This volume contains French operatic arias for baritone from works that opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck was commissioned to compose for the Paris Opéra:
“Iphigénie en Aulide” (1774) | “Cythère assiégée” ...

In his symphonic poem “Danse macabre” Saint-Saëns takes up a poem by Henri Cazalis that he had already set as an art song. Here the Devil brings the dead to life by playing his violin. Although the orchestral work was given a lukewarm ...

A number of questions regarding Beethoven’s most famous bagatelle, „Für Elise“, remain unanswered until today: What happened to the complete autograph and who was „Elise“? The bagatelle was written between 1808 and 1810. It was first published ...

Three poems by the French lyricist Louis Amade, known for his texts for Edith Piaf and Gilbert Bécaud, form the basis for a series of pictograms of human emotional states. While keeping to singeable melodies the music explores multifaceted ...

The intimate atmosphere of the first of the „Trois Poèmes“ op. 66 (11053) is evoked here in a purely instrumental form – technically easily accessible, with an expressive melodic and corresponding harmonic treatment.

The intimate atmosphere of the first of the “Trois Poèmes” op. 66 is evoked here in a purely instrumental form – technically easily accessible, with an expressive melodic and corresponding harmonic treatment.

A suite whose movements always deliver something other than what they seem to promise. But throughout, the two instruments and respectively their players act like two people in very specific situations:

I.: The opening movement ...

In a wide-reaching form the music develops increasing density in texture, dynamics und sound quality. The work can be performed as an anthemic coda together with the „Cantus“ requiring the same instrumentation (BA 7455).

Psalm 128 praises a life devoted to God, but also praises the family. The work strives to depict the bright striding along this path. The images of the text are set to music by various modal reinterpretations of the diatonic scale. The gentle ...

Due to numerous customer requests, Bärenreiter will be successively offering vocal scores to major Mozart operas in hardback editions again. This means you now have the choice: perhaps you prefer a lower-priced and slightly lighter soft-cover ...

Charles Gounod’s international renown is based on the success of his opera „Faust“ after Goethe’s drama: The aging Faust makes a pact with the devil. He sells his soul to Mephistopheles and in return gets back his youth – and he experiences ...

In May of 1802, the “Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung” praised the violin sonatas op. 23 and 24 as being “... among the best Beethoven has written, which is to say that they are among the best being written at all. The composer’s original, fiery ...

An autograph fragment of the Violin Sonata op. 47 is titled, in Beethoven’s hand, “Sonata mulattica composta per il mulatto Brischdauer, gran pazzo e compositore mulattico” – meaning “Mulatto Sonata composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, great ...

Without any doubt J.S. Bach’s cycle of the three Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006 represents one of the pinnacles of classical European music. According to C.P.E. Bach a contemporary voice stated that there was „nothing more accomplished ...

Rameau’s only extant opera based on a libretto by Voltaire has come down to us in two versions (1745 and 1746), that of 1745 having long been regarded as lost. Volume IV.12 of the “Opera omnia Rameau” now provides a complete edition for the ...

With its Bohemian echoes and thematic diversity, Symphony No. 8 enjoys a special status among lovers of Antonín Dvorák's music.

For a long time, the performance material for this work has been notorious for its myriad ...

The Concerto for Bassoon was the first solo wind concerto penned by the major Czech composer Jirí Pauer (1919-2007). It was composed in 1949 and after some re-working the final version was premiered in 1952 by Czech bassoonist Karel ...

The suites are the very core of cello literature, with their timeless beauty accompanying cellists from their student years throughout the height of their professional careers.

Considering the works’ significance, the great number ...

Unusual instrumentations were by no means the exception in the chamber music works of Bohuslav Martinu, most notably the works he wrote in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s being characterised by his experimentation with sound and form. It is from ...

Published in 1784, Mozart’s Sonata in A major “for clavier solo”, with its famous “Alla Turca” finale, is one of the most popular works in the entire piano literature. After a section of the lost autograph was rediscovered a few years ago, ...

Hier ist er, der lang erwartete Nachschub an weihnachtlichen Liedern von Oliver Gies. Wieder hat der Meister deutschsprachige Songs gänzlich neu für Chor erdacht, hinzu kommen zwei Weihnachtsklassiker in nagelneuen Arrangements sowie ...

„Three!“ ist ein Versprechen: Alle Arrangements dieses Albums sind für dreistimmigen Chor SAM arrangiert. Sie sind klangvoll in Harmonie und Stimmführung und garantieren Freude in Probe und Konzert.

Eine obligate Klavierbegleitung ...

Unusual instrumentations were by no means the exception in the chamber music works of Bohuslav Martinu, most notably the works he wrote in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s being characterised by his experimentation with sound and form. It is from ...

This album for children (and teenagers) is intended for beginners encountering the diverse range of orchestral percussion instruments for the first time. Short compositions have been included only for those orchestral instruments that are most ...

This album for children (and teenagers) is intended for beginners on the drum kit, the most popular form of percussion. The composer has deliberately avoided advanced playing techniques (e.g. drum roll or double strokes). A choice of tempos ...

Im Rahmen der aktuellen Serie von Lehrplänen wird nun auch der Band für die Blockflöte erscheinen. Die Printversion hat den ungewöhnlich starken Umfang von 180 Seiten, eine eBook-Version wird gleichzeitig erscheinen. Gegenüber ...

Handel's three-act opera "Sosarme, Re di Media" (HWV 30) was performed for the first time in 1732 with star castrato Senesino in the title role. The plot centres on a family conflict over the succession to the throne. This edition ...

“An Elemental Elegy” was commissioned by the internationally acclaimed ensemble Voces8 for their 15th anniversary recording project "After Silence". The CD was released in July 2020.

