In 1828 Berlioz
wrote the Huit scènes
de Faust. The work was
soon withdrawn but almost
twenty years later each
of the eight scenes found
a place in the Lgende
dramatique La damnation
de Faust dedicated to
Franz Liszt. The first
part of the Damnation
exposes the figure of
Faust and has an
introductory nature. From
the second part onwards,
the course of action is
largely based on
Goethe’s
drama.
Contrasting
characters and dramatic
effect are of central
importance in
understanding
Berlioz’s musical
thought and his
compositional process.
Magic and fairy tale,
incantations and ghosts,
have been the
ever-recurring themes of
opera since the Baroque.
It is precisely this
fantasy in Berlioz's
Faust, the “Opra de
Concert en Quatre
actsâ€, which comes
very close to the spirit
of Goethe's
presentation.
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explaining source
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Urtext der Neuen
Mozart-Ausgabe.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Werner Neumann. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. New Bach Edition
(NBA) I/36. Complete
edition, Score,
anthology. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA05020_01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA05020-01).
ISBN 9790006461813. 33
x 26 cm
inches.
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LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - 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
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
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Urtext der Neuen Bach-Ausgabe. Kritischer Bericht siehe BA 5078 41. By Johann Se...(+)
Urtext der Neuen
Bach-Ausgabe. Kritischer
Bericht siehe BA 5078 41.
By Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Christoph
Wolff. For Soli, Mixed
Choir, Orchestra. Neue
Bach-Ausgabe. Serie I.
Band 8/2. Kantaten,
Barock (Cantatas,
Baroque). Score; Urtext
Edition; Complete Edition
(cloth bound). Published
by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben
(German import). (BA5079
01)
Soloists, Mixed choir, Orchestra SKU: BA.BA10726-01 Oratorio in three ...(+)
Soloists, Mixed choir,
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA10726-01
Oratorio in three
parts. Composed by
George Frideric Handel.
Edited by Michael
Pacholke. This edition:
Complete edition. Linen.
Complete edition, Score.
HWV 46. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA10726-01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA10726-01).
ISBN 9790006575596. 33
x 26 cm inches. Text
Language: Italian.
Preface: Pacholke,
Michael.
In the
brief half-year period
from August 14, 1736, to
January 27, 1737, Georg
Friedrich Handel achieved
an unprecedented level of
productivity in his opera
compositions, creating
three operas.
Additionally, in March
1737, he also composed a
largely new oratorio
titled â??Il trionfo del
Tempo e della
Verità â? (â??The
Triumph of Time and
Truthâ?) HWV 46b. The
libretto of this oratorio
closely corresponds to
that of the oratorio
â??La Bellezza ravveduta
nel trionfo del Tempo e
del Disingannoâ?
(â??Beauty Reconciled in
the Triumph of Time and
Enlightenmentâ?) HWV
46a written in 1707. With
â??La Bellezza
ravvedutaâ?, Handel
composed an allegorical
and particularly dramatic
oratorio right at the
beginning of his oratorio
compositions. In this
work, there is no chorus
inclined towards
reflection. Not only do
the four allegorical
figures, Bellezza
(Beauty), Piacere
(Pleasure), Tempo (Time),
and Disinganno
(Enlightenment), listen
to each other and react
to the ideas presented by
the others, but this
prevailing dramatic
principle of dispute is
also found in the
recitatives.
In
1737, when reworking the
oratorio material as
â??Il trionfo del Tempo
e della Verità â?,
Handel approached the
task pragmatically. He
needed a new non-dramatic
work to fulfill the
eveningâ??s program for
his audience at the
Covent Garden Theatre
during the fasting season
when theatrical
performances were
prohibited. Although he
had excellent Italian
vocal soloists, notorious
for their pronunciation
in Handelâ??s English
oratorios and who
naturally preferred
singing in Italian,
Handel found a solution.
