Opera in three acts. Par STRAWINSKY IGOR. New edition of Stravinsky?s largest work, his only full-length work for the theatre, and his first major work in English. It also represents the culmination of his neoclassical years, after which he started to rethink his musical language. Inspired by an exhibition in Chicago in 1947 of a series of Hogarth prints, the depiction of the ironic progress of the spendthrift heir of a miser from wealth via debt to madness and death is, in essence, retained in the opera. Auden and Kallman's 'fable' wittily grafts onto Hogarth?s quest narrative aspects of, among other sources, Classical pastoral, the Faust legend, fairy tale, circus, the Bible and opera in many different manifestations. This is brilliantly matched by Stravinsky?s music, which takes as its source the whole of operatic history from Monteverdi to Verdi via Rossini and Donizetti and large doses of Mozart, yet it is neither parody nor pastiche. The Rake?s Progress can be appreciated on many levels, which might explain why it is still one of only a handful of 20th-century operas never to have been out of the repertoire. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Solistes, Choeur et Orchestre

Hwv 283. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. The “Dettinger Te Deum” was written to celebrate England’s victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen. It is Handel’s last and most successful setting of the “Te Deum” and reveals a deep understanding of the English church music tradition. The sound impact of this broadly conceived work is governed by the choirs in an almost theatrical exegesis of the text. Particularly striking are several borrowings from the “Messiah” which Handel had just completed. This edition, edited by Baroque specialist Amanda Babington, is based on the Urtext from the “Halle Handel Edition”. - First Urtext edition - Includes a Foreword (Eng/Ger) - Idiomatic, well-presented piano reduction (Eng) Handel 's Dettinger Te Deum was composed to celebrate England’s victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen. This is Handel ’s last and most successful setting of the Te Deum and reveals a deep understanding of the English church music tradition. The sound impact of this broadly conceived work is governed by the choirs in an almost theatrical exegesis of the text. Particularly striking are several borrowings from the Messiah which Handel had just completed. This Barenreiter Urtext edition has been edited by the Baroque specialist Amanda Babington and is based on the Urtext from the Halle HandelEdition. First Urtext edition Includes a Foreword (Eng/Ger) Straight-forward, well-presented Piano reduction (Eng) Full score and performance material (BA10706) and vocal score (BA10706-90) available for sale/ Répertoire / Alto Solo, Ténor Solo, Basse Solo, Choeur Mixte et

Op. 38. Par ELGAR EDWARD. This is the best of me, wrote Edward Elgar after the final measure of his Dream of Gerontius. Premiered in 1900, in Great Britain the work has long been a standard work in the repertoire of large oratorio choirs. Elgar?s moving, poetic setting of the eponymous poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman is about a dying man and his journey beyond death to God. Before the eyes of the listeners, a musical image of the soul is created which flies past mocking demons to God with its protecting angel at its side, is allowed to look at him briefly, then faces the purgatorial fire of salvation confident and comforted. The work is a real rarity in the history of oratorio, and for large choirs it is a thrilling alternative to the established repertoire of Requiem settings. Its popularity is thanks to the suggestive, often sensuous power of the music, the great choral scenes of the demons and the Angel, and the three impressive solo parts. All previous editions were reprints based on the historic first printed materials, which are inconsistent. By contrast, Carus has produced a modern, newly-engraved edition, compatible in all sections, which takes all the sources into consideration and evaluates the autograph manuscript in detail. For this edition the complete orchestral material is available on sale, and the vocal score and full score contain both English and German singing texts. The full score is also available digitally. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Solistes, Ch?ur SATB et Orchestre

Légende dramatique en quatre parties. Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. 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 Légende 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 ofopera since the Baroque. It is precisely this fantasy in Berlioz's Faust, the ?Opéra de Concert en Quatre acts?, which comes very close to the spirit of Goethe's presentation. Reliable Piano reduction based on the Urtext of the New Berlioz Edition Straight-forward Piano reduction in the Vocal score Clear user-friendly layout French original text with German translation Full score (BA5448) and Vocal score (BA5448-90) available for sale, performance material (BA5448-72) available for hire/ Répertoire / Voix Chantante, Choeur Mixte, Orchestre

