This album for mixed choir and piano contains a selection of richly varied choruses from Italian, French, German, English and Russian operas from the 17th to 19th centuries, illuminating the great diversity of the genre.

- Foreword (Ger/Eng) ...

Volume 3 for soprano contains the first half of the large-scale arias and ariettas that Rameau composed for lyric soprano (the 18th-century equivalent of today’s lyric coloratura soprano) in his prologues and divertissements. Each number is ...

Haydn’s Symphony in C major Hob. I: 90, dated 1788 in the autograph, belongs to a group of works that he composed between the Paris symphonies (Hob. I: 82–87) and the London symphonies (Hob. I: 93–104). It thus belongs to the last symphonies ...

With his sonatas op. 31 composed in 1802 Beethoven for the last time grouped together piano sonatas under one opus number. The centrepiece of the collection is undoubtedly the dramatic Sonata in D minor nicknamed »Tempest« which already fascinated ...

Das Rottenburger Mädchen- und Jugendchorfestival 2017 steht unter dem Motto „Unser Licht ist Christus“. Für diesen Anlass wurden in der vorliegenden Sammlung bereits bestehende Sätze zusammengetragen und andere eigens für Mädchenchor ...

It was in 1990 – more than 250 years after the publication of "Il Pastor Fido" – that the masterful forgery was exposed: not Antonio Vivaldi but in fact the French composer Nicolas Chédeville (1705–1782) turned out to be the true author of ...

The heroic pastoral Daphnis et Eglé was performed only once, on 29 October 1753, for the entertainment of King Louis XV at Fontainebleau and remained unpublished until today.

This edition is based on Rameau's autograph manuscript, a ...

Haydn’s late piano sonatas Hob. XVI:40–42 (1784) and Hob. XVI:48–52 (1788-95) reveal him to be a highly distinctive and consummate master in terms of form and expression. These technically brilliant works, the quintessence of his sonata output, ...

This first publication of the Sonata in D major is based on Bärenreiter’s Camille Saint-Saëns OEuvres instrumentales complètes. Although we know from correspondence that two complete autographs existed, only an incomplete autograph source containing ...

Although quite some time has passed since the multifaceted organ music from Spain's Golden Age could be called an “insider's tip”, it had yet to attain popularity with any wide audience outside the countries of the Iberian Peninsula. The three-volume ...

Although quite some time has passed since the multifaceted organ music from Spain's Golden Age could be called an “insider's tip”, it had yet to attain popularity with any wide audience outside the countries of the Iberian Peninsula. The three-volume ...

This volume, edited by Andreas Rockstroh, completes the organ music series for key times and occasions during the church year. As a collection of light to medium-heavy 19th century works, it presents a rich assortment of compositions and arrangements ...

Early piano quintet

In 1887 Antonín Dvorák revised several of the works he had composed in the 1860s and 1870s, most of which he then published for the first time.
In this context he asked the music critic Ludevít Procházka to return ...

The Fantasy in D minor (No. 1) was written in 1957 by Miloslav Kabelác, one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. This work was undertaken on the initiative of the prominent Czech organist Jirí Reinberger. It was the composer’s ...

The leading Czech violinist Pavel Šporcl dedicated his virtuoso variations on the Czech national anthem to “his homeland”. The song Kde domov muj (Where Is My Home) originates from Josef Kajetán Tyl’s play Fidlovacka aneb Žádný hnev a žádná ...

Premiered in London in 1733, Handel’s “magic opera” “Orlando” is based on a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capeci that derives indirectly from Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem “Orlando furioso”.
This subject was very popular at the time and was ...

The new scholarly-critical edition of the score of Rameau’s “ballet héroïque” Les Indes galantes finally clears up its convoluted source history. At the first performance, on 23 August 1735, it consisted of a prologue and three acts: Le Turc ...

The first great orchestral psalm

Mendelssohn’s first great orchestral psalm took almost six years to complete, from the initial sketches and the first version of 1830 to the final version of 1835. Its premiere which took place at the ...

The first great orchestral psalm

Mendelssohn’s first great orchestral psalm took almost six years to complete, from the initial sketches and the first version of 1830 to the final version of 1835. Its premiere which took place at the ...

Dvorák’s “Slavonic Rhapsodies” op. 45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock, Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major, G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number ...

