2 violins, viola, cello (Violins (2), Viola, Violoncello)

SKU: BA.BA06857

Composed by Leos Janacek. Edited by Leoš Faltus and Miloš Štedron. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Complete Critical Edition of the Works of Leos Janacek E/4. Complete edition, Score, Set of parts. Composed 1928. No. 2. Duration 26 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA06857_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA06857).

ISBN 9790260100503. 34.3 x 27 cm inches.

Janácek’s 2nd String Quartet, “Intimate Letters”, is regarded as a highlight of the modern string quartet literature. It was written during the composer’s last year of life, between 29 January and 19 February 1928, inspired by the ageing Janácek’s exceptional love for Kamila Stösslová. The Moravian Quartet devoted themselves to this impressive work; Janácek attended a total of three of their rehearsals in May and June 1928. This had several consequences, including his abandoning his original idea of using a viola d’amore.

After Janácek’s unexpected death (12 August 1928) the uncertain genesis of the work became the greatest problem of the “Intimate Letters”: the surviving copies were not definitively authorised.

The editors of this new edition have reverted to Janácek’s autograph sketches as the main, most reliable source and using these as a basis, have reconstructed the work as it stood at the point of Janácek’s death.

The musical text therefore contains clear differences in comparison with older editions.

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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (Solo SATB voices, Mixed choir, 4Fl(Flote I-III muta in Piccolo-Flote), 2 Ob+EnglHn, 3clar(clar III muta in Bass-clar), 3bsn(bassoonott III muta in Kontra-bassoonott), 4Hn, 4Trp, 3tbn, Tb, 3timp, Tri, Tr-Kl, Be-Hang, Tam, Glsp, Gl, Cel, 2 harp, Org, Str)

SKU: BA.BA06863

September 1927 Version. Composed by Leos Janacek. Edited by Jirí Zahrádka. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Complete Critical Edition of the Works of Leos Janacek. Series B, Volume 5-II. September 1927 Version. Complete edition, Score. 179 pages. Duration 41 minutes, 13 seconds. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA06863_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA06863).

ISBN 9790260105317. 34.2 x 27 cm inches. Text Language: Church Slavic.

“The Glagolitic Mass”, one of the 20th century masterpieces of sacred music, has a very complex genesis and constitutes an intricate editorial challenge.

This new critical edition presents two different versions of the work in two separate volumes (B/5-I, BA 6862 und B/5-II, BA 6863): the “September 1927” version which the composer completed before the first rehearsals and subsequent premiere in Brno and the version he partly reworked for the first Prague performance in April 1928. This second version was then revised further and published after Janacek’s death by Universal Edition Wien in 1930. Known as the “final authorised version“, it has been newly edited for this publication which is based on the engraver’s copy of the score prepared by Janacek’s regular copyist Václav Sedlacek.

The new Barenreiter edition also contains an informative preface (Cz/Eng/Ger/Fr/Ru) as well as detailed critical commentary. The “September 1927” version can be seen more as a supplement and appears without text commentary.

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First violin,second violin,viola,cello (1. Violin, 2. Violin, Viola, Violoncello)

SKU: BA.BA09031

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Jonathan Del Mar. This edition: urtext edition. In a folder. Barenreiter Urtext. Set of parts. Opus 131. 22/20/20/22 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09031_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09031).

ISBN 9790006568536. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Key: C-sharp minor.

This separately published Critical Commentary offers extensive information on the genesis, reception, sources, and readings of the works included in the music volume.

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Soloists, Mixed choir, Orchestra

SKU: BA.BA05576

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Rudolf Faber. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05576. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05576).

ISBN 9790006575954. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Key: E-flat major. Text Language: Latin.

We know relatively little about the genesis of Schubertâ??s Mass in E-flat major (D 950) which he completed in 1828, a few months before his death. The work was not performed during his lifetime and we can only speculate what might have caused the composer to write this Missa solemnis.

In the preface to this volume of the New Schubert Edition, editor Rudolf Faber assembles all documented facts. Furthermore, he focuses on the accents, which are such a characteristic element of Schubertâ??s autograph scores, and explains how Schubert used them in a very differentiated manner, in particular in the Mass in E-flat major. In order to do justice to these subtle differences, the New Schubert Edition has introduced a new symbol: an accent which is flexible with regard to its length and which makes it possible to visualize Schubertâ??s sophisticated employment of emphasis and accentuation.

The work is scored for large orchestra (without flutes), chorus, and one soprano as well as two tenors as soloists. In Schubertâ??s autograph the organ is not explicitly called for, but Ferdinand Schubert added an organ part for the posthumous premiere on 4 October 1829 at the Dreifaltigkeitskirche of Vienna Alservorstadt.

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Piano - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA10889

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Walburga Litschauer. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Performance score, anthology. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA10889. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA10889).

ISBN 9790006577415. 31 x 24.3 cm inches.

Schubertâ??s piano sonatas reflect the entire cosmos of his distinctive writing, spanning from an early experimentation with this form to the iconic last three sonatas, which the composer completed in 1828, the last year of his life.

All three volumes are equipped with informative prefaces on the genesis and sources, as well as valuable notes on piano playing in Schubert's time (including articulation, pedal usage, ornamentation) by Mario Aschauer - with a focus on Schubert's characteristic notation of accents.

A quick location of works and individual movements is facilitated by running titles at the top of the right-hand pages with indications of opus and movement numbers. The Critical Commentary lists in particular readings relevant to interpretation. Schubert's drafts and sonata fragments are accessible via the Bärenreiter website.

The indispensable three-volume standard work at the cutting edge of Schubert research is available at a special set price!

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