Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy completed his first oratorio – St. Paul Op.36 – in 1836 at the age of twenty-seven. The first version which was premiered on 22 May 1836 was then extensively revised by the composer. This second version which at the same time served as the basis for the published version was premiered as early as October that year in Birmingham. The acclaim with which the oratorio was received was exceptional. Within eighteen months of completing the score Mendelssohn was able to list fifty performances of the work. Robert Schumann praised the work effusively and even Richard Wagner who later denigratedMendelssohn was full of admiration. Today St. Paul belongs to the core repertoire of sacred choral music. This Urtext edition of the oratorio edited by the internationally-recognised Mendelssohn scholar Michael Cooper is based on all critical sources. As well as the principal version of the work the score also includes for the first time numbers which were composed for the first version and subsequently removed. This gives not only an insight into the history of the composition of the work but also with the complete performing material into the performance of the original version. The full score and vocal score (BA9071-90) include the German and English texts of the oratorio. The vocal score is by Mendelssohn. Urtext edition representing the latest musicological research Includes all numbers from the original version for the first time Vocal texts in German and English Straightforward Piano reduction

OuvertĂĽre-Die sch?ne Melusine (The Fair Melusine) Op.32Concert OvertureB?renreiter's new editions of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s great orchestral overtures edited by the internationally acclaimed conductor and scholar Christopher Hogwood are pioneer publications of his most ?important and ?popular concert overtures.This overture in its ?first version dedicated to his sister Fanny as a birthday gift in 1833 is published in the new B?renreiter Urtext edition for the first time together with the later version. This later version which Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy saw into print (1836) isalso not available today.In the new B?renreiter Urtext edition of “Die sch?ne ?Melusine” Christopher Hogwood makes use of all known sources. It contains both versions back-to-back in score and parts.The preface addresses the compositions' genesis and sources. There is also a critical report.This publication of Mendelssohn’s “Die sch?ne Melusine” marks the first instance of a scholarly-critical edition of one of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s concert overtures. Score and large format orchestral parts with both versions back-to-back First ever Critical Edition Edited by Christopher Hogwood

OuvertĂĽre-Die sch?ne Melusine (The Fair Melusine) Op.32Concert OvertureB?renreiter's new editions of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s great orchestral overtures edited by the internationally acclaimed conductor and scholar Christopher Hogwood are pioneer publications of his most ?important and ?popular concert overtures.This overture in its ?first version dedicated to his sister Fanny as a birthday gift in 1833 is published in the new B?renreiter Urtext edition for the first time together with the later version. This later version which Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy saw into print (1836) isalso not available today.In the new B?renreiter Urtext edition of “Die sch?ne ?Melusine” Christopher Hogwood makes use of all known sources. It contains both versions back-to-back in score and parts.The preface addresses the compositions' genesis and sources. There is also a critical report.This publication of Mendelssohn’s “Die sch?ne Melusine” marks the first instance of a scholarly-critical edition of one of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s concert overtures. Score and large format orchestral parts with both versions back-to-back First ever Critical Edition Edited by Christopher Hogwood

OuvertĂĽre-Die sch?ne Melusine (The Fair Melusine) Op.32Concert OvertureB?renreiter's new editions of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s great orchestral overtures edited by the internationally acclaimed conductor and scholar Christopher Hogwood are pioneer publications of his most ?important and ?popular concert overtures.This overture in its ?first version dedicated to his sister Fanny as a birthday gift in 1833 is published in the new B?renreiter Urtext edition for the first time together with the later version. This later version which Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy saw into print (1836) isalso not available today.In the new B?renreiter Urtext edition of “Die sch?ne ?Melusine” Christopher Hogwood makes use of all known sources. It contains both versions back-to-back in score and parts.The preface addresses the compositions' genesis and sources. There is also a critical report.This publication of Mendelssohn’s “Die sch?ne Melusine” marks the first instance of a scholarly-critical edition of one of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s concert overtures. Score and large format orchestral parts with both versions back-to-back First ever Critical Edition Edited by Christopher Hogwood