Arrangements of familiar pieces for two flutes were very popular in the romantic era. This enabled works which were current at that time to be played in salons and at home. Folk songs, opera arias, piano and concert pieces were arranged by ...

Following the publication of Dvorák’s early set of love songs “Cypresses”, all his other songs with piano accompaniment are now appearing in Urtext editions.

“Songs II” includes the mature works from Dvorák’s late period. Besides the ...

Following the publication of Dvorák’s early set of love songs “Cypresses”, all his other songs with piano accompaniment are now appearing in Urtext editions.

“Songs II” includes the mature works from Dvorák’s late period. Besides the ...

What does making music mean to us? Confidence · Enthusiasm · Passion
This is what we wish to convey with our new Barenreiter Urtext campaign which features several musician motifs (cello, clarinet, violin, double bass or piano) photographed ...

What does making music mean to us? Confidence · Enthusiasm · Passion
This is what we wish to convey with our new Barenreiter Urtext campaign which features several musician motifs (cello, clarinet, violin, double bass or piano) photographed ...

What does making music mean to us? Confidence · Enthusiasm · Passion
This is what we wish to convey with our new Barenreiter Urtext campaign which features several musician motifs (cello, clarinet, violin, double bass or piano) photographed ...

What does making music mean to us? Confidence · Enthusiasm · Passion
This is what we wish to convey with our new Barenreiter Urtext campaign which features several musician motifs (cello, clarinet, violin, double bass or piano) photographed ...

What does making music mean to us? Confidence · Enthusiasm · Passion
This is what we wish to convey with our new Barenreiter Urtext campaign which features several musician motifs (cello, clarinet, violin, double bass or piano) photographed ...

A popular Requiem arranged for female voices

In this arrangement of Fauré’s “Requiem” for soloists (SA), female choir (SSAA) and organ, the tenor and bass parts are distributed among the altos which has necessitated some judicious adaptations ...

Diese kompakte Sammlung steht unter dem Motto des Regensburger Jugendchorfestivals 2017 „Unser Licht ist Christus“. Sie enthält Motetten, geistliche Lieder, Wechselgesänge sowie Kanons in verschiedenen Sprachen und Besetzungen.

Als Herzstück ...

Dvorák’s Violin Concerto was composed between 1879 and 1882, with the active assistance of Joseph Joachim, and was issued by the publisher Fritz Simrock, Berlin in 1883. Its premiere took place in October of that same year with František Ondrícek ...

Dvorák’s Violin Concerto was composed between 1879 and 1882, with the active assistance of Joseph Joachim, and was issued by the publisher Fritz Simrock, Berlin in 1883. Its premiere took place in October of that same year with František Ondrícek ...

It is hard to believe that this highly lyrical and moderately difficult sonata in the unusual key of F-sharp major was preceded by the supremely dramatic “Appassionata Sonata” in F minor op. 57 (BA 10852). Beethoven dedicated the sonata op. ...

In a letter to Breitkopf & Härtel Beethoven called his small sonata op. 79 “Sonate facile” or “Sonatina”. With its moderate technical difficulty, the work is very well suited for advanced beginners. We have to thank Muzio Clementi for the creation ...

Dvorák’s Piano Quartet in D major, though composed at the height of his artistic maturity, is to date unjustly overshadowed by his more popular works.
It was written within the space of 18 days in the summer of 1875 and was later revised, ...

Das Abschiednehmen von einem geliebten Menschen wird oft emotional mit einem bestimmten Lied verknüpft. Die Angehörigen sehen in einem Song genau die Gefühle ausgedrückt, die in dieser Situation so schwer zu formulieren sind.

12 solcher ...

“In this work I gave everything I had to give. […] What I did here I will never do again”.
Camille Saint-Saëns was justifiably proud of his Symphony No. 3 in C minor op. 78, dedicated to the memory of Franz Liszt. Like Beethoven’s Ninth, ...

“Triptyk” (“Triptych”) and “Mörkblå tillit” (“Dark Blue Trust”) have been written by hospital chaplain/author Kerstin Dillmar.

In her work she often meets people who walk in the shadow of death and her dealings and thoughts about this ...

The three popular sonatas op. 10 were written between the end of 1795 and the beginning of 1798, only shortly after Beethoven had completed his first fully-fledged sonatas op. 2. In the press they were announced as „3 very nice piano sonatas“ ...

