The classic cinematic tale of King Kong has made its mark with another generation of movie lovers with this year's blockbuster film by Peter Jackson. James Newton Howard's musical backdrop is filled with powerful dramatic andbeautiful themes all included in this suite for the concert stage.

Premiered by The New York Philharmonic conducted by Lorin Maazel at Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center New York City 10th June 2004. Orchestration 3 Flutes 3rd dbl. Piccolo2 Oboes1 English Horn in F3 Clarinets in Bb 3rd dbl. Bas Clarinet in Bb2 Bassoons1 Contra Bassoon4 Horns in F3 Trumpets in Bb3 Trombones1 Tuba1 (set of) Timpani2 Percussion (two players)1: Bass Drum (large) Chinese Cymbal Mark Tree2: TamTam (large) Vibraphone Antique Cymbal1 Harp1 Piano dbl. CelestaStringsAll non-octave transposing instruments are notated in their relevanttranspositions.Horns notated in bass clef sound a fourth above the notated pitch.All accidentals apply to each single note only except tied notes. Naturals for 'safety'. Programme Note This piece marks the conclusion of what could now be called 'The Nightshade Trilogy' three pieces which explore the contrasting worlds of Light and Darkness. As opposed to the earlier chamber work Nightshade which dealt with extremes of high and low pitches and the chamber orchestra composition Second Nightshade a two-fold piece contrasting darkness/anxiety and light/calm Final Nightshade for full symphony orchestra takes us on a journey in which the forces of dark and light struggle - and co-exist - in a predominantly polyphonic web with brooding undertones. The melodic point-of-departure is not surprisingly to be found in either of the two preceding pieces of the Trilogy but in an older piece Corpus Cum Figuris from 1985. Over the ensuing years I've dreamt on and off of 'doing something' with the opening measures of this older work perhaps even building a new composition on that very simple inward-looking time was ripe and there's a nice nostalgia angle to the idea: Corpus Cum Figuris was the first piece of mine to be

Viola-Dvorák’s “Slavonic Rhapsodies” Op.45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number and mark the beginning of his so-called Slavonic period.The “Slavonic Rhapsody” Op.45/1 in D major now appears in an Urtext edition. The editor Robert Simon has made use of the first edition authorised by the composer as the principal source of his new scholarly-critical edition.- A work marking the beginning ofDvorák’s so-called Slavonic period- Urtext edition incorporating every known source- Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor- Full score & parts (BA10401) available for sale

Violin 1-Dvorák’s “Slavonic Rhapsodies” Op.45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number and mark the beginning of his so-called Slavonic period.The “Slavonic Rhapsody” Op.45/1 in D major now appears in an Urtext edition. The editor Robert Simon has made use of the first edition authorised by the composer as the principal source of his new scholarly-critical edition.- A work marking the beginning ofDvorák’s so-called Slavonic period- Urtext edition incorporating every known source- Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor- Full score & parts (BA10401) available for sale

Violin 2-Dvorák’s “Slavonic Rhapsodies” Op.45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number and mark the beginning of his so-called Slavonic period.The “Slavonic Rhapsody” Op.45/1 in D major now appears in an Urtext edition. The editor Robert Simon has made use of the first edition authorised by the composer as the principal source of his new scholarly-critical edition.- A work marking the beginning ofDvorák’s so-called Slavonic period- Urtext edition incorporating every known source- Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor- Full score & parts (BA10401) available for sale

Double Bass-Dvorák’s “Slavonic Rhapsodies” Op.45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number and mark the beginning of his so-called Slavonic period.The “Slavonic Rhapsody” Op.45/1 in D major now appears in an Urtext edition. The editor Robert Simon has made use of the first edition authorised by the composer as the principal source of his new scholarly-critical edition.- A work marking the beginning ofDvorák’s so-called Slavonic period- Urtext edition incorporating every known source- Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor- Full score & parts (BA10401) available for sale

This edition clarifies a performance aspect of Haydn?s Symphony in G major that has long been misunderstood: in m. 1 of the second movement (Largo) the viola violoncello and several wind instrument parts are marked ?solo? indicating that they play important motifs or themes and ought to stand out.Contrary to other editions the ?solo? marking in the violoncello should not be construed as indicating a solo instrument with the remaining cellos doubling the basses. Rather the cellos should play as a section so as to stand out all the more clearly.Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company in large-scalechoral works operas and symphonies this edition is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the ?Works of Joseph Haydn? . The complete performance material for several ?Sturm und Drang? symphonies and all of the London and Paris symphonies is now available from Bärenreiter.Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the ?Works of Joseph Haydn?Orchestral parts in a large format (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm)Full score & performance material available for sale (BA10980)

This edition clarifies a performance aspect of Haydn?s Symphony in G major that has long been misunderstood: in m. 1 of the second movement (Largo) the viola violoncello and several wind instrument parts are marked ?solo? indicating that they play important motifs or themes and ought to stand out.Contrary to other editions the ?solo? marking in the violoncello should not be construed as indicating a solo instrument with the remaining cellos doubling the basses. Rather the cellos should play as a section so as to stand out all the more clearly.Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company in large-scalechoral works operas and symphonies this edition is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the ?Works of Joseph Haydn? . The complete performance material for several ?Sturm und Drang? symphonies and all of the London and Paris symphonies is now available from Bärenreiter.Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the ?Works of Joseph Haydn?Orchestral parts in a large format (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm)Full score & performance material available for sale (BA10980)