For Violoncello and Pianoforte-Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical Song without Words (Romance sans paroles) is among the most popular of all teaching pieces.Mendelssohn was inspired by his contacts with the leading cellists of his day to write for this instrument. This unique Urtext edition contains all of Mendelssohn’s finished works for violoncello and piano as well as reconstructions and completions of his unfinished works for the same scoring. The editor R. Larry Todd has composed the cello part for the variations and has completed the graceful Assaitranquillo.Urtext edition containing all of Mendelssohn’s works for violoncello and piano in 2 volumesAlso includes reconstructions or completions of Mendelssohn’s unfinished works for violoncello and pianoInformative Foreword (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) with facsimile pagesSpecial price for both volumes I and II (BA9098)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy completed his first oratorio St. Paul Op.36 in 1836 at the age of twenty-seven. The first version which was premiered on 22 May 1836 was then extensively revised by the composer. This second version which at the same time served as the basis for the published version was premiered as early as October that year in Birmingham. The acclaim with which the oratorio was received was exceptional. Within eighteen months of completing the score Mendelssohn was able to list fifty performances of the work. Robert Schumann praised the work effusively and even Richard Wagner who later denigrated Mendelssohn was full of admiration. Today St. Paul belongs to the core repertoire of sacred choral music.This Urtext edition of the oratorio edited by the internationally-recognised Mendelssohn scholar Michael Cooper is based on all critical sources. As well as the principal version of the work the score also includes for the first time numbers which were composed for the first version and subsequently removed. This gives not only an insight into the history of the composition of the work but also with the complete performing material into the performance of the original version.The full score and vocal score (BA9071-90) include the German and English texts of the oratorio.The vocal score is by Mendelssohn.Urtext edition representing the latest musicological researchIncludes all numbers from the original version for the first timeVocal texts in German and EnglishStraightforward Piano reduction

For Violoncello and Pianoforte-Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s works for violoncello and piano occupy a special place within the repertoire of cellists and chamber musicians. The lyrical Song without Words (Romance sans paroles) is among the most popular of all teaching pieces.Mendelssohn was inspired by his contacts with the leading cellists of his day to write for this instrument. This unique Urtext edition contains all of Mendelssohn’s finished works for violoncello and piano as well as reconstructions and completions of his unfinished works for the same scoring. The editor R. Larry Todd has composed the cello part for the variations and has completed the graceful Assaitranquillo.Urtext edition containing all of Mendelssohn’s works for violoncello and piano in 2 volumesAlso includes reconstructions or completions of Mendelssohn’s unfinished works for violoncello and pianoInformative Foreword (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) with facsimile pagesSpecial price for both volumes I and II (BA9098)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy completed his first oratorio St. Paul Op.36 in 1836 at the age of twenty-seven. The first version which was premiered on 22 May 1836 was then extensively revised by the composer. This second version which at the same time served as the basis for the published version was premiered as early as October that year in Birmingham. The acclaim with which the oratorio was received was exceptional. Within eighteen months of completing the score Mendelssohn was able to list fifty performances of the work. Robert Schumann praised the work effusively and even Richard Wagner who later denigrated Mendelssohn was full of admiration. Today St. Paul belongs to the core repertoire of sacred choral music.This Urtext edition of the oratorio edited by the internationally-recognised Mendelssohn scholar Michael Cooper is based on all critical sources. As well as the principal version of the work the score also includes for the first time numbers which were composed for the first version and subsequently removed. This gives not only an insight into the history of the composition of the work but also with the complete performing material into the performance of the original version.The full score and vocal score (BA9071-90) include the German and English texts of the oratorio.The vocal score is by Mendelssohn.Urtext edition representing the latest musicological researchIncludes all numbers from the original version for the first timeVocal texts in German and EnglishStraightforward Piano reduction

In 1832 the Royal Philharmonic Society of London honoured the young German composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with several commissions. One of the works composed as a result was the A major symphony the ?Italian? based on Mendelssohn?s experiences in Italy in 1830 and 1831. The work was premiered in 1833 conducted by the composer.Today the Italian Symphony has a firm place in the canon of classical masterworks though at its premiere and both the following performances the work was not entirely positively received.Mendelssohn himself was unhappy with it. In 1834 he revised the last three movements but didnot complete this revision. To this day the early version of the ?Italian? is the one played everywhere whilst the revised version has remained to a large extent unknown. Bärenreiter?s critical new edition edited by Christopher Hogwood includes all the performance material for the complete version of 1833 together with the last three movements in the composer?s revised version. Conductors can now choose between the early and revised versions; the revised one includes the first movement from the early version.- A famous work for the Mendelssohn anniversary year in a new Urtext edition.- With the well-known early version and the composer?s revised version.- Includes an informative foreword in English and German.- With facsimile pages.- Full score & performance material (BA9094) available for sale.

