Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók' s 'Romanian Christmas Songs' are based on folk melodies that originated in a pagan celebration of the winter solstice, and which he felt gave ' the impression of a fiery, war-like type of song, rather than a pious and religious one”. Nevertheless, he chose 20 melodies from this collection of ' colinde” and published them under the title of ' Christmas Songs”. In the first edition of 1918 they were conceived for children' s hands and so were published ' without octaves”- but in his revised edition of 1936, which we present here, Bartók added an appendix featuring alternative ' concert versions”, confirming that these miniatures are also perfectly suited for public performance. Our Urtext edition is based on that of the Bartók Complete Edition, and for the first time integrates these concert variants directly into the musical text. We also offer the original melodies and translations of the texts of these colinde to provide an insight into the origins of this rather different kind of Christmas music./ Répertoire / Piano

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Howard Goodall 's beautiful Enchanted Carols is an exciting collection of 6 original Christmas carols, as well as interpretations of traditional carols, arranged for upper voices. Enchanted Carols is the second dedicated album from the Classic FM composer in residence, and follows the chart-topping CD, Enchanted Voices . Howard Goodall is an EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of choral music stage, musicals, film and TV scores and a highly respected broadcaster. He is currently Composer-in-Residence for Classic FM and is also England's National Ambassador for Singing./ Recueil / SSA

With online audio of piano accompaniments. Twenty favorite Christmas carols arranged for solo instrumentalists with online accompaniments available for download or streaming. / Classique / Recueil / Clarinette et Piano

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Study score format 22. 5 x 16. 5cm Bach ’s Christmas Oratorio, composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) who provided several libretti for Bach during his Leipzig period. Like the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, the Christmas Oratorio is narrated by an Evangelist and includes devices from Italian opera such as the recitative and aria. It was written to be performed during the thirteen days of Christmas of the Lutheran Church calendar (25 December – 6 January) allowing the wondrous story of theGospel to gradually unfold. - Full score and performance material (BA5014), vocal score (BA5014-90) and study score (TP85) available for sale. - Urtext of the New Bach Edition. / Oratorio / Répertoire / Partition de Poche

Kantaten I-Iii. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. “A widely-accepted form for the Christmas Oratorio is to perform parts I–III exclusively. In their concentration on the actual Christmas story they form a rounded whole. The present edition is conceived especially for this kind of performance. ” [Singen und Musizieren im Gottesdienst, Juli/August 2000] / Oratorio / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 3 Trompettes, Timbales

Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Though Bohuslav Martinu produced a lot of didactic material for the piano, not all of it has been published and many delightful works have remained unknown. In this Easy Piano Pieces and Dances album, Martinu’s four-part piano cycle Quarter and Eighth Notes, composed in Paris in 1937, appears for the first time. It is devoted to changes of metre and tempo. The work, previously known only from his correspondence, was long considered lost until a copyist’s manuscript of it resurfaced in Brno in 2011. The jazz piece One Step, composed in 1921, is also made accessible here for the first time. It hitherto only existed in the composer’s autograph. Along with these two“discoveries”, this album contains the dance pieces that Martinu composed in Policka in the 1920s as well as the three-part cycle Christmas, composed in Paris in 1927. These were previously available in Compositions for Policka. Though Bohuslav Martinu produced a lot of didactic material for the Piano, not all of it has been published and many delightful works have remained unknown. In this “Easy Piano Pieces and Dances” album, Martinu ’s four-part Piano cycle “Crotchets and Quavers”, composed in Paris in 1937, appears for the first time. It is devoted to changes of metre and tempo. The work, previously known only from his correspondence, was long considered lost until a manuscript copy resurfaced in Brno in 2011. The jazz piece “One-step”, composed in 1921, is also made accessible here for the first time. It hitherto only existed in the composer’sautograph. Along with these two “discoveries”, this album contains the dance pieces that Martinu composed in Policka in the 1920s as well as the three-part cycle “Christmas”, composed in Paris in 1927. These were previously available in “Compositions for Policka”. Includes original Martinu works, some published for the first time Foreword (Cz/Eng/Ger) and fingering by Lucie Harasim Berná Easy to moderately difficult pieces / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Piano

A little Christmas suite in six movements. Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. A Little Christmas Suite In Six Movements/ Répertoire / Violon, Alto et Violoncelle

[Oh Christmas Tree]. Par DOBBINS BILL. Oh Christmas Tree/ Répertoire / 2 Trompettes, Cor en Fa, 2 Trombones, Trombone Bas

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the great feast days, the Magnificat was given at the evening service in Leipzig, following the sermon. Bach twice set this poem (Luke I, 46-55). One of these compositions, for solo soprano, has been lost. Of the other Magnificat, Bach composed his first version, In E-flat, with four inserted Christmas pieces, prepared for the evening service that holiday, 1723. His revision of 1728-31, In D Major, omitting the Christmas movements, was intended for use on any major feast day. Bach composed the motets for special occasions, probably for the birthdays, funerals or memorial services of prominent Leipzig citizens. In this edition, five of the six motets are scored for acappella chouus: Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 for double chorus (SATB/SATB), No. 3 for various combinations of three-, four- and five-part voices. Motet 6 is scored for SATB and continuo. / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur

Paul Paradise has selected eight of Arcangelo Corelli's twelve Concerti Grossi and combined the concertino parts with the concerto grosso parts, edited the bowings, and added fingerings. Now these masterful works are playable by string orchestra or string quartet. The Concerto Grossi included are: No. 4 in D Major * No. 7 in D Major * No. 10 in C Major * No. 11 in B-flat Major * No. 12 in in F Major * No. 3 in C Minor * No. 8 in G Minor (Christmas) * No. 2 in F Major.

Paul Paradise has selected eight of Arcangelo Corelli's twelve Concerti Grossi and combined the concertino parts with the concerto grosso parts, edited the bowings, and added fingerings. Now these masterful works are playable by string orchestra or string quartet. The Concerto Grossi included are: No. 4 in D Major * No. 7 in D Major * No. 10 in C Major * No. 11 in B-flat Major * No. 12 in in F Major * No. 3 in C Minor * No. 8 in G Minor (Christmas) * No. 2 in F Major.