En Prière (FAURE GABRIEL)

SKU: BA.BA10303-01

ISBN 9790006559503. 33 x 26 cm inches. Key: C minor. Preface: Michael Stegemann.

The third symphony by Camille Saint-Saens, known as the Organ Symphony, is the first publication in a complete historical-critical edition of the French composer's instrumental works.

I gave everything I was able to give in this work. [...] What I have done here I will never be able to do again.Camille Saint-Saens was rightly proud of his third Symphony in C minor Op.78, dedicated to the memory of Franz Liszt. Called theOrgan Symphonybecause of its novel scoring, the work was a commission from the Philharmonic Society in London, as was Beethoven's Ninth, and was premiered there on 19 May 1886. The first performance in Paris followed on 9 January 1887 and confirmed the composer's reputation asprobably the most significant, and certainly the most independent French symphonistof his time, as Ludwig Finscher wrote in MGG. In fact the work remains the only one in the history of that genre in France to the present day, composed a good half century after the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz and a good half century before Olivier Messiaen's Turangalila Symphonie.

You would think that such a famous, much-performed and much recorded opus could not hold any more secrets, but far from it: in the first historical-critical edition of the Symphony, numerous inconsistencies and mistakes in the Durand edition in general use until now, have been uncovered and corrected. An examination and evaluation of the sources ranged from two early sketches, now preserved in Paris and Washington (in which the Symphony was still in B minor!) via the autograph manuscript and a set of proofs corrected by Saint-Saens himself, to the first and subsequent editions of the full score and parts. The versions for piano duet (by Leon Roques) and for two pianos (by the composer himself) were also consulted. Further crucial information was finally found in his extensive correspondence, encompassing thousands of previously unpublished letters. The discoveries made in producing this edition include the fact that at its London premiere, the Symphony probably looked quite different from its present appearance ...

No less exciting than the work itself is the history of its composition and reception, which are described in an extensive foreword. With his Symphony, Saint-Saens entered right into the dispute which divided French musical life into pro and contra Wagner in the 1880s and 1890s. At the same time, the work succeeded in preserving the balance between tradition and modernism in masterly fashion, as a contemporary critic stated:The C minor Symphony by Saint-Saens creates a bridge from the past into the future, from immortal richness to progress, from ideas to their implementation.

On 19 March 1886 Saint-Saens wrote to the London Philharmonic Society, which commissioned the work:

Work on the symphony is in full swing. But I warn you, it will be terrible. Here is the precise instrumentation: 3 flutes / 2 oboes / 1 cor anglais / 2 clarinets / 1 bass clarinet / 2 bassoons / 1 contrabassoon / 2 natural horns / [3 trumpets / Saint-Saens had forgotten these in his listing.] 2 chromatic horns / 3 trombones / 1 tuba / 3 timpani / organ / 1 piano duet and the strings, of course. Fortunately, there are no harps. Unfortunately it will be difficult. I am doing what I can to mitigate the difficulties.

As in my 4th Concerto [for piano] and my [1st] Violin Sonata [in D minor Op.75] at first glance there appear to be just two parts: the first Allegro and the Adagio, the Scherzo and the Finale, each attacca. This fiendish symphony has crept up by a semitone; it did not want to stay in B minor, and is now in C minor.

It would be a pleasure for me to conduct this symphony. Whether it would be a pleasure for others to hear it? That is the question. It is you who wanted it, I wash my hands of it. I will bring the orchestral parts carefully corrected with me, and if anyone wants to give me a nice rehearsal for the symphony after the full rehearsal, everything will be fine.

When Saint-Saens hit upon the idea of adding an organ and a piano to the usual orchestral scoring is not known. The idea of adding an organ part to a secular orchestral work intended for the concert hall was thoroughly novel - and not without controversy. On the other hand, Franz Liszt, whose music Saint-Saens' Symphony is so close to, had already demonstrated that the organ could easily be an orchestral instrument in his symphonic poem Hunnenschlacht (1856/57). There was also a model for the piano duet part which Saint-Saens knew and may possibly have used quite consciously as an exemplar: theFantaisie sur la Tempetefrom the lyrical monodrama Lelio, ou le retour a la Vie op. 14bis (1831) by Berlioz. The name of the organist at the premiere ist unknown, as, incidentally, was also the case with many of the later performances; the organ part is indeed not soloistic, but should be understood as part of the orchestral texture.

In fact the subsequent success of the symphony seems to have represented a kind of breakthrough for the composer, who was then over 50 years of age.My dear composer of a famous symphony, wrote Saint-Saens' friend and pupil Gabriel Faure:You will never be able to imagine what a pleasure I had last Sunday [at the second performance on 16 January 1887]! And I had the score and did not miss a single note of this Symphony, which will endure much longer than we two, even if we were to join together our two lifespans!

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SKU: BT.DHP-1115077-130

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Pie Jesu is the famous aria for soprano and orchestra from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, opus 48. Fauré (1845- 1924) composed the work in 1887, two years after his father’s death and only a short time before his mother passed away. Fauré’s Pie Jesu is richly atmosphere and peaceful, and Robert van Beringen perfectly captures the essence of Fauré’s beautiful music in this arrangement for fanfare band.

Pie Jesu is de beroemde aria voor sopraan en orkest uit het Requiem (opus 48) van Gabriel Fauré. Fauré (1845-1924) schreef dit werk in 1887, twee jaar na de dood van zijn vader en kort voor het overlijden van zijn moeder. Pie Jesuis overigens eerder sfeervol en vredig dan treurig te noemen. Robert van Beringen maakte er een geslaagde bewerking van.