Mårten Jansson says: "The ...

Beethoven’s ten sonatas for violin and piano are among the most famous works of chamber music history and represent, together with Mozart’s works for this combination, the core of violin repertoire from the Viennese Classicist period.
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Beethoven’s ten sonatas for violin and piano are among the most famous works of chamber music history and represent, together with Mozart’s works for this combination, the core of violin repertoire from the Viennese Classicist period.
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Beethoven’s ten sonatas for violin and piano are among the most famous works of chamber music history and represent, together with Mozart’s works for this combination, the core of violin repertoire from the Viennese Classicist period.
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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 for soloists, uses simple expressive ...

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 for soloists, uses simple expressive ...

How practical: This choral masterpiece is now appearing in a handy and affordable soft-cover score to complement the substantial linen-bound complete edition volume.

The tried-and-tested musical text remains unchanged, whilst ...

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The renowned Czech double bass player, composer, conductor and teacher František Hertl (1906–1973) wrote many concert and teaching pieces for his instrument. An outstanding virtuoso, he had a consummate mastery of his instrument’s expressive ...

Diese Sammlung steht unter dem Motto des bayerischen Kinderchortreffens „Laudato si – Kinder singen für den Frieden“. Bereits bestehende Sätze wurden zusammengetragen, andere eigens für gleichstimmigen Chor neu komponiert und ...

The episode from Ovid‘s “Metamorphoses” in which Daphne attempts to escape Apollo’s advances by turning into a laurel tree, causing the devastated god to weave a laurel crown in memory of the nymph, has inspired the masterworks of many artists. ...

In 1845/46 Chopin composed his bel canto inspired “Barcarolle” in F-sharp major op. 60, which became a model for subsequent generations of composers.

In his evaluation of the divergent and partly even contradictory sources – due ...

Due to numerous customer requests, Bärenreiter will be successively offering vocal scores to major Mozart operas in hardback editions again. Sturdier hardcover editions of important repertoire works are more likely to survive the rigours ...

“Idomeneo” K. 366 was first performed on 29 January 1781 at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich. It was Mozart’s second opera for the Munich court, which was preceded by the opera buffa “La finta giardiniera”, composed in 1775.
“Idomeneo” ...

Beethoven’s “Diabelli Variations”, written between 1819 and 1823, mark the pinnacle of his oeuvre for variations and next to Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” form one of the most important contributions to this genre. In addition to Beethoven, ...

The composition “Silberklänge” was commissioned for the 2020 International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig.

The composer noted: “During my first visit to the Georgenkirche in Rötha, I was impressed by the ...

Manfred Trojahn is known for his compositional treatment of texts that reflect “the failure of the artist from various perspectives”. Above all, “Le Ceneri di Gramsci“ by Pier Paolo Pasolini and “Ein Brief“ by Hugo von Hofmannsthal comprise ...

Pavel Haas was one of Leoš Janácek’s most gifted students. His String Quartet No. 2 “From the Monkey Mountains” is considered to be one of the first high points of his oeuvre.

In this work, Haas combined elements of Janácek’s ...

Leopold Koželuch (also Koželuh) was among the leading musical figures of 18th-century Vienna, well-known in his day as an excellent pianist and piano teacher.

Six delightful sonatas have been selected from the complete edition ...

Pavel Haas was one of Leoš Janácek’s most gifted students. His String Quartet No. 2 “From the Monkey Mountains” is considered to be one of the first high points of his oeuvre.

In this work, Haas combined elements of Janácek’s ...

– BA 5037-90 replaces the previous vocal score. The article number remains unchanged

– The text appears in slightly larger type size and a clearly legible font

– The pagination has been adopted from the previous edition. ...

How practical: This choral masterpiece is now appearing in a handy and affordable soft-cover score to complement the substantial linen-bound complete edition volume.

The tried-and-tested musical text remains unchanged, whilst ...

With the premiere of Gluck’s “Alceste”, the “Burgtheater” Vienna reopened its doors, concluding a period of mourning that had been decreed following the death of Archduchess Maria Josepha.

Calzabigi’s inspiration for the libretto, ...

In late September 1874, shortly after losing his hearing, Smetana started work on “Vyšehrad”, the first symphonic poem in what would become a six-part cycle with the title “Má vlast” (My Country). It tells the eventful history of this ...

Nicklausse’s famous violin aria from the third act of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” (“The Tales of Hoffmann”) by Jacques Offenbach is now available in a separate edition. It includes a vocal score as well as a chamber music arrangement with solo ...

This album for children (and teenagers) is intended for beginners on the snare drum. The short compositions with piano accompaniment have descriptive titles such as “The Caterpillar” or “The Grasshopper” in order to motivate the young musicians. ...

This album for children (and teenagers) is intended for beginners on the timpani. The short compositions with piano accompaniment have descriptive titles such as “Swings” or “The Climbing Frame” in order to motivate the young musicians. The ...

In the space of a few months, in the autumn and winter of 1789, Mozart filled more than 650 pages of a score that shows practically no signs of mental or physical exertion. The result was one of his most profound operas, Così fan tutte ...

Mårten Jansson is internationally known, particularly for his masses; the Missa brevis in E-flat minor and the Missa Popularis are regularly performed in concert programmes.

The new Missa Brevis Arosiensis is stylistically ...

This Pronunciation Guide helps Japanese singers with the pronunciation of the German text in the “Finale” of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. It includes the singing text in German, the international phonetic transcription, Japanese Katakana as ...

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(Set of BA 9009-90 (Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 – Vocal score) + BA 9009-14 (A Pronunciation Guide for Japanese Singers – Text booklet in Japanese)