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Johann Sebastian Bach's "Magnificat" BWV 243 was composed in its first form in E flat at the very beginning of Bach's Leipzig tenure, possibly for the Visitation of Mary on July 2, 1723. A performance...

Antonio Vivaldi set Psalm 111 (112) "Beatus vir" three times ("Blessed is the man who fears the Lord"). Of these, two have survived that could hardly be more different: the extensive, double-choir wor...

Antonio Vivaldi set Psalm 111 (112) "Beatus vir" three times ("Blessed is the man who fears the Lord"). Of these, two have survived that could hardly be more different: the extensive, double-choir wor...

Antonio Vivaldi set Psalm 111 (112) "Beatus vir" three times ("Blessed is the man who fears the Lord"). Of these, two have survived that could hardly be more different: the extensive, double-choir wor...

Psalm 147 "Lauda Jerusalem" has an important place in the church year, including in vespers on Marian feasts. Antonio Vivaldi's only setting of this vesper psalm has some special features: The work is...

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...

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...

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...

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"....

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"....

This publication offers a source-critical edition of Mozart's fragmentary 'Requiem' as well as an alternative to the traditional Süßmayr version. It makes it possible to perform 1) the fragment, ident...

This edition offers both a source-critical edition of Mozart's Requiem fragment and an alternative to Süßmayr's traditional version. It enables the performance of (1) the fragment, which is identified...

Composed in 1796, the "Missa in Tempore Belli", better known as the "Timpani Mass", got its name from the striking use of timpani and a brass fanfare at the beginning of the "Dona nobis pacem" – both...

The 'Messiah' occupies a unique position in Handel's work. It is one of the most renowned works of this composer's monumental output. It has often been said that Handel composed the 'Messiah' for his...

> The tried-and-tested content of the complete edition volumes now in affordable soft-cover scores > Forewords in German and now also in English How practical! Towering masterpieces of choral music hi...

The Missa brevis KV 140 (Anh. 235d) occupies a special position in that it approaches the type of pastoral mass no longer represented in Mozart's other mass works. Like in no other setting of the Ordi...

The "Missa in C" K. 167 is the only mass by Mozart to bear a dedication in its title: "Missa in honorem SS:mae Trinitatis". The work is therefore linked to a specific occasion, which has not yet been...

Mozart's "Missa in C" K. 258 cannot be clearly dated, but was probably composed around 1775/76. The mass is composed in the brevis form and was therefore also labeled as such on the cover of the antho...

When Anton Theodor Count Colloredo-Mels and Wallsee was consecrated Archbishop of Olomouc in 1778, the Prince Archbishop left the choice of music to the Kapellmeister Leopold Mozart. The choice fell o...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Missa in C" K. 257 has been given many nicknames throughout its history. Known as the "Great Credo Mass", Leopold Mozart referred to it as the "Missa longa" due to its lengt...

Experience the festive splendor and timeless majesty of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s celebrated "Coronation Mass" (Missa in C major, K. 317). This meticulously prepared set of wind and brass parts from t...

In January 1779, Mozart took up his new post as court organist in Salzburg, which required him to compose a series of church works. The autograph of his "Missa in C" K. 317, which has been known as th...

Mozart's "Missa in C" K. 337 is similar to the "Coronation Mass" K. 317 in its scoring, occasion and scope: around a year after the "Coronation Mass", in March 1780, the "Missa in C" was also intended...