Classical Sheet Music for Orchestra

Originally conceived as a prologue for the ballet "Les Beaux Jours de l'Amour", the one-act opera "La Naissance d'Osiris" was performed only twice, together with revivals of "Pigmalion" and "Les Incas...

Amongst Rameau’s stage works which have come down to us in two main versions, such as “Dardanus“ (1739, 1744), “Platée“ (1745, 1749) and “Zoroastre“ (1749, 1756), none fell into oblivion for as long a...

Actually, "Les Boréades" was supposed to be performed in 1763 at the Théâtre de Choisy in Paris after the end of the Seven Years' War on the occasion of the celebrations of the peace treaty. But after...

Richer than ever - Rameau’s 'Zoroastre' in the version of 1756 Rameau’s revised version of his opera 'Zoroastre', which could be heard and seen between 20 January 1756 and 26 March 1757 at the Académi...

Nach 'Hippolyte et Aricie' und 'Castor et Pollux' ist 'Dardanus' Rameaus dritte Tragédie lyrique für Paris. Mit ihrer vielgestaltigen Musik ist sie ein absoluter Höhepunkt dieser Gattung. Die Handlung...

Rameau's "Io" has only survived posthumously, namely in the form of a copy of the score and the orchestral parts, both of which were produced in Rameau's successor generation from the now lost autogra...

'Les Paladins' was Rameau's last work premiered at the Académie royale de musique in 1760. Sharply criticized on account of its overtly comical libretto, the work was withdrawn after fifteen performan...

The Acte de ballet "Zéphire" was never performed during the lifetime of its authors, although the autograph manuscript shows traces that Rameau worked on it several times between 1748 and 1759 – possi...

This collection of the instrumental numbers from Zoroastre, a "Tragédie in five acts" includes the movements and dances of all the original versions, i.e. those of January and February 1756 (found in...

This collection of instrumental numbers from the "Tragédie in fünf Akten" Zoroastre brings together the movements and dances from all the original versions, i.e. those from January and February 1756 (...

This edition brings together all the purely instrumental movements of Rameau's comédie-ballet "Les Paladins" for performances as a suite in the concert hall. In view of the wealth of its musical treas...

This edition brings together all the purely instrumental and danced movements of one of Rameau's most popular operas as well as those of the last and incomplete one-act opéra-ballet "Io", during the c...

Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie presents great confusion among nymphs and gods. The opera is a fascinating masterpiece of a tragédie en musique by the French baroque composer. The Symphonies edition brin...

Although not performed during his lifetime, Rameau’s “Les Boréades” from 1762 are his musical masterpiece and a synthesis of his compositional work. All the musical innovations to which the composer s...

'Dardanus' is Rameau's third 'Tragédie lyrique' composed for Paris after 'Hippolyte et Aricie' and 'Castor et Pollux'. With its multi-facetted music it represents quite a high point of this genre. Its...

'One Opera I saw represented about 16 severall times; and so farr was I from being weary of it, I would ride hundreds of miles to see the same over again (…).' These words are from the travel diary of...

Die neue Edition der vorletzten Oper Janáceks, 'Die Sache Makropulos', ist eine Rekonstruktion der Urfassung des Werkes; von der endgültigen Fassung unterscheidet sie sich nur in Details. Die Urauffüh...

A fun and virtuoso piece which presents the famous themes of the opera 'Carmen' by Bizet, sometimes in a surprising way...

A fun and virtuoso piece which presents the famous themes of the opera 'Carmen' by Bizet, sometimes in a surprising way...

Vocal score for Adriana Mater - the second opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and librettist Amin Maalouf. Written in 2005, the work is Saariaho’s largest in size and duration, and explores them...