One must look long and hard to find a piano pupil who hasn’t studied Beethoven’s two “sonate facile” op. 49.
They are not only relatively easy to play but highly lyrical and effective, ideally combining joy in music-making with a mastery ...

Thrilling virtuosity

The young violin virtuoso Roman Kim arranges and composes violin music with high musical challenges and technical aplomb.

Following his inimitable and unsurpassable arrangement of Bach’s “Air” for violin solo, ...

This new scholarly-critical edition of String Quartet op. 127, the first of Beethoven’s late quartets, follows upon Urtext publications of opp. 18, 59, 74 and 95.

Once more the editor is the renowned Beethoven authority Jonathan Del ...

This piece is a transcription of a composition originally conceived for choir and large orchestra commissioned by the “Knabenkantorei Basel”.

The text which stem from the liturgical chants “Cantionale” by Thomas Kress, Basel’s last Carthusian ...

“The Mozart of the 19th century”
Robert Schumann

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical “Song without Words” (“Romance ...

“The Mozart of the 19th century”
Robert Schumann

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical “Song without Words” (“Romance ...

“The Mozart of the 19th century”
Robert Schumann

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical “Song without Words” (“Romance ...

The ORGAN PLUS ONE series is conceived primarily for semi-professional church musicians and instrumentalists. It takes its bearings on the music of the liturgical year and can easily be performed in church services, evening recitals or small ...

Die mit dem vorliegenden Auswahlband abgeschlossene Reihe folgt der Nummerierung des Evangelischen Gesangbuches und richtet sich nach der Abfolge des Kirchenjahres.

Die Bände enthalten technisch leichte, originelle kleine Choralvorspiele ...

Published in 1784, Mozart’s Sonata in A major “for clavier solo”, with the famous Rondo “Alla Turca” finale, is one of the most popular works in the entire piano literature.
Now a newly resurfaced section of the autograph has prompted Bärenreiter ...

Klezmer music is highly popular with clarinettists and audiences alike.
This volume gathers together eleven Yiddish melodies with the typical, slightly melancholy klezmer touch.

The impact is all the greater when they are played by ...

In 1891 Dvorák arranged the final eighth dance of his popular first set of the “Slavonic Dances” op. 46 for violoncello and piano. The Czech composer Jirí Gemrot, born in 1957, has followed his example and has arranged the remaining dances ...

This new scholarly-critical edition of String Quartet op. 127, the first of Beethoven’s late quartets, follows upon Urtext publications of opp. 18, 59, 74 and 95.

Once more the editor is the renowned Beethoven authority Jonathan Del ...

In the style of commedia dell'arte

In 1918 Gabriel Fauré, then 73 years old, received a commission from Prince Albert I of Monaco to write stage music invoking the atmosphere of the “commedia dell’arte”.
The four-movement orchestral ...

Incidental music with the famous "Sicilienne"

Fauré wrote “Pelléas et Mélisande” in 1898 originally as incidental music to Maurice Maeterlinck’s like-named play. After the premiere and subsequent performances, he set about reworking ...

An appetiser for our high-quality Urtext opera vocal scores – give it a try and enjoy!

This collection of opera arias for soprano (or mezzo-soprano) and piano offers a cross-section of Bärenreiter’s extensive catalogue of stage works. ...

Mozart’s final work, the Requiem K. 626, was left incomplete.
The completion of the fragmentary score by his assistant Franz Xaver Süssmayr, who helped him with The Magic Flute, has the character of a historical source with utmost closeness ...

Walther Dürr presents Volume 8 of the new Urtext edition of Schubert’s lieder in separate editions for high, medium and low voice.

This volume contains lieder originating during the latter half of 1815, between August and November. Three ...

This volume contains the first half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas for lyrical soprano from the following operas by Rameau:

Acanthe et Céphise (Céphise)
Anacréon (Chloé)
Castor et Pollux (Télaïre)
Dardanus (Iphise, ...

Louis Vierne (1870–1937) brought symphonic French organ music to its stylistic climax.

Besides being a productive composer, he also gained a reputation as a brilliant improviser at his place of employment, the Notre Dame Cathedral in ...

This edition clarifies a performance aspect of Haydn’s Symphony in G major that has long been misunderstood: in m. 1 of the second movement (Largo) the viola, violoncello and several wind instrument parts are marked “solo”, indicating that ...