Urtext Edition

The premiere of Gluck's "Alceste" marked the reopening of the Vienna Burgtheater after the period of mourning decreed by the death of Archduchess Maria Josepha. The inspiration for the libretto, which...

This collection of the instrumental numbers from the tragédie in a prologue and five acts "Castor et Pollux" brings together the movements and dances from all versions based on the volumes of Opera Om...

The opera Naïs, which premiered at the Académie royale in the Palais-Royal in Paris on April 22, 1749 to celebrate the signing of the so-called 'Peace of Aachen' and was revived in August 1764, shortl...

The opera "Dido and Aeneas", a retelling of the well-known story from Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, has established itself as an audience favorite. It owes this to the skill of its composer Henry Purcel...

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 (...

Although Rameau's "Boréades" from 1762 were not performed during his lifetime, they are his musical masterpiece and a synthesis of his compositional output. All the musical innovations to which the co...

After Hippolyte et Aricie and Castor et Pollux, Dardanus is Rameau's third tragédie lyrique for Paris. With its multifaceted music, it is an absolute highlight of this genre. Its reception is very spe...

Historically sound and authentic musical text; high-quality orchestral material based on the complete edition The musical text of the 1974 Strauss complete edition of the operetta "Die Fledermaus" is...

When Carl Maria von Weber composed the overtura to "Der Freischütz" in May 1820, it was the final musical building block for his opera. In this respect, Weber was able to perfectly trace and condense...

The sacred a cappella choral works by Johannes Brahms are among the most important Romantic works of the genre. These works, published by Bärenreiter in the anthology BA 7575, are now also available a...

The sacred a cappella choral works by Johannes Brahms are among the most important Romantic works of the genre. These works, published by Bärenreiter in the anthology BA 7575, are now also available a...

The sacred a cappella choral works by Johannes Brahms are among the most important Romantic works of the genre. These works, published by Bärenreiter in the anthology BA 7575, are now also available a...

This edition of Frank Martin’s mass is a scholarly-critical as well as a performing edition that takes all sources into account. As a matter of fact, it was only during the research for this edition t...