Offertorium In Festo Sti Benedicti. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Since the autograph of the offertory 'Scande coeli limina' KV 34 has not survived, the discovery of the oldest existing copy of the parts in 1998 in the archives of the Holy Chapel in Altötting were a significant contribution to the preservation of this work. Robert Münster discovered the parts, the new source upon which the present …

Original Version. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Schumann’s Cello Concerto Rediscovered In her first Urtext edition for Edition Peters, internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight reveals Robert Schumann’s original version of his Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 – a piece he actually called a ‘Concertstück’ – removing generations of inauthentic editorial interventions. This is the only available mode…

Par PAVAN CARLOS. Fantasias Concertantes for Bassoon and Guitar by Carlos Pavan. Composer and guitarist Carlos Pavan was born in Argentina and has lived in New York City since the year 2000. In three movements, After Bartók is inspired by Concerto for Orchestra's first movement (the trumpet's theme/quartal harmony/octatonic scale), After Hindemith is based on Symphonic Metamorphosis (2nd movement …

Krönungsmesse. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart’s Missa in C K. 317, erroneously dubbed the “Coronation Mass, ” is among the most popular and most often performed works in this genre. The autograph of the Mass, which in many respects is very enlightening, was regarded as having been lost following the end of World War II, but was discovered at the end of the 1970s, it is preserved among the mus…

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Suk, Josef Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn St Wenceslas for String Quartet op. 35a Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert. Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian 'St. Wenceslas' hymn. The hymn's message ' …

Par JENNINGS RACHEL. Red Hot Violin is an exciting new series of graded performance repertoire with a difference, featuring sizzling arrangements of contemporary show-stoppers for intermediate Violin with Piano. With pieces in a wide variety of styles, violinists of all ages will enjoy showing off these sparkling takes on popular favourites. They're perfect for inspiring students as a refreshing c…

One of the least known of the great Russian pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) was one of the most influential and progressive. As a concert promoter, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public in the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler and Schoenberg. A stud…

Sainte-Colombe (2nd half of 17th century) Pour la Basse The pieces for Viola da Gamba solo from the manuscript M.3 of the Bibliothèque municipale of Tournus In 1992, in the French town of Tournus, an extensive anonymous music manuscript was discovered, which for insiders was nothing less than a sensation. For it turned out that 143 of the pieces in this collection of music for viola da gamba solo…

Major - Bordun. Par ORFF CARL / KEETMAN GUNILD. Carl Orff devoted much of his life to the development of a philosophy of Music for Children, based on his belief that music is the natural outcome of speech, rhythm and movement. His ideas and pioneering work have had a major influence on music and dance education throughout the world and today that work continues under the guidance of leading teache…