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Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata "Schwingt freudig euch empor" (BWV 36) opens the Advent season with festive anticipation and radiant splendor. Originally conceived as a secular congratulatory cantata,...

George Frideric Handel's Dixit Dominus was published as early as 1960 as part of the then still young Hallische Händel-Ausgabe. A critical report was not presented, so that in cases of doubt the basis...

Soprano solo, tenor solo, bass solo, mixed choir: SSATTB, violin (2), viola (2), cello, double bass, oboe (2), bassoon (3), recorder (2), horn (2), timpani, basso continuo (harpsichord, organ, bassoon...

Messiah' occupies a unique position in Handel's work. Its strongly universal character and directness of expression, which appeal to men of all creeds, make it the most renowned work in the whole of t...

With the poignant "Anthem for the Funeral of Queen Caroline", George Frideric Handel created one of his most profound and moving vocal works. Composed for the funeral of the British Queen Caroline, th...

Klavierauszug nach dem Urtext der Haydn-Gesamte - Oratorio (Funeral Music). Vocal Score based on the Urtext of the Haydn Complete Edition. Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor...

Piano reduction, supplementary edition to the New Mozart Edition - Credo and Sanctus reconstructed and completed by Helmut Eder. Soprano solo (2), alto solo, tenor solo, bass solo, mixed choir (2)-SAT...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final completed mass setting for Salzburg, the festive "Missa solemnis" in C major, K. 337, captivates through its sonic splendor, masterful polyphony, and profound expressiv...

With the "Vesperae solennes de Confessore" K. 339, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created one of the most radiant masterpieces of sacred choral music. This solemn vespers captivates audiences with its thrill...

Experience Johann Sebastian Bach's masterpiece of the Protestant Baroque in impeccable editorial quality: The Missa in F major BWV 233, also known as the "Lutheran Mass No. 1", captivates with its fes...

Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in G minor BWV 235 – also known as Lutheran Mass No. 3 – captivates audiences with its profound spiritual depth and masterful polyphony. This magnificent sacred masterpiec...

Unlike Bach's other oratorio compositions, there is no definitive version of the St. John Passion. The first version of 1724 which is today's standard version represents a mixture of different reading...

Claudio Monteverdis 'Vespro della Beata Vergine' ist sicher eines der populärsten geistlichen Werke des 17. Jahrhunderts. Neben zahlreichen Einspielungen wird es immer wieder ganz oder in Teilen aufge...

Immediately after completing Paulus in 1836, Mendelssohn considered composing another oratorio. However, a whole decade was to pass before he composed 'Elijah', which is based on the story of the bibl...

Edited by Christina M. Stahl and Michael Stegemann Piano reduction by Martin Focke The Messe de Requiem is probably Gabriel Fauré's best-known and most frequently performed work internationally. After...

Antonín Dvořák's monumental "Stabat mater, Op. 58" stands as one of the most moving and poignant settings of the traditional passion sequence. Marked by profound personal grief and sublime hope, this...

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The Missa in Tempore Belli is an interesting work in several respects. On the one hand, this mass setting allows some conclusions to be drawn about the situation of Austrian church music under the inf...

Of the 11 surviving settings of the Mass by Charpentier, the present work, the Messe de minuit, is without doubt one of the most popular. Although Charpentier's Parisian career is quite well documente...

The Mass in E-flat major was written in 1828, during the last months of Schubert's life. Like many of his important late works, such as the C major Symphony or the song cycle Die Winterreise, Schubert...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's monumental Mass in C minor, K. 427 (417a), widely known as the "Great Mass", is one of the most profound and stirring masterworks of sacred music. Combining dramatic intensit...

Experience one of Joseph Haydn's most compelling sacred masterpieces: the renowned “Missa in Angustiis” in D minor (Hob. XXII:11), internationally celebrated as the “Nelson Mass”. Written in a time of...

Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, is among the most radiant and festive masterworks of Baroque vocal literature. With its triumphant sound, stirring choral movements, and intimat...

There is hardly a work by a contemporary with which Bach demonstrably occupied himself as often and intensively as with Keiser's "St. Mark Passion". A total of three performances can be proven, for ea...

Psalm 147 "Lauda Jerusalem" has an important place in the church year, among other things in vespers on Marian feasts. Antonio Vivaldi's only setting of this Vespers Psalm has some peculiarities: the...