues the orchestral edition of this important group of works begun in 2013. What wa...

Many well-known violinists such as the dedicatee Pablo de Sarasate, together later with Eugène Ysaye and Jacques Thibaud, included in their repertoires Camille Saint-Saëns' concert piece composed in 1...

Paganini’s Capricci served as inspiration for many composers. In addition to Brahms, Schumann and Liszt, Rachmaninoff was also inspired by the idea. His Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini has since becom...

Shortly after the Second World War, Richard Strauss, then 80 years old, had remained safe in his villa in Garmisch, though cultural life in Europe had come to a complete standstill. The American occup...

In his compositions, Richard Strauss demonstrates his deep understanding of the character of the Romantic horn. He achieved his greatest success in this respect with his first horn concerto, which - a...