Solo voices, choir, orchestra (2 Soprano Voice Solo, Alto Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir , Fl, 2 recorder, 2 Ob, bassoon, 2 Trp, trombone, 4V, Va, Vagb, Bassi (Vc, double bass, Erzlaute, Lt-B, harpisc.))

SKU: BA.BA04096

Oratorio in two parts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Terence Best. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Series I, Volume 3. Complete edition, Score. HWV 47. Duration 1 hour, 50 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04096_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04096).

ISBN 9790006550098. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: Italian. Preface: Terence Best. Text: Carlo Sigismondo Capece.

The Italian oratorio La Resurrezione (The Resurrection) was written during Handel’s time in Rome. It was performed on Easter Sunday 1708 with great splendour and extravagance by a large orchestra conducted by Arcangelo Corelli in the Palazzo Bonelli, the Roman palazzo of Handel’s patron the Marchese Francesco Maria Ruspoli.
In its dramatic structure and characterisation of the protagonists, the work displays a striking affinity with Italian opera. Lucifer’s raging sixty fourth notes call to mind the demon characters in Venetian opera and Maddalena’s arias are so full of expressive power and virtuosity that Handel later incorporated one of them into his opera Agrippina. The unusual musical richness of this work and the virtuosic and masterly shaping of the arias make it a welcome addition to any concert programme.

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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (5 Soprano, 4 Mezzo, 4 Tenor, Baritone, 2 Bass Voice Solos, 2 speaker, Mixed choir, 2 Fl(2 Fl-picc), Ob, 2 clarinet, bassoon, 2 Horn, 2 Corenets, trombone, timpani, Gl, Tr-B, Be, Tri, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)

SKU: BA.BA08708-01

Opéra-bouffe in three acts. Composed by Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier. Edited by Hugh MacDonald and Paul Prévost. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. L'Opera francais. Complete edition, Score. Duration 2 hours, 15 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08708_01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08708-01).

ISBN 9790006537846. 33 x 27 cm inches. Text Language: French. Preface: Prévost, Paul / Macdonald, Hugh. Text: Leterrier, Eugène / Vanloo, Albert.

WithL'Etoil e, Chabrier composed a light-hearted opera which has increasingly enjoyed revivals in recent years.

The plot is introduced by King Ouf I who offers his subjects an execution every year on his birthday. Unfortunately the problem now arises that no crime has recently been committed which might serve as a reason for an execution. Finally, he finds a would-be victim in the young Lazuli. However, according to predictions by the astrologer Siroco, Lazuli's fate is closely linked to the king's own life. The comic opera is further bolstered by a story of mistaken identities which involves a great deal of diplomacy, a love story and a large number of refined, yet catchy melodies.
Chabrier was a master of the sensitive and complicated art of musical comedy, a field where he can be compared in equal measure to Offenbach, Rossini and Mozart.

This vocal score is based on the full score edited by Hugh Macdonald which is published as part of the seriesL'Opera francais.

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- Original French text with a German singing translation
- Comprehensive foreword (Ger/Eng/Fr)

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Solo voices, orchestra (Soprano Voice Solo, Mezzo-Soprano Voice Solo, 2 Alto Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, 2 recorder-A, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 clarinet, Str, Continuo)

SKU: BA.BA04052

Dramma per musica in three Acts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Terence Best. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Serie II, Band 15. Complete edition, Score. HWV 18. Duration 3 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04052_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04052).

ISBN 9790006495702. 33.1 x 26 cm inches. Nicola Francesco Haym.

Handel began the composition of Tamerlano, one of the supreme masterpieces of Baroque opera seria, on 3rd July 1724. The libretto was an adaptation by Nicola Haym of Agostino Piovene's Tamerlano, Tragedia per musica, which had been set to music by Francesco Gasparini, and performed in Venice in 1711. When Handel dated the last page of the autograph on 4rd July the work appeared to be complete; but during the three months which passed before the premiere at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket on 31 October, so many alterations and revisions were made that a fresh performing-score had to be writtern very late in the proceedings, to replace an earlier one which is now 1ost.

There were twelve performances between 31 October 1724 and 8 May 1725. Handel revived the opera only once, in 1731, for three performances. For this revival he marked in the performing score a number of cuts in the recitatives, which are reproduced in the present edition; there is more recitative in Tamerlano than in any other Handel opera.

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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (4 Soprano Voice Solo, 2 Tenor Voice Solo, Mixed choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, timpani, harpisc., Str)

SKU: BA.BA04590-01

Dramma per musica in three Acts. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Edition in 2 volumes. Complete edition, Score. K. 135. Duration 4 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04590_01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04590-01).

ISBN 9790006451296. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: Italian. Text: Giovanni de Gamerra.