It was evident to Handel
that, in response to the
ban on performances of
his Italian operas during
the fasting season of
1737, he should promptly
create a new oratorio in
the Italian language but
following the three-part
â??Englishâ? oratorio
form that he had
developed in
â??Estherâ? HWV 50b
in 1732. Unlike in Rome
in 1707, he had access to
a chorus in London in
1737, and the English
oratorio, with its
substantial choral
sections, a preference
for concert-like rather
than dramatic
composition, and frequent
inclusion of organ
concertos loosely related
to the narrative, was
already
established.
The
new volume of the HHA
includes the original
version of the 1737
premiere as well as all
the surviving early and
later versions (the
latter being exceptional
highlights) of individual
musical pieces from
â??Il trionfo del Tempo
e della
Verità â?.
Semele, HWV 58 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre Barenreiter
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Composed by George
Frideric Handel. Edited
by
Georg-Friedrich-Händel
-Gesellschaft e. V.
Risinger and Mark. This
edition: Complete
edition. Linen. Complete
edition, Score. HWV 58.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA04025-01. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA04025-01).
ISBN
9790006443222. 33 x 26 cm
inches. Text Language:
English.
Handelâ??
s â??Semeleâ?, which
premiered in February
1744, is based on an
adapted version of
William Congreveâ??s
opera libretto titled
â??The Story of
Semeleâ?, originally
published in 1706.
However, neither Handel
nor his librettist
referred to
â??Semeleâ? as an
opera or an oratorio,
which, according to the
understanding at the
time, would have required
a biblical and/or
Christian subject matter.
Contemporary audiences
also disagreed on the
genre. The problematic
classification as an
oratorio has persisted
into the present day,
likely due to the edition
labeled as such by
Chrysander. The â??Halle
Handel Editionâ? (HHA)
distances itself from
this classification and,
considering the available
sources, refrains from
assigning a genre
label.
Congreve
deviates from the
mythological source
multiple times in order
to create tensions among
the characters. The
desired marriage between
Semele and Athamas, whom
she does not love, is an
addition by Congreve to
provoke the envy of her
sister Ino, who desires
Athamas herself.
Therefore, Ino sees her
own advantage in
Semeleâ??s abduction by
Jupiter. While
Jupiterâ??s wife Juno
decides to destroy Semele
out of jealousy for his
relationship with her,
Jupiter brings Ino to his
palace to console Semele.
The vengeful Juno takes
advantage of Inoâ??s
presence and transforms
into her likeness,
persuading Semele to
carry out a plan that
later proves fatal. In
the end, Ino emerges as
the winner, as she is
able to convince their
father, Cadmus, to marry
her to Athamas. The
appearance of Apollo in
the final scene to
announce that Semeleâ??s
immortal son Bacchus was
saved from her ashes
provides little
consolation. However,
this twist allows the
drama to conclude with
exuberant joy and a
magnificent final chorus
after the tragic scenes
in the third act,
culminating in the death
of the
protagonist.
Hande
lâ??s autograph score
shows significant
deviations from and
numerous revisions of the
original version
premiered. All surviving
early versions, the
musical movements deleted
before the premiere, and
the version of the
December 1744, are given
in the appendix to the
HHA.
Composed
by Camille Saint-Saens.
Edited by Dieter Zeh.
Arranged by Sven Hiemke.
Violoncello. Sacred vocal
music, Masses, Latin,
Whole church year / Omni
tempore. Single Part,
Cello. Composed 1856. Op.
4. 12 pages. Duration 45
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.060/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2706014).
Text
language:
Latin.
Carus-Verlag
is now publishing this
early work by Camille
Saint-Saens in a critical
new edition. Among the
sacred works by
Saint-Saens there are
just two settings of the
mass: the Messe de
Requiem op. 54 from his
middle period (1878), and
the Mass op. 4 dating
from 1856. This was first
performed on 21 April
1857. Camille Saint-Saens
was a devoted follower of
historicism as part of
the reform movement in
French church music. This
is more evident in the
mass published here than
anywhere else. The model
for this work is the
unison Messe Royale by
Henry DuMont (1610-1683).
Saint-Saens combined its
Gregorian style in a
convincing manner with
contemporary elements of
Romantic composition, an
expressive chromaticism,
which determines the
harmonic progression.