Pie Jesu ist die berühmte Arie für Sopran und Orchester aus Gabriel Faurés Requiem, opus 48. Fauré (1845-1924) schrieb das Werk im Jahre 1887, zwei Jahre nach dem Tod des Vaters und kurz vor dem Tode der Mutter. Pie Jesu ist vielmehr ein stimmungsvolles, friedvolles denn trauriges Werk, das Robert van Beringen einfühlsam für Brass Band bearbeitete.

Pie Jesu est le célèbre aria pour Soprano et orchestre cordes extrait du Requiem Op. 48 de Gabriel Fauré, qu’il composa peu de temps après le décès de son père. Pie Jesu est empreint d’une atmosphère douce et paisible sans pour autant évoquer un sentiment de tristesse. L’arrangement réalisé par Robert van Beringen capture l’essence même de cet aria, en reflétant toute l’émotion de la merveilleuse musique de Fauré, dans un écrin de quiétude et d’humilité pour orchestre d’fanfare.

Pie Jesu è la famosa aria per soprano e orchestra dal Requiem opus 48 che Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) scrisse nel 1887 due anni dopo la morte del padre e poco prima della morte della madre. Pie Jesu è un brano struggente e pieno di atmosfera, arrangiato magistralmente per banda da Robert van Beringen.

SKU: BT.DHP-1115077-030

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Pie Jesu is the famous aria for soprano and orchestra from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, opus 48. Fauré (1845- 1924) composed the work in 1887, two years after his father’s death and only a short time before his mother passed away. Fauré’s Pie Jesu is richly atmosphere and peaceful, and Robert van Beringen perfectly captures the essence of Fauré’s beautiful music in this arrangement for fanfare band.

Pie Jesu is de beroemde aria voor sopraan en orkest uit het Requiem (opus 48) van Gabriel Fauré. Fauré (1845-1924) schreef dit werk in 1887, twee jaar na de dood van zijn vader en kort voor het overlijden van zijn moeder. Pie Jesuis overigens eerder sfeervol en vredig dan treurig te noemen. Robert van Beringen maakte er een geslaagde bewerking van.

Pie Jesu ist die berühmte Arie für Sopran und Orchester aus Gabriel Faurés Requiem, opus 48. Fauré (1845-1924) schrieb das Werk im Jahre 1887, zwei Jahre nach dem Tod des Vaters und kurz vor dem Tode der Mutter. Pie Jesu ist vielmehr ein stimmungsvolles, friedvolles denn trauriges Werk, das Robert van Beringen einfühlsam für Brass Band bearbeitete.

Pie Jesu est le célèbre aria pour Soprano et orchestre cordes extrait du Requiem Op. 48 de Gabriel Fauré, qu’il composa peu de temps après le décès de son père. Pie Jesu est empreint d’une atmosphère douce et paisible sans pour autant évoquer un sentiment de tristesse. L’arrangement réalisé par Robert van Beringen capture l’essence même de cet aria, en reflétant toute l’émotion de la merveilleuse musique de Fauré, dans un écrin de quiétude et d’humilité pour orchestre d’fanfare.

Pie Jesu è la famosa aria per soprano e orchestra dal Requiem opus 48 che Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) scrisse nel 1887 due anni dopo la morte del padre e poco prima della morte della madre. Pie Jesu è un brano struggente e pieno di atmosfera, arrangiato magistralmente per banda da Robert van Beringen.

SKU: CA.925300

ISBN M-007-24915-1. Key: E minor. Language: French. Text: Verlaine, Paul.

Paul Verlaine spent 555 days in prison because he had shot his fellow poet and companion Arthur Rimbaud with a revolver whilst in a drunken state. This spell in prison evidently fostered his artistic inspiration, so at least it did his literary career some good. The world of French literature even gave Verlaine the unofficial title Prince des Poetes. In the poem Prison the author was able to draw on his very own experiences: the monotony behind bars (expressed musically in Gabriel Faure's setting through the repeated target note of b), the inner rebelling against this monotonous stillness (surprising forte dynamic), and the reproachful self-questioning: Was hast du getan? ... Was hast du mit deiner Jugend getan? [What have you done? ... What have you done with your youth?] (diminishing piano). Denis Rouger, founder and director of the figure humaine chamber choir, has arranged art songs for solo voice and piano for his ensemble, in the process carefully adapting these to the needs and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble. Music edition for the successful CD Kennst du das Land... (Carus 83.495).

SKU: CA.2731104

ISBN 9790007244606. Language: Latin.

The Requiem of Gabriel Faure is now available in two versions: in the symphonic version which was completed in 1900 and in a version with small orchestra of 1889. The symphonic version of Gabriel Faure's Requiem, published in 1901, was the product of a 13-year compositional process. Starting from the original five-movement form for strings, harp and organ, the composer wrote two additional movements, one after the other, and expanded the instrumentation in various stages for later performances. The present reconstruction of a version with small orchestra differs from other such attempts in that for the first time it presents the work not in a mixed version, but rather in the unified form from 1889. This is distinguished from the final version both in musical terms, as well as through the fact that it forgoes the use of flutes, clarinets and bassoons, while employing only two horns instead of four. With a critical Report with information about the source situation and the edition, and containing the individual readings (alternative readings, etc.). Since in 1889 the Offertoire was still without the choral section the present edition contains the Offertoire of the final version as appendix. Now available in carus music, the choir app. Score available separately - see item CA.2731100.