Ballade by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-During the summer of 1799 Goethe wrote his ballad ?Die erste Walpurgisnacht ? and asked his friend Carl Friedrich Zelter to set the work to music. Zelter however felt unable to do this and so Goethe?s wish was only realised thirty years later by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.The ?heavenly words? of the pagan ballads had impressed the composer so much after a visit to Weimar that he was inspired to set them to music. In 1832 the composition took shape and was performed a year later in the Sing- Akademie in Berlin.Mendelssohn was however unhappy with the first version of the work and held it back until he decided on a radical revision ofthe work ten years after its premiere. Die ?erste Walpurgisnacht? was first performed in 1843 in Leipzig in the presence of Robert Schumann and Hector Berlioz in the form in which the work is still performed today. The publication of this edition by John Michael Cooper Associate Professor of Music History at the University of North Texas (Denton) makes the work available in an Urtext edition for the first time in time for the 200th anniversary of the composer?s birth. The edition reflects the latest state of research and the volume includes a Critical Commentary.- One of Mendelssohn?s most important secular works in an edition reflecting the latest research findings.- Bärenreiter Urtext for the Mendelssohn anniversary year 2009.- Critical Commentary (Eng)- Full score (BA9072) and vocal score (BA9072-90) for sale; performance material (BA9072-72) available for hire.

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Sämtliche Briefe In 12 Bänden. Ausführliche Erläuterungen, Kommentar Und Register In Jedem Band. Hrsg Helmut Loos Und Wilhelm Seidel (Die Ausgabe Wird Nur Geschlossen Abgegeben). Isbn 978-3-7618-2300-2/ Répertoire / Divers

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Sämtliche Briefe In 12 Bänden. Ausführliche Erläuterungen, Kommentar Und Register In Jedem Band. Hrsg Helmut Loos Und Wilhelm Seidel (Die Ausgabe Wird Nur Geschlossen Abgegeben). Isbn 978-3-7618-2300-2/ Répertoire / Divers

With his Variations SĂ©rieuses Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy contributed to the anthology Album-Beethoven which had been initiated by the Viennese publisher Pietro Mechetti and whose proceeds were to be donated for the funding of the Beethoven monument in Bonn. In order to do justice to the high standards of the composer to be honoured Mendelssohn decided in favour of a cycle of variations which clearly stands out from the superficially virtuoso variation style of that time. The new edition of the Wiener Urtext Edition is based on the autograph engraver’s copy and the first prints. In addition the correspondence of Mechetti'seditor Becher with Mendelssohn could be consulted for clarifying problematic textual instances. The notes on interpretation by Peter Roggenkamp cover various aspects – from learning to master the technical demands to practical performance details. The edition is rounded off by a practical and user-friendly notation.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) fut considĂ©rĂ© comme le plus grand enfant prodige après Mozart. Il nous a lĂ©guĂ© des chefs-d?œuvre dans presque toutes les formes musicales. La Marche nuptiale extraite de la musique de scène du Songe d?une nuit d?Ă©tĂ© (1842) demeure sans doute l?une des plus cĂ©lèbres pages de Mendelssohn. Son orchestration d?apparat et sa joyeuse solennitĂ© justifient son « tour du monde ».

The Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) has been highly regarded in Britain from the time of his first visit in 1829. He was a favourite of Queen Victoria and also made several trips to Scotland inspiring some of his best-known and most evocative works. Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No.2 in D Major (Op. 58) was composed in 1843 for Cello and Piano. It is scored in four movements: AllegroAssai Vivace - Allegretto Scherzando - Adagio - Molto Allegro E Vivace. It is heavily influenced by Bach borrowing elements of both structure and melody from some of Bach’s works. This Urtext edition ispublished by Henle Verlag.