A fantastic selection for treble choirs. This beautifully sorrowful Robert Frost poem has been captured by the composer's melody and accompaniment. Nice polyphonic vocal writing creates good texture while being singable. The addition of the cello reflects the voice of sorrow. / Choeur SSA Et Violoncelle

A sorrowful American song that explores the themes of loneliness and loss. Simple and extremely effective arranging allows singers to express the text with tremendous drama. From the Amanda Quist Choral Series. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Nach Worten Der Heiligen Schrift. Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Since its first complete performance in 1868 in the Cathedral of Bremen, Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem is, without question, one of the key works in the history of the oratorio. The reputation of the work is based not only on its unusually concentrated musical structure, but also on the original conception of the text: Brahms assembled important passages from both the Old and New Testaments in Luther’s translation so that thoughts on sorrow and consolation would obviously refer to one another. In contrast to many other oratorios of the 19th century Brahms places the choir, the voice of the community, in the center of this interdenominational celebration of the dead. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Solistes SB, Choeur SATB, Piccolo, 2 Flûtes Traver

Despite references to 'brief, bright moments fading fast,? 'sorrowing hours? and 'all we mourn, all we keep,? the poetic and musical mood is not dark, but warm and hopeful. With the sensitive piano stylings that we have come to expect from David Brunner, this is a wonderful opportunity for young women to dig deep into their emotions. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

'Ingenting utanför / Nothing Beyond? is another collaboration between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad. This a cappella choral work deals with sorrow and loss. After a forceful, harmonically ambiguous section and a clear break in the music, the piece ends with a comforting decrescendo of reconciliation. It was commissioned by the Uppsala female choir 'La Cappella? and is dedicated to its choral director Tony Margeta.'My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as 'so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings' but also as 'the happiest classical music that we have ever heard'.My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.'Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of 'Carmen?, one of the most prominent womens' vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala. / Choeur De Femmes

Nr. 5 O du wogendes Feld. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. No 5 The Harvest Of Sorrow/ Répertoire / Voix Moyennes (Mezzo-Soprano ou Baryton) et Piano

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN / GREBER JAKOB / VIVALDI ANT. In the opera and cantata orchestra of the baroque the sound and gentle timbre of the recorder had a special significance. It served pre-eminently to represent the emotional states of love, pain and sorrow. Many arias with obbligato recorder which have survived are still unknown today, despite the diligent efforts of “early music” enthusiasts to uncover these treasures. Through the “Flauto e voce” series this repertoire, for both study and concert use, is experiencing an interesting expansion and enrichment. The present new issue offers three arias from Bach Cantatas BWV 103 and 182 [the latter in two versions], 2 arias from Vivaldi’s operas as well as a graceful Italiancantata from the historically, practically unknown composer Jakob Greber [ca. 1710]. The Greber piece is in a style similar to Vivaldi. In this collection the Soprano, Sopranino and Alto recorders are employed./ Répertoire / Voix, Flûte à Bec et Basse Continue

Threshold of Night (a setting one of Kathleen Raine's Three Poems of Incarnation) was commissioned by St John's College, Cambridge and was premièred under the direction of David Hill in the College chapel on 25th November 2006. Written for Advent, the work aims to highlight the yearning that all societies have, in their time of need, for guidance from beyond their community. By coincidence, however, this composition was completed on the eve of 29th August 2006, one year after Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest in the history of the United States, made landfall in Louisiana. Looking at Raine's words in this context ('Go back, my child, to the rain and storm', 'I will not go back for sorrow or pain'), the poem can be seen to echo the conflicted and anguished thoughts of displaced New Orleanians. The original Advent sense ofdesired guidance takes on a specific, if unintentional, significance with regards to the tragic outcome of that hurricane - this is emphasized by the bluesinflectedharmonies found throughout Threshold of Night . / SATB

Description The Oratorio Anthology - Tenor Newly edited and engraved arias, compiled by Richard Walters. Songlist Ach, Mein Sinn (St. John Passion) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Benedictus (Mass In B Minor) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Comfort Ye, My People (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Cujus Animam (Stabat Mater) [Rossini, Gioacchino] Deposuit Potentes (Magnificat) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Domine Deus (Messe Solennelle) [Rossini, Gioacchino] Domine, Ego Credidi (Oratorio De Noel) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Fac Me Cruce Custodiri (Stabat Mater) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Frohe Hirten, Eilt, Ach Eilet (Christmas Oratorio) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Geduld, Geduld (St. Matthew Passion) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Gentle Airs, Melodious Strains (Athalia) [Handel, George Frideric] Gratias Agimus Tibi (Messa Di Gloria) [Puccini, Giacomo] Hier Steht Der Wand'rer Nun (Die Jahreszeiten) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] If With All Your Hearts (Elijah) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Ingemisco (Messa Di Requiem) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Meine Seele Ist Erschuttert (Christ On The Mount Of Olives) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Mit Wurd' Und Hoheit Angetan (Die Schopfung) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Peccator Videbit (Beatus Vir) [Vivaldi, Antonio] Quia Fecit Mihi Magna (Magnificat) [Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel] Sanctus (St Cecilia Mass) [Gounod, Charles] Sei Getreu Bis In Den Tod (St. Paul) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Sound An Alarm! (Judas Maccabaeus) [Handel, George Frideric] Strikke Des Todes (Lobgesang) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Te Argo Quaesumus (Te Deum Laudamus) [Bruckner, Anton] The Enemy Said (Israel In Egypt) [Handel, George Frideric] Then Shall The Righteous Truth (Elijah) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Thou Shalt Break Them (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Total Eclipse (Samson) [Handel, George Frideric] Waft Her, Angels (Jephtha) [Handel, George Frideric]

Par GOODALL HOWARD. A beautiful cycle of six loosely interwoven movements for solo Harp or Piano and Upper Voices, by Howard Goodall. Although the story of the Nativity lies at the core of this work- celebrating Motherhood and the different moods that might be embraced by a lullaby- it also explores associated secular issues of homelessness, displacement and flight, showing the relevance that this timeless story continues to have for our modern lives./ Recueil / Voix Mixtes

Kantaten. Urtext Der Neuen Bach-Ausgabe. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The cantata ' Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis ” dates from around 1713 and was probably performed for the first time that year in the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle . Its assigning to the third Sunday after Trinity probably only occurred the following year. With its large-scale structure and strong emphasis on biblical texts, it was extremely popular in the 19th century and remains one of Bach's best-known cantatas today. The cantata is published here in a vocal score based on the New Bach Edition with an idiomatic, straightforward piano reduction by Martin Focke . - One of Bach's best-known cantatas - Urtext based on the ' New Bach Edition” - Clear straightforward piano reduction/ Répertoire / Solistes (SATB), Choeur Mixte (SATB) et Orchestre

Cette remarquable série ouvre des perspectives passionnantes du répertoire stimulante et enrichissante pour le chanteur sagace et aventureux. Comme pour les volumes de compagnon Peters de français Operatic Arias, cette série russe présente bon nombre des airs célèbres à juste titre, mais aussi leur juxtapose avec autres gemmes moins familiers, dont undoutedly méritent une reconnaissance plus large. Une grande partie du répertoire sélectionné est parfaitement adaptee aux fins de l'audition, afin que chaque volume est un Trésor pour les chanteurs professionnels et des étudiants. / Voix Et Piano