This edition clarifies a performance aspect of Haydn?s Symphony in G major that has long been misunderstood: in m. 1 of the second movement (Largo) the viola violoncello and several wind instrument parts are marked ?solo? indicating that they play important motifs or themes and ought to stand out.Contrary to other editions the ?solo? marking in the violoncello should not be construed as indicating a solo instrument with the remaining cellos doubling the basses. Rather the cellos should play as a section so as to stand out all the more clearly.Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the Henle publishing company in large-scalechoral works operas and symphonies this edition is based on the Henle Complete Edition of the ?Works of Joseph Haydn? . The complete performance material for several ?Sturm und Drang? symphonies and all of the London and Paris symphonies is now available from Bärenreiter.Based on the Henle Complete Edition of the ?Works of Joseph Haydn?Orchestral parts in a large format (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm)Full score & performance material available for sale (BA10980)

2nd Septenary-Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms harmony melodies and his passion for ornithology his La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ for Choir Seven solo instruments and Orchestra is no exception to the composer's popular distinctive style. Composed between 1965-1969  La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ is based on the account of Jesus' Transfiguration found in the Gospels of Matthew Mark and Luke. The work requires a huge 200 performers and with 14 movements a typicalperformance lasts about an hour and a half. La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ incorporates Messiaen's popular compositional techniques such as his modes of limited transposition and the use of birdsong. Texts are largely based on the Bible. La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ is essential to all advanced musicians seeking to expand and vary their ensemble repertoire on a large-scale.

Dramma per musica in thre acts-Rodelinda Regina de' Longobardi HWV 19; Opera in three acts. After Giulio Cesare and Tamerlano Rodelinda is the third masterly opera that Handel composed between December 1723 and January 1725. The words were written by Nicola Haym the author of many other Handel librettos. The first performance took place at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket London on 13 February 1725. Rodelinda thrives entirely on the ethical supremacy of conjugal love and thus prefigures the great operas by Gluck and Beethoven on the same subject. The plot is taken from the history of the Lombard royalty. Oskar Hagen’s revival of Rodelinda in 1920 ushered in the modern Handel operamovement. The work forms the climax to a series of dramatic masterpieces that includes Handel’s most significant operas. Handel returned to Rodelinda on two occasions in December 1725 and in May 1731. Many far-reaching changes were necessary owing to the different skills of the new singers. For example Handel wrote three new arias and a duet for the first revival. Yet the changes he made for this performance doubtless to accommodate the needs and wishes of the singers also improve the work’s dramatic substance. Our vocal score is based on the Urtext of the full score published in the Halle Handel Edition (II/16) and reproduces the various alternative readings and versions in an appendix. Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition.U47 Full score (BA4064) & vocal score (BA4064-90) available for sale. Performance material (BA4064-72) available for hire

The ’Low’ Symphony composed in the spring of 1992 is based on the record ‘Low’ by David Bowie and Brian Eno first released in 1977. The record consisted of a number of songs and instrumentals and used techniqueswhich were similar to procedures used by composers working in new and experimental music. As such this record was widely appreciated by musicians working both in the field of ‘pop’ music and in experimental music and was alandmark work of that period.Having taken themes from three of the instrumentals on the record and combining them with material of his own Glass has used them as the basis of three movements of this Symphony.Thisis the Full Score of Glass’ orchestral work.

This study score is based on the score and complete performance material of Dvorák?s famous Cello Concerto In B Minor (BA 9045) edited by Jonathan Del Mar and published in 2011. In addition the study score contains a Foreword by Dvorák scholar Jan Smaczny.Like every other major 19th-century Cello concerto Dvorák?s concerto resulted from a collaboration between the composer and a virtuoso musician. Several passages in Dvorák?s autograph were written by the cellist Hanus Wihan but Bärenreiter?s edition now reveals that some details in the orchestral parts are also in his writing showing just how closely the twomusicians were working together.The editor Jonathan Del Mar has conscientiously examined every available source including two that have hitherto been either ignored or crucially undervalued. His research has led to a benchmark edition that reconstructs for the first time since its initial publication in 1896 Dvorák?s definitive version of the solo part. It differs from previous editions in practically every bar and hundreds of corrections have also been made to the orchestral parts.Includes Dvorák?s final and definitive version of the solo Cello part.Incorporates new discoveries regarding the collaboration between Dvorák and Wihan.With Feuermann?s and Casals?s alternative versions of a passage in the first movement.Detailed Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger)

Marking the first publication of an early work for chamber orchestra this study score presents Ralph Vaughan Williams's The Solent composed in 1903. The main theme from this work will be recognisable to many listeners as it later found its way into both the Sea Symphony and the Ninth Symphony albeit in a somewhat altered form. This duplication has intrigued many Vaughan Williams' scholars as has the Philip Marston quotation that prefaces the scores: 'Passion and sorrow in the deep sea's voice A mighty mystery saddening all the wind?'.The score has been edited by James Francis Brown and includes an introduction by theeditor.