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The cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" was composed around 1713 and was probably performed by the composer for the first time in the same year at the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle. It was probably not a...

The cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele belongs to the famous series of choral cantatas that Bach composed in his second year in Leipzig. It was probably performed for the first time in one of Leipzig's...

No original sources have survived for Bach's great Reformation cantata "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott". It is possible that the original version of the cantata was composed in Weimar in 1715, which Ba...

As neither original sources nor documents relating to the first performance of the present funeral cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV 106 have survived, we cannot prove the year of compos...

Bach's cantata, "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir", composed on September 29, 1724, belongs to the group of choral cantatas which, like perhaps the respective preacher, interpret the ideas of the readin...

The origins of the cantata Lobe den Herrn meine Seele BWV 143 are largely unknown. For a long time, a copy from the 19th century was considered the only source. This was also the basis for the musical...

Cantata for the Feast of the Visitation, after the Urtext of the New Bach Edition. Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir, Oboe (2), Oboe d'amore, Oboe-dacc (2), Bassoon, Trumpet,...

The anthem "How beautiful are the feet", also known as "Anthem on the Peace", was premiered in 1749 by the Chapel Royal in London at a thanksgiving service on the occasion of the Peace of Aachen, whic...

George Frideric Handel's anthem "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" was first performed in 1749 at a benefit concert for the Foundling Hospital orphanage and is known by this name. The vocal...

To celebrate the Peace Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, the "Utrecht Jubilate" was composed in the same year, shortly after Handel had composed the "Te Deum"....

Dvorák composed the 'Mass in D major' in 1887 at the suggestion of his patron Josef Hlávka for the inauguration of the Lužany castle chapel. It is written for choir and organ with sporadic passages fo...

The "Petite Messe solennelle" is a very late work by Rossini. He composed it between 1863 and 1864 at the age of 71 as a commission for Countess Louise Pillet-Will for the inauguration of her private...

Bereits 1960 erschien das Dixit Dominus von Georg Friedrich Händel im Rahmen der damals noch jungen Hallischen Händel-Ausgabe. Ein Kritischer Bericht wurde dabei nicht vorgelegt, sodass in Zweifelsfäl...

> First Urtext edition > Includes a Foreword (Eng/Ger) > Idiomatic, well-presented piano reduction The 'Dettinger Te Deum' was written to celebrate England's victory over the French at the Battle of D...

Handel composed the "Te Deum" in B flat major HWV 281 in 1718 for the later Duke of Chandos. The work therefore became known as the "Chandos Te Deum", but is referred to here as the "Te Deum" for Cann...

The oratorio "Solomon" about the wise and righteous King Solomon was composed in 1748 and is musically one of the richest compositions Handel created for this genre. The chorus plays a special role he...

In 1739, Handel set the text of the cecilia ode to music for the second time after "Alexander's Feast" in 1736. "Song for St Cecilia's Day" was then also combined with "Alexander's Feast" at the premi...

Psalm 137, "Super flumina Babylonis", was an inspiration for many composers, including Camille Saint-Saëns. He repeatedly returned to his psalm motet for solo soprano, mixed choir, saxophone quartet,...

Psalm 137, "Super flumina Babylonis" or "By the rivers of Babylon", was an inspiration for many composers, including Camille Saint-Saëns. He repeatedly returned to his psalm motet for solo soprano, mi...

Psalm 137, "Super flumina Babylonis" or "By the rivers of Babylon", was an inspiration for many composers, including Camille Saint-Saëns. He repeatedly returned to his psalm motet for solo soprano, mi...

Experience one of the most radiant highlights in choral music history: The world-renowned "Hallelujah" chorus (No. 39) from George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece "Messiah" (HWV 56) has captivated audie...

Psalm 103 aus 'Psalmen Davids' für Solostimmen, zwei Chöre und Basso continuo. Urtext der Neuen Schütz-Ausgabe. Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (2)-SATB+SATB, Basso conti...

Psalm 2 aus Psalmen Davids für 2 Favoritchöre, 2 Capellchöre und Basso continuo. Urtext der Neuen Schütz-Ausgabe. Gemischter Chor (4)-SATB+SATB+SATB+SATB, Basso continuo