Oratorio-Immediately after completing ?St. Paul? in 1836 Mendelssohn mulled over the idea of composing a further oratorio. However a whole decade elapsed before the composition of ?Elijah? which takes as its theme the story of the Biblical prophet from the 1st Book of Kings. When he received the invitation to write a major work for the Birmingham Music Festival Mendelssohn finally embarked on work on the oratorio. ?Elijah? was premiered in 1846 in Birmingham with great success and has enjoyed great popularity ever since.Following the first performance Mendelssohn undertook a revision of the oratorio inwhich whole numbers were removed and new ones substituted. This is the version which was first heard in 1847 in London and which is still performed today.To mark the Mendelssohn anniversary year 2009 the Mendelssohn specialist Douglass Seaton Professor at Florida State University prepared a critical new edition of the oratorio. The edition reflects the latest research findings and includes both English and German singing texts.A critical commentary completes the new edition.- One of Mendelssohn?s most popular works in an edition reflecting the latest editorial knowledge.- Bärenreiter-Urtext including numbers from the original version for the first time.- English and German singing texts.- Critical Commentary (Eng).- Full score performance material (BA9070) and vocal score (BA9070-90) available for sale.

Auferstehungssymphonie. Par MAHLER GUSTAV. Mahler's Second Symphony (Resurrection) is now published as a two-volume set from Universal Edition. The new revised edition is based upon the Critical Edition (2010)./ Répertoire / Solistes, Choeur et Orchestre

Composer: Mahler Gustav Title: Symphony No. 2 C minor Scored for: for soli, mixed choir and orchestra Language: German Edition type: piano reduction Edited by: Stark-Voit Renate, Kaplan Gilbert ISBN: 978-3-7024-7021-0 ISMN: 979-0-008-08354-9 Order number: UE35468

Klavierauszug für Gesangssoli Gemischtchor und Klavier. Soli: SB – Chor: SB.Piano reduction for Cantata No 212 'Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet' BWV 212 for Soprano and Bass solo.

Oratorio in three parts-Messiah occupies a unique position in Handel???s work. Even if it does not represent the absolute zenith several other oratorios could challenge it in this respect its strongly universal character and directness of expression which appeal to men of all creeds make it the most renowned work in the whole of the composer???s monumental output.That this oratorio is unquestionably a work of individual character is shown by all its features: its material which presents liturgical traditions alongside popular elements; its structure which combines an ever-changing variety of elements from opera cantata concerto and anthem; its musicalorganization which at once unifies and dramatically juxtaposes the various styles. All are united in an extraordinary manner with great artistry most accomplished technique and superb invention.Urtext of the Halle Handel EditionFull score and performance material (BA4012) vocal score (BA4012-73 English; BA4012-90 English-German) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP175) available for sale.

Lieder der Vergänglichkeit for three soloists (SMezBar), mixed choir and orchestra. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. The form of this work is not so much based on the classical symphony, but is closer to a song cycle structure which has now grown to include 13 movements for choir and orchestra. The Romantic characteristics and form of the 8th Symphony are both reminiscent of Gustav Mahler’s choral symphonic works and his Lied von der Erde. Krzysztof Penderecki here extends and augments his expressive musical material, for example through cluster techniques and glissandi, possibilities which he has been systematically exploring since the 1950s. He has compiled the texts from poetry by Eichendorff, Rilke, Brecht, Kraus, Hesse, Goethe, Bethge and von Arnim on the theme of ’forests and trees’, which has long been close to his heart as demonstrated by his private arboretum near Luslavice (’my personal Ithaca’) containing over 1500 species of trees./ Répertoire / Solistes, Choeur et Orchestre

HWV 283-Handel's Dettinger Te Deum was composed to celebrate England’s victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen. This is Handel’s last and most successful setting of the Te Deum and reveals a deep understanding of the English church music tradition.The sound impact of this broadly conceived work is governed by the choirs in an almost theatrical exegesis of the text. Particularly striking are several borrowings from the Messiah which Handel had just completed.This Barenreiter Urtext edition has been edited by the Baroque specialist Amanda Babington and is based on the Urtext from the Halle HandelEdition.First Urtext editionIncludes a Foreword (Eng/Ger)Straight-forward well-presented Piano reduction (Eng)Full score and performance material (BA10706) and vocal score (BA10706-90) available for sale

HWV 283-Handel's Dettinger Te Deum was composed to celebrate England’s victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen. This is Handel’s last and most successful setting of the Te Deum and reveals a deep understanding of the English church music tradition.The sound impact of this broadly conceived work is governed by the choirs in an almost theatrical exegesis of the text. Particularly striking are several borrowings from the Messiah which Handel had just completed.This Barenreiter Urtext edition has been edited by the Baroque specialist Amanda Babington and is based on the Urtext from the Halle HandelEdition.First Urtext editionIncludes a Foreword (Eng/Ger)Straight-forward well-presented Piano reduction (Eng)Full score and performance material (BA10706) and vocal score (BA10706-90) available for sale

Ein Oratorium Nach Worten Des Alten Testaments. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Nur ein Jahr vor seinem Tod erzielte Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy mit seinem Oratorium 'Elias' einen Erfolg, der ihn bis heute zu einem der beliebtesten Oratorienkomponisten gemacht hat. Von packender Dramatik und gleichzeitig von einer Innigkeit des Gottvertrauens, wie sie zu Mendelssohns Lebzeiten durchaus nicht mehr selbstverständlich war, bietet dieses Oratorium den Aufführenden eine Vielzahl an musikalischen Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten. Der alttestamentliche Bibeltext ist in den Rezitativen, Arien und Chorsätzen recht genau aufgenommen; um die Dramatik zu steigern, legt Mendelssohn ihn zum Teil dialogisch an und kommentiert ihn aus den Prophetenbüchern und demPsalter. Dadurch entsteht ein biblisches Drama, dessen 22 Abschnitte zu ausgedehnten, dramatischen Szenen zusammengefaßt sind. Allerdings können ohne weiteres auch einzelne Chorsätze aus dem 'Elias' herausgelöst und zu passenden liturgischen Gelegenheiten im Gottesdienst oder in geistlichen Konzerten aufgeführt werden. 'Bei einem solchen Gegenstand wie Elias . . . muß das Dramatische vorwalten. . . die Leute lebendig redend und handelnd eingeführt werden, . . . eine recht anschauliche Welt, wie sie im alten Testamente in jedem Kapitel steht, ' schrieb Mendelssohn an seinen Librettisten. Die 'anschauliche Welt' setzte er in packenden Baalschören, dramatisch durchkomponierten Szenen und schlichter Engelsmusik um. Die Carus-Neuausgabe von R. Larry Todd, Duke University/USA, gibt ausführliche Informationen über Entstehungsgeschichte und Quellenlage. / Oratorio / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières,