Solo voices, SATB chorus, orchestra (2 Corni di bassetto, 2 Fg, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc)

SKU: CA.5165203

Completed and edited by Howard Arman. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Howard Arman. Arranged by Howard Arman. Vocal score. KV 626. Duration 50 minutes. Carus Verlag #5165203. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5165203).

ISBN 9790007294243. Key: D minor. Latin.

The English conductor and composer Howard Arman has presented us with a completed version of Mozartâ??s Requiem. â??Another one?â? you might ask, since this publication is only the latest in a long line reaching back to the traditional SüÃ?mayr version. Yet such is the enormous power of Mozartâ??s score that the challenge and appeal of completing it remain undiminished. After two decades of intensive study, Howard Armanâ??s additions to Mozartâ??s great original show the requisite care and respect while incorporating many new insights.

Armanâ??s approach is particularly fruitful. Always aware of the appropriate limits to such re-creative work, he orients himself towards the typical characteristics of Mozartâ??s brilliant composing style: The masterly compositional technique, the search for innovative solutions to every problem, and even the terse treatment of the text with extremely suggestive harmonies. All of this leads to a number of new listening experiences. In the Tuba mirum, for example, we enjoy a warm, cohesive ensemble sound, supported by the bassoons, which depart from the bass line. The Confutatis presents a quite different picture: Even the basset horns are drawn down into the infernal depths. This effect is reinforced by the independence of the trombones; rather than simply following the choral parts, the instrumentâ??s unique sound is given an opportunity to shine. Armanâ??s Lacrimosa achieves a lively Mozartian feel by granting the voices considerable freedom rather than following a rigid pattern. And he concludes the movement with a fugal Amen, whereby the focus is not so much on the counterpoint itself, but rather â?? in the spirit of Mozart â?? on creating a sense of drama and illuminating the theme in all its possible facets. Mozartâ??s fragment ends with the Hostias, and so does Armanâ??s completion.

For the four following movements (Sanctus to Communio) we have nothing from Mozart, and so here, where the master is silent, Arman finally returns to Sü�mayr, the man who was closest to Mozart at the time of his death and whose efforts to fill the blank manuscripts still garner our respect today.

Armanâ??s version has already proven its practical value. The premiere with the Bavarian Radio Choir was enthusiastically received by audiences and press alike â?? and celebrated as offering a scholarly, entirely fresh perspective on Mozartâ??s masterpiece.

- World premiere by the Bavarian Radio Choir
- Enthusiastically received by audience and press.

(Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Corni di bassetto, 2 Fg, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc)

SKU: CA.5165209

Completed and edited by Howard Arman. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Howard Arman. Arranged by Howard Arman. Set of Orchestra Parts. KV 626. Duration 50 minutes. Carus Verlag #5165209. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5165209).

ISBN 9790007313838. Key: D minor. Latin.

The English conductor and composer Howard Arman has presented us with a completed version of Mozart’s Requiem. “Another one?” you might ask, since this publication is only the latest in a long line reaching back to the traditional Süßmayr version. Yet such is the enormous power of Mozart’s score that the challenge and appeal of completing it remain undiminished. After two decades of intensive study, Howard Arman’s additions to Mozart’s great original show the requisite care and respect while incorporating many new insights.

Arman’s approach is particularly fruitful. Always aware of the appropriate limits to such re-creative work, he orients himself towards the typical characteristics of Mozart’s brilliant composing style: The masterly compositional technique, the search for innovative solutions to every problem, and even the terse treatment of the text with extremely suggestive harmonies. All of this leads to a number of new listening experiences. In the Tuba mirum, for example, we enjoy a warm, cohesive ensemble sound, supported by the bassoons, which depart from the bass line. The Confutatis presents a quite different picture: Even the basset horns are drawn down into the infernal depths. This effect is reinforced by the independence of the trombones; rather than simply following the choral parts, the instrument’s unique sound is given an opportunity to shine. Arman’s Lacrimosa achieves a lively Mozartian feel by granting the voices considerable freedom rather than following a rigid pattern. And he concludes the movement with a fugal Amen, whereby the focus is not so much on the counterpoint itself, but rather – in the spirit of Mozart – on creating a sense of drama and illuminating the theme in all its possible facets. Mozart’s fragment ends with the Hostias, and so does Arman’s completion.

For the four following movements (Sanctus to Communio) we have nothing from Mozart, and so here, where the master is silent, Arman finally returns to Süßmayr, the man who was closest to Mozart at the time of his death and whose efforts to fill the blank manuscripts still garner our respect today.

Arman’s version has already proven its practical value. The premiere with the Bavarian Radio Choir was enthusiastically received by audiences and press alike – and celebrated as offering a scholarly, entirely fresh perspective on Mozart’s masterpiece.

- World premiere by the Bavarian Radio Choir
- Enthusiastically received by audience and press.

Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Vl, 2 Va, Bc - Level 3

SKU: CA.2732111

Composed by Niccolo Jommelli. Edited by Julia Rosemeyer. Violin 1. Sacred vocal music, Requiem. Part. Duration 48 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.321/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2732111).

ISBN M-007-25435-3. Latin.

The best-known setting of the Requiem Mass before Mozart's unfinished work is by the celebrated opera composer Niccolo Jommelli. The Missa pro defunctis was composed in 1756, during Jommelli's time as Kapellmeister at the court of the Wurttemberg Duke Carl Eugen, on the occasion of the death of the Dowager Duchess Maria Augusta. The work went on to enjoy wide circulation and numerous further performances. Jommelli composed it in the Neapolitan style, with orchestral forces of just strings and basso continuo. The simple but effective choral movements are partly contrapuntal in the stile antico, and partly with solo/tutti alternation and numerous suspended dissonances, whilst in the solo parts the opera composer can be recognized. This beautiful sounding Missa pro defunctis is now published for the first time in a critical edition. Where sections are missing in Jommelli's composition, the Appendix contains settings by another composer from his circle, Nicola Sala. * The best-known setting of the Requiem Mass before Mozart * First critical edition * Effective choral movements with numerous suspended dissonances and solo/tutti alternation * Scored for small instrumental forces of strings and organ.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3103012

Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Julia Doht. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1738(?). BWV 30. 12 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.030/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103012).

ISBN 9790007205416. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Freue dich, erloste Schar BWV 30 is one of Bach's last church cantatas. Originally composed as a parody of the cantata Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a for the Feast of St. John's Day in 1738, it still enjoys a great popularity today. Its extraordinary length (12 movements) made it possible for Bach to employ four vocal soloists who, together with instrumental soloists, choir and orchestra contribute to the generally festive character of this work. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3103000.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3103013

Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Julia Doht. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Viola. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1738(?). BWV 30. 12 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.030/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103013).

ISBN 9790007205423. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Freue dich, erloste Schar BWV 30 is one of Bach's last church cantatas. Originally composed as a parody of the cantata Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a for the Feast of St. John's Day in 1738, it still enjoys a great popularity today. Its extraordinary length (12 movements) made it possible for Bach to employ four vocal soloists who, together with instrumental soloists, choir and orchestra contribute to the generally festive character of this work. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3103000.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3103019

Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Julia Doht. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Complete orchestral parts. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1738(?). BWV 30. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.030/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103019).

ISBN 9790007140229. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Freue dich, erloste Schar BWV 30 is one of Bach's last church cantatas. Originally composed as a parody of the cantata Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a for the Feast of St. John's Day in 1738, it still enjoys a great popularity today. Its extraordinary length (12 movements) made it possible for Bach to employ four vocal soloists who, together with instrumental soloists, choir and orchestra contribute to the generally festive character of this work. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3103000.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, oboe I/oboe d'amore, oboe II, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3103005

Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Julia Doht. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Special days. Choral Score. Composed 1738(?). BWV 30. 12 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.030/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3103005).

ISBN 9790007205386. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Freue dich, erloste Schar BWV 30 is one of Bach's last church cantatas. Originally composed as a parody of the cantata Angenehmes Wiederau BWV 30a for the Feast of St. John's Day in 1738, it still enjoys a great popularity today. Its extraordinary length (12 movements) made it possible for Bach to employ four vocal soloists who, together with instrumental soloists, choir and orchestra contribute to the generally festive character of this work. Score available separately - see item CA.3103000.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3119212

Church cantata. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Christine Blanken. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Praise and thanks. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed ca. 1730. BWV 192. 8 pages. Duration 15 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.192/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3119212).

