Piano Excerpts

> Urtext edition of Mendelssohn's last orchestral psalm > Bilingual Foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng) > Words underlaid in both German and English > Piano reduction based on the first p...

With his composition "L'Aurore" (Dawn) in 1905, Maurice Ravel started his fifth and last attempt to win the coveted "Prix de Rome" of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His renewed elimination in t...

Of Eberlin's 56 known masses to date, this "Missa in C" is the shortest. Characterized by its ornate setting and ease of performance, the work is characterized as a mass for everyday use, which was in...

Die Ausgabe Zur Opéra-comique Carmen entstanden insgesamt zehn Fassungen, von Georges Bizets erster Niederschrift 1874 bis zum Erstdruck der Partitur 1877. Im Zuge jahrelanger Grundlagenforschung erga...

AD: abendfüllend Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte Übersetzung: dt. (H. Levi) Ort: Neapel, um 1780 Personen: Fiordiligi (Sopran) - Dorabella (Mezzosopran) - Guglielmo (Bariton) - Ferrando (Tenor) - Despina (...

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...

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...

The Ballad of the Ancient Mariner World premiere: A work by John Glenesk Mortimer unites a professional orchestra with a youth orchestra, a choir and a soloist. The work was commissioned by the pedago...

The Ballad of the Ancient Mariner World premiere: A work by John Glenesk Mortimer unites a professional orchestra with a youth orchestra, a choir and a soloist. The work was commissioned by the pedago...

Urtext (Burrows) - Partitur, Klavierauszug

For 'Eastwind', Jean-François Michel was cleverly inspired by the rich Balkan or Eastern European musical folklore, which was introduced by the gypsies in countless variations wherever they settled. T...

Experience sparkling Baroque humor and musical sophistication with Georg Philipp Telemann's delightful masterpiece Pimpinone! Subtitled 'Ein lustiges Zwischenspiel' (A Comic Intermezzo), this charming...

Sometimes the symphonies ... are destined to showcase the musicians' talents' - a music dictionary of the time thus commented on a new genre, the 'Symphonie concertante'. The playful competition betwe...

Immerse yourself in the expressive sound world of the Italian Baroque with Antonio Vivaldi's masterful Concerto in A minor (RV 461 / PV 42). Originally scored for oboe, strings, and basso continuo, th...

Gabriel Fauré’s "Pavane" is one of his most popular compositions. What is less known, however, is that the premiere of this stylized dance in April 1888 was actually performed in this present version...

Johann Sebastian Bach appreciated the fine compositions of other masters, as evidenced by contemporary accounts and the surviving remnants of his music library. However, the copies he made for perform...

If you’re looking for an atmospheric and lyrical work that offers rewarding parts for your choir, Rheinberger’s "Star of Bethlehem" is the perfect choice. The Christmas narrative is lyrically set to m...

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...

Since the 1830s, numerous composers have experimented with hybrid forms combining elements of the symphony, concerto and free fantasia. With his Second Piano Concerto, Liszt succeeded in finding an or...

When Jean-Pierre Mathez asked me to write this concerto for trombone, I was perplexed: what kind of music should I write for such an unusual solo instrument? Then I remembered J.C. Higginbotham* and h...

Discover "3 Miniatures" from the renowned publisher Editions Bim—an expressive and multifaceted work for trombone. These three succinct movements offer trombonists a wonderful opportunity to showcase...