La renommée de Carl Maria von Weber repose principalement sur, Der Freischütz '. Le succès sans précédent de cet opéra éclipsé tous ses autres ouvrages et a contribué à augmenter leur chute dans l'oubli. Certaines oeuvres comme, Preciosa ',, Oberon ', et, Euryanthe', les ouvertures, concertos solistes et sonates pour piano, le lied et de la chambre de travaille connu une grande popularité et ont été largement connu en Allemagne et à l'étranger aussi tard que la seconde moitié de la 19e siècle. Cependant, toute chance d'un renouveau de l'influence de Weber et deimportance de son oeuvre a été gaspillé dans les années 1920, quand une édition complète - commencé par Hans Joachim Moser et avec les contributeurs potentiels, y compris Wilhelm Kempff, Hans Pfitzner, Max von Schillings, Fritz Stein et Richard Strauss - a échoué après le troisième volume.Depuis il ya eu de nombreuses tentatives pour relancer une édition complète des oeuvres de Weber, mais comme ce genre de projet, il aurait fallu la coopération des chercheurs des deux côtés de la frontière inter-allemande, la situation politique après 1945 n'était pas propice à une telle entreprise. Négociations minutieuses conduit à des premières étapes tangibles dans les années 1980. L'intention, dès le début, était de placer l'oeuvre de Weber dans son contexte, et de ne pas séparer sa production musicale de son travail d'influence en tant qu'écrivain, critique et organisateur dans le domaine musical, mais de publier ses compositions avec ses lettres, journaux intimes et l'autre production littéraire comme le meilleur moyen de documenter la fertilisation croisée entre ses activités musicales, littéraires et pratique.Depuis la réunification allemande les deux parties de travailler les concernés - à la Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, et au Séminaire Musikwissenschaftliches, Detmold / Paderborn - ont coopéré sur l'édition complète des oeuvres musicales (C. 45 volumes en 10 séries: sacrés la musique- cantates, des odes et d'autres oeuvres de circonstance- oeuvres théâtrales, des oeuvres de lieder et vocale- oeuvres pour orchestre- musique de chambre, musique pour piano- réductions pour piano- Miscellanea, arrangements et orchestrations, les oeuvres d'attribution douteuse). Le journal (6-8 vol.) Sont édités à Berlin et les lettres (8-10 vol.) Et d'autres écrits (2 vol.) À Detmold.Cette édition complète vise à constituer une base fiable de débat scientifique ainsi que pour la pratique de la performance authentique de la musique de Carl Maria von Weber. Conforme aux normes de ces dernières éditions historico-critiques, le matériau textuel sera basée sur toutes les sources disponibles authentiques, accompagnés par une documentation détaillée de la genèse et une liste de variantes pour chaque travail. L'importance des travaux musicologiques seront évaluées en les plaçant dans leur contexte historique, la présentation de leurs commentaires genèse, l'histoire et la critique. Les lettres, les écrits et les journaux seront traités comme liés entre eux et pertinentes les unes aux autres dans les commentaires, donc les lecteurs devraient bénéficier d'une mine d'informations concises et des références croisées. / Soliste, Choeur Et Orchestre

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah caused a sensation at its world première performance, sung in English, in Birmingham UK in August 1846. The huge forces marshalled for the occasion delighted the audience, who demanded no fewer than eight encores and loudly acclaimed the composer despite an injunction to observe the solemnity of the occasion by refraining from applause. Elijah has been an essential repertoire work for choral societies ever since. Published on the 175th anniversary of that famous premiere, Edition Peters is proud to present a new English-language Urtext edition of the vocal score containing the original libretto by William Bartholomew. Edited and with a preface by the highly respected musicologist Klaus Burmeister, the edition also includes a foreword ‘Mendelssohn and Birmingham’ by Simon Halsey, one of the world’s foremost choral directors (Chorus Director City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Choruses; Artistic Director, Orfeó Català Choirs and Artistic Adviser, Palau de la Música, Barcelona; Choral Director, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Artistic Director, Berliner Philharmoniker ‘Vokalhelden’ Programme). The edition complements and is designed to be used in conjunction with the existing German/English full score (EP11345) and orchestral parts. An associated German language vocal score is also available (EP11347). Edition Peters Vocal Scores are the choice of the world’s leading choirs and chorus masters. They are practical, reliable, high-quality editions containing expert piano reductions. / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Répertoire / Solistes, Choeur et Orchestre