Alongside the orchestral
forces, the Grand Orgue
plays an important role.
Used as a solo
instrument, it is an
equal partner in the
composition. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2706000.
Oratorio. Composed
by Louis Spohr. Edited by
Dieter Zeh, Irene
Schallhorn. Awards /
Prizes: Deutscher
Musikeditionspreis Best
Edition. Awards / Prizes:
Deutscher
Musikeditionspreis Best
Edition. German title:
Die Letzten Dinge
(Oratorium). Sacred vocal
music, Oratorios. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1865-68. Op. 61. Duration
80 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 23.003/19. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.2300319).
ISBN
9790007133849. Language:
German/English.
In
honor of the 150th
anniversary of the death
of Louis Spohr, for the
first time Carus is
publishing a critical
edition of The Last
Judgment, the most
important of his four
oratorios. It was first
performed on Good Friday,
1826 in Kassel. It is
based on the
theologically most
significant portions of
the Revelations of John
in the New Testament,
whose visions of death
and eternity Spohr
vividly portrayed in
music. The work
represents an important
enrichment to the
repertoire of the
oratorio, especially
suitable for the end of
the church year. It is
captivating on account of
its masterful
instrumentation,
excellent use of
chromaticism, large-scale
solo recitatives and
accessible choral
passages filled with
heartfelt sensitivity on
the one hand, and
exciting drama on the
other. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.2300300.
Oratorio. Composed
by Louis Spohr. Edited by
Dieter Zeh, Irene
Schallhorn. Awards /
Prizes: Deutscher
Musikeditionspreis Best
Edition. Awards / Prizes:
Deutscher
Musikeditionspreis Best
Edition. German title:
Die Letzten Dinge
(Oratorium). Sacred vocal
music, Oratorios. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Op. 61.
244 pages. Duration 80
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
23.003/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2300309).
ISBN
9790007198589. Language:
German/English.
In
honor of the 150th
anniversary of the death
of Louis Spohr, for the
first time Carus is
publishing a critical
edition of The Last
Judgment, the most
important of his four
oratorios. It was first
performed on Good Friday,
1826 in Kassel. It is
based on the
theologically most
significant portions of
the Revelations of John
in the New Testament,
whose visions of death
and eternity Spohr
vividly portrayed in
music. The work
represents an important
enrichment to the
repertoire of the
oratorio, especially
suitable for the end of
the church year. It is
captivating on account of
its masterful
instrumentation,
excellent use of
chromaticism, large-scale
solo recitatives and
accessible choral
passages filled with
heartfelt sensitivity on
the one hand, and
exciting drama on the
other. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.2300300.
Composed
by Camille Saint-Saens.
Edited by Dieter Zeh.
Arranged by Sven Hiemke.
Violin 2. Sacred vocal
music, Masses, Latin,
Whole church year / Omni
tempore. Single Part,
Violin 2. Composed 1856.
Op. 4. 12 pages. Duration
45 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 27.060/12. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.2706012).
Text
language:
Latin.
Carus-Verlag
is now publishing this
early work by Camille
Saint-Saens in a critical
new edition. Among the
sacred works by
Saint-Saens there are
just two settings of the
mass: the Messe de
Requiem op. 54 from his
middle period (1878), and
the Mass op. 4 dating
from 1856. This was first
performed on 21 April
1857. Camille Saint-Saens
was a devoted follower of
historicism as part of
the reform movement in
French church music. This
is more evident in the
mass published here than
anywhere else. The model
for this work is the
unison Messe Royale by
Henry DuMont (1610-1683).
Saint-Saens combined its
Gregorian style in a
convincing manner with
contemporary elements of
Romantic composition, an
expressive chromaticism,
which determines the
harmonic progression.
Alongside the orchestral
forces, the Grand Orgue
plays an important role.
Used as a solo
instrument, it is an
equal partner in the
composition. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2706000.
Composed
by Camille Saint-Saens.
Edited by Dieter Zeh.
Arranged by Sven Hiemke.
