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This six-movement chorale cantata was first performed on 26 December 1724. The text is based on the Lutheran translation of the early Christian hymn A solis ortus cardinem. The outer movements frame t...

Although 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz' (What is it troubles thee, my heart) BWV 138 is based on the chorale of the same name, it is nevertheless not regarded as one of Bach's chorale cantatas. I...

Bach's chorale cantata with its opening text 'Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott recht kindlich kann verlassen' (Tis well with him who on the Lord trusts just like a child) BWV 139 was performed for t...

The cantata 'Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren' BWV 154 was first performed on 9 January 1724, the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. The structure and extent of the work are unusual: it comprises eight, inste...

Great Baroque church music full of color and powerful imagery! 'Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing, rejoice and praise his holy name with the trumpets and cornetts! And nature shall join in, the seas s...

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 psalm setting "Credidi, propter quod locutus sum" RV 605 is a curiosity among Antonio Vivaldi’s sacred vocal works, as it is an arrangement of an arrangement. The basis for this contrafactum was t...

The psalm setting "Credidi, propter quod locutus sum" RV 605 is a curiosity among Antonio Vivaldi’s sacred vocal works, as it is an arrangement of an arrangement. The basis for this contrafactum was t...

Bruckner’s Tantum ergo in B-flat major was performed on New Year’s Eve 1849 at St. Florian monastery, where the composer was employed as a teacher. This short work captivates with an expressive, beaut...

When the E minor Mass was premiered in Linz it was heard in its first version. Bruckner made several changes to this version in 1876 and 1882: he reviewed its architecture and phrase structure and imp...

The French Bach cult, which began in the early 19th century, reached an initial highpoint around 1850. Charles Gounod, still largely unknown at the time, also studied Bach's works intensively - his ch...

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"....

Handel composed the 'Te Deum' in B-flat major HWV 281 in 1718 for the future Duke of Chandos, hence its nickname 'Chandos Te Deum'. Here it is called 'Te Deum for Cannons' after the Duke's stately hom...

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...

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...

Urtext der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe. Soli, Gemischter Chor, Orchester - Partitur; Urtextausgabe; Gesamtausgabe

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor, Orchester, Orgel - Partitur; Urtextausgabe

Haydn's Mass in B-flat major, also known as the 'Creation Mass' was composed in 1801. It is one of the six great Mass settings that forms the crowning glory of his vocal music along with 'The Creation...

Haydn's Missa in Angustiis, also known as the 'Nelson Mass', was composed in 1798. It is one of the six great Mass settings that forms the crowning glory of his vocal music along with The Creation and...

Urtext der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe. Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor-SATB, Flöte (2), Oboe (2), Horn (2), Clarin-Trompete (2), Pauke, Streicher, Orgel - Partitur; Urtextausga...

Urtext der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe. Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor-SATB, Oboe (2), Trompete (2), Posaune (3), Pauke, Streicher, Orgel - Partitur; Urtextausgabe

Offertorium. Urtext der Neuen Mozart-Ausgabe. Sopran solo, Gemischter Chor-SATB, Flöte (2), Horn (2), Trompete (2), Pauke, Streicher, Orgel - Partitur; Urtextausgabe

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s youthful masterpiece "Te Deum laudamus" K. 141 (66b) captivates with its vibrant energy, festive brilliance, and Baroque-inspired polyphony. Scored for four-part mixed choir...

The St. John Passion was first performed in Leipzig on Good Friday of 1724. Written three years before the St. Matthew Passion, it was a work Bach revised during the rest of his life, in fact he did n...