Große Credomesse. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Here, as also in his earlier 'Litte Credo Mass' KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the 'Credo'. This presupposes that the setting of the words of the intonation 'Credo in unum Deum' as part of an ensemble composition, which for centuries had been intoned in plainsong by the priest, had become liturgically acceptable. It was only a small and syntactically logical step for the word 'Credo' to be repeated before the individual articles of belief, thus strengthening the declaration of faith. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinet

Große Credomesse. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Here, as also in his earlier 'Litte Credo Mass' KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the 'Credo'. This presupposes that the setting of the words of the intonation 'Credo in unum Deum' as part of an ensemble composition, which for centuries had been intoned in plainsong by the priest, had become liturgically acceptable. It was only a small and syntactically logical step for the word 'Credo' to be repeated before the individual articles of belief, thus strengthening the declaration of faith. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinet

Große Credomesse. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Here, as also in his earlier 'Litte Credo Mass' KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the 'Credo'. This presupposes that the setting of the words of the intonation 'Credo in unum Deum' as part of an ensemble composition, which for centuries had been intoned in plainsong by the priest, had become liturgically acceptable. It was only a small and syntactically logical step for the word 'Credo' to be repeated before the individual articles of belief, thus strengthening the declaration of faith. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinet

Arrangeur: Andrea Campora. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven’s sacred works include two settings of the Mass. The “Mass in C major”, completed and premiered in 1807, has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the great “Missa solemnis”. Yet it is a self-contained and, for its time, decidedly modern piece of church music. Drawing on the rich body of sources, Beethoven specialist Barry Cooper suggests practical solutions to the work’s musical and interpretative problems. His deep study of the sources convinced him to include a fully realized organ part in the score, just as Beethoven envisioned it for the first printed edition. As stated in the sources, the parts for the soloists and choir are notated on joint staves to demonstrate that the soloists are also to sing the choral passages. Rounding off this Urtext edition are a Foreword on the work’s genesis and a detailed Critical Commentary. - Score with realization of the organ part - Bilingual Foreword (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) - Idiomatic piano reduction Features of the Barenreiter Urtext edition of Beethoven 's Mass In C Major : Score with realisation of the Organ part Bilingual Foreword (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) Straight-forward Piano reduction Full score and performance material (BA9039) and Vocal score (BA9039-90) available for sale Amongst Beethoven ’s sacred works are two settings of the Mass. The Mass In C Major was completed and premiered in 1807 and has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the great Missa solemnis. Yet it is a self-contained and, for its time, distinctly modernpiece of sacred music. Beethoven specialist Barry Cooper has drawn on a rich body of sources to suggests practical solutions to the work’s musical and interpretative problems. His in-depth study of the sources convinced him to include a fully realised Organ part in the score, just as Beethoven envisioned it for the first printed edition. As stated in the original sources, the parts for the soloists and choir are notated on joint staves to demonstrate that the soloists are also to sing the choral passages. This Barenreiter Urtext edition is rounded off with a foreword on the work’s genesis and a detailed critical commentary. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes, Choeur Mixte et Orchestre

Dvorák's 'Requiem?, for soloists, choir and orchestra, is one of the highlights within the international choral repertoire. Now Bärenreiter is presenting this work in an arrangement by Joachim Linckelmann with chamber orchestra based on the full score from the 'Complete Edition of the Works by Antonín Dvorák?.The arrangement dispenses with all the brass instruments except for a single horn- all that remains of the percussion are the timpani- the organ has also been taken out. The cor anglais and bass clarinet parts can be replaced by an oboe and clarinet (ossia staves in score and parts).This arrangement, which judiciously reduces the richness of Dvorák's original orchestration, makes the work available to a broader range of performers outside professional circles.- Standard choral work with a manageable reduced orchestration- A stylistically appropriate as well as tried and tested arrangement- In keeping with the vocal score H 2924-90 / Choeur Mixte (SATB)