Violin 1. Sacred vocal
music, Masses, Latin,
Whole church year / Omni
tempore. Single Part,
Violin 1. Composed 1856.
Op. 4. 12 pages. Duration
45 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 27.060/11. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.2706011).
Text
language:
Latin.
Carus-Verlag
is now publishing this
early work by Camille
Saint-Saens in a critical
new edition. Among the
sacred works by
Saint-Saens there are
just two settings of the
mass: the Messe de
Requiem op. 54 from his
middle period (1878), and
the Mass op. 4 dating
from 1856. This was first
performed on 21 April
1857. Camille Saint-Saens
was a devoted follower of
historicism as part of
the reform movement in
French church music. This
is more evident in the
mass published here than
anywhere else. The model
for this work is the
unison Messe Royale by
Henry DuMont (1610-1683).
Saint-Saens combined its
Gregorian style in a
convincing manner with
contemporary elements of
Romantic composition, an
expressive chromaticism,
which determines the
harmonic progression.
Alongside the orchestral
forces, the Grand Orgue
plays an important role.
Used as a solo
instrument, it is an
equal partner in the
composition. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2706000.
Composed
by Camille Saint-Saens.
Edited by Dieter Zeh.
Arranged by Sven Hiemke.
Viola. Sacred vocal
music, Masses, Latin,
Whole church year / Omni
tempore. Single Part,
Viola. Composed 1856. Op.
4. 12 pages. Duration 45
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
27.060/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2706013).
Text
language:
Latin.
Carus-Verlag
is now publishing this
early work by Camille
Saint-Saens in a critical
new edition. Among the
sacred works by
Saint-Saens there are
just two settings of the
mass: the Messe de
Requiem op. 54 from his
middle period (1878), and
the Mass op. 4 dating
from 1856. This was first
performed on 21 April
1857. Camille Saint-Saens
was a devoted follower of
historicism as part of
the reform movement in
French church music. This
is more evident in the
mass published here than
anywhere else. The model
for this work is the
unison Messe Royale by
Henry DuMont (1610-1683).
Saint-Saens combined its
Gregorian style in a
convincing manner with
contemporary elements of
Romantic composition, an
expressive chromaticism,
which determines the
harmonic progression.
Alongside the orchestral
forces, the Grand Orgue
plays an important role.
Used as a solo
instrument, it is an
equal partner in the
composition. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.2706000.
2nd Sunday after
Epiphany. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Reinhold
Kubik. German title: Ach
Gott, wie manches. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Epiphany. Single Part,
Viola. Composed 1725. BWV
3. 4 pages. Duration 27
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.003/13. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3100313).
ISBN
9790007041465. Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Moller, Martin. Text:
Martin Moller.
For
the 2nd Epiphany Sunday
1725, Bach composed the
cantata O God, what glut
of care and pain. It
forms part of the annual
cycle of chorale
cantatas. In the
large-scale opening
movement, a choral
setting full of anguish
with expansive orchestral
sections, the bass
presents the cantus
firmus in segments,
reinforced by one
trombone. This is
followed directly by the
second chorale verse in a
four-part setting in
which, however, each
chorale line is
interrupted by a short
recitative (each one sung
by a different voice).
The bass, who closes the
recitative, also sings
the following continuo
aria which is rich in
melismatic passages. The
second aria is a duet
expanded into a quartet
setting by the addition
of oboes d'amore and
continuo; it leads into
the closing chorale
containing a wealth of
transitions. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3100300.
Composed
by Robert Schumann.
Edited by Hansjörg
Ewert. Vocal score.
Composed 1852. Op. 147.
Duration 40 minutes.
Carus Verlag #4068703.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.4068703).
ISBN
9790007239718. Key: C
minor. Latin.
A
mass setting by Robert
Schumann? This is still
likely to cause surprise
among audiences –
after all, Schumann is
not generally viewed as a
sacred composer. Indeed,
his little-known late
work, the Missa sacra,
Op. 147, is a discovery
not just for listeners
but often for the
performers themselves.
