SKU: BR.CHB-5302-02

ISBN 9790004412220. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.

Johann Friedrich Doles was the indirect successor of J.S. Bach as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. He must have been familiar with Bachs setting of Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 when he wrote his Motet on this piece around 1775, since there are several stylistic parallels with its great precursor. Typical for Doless chorale motet is the fifth strophe (see example) with its sleek and elegant alternation between solo and tutti sections, whereby the composer and Thomaskantor probably only had eight able singers for the tutti in Leipzig around 1780, as Doles himself laments. The late 18th century was simply not the golden age of the Thomasschule! Doless motet fell into oblivion and was long held to be lost. This first edition supplements the publications from the late Baroque and early Classical eras (Graun, Bortnyansky a.o.) which were released in recent years in Breitkopfs Choral Library.

SKU: BR.EB-8901

ISBN 9790004185292. 9 x 12 inches.

The composition of works for solo piano runs through Hans Gal's entire oeuvre. Like all of the piano reductions for his operas, cantatas and solo concertos, the piano reduction of the Piano Concerto Op. 57 was written by the composer himself. First performed in Bournemouth in 1949, the Piano Concerto fell into oblivion after 1959, only to be performed again in 2009 by Hartmut Hudezeck for the first time in 50 years. The chamber-musical texture of the Piano Concerto - each part literally plays a role and has an independent contrapuntal function makes rehearsing with the aid of the piano reduction virtually indispensable. The present critical new edition was prepared by Anthony Fox with the essential support of Hartmut Hudezeck, who, thanks to his practical performance experience and his expertise in the field, was able to address not only questions of content but also of performance practice. Moreover, the edition benefits from Sarah Beth Briggs's annotations, who first recorded the work with the Royal Northern Sinfonia under the baton of Kenneth Woods on CD. The Concerto is notable for its tightly organized musical material shared equally between soloist and orchestra: ...attractive and accessible... (Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine).

SKU: HL.44007584

UPC: 884088264109.