ISBN 9790007210250. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God) BWV 192 is based on the text of the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of a small number of chorale cantatas which contain no free poetic texts. Correspondingly, there are no recitatives either. It has only recently been assumed that this three-movement work was not intended for Leipzig, but was actually written in 1730 for Bach's prestigious position as Kapellmeister of Saxe-Weissenfels. The court of Duke Christian enjoyed the its sojourn in the newly-renovated castle of its secondary residence in Sangerhausen and, at Trinity, in the court church, celebrated the anniversary of its consecration with festive music. Bach evidently occasionally contributed to this. The work does not survive complete. Even in the 18th century a full score evidently no longer existed, just a set of parts, the tenor part of which is entirely missing. For the new edition the missing part has been reconstructed by Detlev Schulten (Leipzig). Score and part available separately - see item CA.3119200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3119214

Church cantata. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Christine Blanken. Arranged by Christine Blanken. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Basso continuo. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Praise and thanks. Single Part, basso continuo. Composed ca. 1730. BWV 192. 8 pages. Duration 15 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.192/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3119214).

ISBN 9790007210274. Text language: German/English.

The cantata Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God) BWV 192 is based on the text of the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of a small number of chorale cantatas which contain no free poetic texts. Correspondingly, there are no recitatives either. It has only recently been assumed that this three-movement work was not intended for Leipzig, but was actually written in 1730 for Bach's prestigious position as Kapellmeister of Saxe-Weissenfels. The court of Duke Christian enjoyed the its sojourn in the newly-renovated castle of its secondary residence in Sangerhausen and, at Trinity, in the court church, celebrated the anniversary of its consecration with festive music. Bach evidently occasionally contributed to this. The work does not survive complete. Even in the 18th century a full score evidently no longer existed, just a set of parts, the tenor part of which is entirely missing. For the new edition the missing part has been reconstructed by Detlev Schulten (Leipzig). Score and part available separately - see item CA.3119200.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 trombones, timpani, violin solo, 2 violins, basso continuo

SKU: CA.2703512

Composed by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf. Edited by Johannes Kirner. Violin 1. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Violin 1. Composed circa 1769. KreD 326. 20 pages. Duration 42 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.035/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2703512).

ISBN 9790007199173. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Of the 19 Masses by Dittersdorf which have been handed down, the present Mass, which is being published for the first time, enjoyed a special popularity during the composer's lifetime and it was even performed for the coronation of emperor Franz II in the Frankfurt Cathedral. This solemn, prestigious Mass shows evidence of choral movements in traditional contrapuntal church style as well solo parts with a modern, cantabile character. In addition, the Gloria includes a lengthy virtuosic violin solo, which also lends the work a concertante character (Dittersdorf was a professional violinist). Score and part available separately - see item CA.2703500.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 trombones, timpani, violin solo, 2 violins, basso continuo

SKU: CA.2703513

Composed by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf. Edited by Johannes Kirner. Violin 2. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed circa 1769. KreD 326. 20 pages. Duration 42 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.035/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2703513).

ISBN 9790007199180. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

Of the 19 Masses by Dittersdorf which have been handed down, the present Mass, which is being published for the first time, enjoyed a special popularity during the composer's lifetime and it was even performed for the coronation of emperor Franz II in the Frankfurt Cathedral. This solemn, prestigious Mass shows evidence of choral movements in traditional contrapuntal church style as well solo parts with a modern, cantabile character. In addition, the Gloria includes a lengthy virtuosic violin solo, which also lends the work a concertante character (Dittersdorf was a professional violinist). Score and part available separately - see item CA.2703500.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 english horn, 2 horns, 2 violins, cello/contrabass, organ solo, [2 clarinos/trumpets, timpani]

SKU: CA.4060309

Missa in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae. Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Christoph Grosspietsch. This edition: urtext. 1x 40.603/21 English horn 1, 1x 40.603/22 English horn 2, 1x 40.603/31 horn 1, 1x 40.603/32 horn 2, 1x 40.603/33 clarino 1, 1x 40.603/34 clarino 2, 1x 40.603/41 timpani. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Joseph Haydn, Sacred vocal music. HAYDN: GROssE ORGELSOLOMESSE IN ES XXII:4. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. Hob. XXII:4. 64 pages. Duration 40 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.603/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4060309).

ISBN 9790007219338. Key: E flat major. Language: Latin.

Haydn's so-called Great Organ Solo Mass in E flat major is among those works by Joseph Haydn which early in its history enjoyed widespread dissemination. The E flat major Mass, with an unusual scoring including two English horns in the orchestra, was composed around 1770 during the first years of Haydn's tenure as Music Director for the Court of Esterhazy. Despite the readily playable, effective part for organ, employed prominently as a solo instrument in the piece, the Missa in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, which was composed for a Feast to the Blessed Virgin Mary, is seldom performed today. The new critical edition hopes to stimulate new interest in this work. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4060300.