The mass combines an
acute fascination with
sacred liturgy typical of
Schumann’s time
with the pragmatism of
its intended use by a
local choral society. The
composer employs his
considerable skills to
create a captivating and
varied score that is
almost ethereal in the
Kyrie, leading to
passages of an intimate
and lyrical piano that
alternate with fortissimo
for words of praise,
while always displaying
the utmost sensitivity
and a delight in
dissonance. The composer
declared his setting to
be “fashioned with
great loveâ€.
The demanding
orchestral mass can be
realized with limited
means. The solo parts can
be filled from the choir.
The work, which the
composer himself did not
have published, is here
reissued on the basis of
Schumann’s partial
autograph score.
Carus has also
produced an arrangement
of the work for choir &
organ, enabling
performances without
orchestra in smaller
venues (Carus
40.687/45).
Wedding cantata.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Uwe Wolf. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition: Bach
vocal. Dem Gerechten Muss
Das Licht Immer Wieder.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Wedding. Single
Part, Violin 2. BWV 195.
8 pages. Duration 16
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.195/12. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3119512).
ISBN
9790007210397. Text
language:
German/English.
The
Hochzeitskantate (Wedding
Cantata) BWV 195 was
performed by Bach from
around 1730 at various
wedding celebrations in
different forms, and was
evidently also lent out
for performances further
afield. The only
surviving version of the
work dates from the last
years of Bach's life. The
opulently-scored first
part begins and ends with
grand choral movements,
and Bach scored both
parts for soloists and
for chorus. At the centre
of the cantata is an
exceptionally sensitive
bass aria, probably one
of Bach's most modern
vocal compositions of
all. A chorale movement
(Nun danket all and
bringet Ehr/ Now thank we
all and offer praise)
with obbligato horns
concludes the cantata as
the second part after the
consummation. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3119500.
Wedding cantata.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Uwe Wolf. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition: Bach
vocal. Dem Gerechten Muss
Das Licht Immer Wieder.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Wedding. Single
Part, Violin 1. BWV 195.
8 pages. Duration 16
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.195/11. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3119511).
ISBN
9790007210380. Text
language:
German/English.
The
Hochzeitskantate (Wedding
Cantata) BWV 195 was
performed by Bach from
around 1730 at various
wedding celebrations in
different forms, and was
evidently also lent out
for performances further
afield. The only
surviving version of the
work dates from the last
years of Bach's life. The
opulently-scored first
part begins and ends with
grand choral movements,
and Bach scored both
parts for soloists and
for chorus. At the centre
of the cantata is an
exceptionally sensitive
bass aria, probably one
of Bach's most modern
vocal compositions of
all. A chorale movement
(Nun danket all and
bringet Ehr/ Now thank we
all and offer praise)
with obbligato horns
concludes the cantata as
the second part after the
consummation. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3119500.
2nd Sunday after
Epiphany. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Reinhold
Kubik. German title: Ach
Gott, wie manches. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Epiphany. Single Part,
Violin 2. Composed 1725.
BWV 3. 4 pages. Duration
27 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.003/12. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3100312).
ISBN
9790007041458. Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Moller, Martin. Text:
Martin Moller.
For
the 2nd Epiphany Sunday
1725, Bach composed the
cantata O God, what glut
of care and pain. It
forms part of the annual
cycle of chorale
cantatas. In the
large-scale opening
movement, a choral
setting full of anguish
with expansive orchestral
sections, the bass
presents the cantus
firmus in segments,
reinforced by one
trombone. This is
followed directly by the
second chorale verse in a
four-part setting in
which, however, each
chorale line is
interrupted by a short
recitative (each one sung
by a different voice).
The bass, who closes the
recitative, also sings
the following continuo
aria which is rich in
melismatic passages. The
second aria is a duet
expanded into a quartet
setting by the addition
of oboes d'amore and
continuo; it leads into
the closing chorale
containing a wealth of
transitions. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3100300.
