Classical Instrumental Works for Orchestra

For more than 100 years, the piano editions of the Children's Symphony have been part of Breitkopf's orchestral material. These are actually not piano parts, but full 'reductions' for piano 2 or 4 han...

Immerse yourself in the sparkling charm and carefree elegance of Otto Nicolai's celebrated opera: The Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is undoubtedly one of the most beloved and captivating wo...

orch 11'

Immerse yourself in one of the most sublime and profoundly beautiful passages in all of music history: the "Good Friday Spell" (Karfreitagszauber, WWV 111) from Richard Wagner's sacred festival drama...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, widely known as the "Pathétique," stands as one of the most poignant and profound masterpieces of the late Romantic era. Filled with extra...

orch 13'

Since the Faun's flute, music breathes differently(Pierre Boulez) In addition to the score, the complete orchestral material is offered for sale for the first time, so that all ensembles can deal with...

Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" stands as one of the most radiant masterpieces in the orchestral repertoire. With its poignant blend of Bohemian lyricism, soulf...

The main differences from the available editions concern mainly articulation and dynamics in movements 1, 2 and 4. This Critical Report is a treasure trove for the practitioner ...

With his Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, the legendary "Eroica," Ludwig van Beethoven opened a monumental new chapter in music history. This epoch-making masterpiece of the orchestral repertoi...

With sovereign expertise, Hauschild manages to combine source criticism and the requirements of performance practice, while also keeping the Critical Report (included in the score, of course) concise.

Experience the awakening of spring in all its musical glory: Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, the famous 'Spring Symphony', radiates youthful freshness, captivating momentum,...

Something "completely new and unheard-of" would be offered to the audience, Robert Schumann wrote to Franz Liszt at the end of 1851, referring to the premiere of his "dramatic poem" Manfred. Already a...

Oh, the tempi! A terrible thing!, Dvorák repeatedly complained. Not without reason, as the renowned Dvorák expert Klaus Döge found in the edition of the '8th'.

Experience the thrilling early symphonic masterpiece of a musical genius: Immediately following his twelve celebrated string symphonies (1821–1823), the merely 15-year-old Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy...

The triple 'Hafner-Musique' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the Hafner Symphony K. 385 in the summer of 1782 on the occasion of the nobilization of his friend and patron Sigmund Hafner. In addition t...

Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 is undoubtedly one of the most sublime and powerful masterpieces of late-Romantic orchestral literature. The fact that Sibelius' now most-performed sym...

Russian music researcher Polina Vajdman has gone back to all relevant sources in her editing.

Mendelssohn's overture was inspired by two poems by Goethe, which had already inspired Ludwig van Beethoven to write a choral work accompanied by orchestra. The main work on this piece probably took p...

For the premiere in London on May 14, 1832, he prepared a fundamental new version, and Mendelssohn continued to fine-tune details until the first printing of the score, which was published by Breitkop...

A visit to the opera provided the impetus for dealing with the fairy-tale theme of the knight Raimund's love for the beautiful mermaid Melusine, which forms the basis of Mendelssohn's fourth concert o...