SKU: CA.4018003

ISBN 9790007064037. Key: F major. Language: Latin/English.

Brahms's Ave Maria was composed in 1858. The widely-held opinions in the literature on Brahms - that the work has justifiably been forgotten, the part-writing is monotonous and the style and diction is ponderous - don't do justice to a truly charming piece, based on folksong-like models. Score available separately - see item CA.4018000.

SKU: CA.2731514

ISBN 9790007201722. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Charles Gounod composed this Requiem under the impact of the death of his four-year-old grandson, Maurice. According to information handed down, while finishing the details of this work he was overtaken by death. It was published posthumously in various constellations by his pupil, Henri Busser, but the only complete version from the pen of Gounod is the version for large orchestra, which is published here for the first time in a critical edition. Gounod's Requiem, unlike many contemporary settings of the Mass of the Dead, is not characterized by darkness and terror. Rather, with all of its trepidation - expressed through a marked chromaticism - an atmosphere of hopeful expectation, of trust in the grace and equity of the divine judge predominates. This confidence finds its expression in the choice of the fundamental key of C major, which is rather unusual for a requiem. The work was given an impressive performance on the occasion of the first anniversary of Gounod's death in the Parisian church of Sainte-Madeleine under the direction of Gabriel Fauré and it was highly acclaimed by the contemporary press. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2731500.

SKU: CA.4003712

ISBN 9790007217006. Key: D minor. Language: Latin.

Score available separately - see item CA.4003700.

SKU: CA.4004705

ISBN 9790007058760. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Score available separately - see item CA.4004700.

SKU: CA.1038914

ISBN 9790007191252. Language: German. Text: Luther, Martin.

Score available separately - see item CA.1038900.

SKU: CA.1038305

ISBN 9790007130855. Language: Latin/English/German.

Score available separately - see item CA.1038300.

SKU: CA.1008719

ISBN 9790007141059. Language: German.

Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1008700.

SKU: CA.1038314

ISBN 9790007191122. Language: Latin/English/German.

Score available separately - see item CA.1038300.

SKU: CA.4067205

ISBN 9790007219918. Key: D minor. Language: Latin.

Johann Gottlieb Naumann, who today is becoming increasingly well known, achieved recognition during his lifetime as a composer of operas, among them the first Swedish national opera, Gustaf Wasa. In addition he wrote a large number of sacred compositions for the Court of Dresden, where he was employed for many years, including the present Missa in D minor, which was still performed well into the 20th century. This work, probably composed for Christmas in 1794, displays a decidedly pastoral character in the Gloria and Agnus Dei and moreover, is distinguished by charming solo woodwind parts. Score available separately - see item CA.4067200.

SKU: CA.4067211

ISBN 9790007219932. Key: D minor. Language: Latin.

Johann Gottlieb Naumann, who today is becoming increasingly well known, achieved recognition during his lifetime as a composer of operas, among them the first Swedish national opera, Gustaf Wasa. In addition he wrote a large number of sacred compositions for the Court of Dresden, where he was employed for many years, including the present Missa in D minor, which was still performed well into the 20th century. This work, probably composed for Christmas in 1794, displays a decidedly pastoral character in the Gloria and Agnus Dei and moreover, is distinguished by charming solo woodwind parts. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4067200.

SKU: CA.4068905

ISBN 9790007131135. Key: D major. Language: Latin.

Beethoven described his Missa solemnis as his greatest work several times, a work which, coming from the heart, was to touch and move audiences. The surviving sources enable us to recognize how intensively and how long he worked on the composition in order to give what he felt was adequate expression to the text. In its length and musical demands, the Missa solemnis goes far beyond typical liturgical settings, and the premiere took place, for good reason, in a concert hall. The chorus plays a key structural role in the work, and in the process has to master some extremely demanding sections. The leading Beethoven expert Ernst Herttrich has produced an Urtext edition based on the available sources, and reflecting the latest state of scholarship. Score available separately - see item CA.4068900.

SKU: CA.1038911

ISBN 9790007191221. Language: German. Text: Luther, Martin.

Score available separately - see item CA.1038900.

SKU: CA.4065661

ISBN 9790007219758. Key: F major. Language: Latin.

Piano/Vocal score available separately - see item CA.4065653.

SKU: CA.2701112

ISBN 9790007038786. Language: Latin/German.

Score available separately - see item CA.2701100.

SKU: CA.1036400

ISBN 9790007166526. Language: German. Text: von Spee, Friedrich / Simrock, Karl. Text by Friedrich von Spee / Karl Simrock.

Max Bruch succeeded in composing an impressive setting of the well known Advent text, O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf (O Saviour, tear open the heavens). Compositionally it is extremely sophisticated in its construction; Bruch combines both the choir and orchestra in a powerfully expressive and moving portrayal of mankind waiting for the coming of the Saviour. Following the premiere of the work in 1869 it was celebrated as Bruch's most important choral work, but later it fell largely into oblivion. Almost 150 years after it was composed, for the first time a critical-scholarly edition is now available to the public.