Soli SAATBB, Coro SATB (auch SSAATB), 2 Bfl, 2 Ob, 2 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc - Gr...(+)
Soli SAATBB, Coro SATB
(auch SSAATB), 2 Bfl, 2
Ob, 2 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va,
Bc - Grade 3
SKU:
CA.1025000
Composed
by Henry Purcell. Edited
by Julia Rosemeyer. Carus
digital: Extra digital
products. Full Score.
Composed 1692. Z 328.
Duration 55 minutes.
Carus Verlag #1025000.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.1025000).
ISBN
9790007251826. Key: D
major.
English.
â??Hail!
bright Cecilia, hail to
thee. Great patroness of
us and harmony!â? â??
this exclamation opens
the final chorus of Henry
Purcellâ??s eponymous
Ode to St. Cecilia from
1692. A paean to the
power of music, the work
is one of the undoubted
masterpieces of English
choral odes of that time.
A resolution of
the Musical Society of
London in 1683 launched
the great tradition of
annual celebrations for
St. Ceciliaâ??s Day
(November 22), featuring
a church service followed
by performances of
specially composed music.
Over the years, Purcell
wrote several odes for
the occasion, of which
this example from 1692 is
one of the most popular.
Four decades later,
Handel would also
contribute to the
celebrations with his
Alexanderâ??s Feast, HWV
75 (Carus 55.075), and
his Ode for St.
Ceciliaâ??s Day, HWV 76
(Carus
55.076).Purcellâ
??s magnificent music,
which features a huge
range of tonal color and
form, offers delightful
parts for a variety of
solo, ensemble, and
choral settings. With its
richly expressive
palette, the Ode to St.
Cecilia is an extremely
rewarding work by the
â??Orpheus
Britannicusâ?, as
Purcell was admiringly
called by
contemporaries.-
Festive, rousing ode to
music- Highlight of
the choral ode genre in
the 17th century
Passions-Cantate, nach
der Poesie des Herrn
Buschmann. Composed
by Gottfried August
Homilius. Edited by Uwe
Wolf. This edition:
Paperbound, Complete
edition. Gottfried August
Homilius - Selected
Works. Passionskantate I
Ein Lammlein Ga 4. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Lent and Passiontide.
Single Part, Organ. HoWV
I.2. 60 pages. Duration
95 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 37.104/49. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3710449).
ISBN
9790007091347. Language:
German.
He was
without argument our
greatest church composer,
wrote the lexicographer
E. L. Gerber a few years
after Homilius's death in
1785. As a result of the
destruction of the
Kreuzkirche during the
Seven Years War, the
longtime Kreuzkantor, a
pupil of Bach, performed
his professional musical
duties primarily at the
Frauenkirche in Dresden.
The Passionskantate was
well received and widely
disseminated during the
18th and 19th centuries:
Thanks to its popularity
it was published in 1775
by Breitkopf as a full
score - a rare honor,
accorded to only one
other Passion in the 18th
century (Graun's Tod
Jesu). The text describes
the events of the Passion
from a very personal
point of view: The story
focuses less on the
actual events, then upon
the feelings of the
observers of these
events. The subjective
nature of the narrative
is reflected in a very
dramatically marked style
of recitative, which
presents a charming
contrast to the
expressive choral writing
and the melodically
accented arias. With the
release of a new music
editions and a SACD/CD
the Passionskantate can
now be rediscovered..
Score and part available
separately - see item
CA.3710400.
Wedding cantata.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Uwe Wolf. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition: Bach
vocal. Dem Gerechten Muss
Das Licht Immer Wieder.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Wedding. Choral
Score. BWV 195. 20 pages.
Duration 16 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.195/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3119505).
ISBN
9790007181383. Text
language:
German/English.
The
Hochzeitskantate (Wedding
Cantata) BWV 195 was
performed by Bach from
around 1730 at various
wedding celebrations in
different forms, and was
evidently also lent out
for performances further
afield. The only
surviving version of the
work dates from the last
years of Bach's life. The
opulently-scored first
part begins and ends with
grand choral movements,
and Bach scored both
parts for soloists and
for chorus. At the centre
of the cantata is an
exceptionally sensitive
bass aria, probably one
of Bach's most modern
vocal compositions of
all. A chorale movement
(Nun danket all and
bringet Ehr/ Now thank we
all and offer praise)
with obbligato horns
concludes the cantata as
the second part after the
consummation. Score
available separately -
see item CA.3119500.