On 13 December 1769 Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang set out on their first tour of Italy. It was not until 28 March 1771 that they finally returned to Salzburg. The trip brought the young composer two commissions for opere serie. In March 1770 he was commissioned to write Mitridate, K.87 (74a), for the 1770-71 Carneval season at the Regio Ducal Teatro in Milan. Mozart started work on the opera in Bologna on 29 September 1770, and the premiere duly took place on the Feast of St. Stephen (26 December) in 1770. The second, Lucio Silla (K. 135), again commissioned for the 1771-72 Carneval season in Milan, doubtless resulted from the success of Mitridate. News of the commission reached the Mozarts in March 1771 in Verona, where they had stopped on their return to Salzburg. (At roughly the same time Wolfgang received an invitation from Vienna to supply a serenata teatrale for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand, the third son of Maria Theresia, scheduled to take place in Milan in October 1771. This invitation ultimately resulted in Ascanio in Alba, K. 111.)

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- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (Soprano Voice Solo, Mezzo Voice Solo, 4Tenor Voice Solo, BarSolo, 3Bass Voice Solo, Mixed choir: SSTTBB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 clarinet, 4 bassoon, 4Hn, 4Trp, 2 Pist, 3trombone, Op, 3timpani, percussion, 4harp, Str, Buhnenmusik: 2 guitar, 2 Trp, percussion)

SKU: BA.BA05441

Opéra comique. Principal versions Paris 1, Paris 2 and Weimar. Part volumes a-d. Composed by Hector Berlioz. Edited by Hugh MacDonald. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. New Berlioz Edition (Neue Berlioz-Ausgabe - NBE) Volume 1a-d. Oper (Opera). Complete edition, Score. Hol 76. Duration 2 hours, 45 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05441_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05441).

ISBN 9790006494996. 33.2 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: French. Text: Wailly, Léon de.

Benvenuto Cellini, premiered in 1838, is inspired by the life of the legendary Florentine goldsmith and Renaissance figure. The premiere was a disatster yet even by Berliozâ??s high standards it contains music of exceptional inventiveness and beauty.

The work is challenging not least due to the three versions which exist:

I The original version (Paris 1) as Berlioz composed it
II The version premiered in Paris (Paris 2) after rehearsal and copied into an archival full score
III The Weimar version based on the revival in 1852 following changes suggested by Liszt

Our edition offers a solution to the problem of publishing operas which have been heavily revised by their composers, so that any of its many versions may be adopted on stage today.

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Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065714

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Cello/Double Bass. Composed 1815. D 324. 8 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/14. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065714).

ISBN 9790007085315. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Solo voices, SATB chorus,orchestra (Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Mixed choir (SATB), Orchestra)

SKU: BA.BA05657

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Rudolf Faber. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Score. D 486. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05657_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05657).

ISBN 9790006566358. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Key: C major. Text Language: Latin. Preface: Rudolf Faber.

This edition of Franz Schubert’s “Magnificat” D 486 is based on the composer’s autograph score and is the first to make use of his authorised performance material. It offers alternative readings that make the performance practice of Schubert’s day accessible to today’s performers. This entertaining large-scale “Magnificat” was composed in September 1815.

The edition is based on the Urtext from the “New Schubert Edition” and offers an informative Foreword with editorial notes in German and English. The original figured bass numerals found in Schubert’s score have been modernised in all performance material and meticulously adapted to meet the demands of today’s performers.

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- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

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- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065709

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. 1x 40.657/21 oboe 1, 1x 40.657/22 oboe 2, 1x 40.657/23 bassoon 1, 1x 40.657/24 bassoon 2, 1x 40.657/31 trumpet 1, 1x 40.657/32 trumpet 2, 1x 40.657/41 timpani. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1815. D 324. 60 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065709).

ISBN 9790007085278. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065712

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1815. D 324. 16 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065712).

ISBN 9790007085292. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065711

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Violin 1. Composed 1815. D 324. 16 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065711).

ISBN 9790007085285. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065719

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1815. D 324. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065719).

ISBN 9790007134570. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065749

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Organ. Composed 1815. D 324. 16 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065749).

ISBN 9790007085322. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065713

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Viola. Composed 1815. D 324. 8 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065713).

ISBN 9790007085308. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065705

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Choral Score. Composed 1815. D 324. 20 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065705).

ISBN 9790007085254. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score available separately - see item CA.4065700.

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello/contrabass, organ, [2 horns, 3 trombones]

SKU: CA.4065708

Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Schubert. German title: Messe In B Rev.2001. Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1815. D 324. 60 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.657/08. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4065708).

ISBN 9790007085261. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

With a total duration of about 30 minutes, Schubert's Mass in B flat major (D 324), written in 1815, is considerably longer than Mozart's and Haydn's classical Brevis masses, and its large instrumental ensemble with strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani even gives it a clearly solemn character. Overall, Schubert was inspired by the late Haydn style of the symphonic mass (e.g., the division into six large movements, the omission of arias for the vocal soloists who are instead juxtaposed with the choir, singing short passages either singly or as a group) without, of course, achieving its temporal expansion. This is a representative, musically appealing work that excels with its multi-layered, detailed text treatment. It is, therefore, suitable for special occasions and the high feasts of the church year and can be mastered well by experienced church choirs. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4065700.