In response to a continued interest in a scholarly facsimile of the Mass in B minor, a new cloth-bound facsimile edition (BVK 2194) has now been published. This replaces the original BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE edition (BVK 1911).

Johann Sebastian Bach completed the Mass in B minor in 1748/49 shortly after the Art of Fugue and shortly before his death. This late work is as concentrated and rich in compositional technique as scarcely any other work. As early as 1818, Hans-Georg Nägeli enthusiastically described the Mass as the greatest musical artwork of all time and all nations?. Since then it has been ranked as an icon of music history.

One of the primary functions of a facsimile is the preservation of such a cultural heritage, particularly when the manuscript (as is the case with the Mass in B minor) is endangered and damaged by iron gall ink erosion. Furthermore, it is moving for Bach admirers to see how in some passages Bach?s handwriting reflects the effort which this last work demanded of him.

The facsimile documents and records the present condition of the complete autograph score. Older reproductions have substituted a few individual folios where the content has become difficult to read in recent years.
The renowned Bach scholar Christoph Wolff describes the work?s significance in his introduction, gives an overview of the history of composition and draws attention to particular distinguishing features of the manuscript.


This facsimile edition is a model for the presentation of musical sources, both in appearance and in documentation. [?] Wolff's facsimile will serve as foundational tools
(Notes, December 2008)

Once, Bach came up against the boundaries of his art, on blotchy, 260-year-old paper. ?Et expecto?? is this point in the B minor mass, ?And I look for the resurrection of the dead.? Bach wrote modulations which were extraordinary. He had to strive for these. He crossed out ? although this is a fair copy ? hatched and scratched until the paper tore. He was already an old man, his script leans to the left. The handwriting here isn?t nearly as lively as in the ?Cum sancto Spirito?, written earlier. Everywhere, one is moved by the closeness to the manuscript which the facsimile conveys ? one of the most sumptuous ever published.
(DIE ZEIT Literatur, December 2007) / [Messe en Si mineur BWV 232] / Classique / Fac-similé /

Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with Piano Accompaniment has transformed the literature and become the standard excerpt book since its release in 1995. The original collection presents excerpts as you'll see them on auditions and orchestra stands, enhanced with Baxtresser's insightful commentaries on preparing each excerpt. Prefatory essays and piano accompaniments add further resources to best prepare for auditions and life as an orchestra player. Orchestral Excerpts for Flute, Volume 2 with Piano Accompaniment provides all the same features for thorough preparation of another 56 excerpts drawn from 27 works including Tchaikowsky ballets, Strauss tone poems, John Williams film scores, and a wealth of essential repertoire from Bach through Stravinsky. DedicationA Letter to my Dear Flutist FriendsNotes for the PianistTo the PianistsWith My AppreciationWhy This New Book?Learning and Studying Excerpts TodayHow to Use This BookFlute Parts – The Music You Will UseLearning to Take a Successful AuditionPersonal PreparationThe Audition – To Win or to LearnPlaying in an OrchestraPlaying in Opera and Ballet OrchestrasAcknowledgmentsAbout Jeanne BaxtresserAbout the Collaborative EditorsBACHJOHANN SEBASTIANMass in B MinorBWV 232Part IVNo. 24Benedictusbars 1-12BARTOKBELAConcerto for OrchestraMvt. Ibars 1-35Mvt. IVbars 1-25Mvt. IVpickup to bar 136 through 151Mvt. Vbars 26-148BEETHOVENLUDWIG VANSymphony No. 7 in A MajorOp. 92Mvt. Ibars 38-88Mvt. IIbars 131-183BERLIOZHECTORSymphonie FantastiqueOp. 14Mvt. I2 bars before [2] through [3]Mvt. I4th bar of [5] through 3rd bar of [6]Mvt. III1½ bars before [37] through 5th bar of [38]GOUNODCHARLESPetite SymphonieMvt. IIbars 1-29Mvt. IIbars 60-89MAHLERGUSTAVSymphony No. 9Mvt. I2 bars before Misterioso through 3rd bar of Nicht mehr so langsamMvt. Ibeat 4 of Sehr zögernd through 3rd bar after Wieder a tempoSymphony No. 10Mvt. Vbars 27-45MOZARTWOLFGANG AMADEUSThe Magic FluteK. 620Act INo. 8Finalebars 1-24 of “Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton!”Act IINo. 21Finalebars 1-10PISTONWALTERThe Incredible Flutist“The Flutist,” Lento after [E] through end of soloRIMSKY-KORSAKOVNICOLAIScheherazadeMvt. II3 before [Q] through 13th of [Q]Mvt. IIIpickups to 8 before [B] to 1 before [B]Mvt. IIIpickups to [M] through [N]Mvt. IV4th bar of [T] through Più strettoSCHUMANNROBERTSymphony No. 1“Spring,” Op. 38Mvt. Ibars 14-23Mvt. Ibars 158-193Mvt. IVbars 174-206SHOSTAKOVITCHDMITRISymphony No. 5Op. 47Mvt. I[13][15]Mvt. I[39] through 3rd bar of [41]Mvt. IIpickup to 6 bars before [59]through 8th bar of [60]Symphony No. 6Op. 54Mvt. I[16] through 3rd bar of [18]Mvt. I4 bars before [23] through [26]Mvt. I3 bars before [27] through 7th bar of [27]Symphony No. 15Op. 141Mvt. Ibar 1 through 4 bars after [4]Mvt. I8th bar of [46] through [50]STRAUSSRICHARDDer RosenkavalierOp. 59Act I4 bars before [230] through [233]Act I[251][253]Don JuanOp. 20Bar 1 through [B][K] through 3rd bar of [L]Ein HeldenlebenOp. 406 bars before [14] through [14]3rd bar of [15] through 8th bar of [15]2nd bar before [41] through 11th bar of [41]Symphonia DomesticaOp. 538 bars before [22] through [24]STRAVINSKYIGORThe FirebirdPas de Deux (Firebird and Ivan Tsarevitch)1945 version1 bar before [25] through 4th bar of [33]“Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses,” 1910 version4 bars before[52] through 2nd bar of [53]Jeu de CartesVariation IV: [75][79]Symphonies of Wind Instruments2 bars before [6] through [9]3 bars before [14] through 3rd bar of [26][28] to the 3rd bar of [37]TCHAIKOVSKYPETER ILYITCHThe NutcrackerOp. 71Act IIChinese DancecompleteDance of the Mirlitonsbar 1 to [C]Sleeping BeautyOp. 66Act IIINo.25Pas de QuatreSwan LakeOp. 20Act IIINo. 19Pas de Six [32][33]Act IIINo. 19[35][36]WILLIAMSJOHNHarry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSuite for Orchestra“Hagrid’s Friendly Bird,” bars 127-151Star WarsSuite for OrchestraPrincess Leia’s themepickup to bar 15 through bar 33War HorseDartmoor1912bars 1-15Dartmoor1912pickup to bar 131 through bar 144 / Flûte traversière / Theodore Presser Company

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. L'Edition (NBA) Volume New Bach de la Messe de JS Bach en si mineur BWV 232 est l'édition définitive des générations de chanteurs et de musiciens. Toutefois, la Bach Archive Leipzig en conjonction avec Bärenreiter nous efforCons constamment d'apporter de nouvelles découvertes de la recherche éditoriale de la scène. C'est précisément pour cette raison qu'une nouvelle édition révisée de la Messe en si mineur va maintenant apparaître. L'édition Urtext exécution est basé sur le premier tome de la nouvelle série du volume 15 New Bach Edition révisée (NBA rev). Edité par Uwe Wolf, l'un des directeurs de la recherche à la Bach Archive Leipzig, cette nouvelle édition de la messe présentera de nouvelles découvertes et de nouvelles connaissances. Pour la première fois de la partie de Dresde 1733, qui ont été en grande partie écrit par Bach, sont inclus aussi précieux matériau source supplémentaire à la partition autographe. Dans le même temps des méthodes scientifiques stateoftheart (xray spectrographe) dans la partition manuscrite de Bach apportent un éclairage sur les ajouts faits par CPE Bach et autres. Les méthodes permettent également une analyse en profondeur des zones qui ont été érodés dans une large mesure par l'encre érosion biliaire. Les 'Pièces Dresden' de précieuses informations pour les lectures de la partition autographe de la Missa peuvent être tirées des 'parties' de Dresde 1733, en grande partie écrites par Bach luimême. Les différentes lectures des pièces sont clairement différenciées à partir des lectures de la partition autographe de l'utilisation des passages imprimés en gris. A la recherche de l'état d'origine du manuscrit autographe utilisant des méthodes scientifiques pour la première fois annotations de JS Bach et CPE Bach peuvent être différenciés en utilisant l'analyse d'encre (xray spectrographie de plus de 500 endroits dans la partition). Toutes les corrections, ajouts et modifications par le fils et les lieux de Bach qui restent douteux (en raison de ferrogallique érosion d'encre) apparaissent dans l'édition entre crochets./ Répertoire / Piano

Barenreiter en liaison avec les Archives Bach de Leipzig est fière de présenter la nouvelle édition de la Messe en si mineur Cette nouvelle édition présente de nouvelles conclusions et de nouvelles idées.:Des renseignements précieux pour les lectures de la partition autographe de la messe ont été tirées de la section 'Pièces de Dresde''' de 1733, en grande partie écrit par Bach lui-même. Les différentes lectures des parties sont clairement différenciées à partir des lectures de la partition autographe de l'utilisation des passages imprimés en gris.Pour la première fois annotations de JS Bach et CPE Bach peuvent être différenciés en utilisant une analyse d'encre (spectrographie des rayons X de plus de 500 places dans la partition). Toutes les corrections, ajouts et modifications par le fils de Bach et des lieux qui restent douteuses (en raison de l'érosion d'encre ferro-gallique) figurent dans l'édition entre crochets.' / Conducteur

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revised the general concept of the piece and also changed numerous details. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined readings from various layers of sources and thus present the work in a form which was never heard during Bach’s lifetime. Consequently, the wish often expressed by conductors to perform anauthentic version by Bach could not be easily achieved. The present critical, new edition of the St. John Passion fulfills this wish and for the first time makes available the complete music of the second version of the work as it was performed under Bach’s direction in 1725. Since a number of movements were replaced by others, including the opening chorus, this version differs most dramatically from the “standard” version which is well known today. / Date parution : 2005-12-01/ Répertoire / Solistes SATBB, Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revised the general concept of the piece and also changed numerous details. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined readings from various layers of sources and thus present the work in a form which was never heard during Bach’s lifetime. Consequently, the wish often expressed by conductors to perform anauthentic version by Bach could not be easily achieved. The present critical, new edition of the St. John Passion fulfills this wish and for the first time makes available the complete music of the second version of the work as it was performed under Bach’s direction in 1725. Since a number of movements were replaced by others, including the opening chorus, this version differs most dramatically from the “standard” version which is well known today. / Date parution : 2005-12-01/ Répertoire / Solistes SATBB, Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revised the general concept of the piece and also changed numerous details. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined readings from various layers of sources and thus present the work in a form which was never heard during Bach’s lifetime. Consequently, the wish often expressed by conductors to perform anauthentic version by Bach could not be easily achieved. The present critical, new edition of the St. John Passion fulfills this wish and for the first time makes available the complete music of the second version of the work as it was performed under Bach’s direction in 1725. Since a number of movements were replaced by others, including the opening chorus, this version differs most dramatically from the “standard” version which is well known today. / Date parution : 2005-12-01/ Répertoire / Solistes SATBB, Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières

Fassung Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The St. John Passion ranks alongside the St. Matthew Passion, the Christmas Oratorio, the Magnificat and the B minor Mass as one of the great vocal works from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he substantially revised the general concept of the piece and also changed numerous details. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined readings from various layers of sources and thus present the work in a form which was never heard during Bach’s lifetime. Consequently, the wish often expressed by conductors to perform anauthentic version by Bach could not be easily achieved. The present critical, new edition of the St. John Passion fulfills this wish and for the first time makes available the complete music of the second version of the work as it was performed under Bach’s direction in 1725. Since a number of movements were replaced by others, including the opening chorus, this version differs most dramatically from the “standard” version which is well known today. / Date parution : 2004-03-01/ Répertoire / Solistes SATBB, Choeur SATB, 2 Flûtes Traversières

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Violin Ii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Barenreiter en liaison avec les Archives Bach de Leipzig est fière de présenter la nouvelle édition de la Messe en si mineur Cette nouvelle édition présente de nouvelles conclusions et de nouvelles idées.: Des renseignements précieux pour les lectures de la partition autographe de la messe ont été tirées de la section 'Pièces de Dresde''' de 1733, en grande partie écrit par Bach lui-même. Les différentes lectures des parties sont clairement différenciées à partir des lectures de la partition autographe de l'utilisation des passages imprimés en gris. Pour la première fois annotations de JS Bach et CPE Bach peuvent être différenciés en utilisant une analyse d'encre (spectrographie des rayons X de plus de 500 places dans la partition). Toutes les corrections, ajouts et modifications par le fils de Bach et des lieux qui restent douteuses (en raison de l'érosion d'encre ferro-gallique) figurent dans l'édition entre crochets. '/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Organ Part. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Barenreiter en liaison avec les Archives Bach de Leipzig est fière de présenter la nouvelle édition de la Messe en si mineur Cette nouvelle édition présente de nouvelles conclusions et de nouvelles idées.: Des renseignements précieux pour les lectures de la partition autographe de la messe ont été tirées de la section 'Pièces de Dresde''' de 1733, en grande partie écrit par Bach lui-même. Les différentes lectures des parties sont clairement différenciées à partir des lectures de la partition autographe de l'utilisation des passages imprimés en gris. Pour la première fois annotations de JS Bach et CPE Bach peuvent être différenciés en utilisant une analyse d'encre (spectrographie des rayons X de plus de 500 places dans la partition). Toutes les corrections, ajouts et modifications par le fils de Bach et des lieux qui restent douteuses (en raison de l'érosion d'encre ferro-gallique) figurent dans l'édition entre crochets. '/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Viola. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Barenreiter en liaison avec les Archives Bach de Leipzig est fière de présenter la nouvelle édition de la Messe en si mineur Cette nouvelle édition présente de nouvelles conclusions et de nouvelles idées.: Des renseignements précieux pour les lectures de la partition autographe de la messe ont été tirées de la section 'Pièces de Dresde''' de 1733, en grande partie écrit par Bach lui-même. Les différentes lectures des parties sont clairement différenciées à partir des lectures de la partition autographe de l'utilisation des passages imprimés en gris. Pour la première fois annotations de JS Bach et CPE Bach peuvent être différenciés en utilisant une analyse d'encre (spectrographie des rayons X de plus de 500 places dans la partition). Toutes les corrections, ajouts et modifications par le fils de Bach et des lieux qui restent douteuses (en raison de l'érosion d'encre ferro-gallique) figurent dans l'édition entre crochets. '/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Paperback full score. The New Bach Edition (NBA) volume of J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor BWV 232 has been the definitive edition for generations of singers and musicians. However, the Bach Archive Leipzig, in conjunction with Bärenreiter, are constantly striving to bring new discoveries of editorial research to the fore. It is precisely for this reason that a new revised edition of the Mass in B Minor will now appear. The Urtext performing edition is based on the first volume of the new 15 volume series New Bach Edition-Revised (NBA rev). / Messe / Répertoire / Vocal Solo, Choeur Mixte et Orchestre