2nd Sunday after
Epiphany. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Reinhold
Kubik. German title: Ach
Gott, wie manches. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Epiphany. Single Part,
Cello/Double Bass.
Composed 1725. BWV 3. 12
pages. Duration 27
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.003/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3100314).
ISBN
9790007041472. Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Moller, Martin. Text:
Martin Moller.
For
the 2nd Epiphany Sunday
1725, Bach composed the
cantata O God, what glut
of care and pain. It
forms part of the annual
cycle of chorale
cantatas. In the
large-scale opening
movement, a choral
setting full of anguish
with expansive orchestral
sections, the bass
presents the cantus
firmus in segments,
reinforced by one
trombone. This is
followed directly by the
second chorale verse in a
four-part setting in
which, however, each
chorale line is
interrupted by a short
recitative (each one sung
by a different voice).
The bass, who closes the
recitative, also sings
the following continuo
aria which is rich in
melismatic passages. The
second aria is a duet
expanded into a quartet
setting by the addition
of oboes d'amore and
continuo; it leads into
the closing chorale
containing a wealth of
transitions. Score and
part available separately
- see item
CA.3100300.
2nd Sunday after
Epiphany. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Reinhold
Kubik. German title: Ach
Gott, wie manches
Herzeleid. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas,
Epiphany. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1725. BWV 3. Duration 27
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.003/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3100319).
ISBN
9790007135911. Key: A
major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Moller, Martin. Text:
Martin Moller.
For
the 2nd Epiphany Sunday
1725, Bach composed the
cantata O God, what glut
of care and pain. It
forms part of the annual
cycle of chorale
cantatas. In the
large-scale opening
movement, a choral
setting full of anguish
with expansive orchestral
sections, the bass
presents the cantus
firmus in segments,
reinforced by one
trombone. This is
followed directly by the
second chorale verse in a
four-part setting in
which, however, each
chorale line is
interrupted by a short
recitative (each one sung
by a different voice).
The bass, who closes the
recitative, also sings
the following continuo
aria which is rich in
melismatic passages. The
second aria is a duet
expanded into a quartet
setting by the addition
of oboes d'amore and
continuo; it leads into
the closing chorale
containing a wealth of
transitions. Score and
parts available
separately - see item
CA.3100300.
Passions-Cantate, nach
der Poesie des Herrn
Buschmann. Composed
by Gottfried August
Homilius. Edited by Uwe
Wolf. This edition:
Paperbound, Complete
edition. Gottfried August
Homilius - Selected
Works. German title:
Passionskantate I Ein
Lammlein Ga 4. Sacred
vocal music, Cantatas,
Lent and Passiontide.
Full score (complete
edition / selected
edition). HoWV I.2.
Duration 95 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
37.104/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3710400).
ISBN
9790007090821. Language:
German.
He was
without argument our
greatest church composer,
wrote the lexicographer
E. L. Gerber a few years
after Homilius's death in
1785. As a result of the
destruction of the
Kreuzkirche during the
Seven Years War, the
longtime Kreuzkantor, a
pupil of Bach, performed
his professional musical
duties primarily at the
Frauenkirche in Dresden.
The Passionskantate was
well received and widely
disseminated during the
18th and 19th centuries:
Thanks to its popularity
it was published in 1775
by Breitkopf as a full
score - a rare honor,
accorded to only one
other Passion in the 18th
century (Graun's Tod
Jesu). The text describes
the events of the Passion
from a very personal
point of view: The story
focuses less on the
actual events, then upon
the feelings of the
observers of these
events. The subjective
nature of the narrative
is reflected in a very
dramatically marked style
of recitative, which
presents a charming
contrast to the
expressive choral writing
and the melodically
accented arias. With the
release of a new music
editions and a SACD/CD
the Passionskantate can
now be rediscovered..