Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Pfte, [Timp] - Grade 3 SKU: CA.2709244 Arrange...(+)
Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2
Pfte, [Timp] - Grade 3
SKU: CA.2709244
Arrangement for soli,
choir and 2 pianos and
timpani ad lib (arr. S.
Bartmann). Composed
by Anton Bruckner.
Arranged by Sebastian
Bartmann. Carus digital:
Extra digital products.
Full Score. WAB 26.
Duration 45 minutes.
Carus Verlag #2709244.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.2709244).
ISBN
9790007303358. Key: D
minor. Latin.
In
the 19th and early 20th
centuries, transcriptions
of large (choral)
symphonic works for two
pianos were extremely
popular, as they enabled
a large audience to get
to know classical
compositions in an age
before recorded music. In
many cases, world-famous
pieces were first
performed in such a
version â?? including
Brucknerâ??s Te Deum.
The Stuttgart
composer, pianist and
experienced piano-duo
performer Sebastian
Bartmann was commissioned
by the Landesakademie
für die musizierende
Jugend in
Baden-Württemberg
Ochsenhausen to newly
arrange Brucknerâ??s Te
Deum and the Mass in D
minor for soloists,
choir, and two pianos. A
timpani part (ad libitum)
provides additional
color. The arrangements
are based on the original
Carus editions. The vocal
scores and choral scores
of the original version
can also be
used.While
Brucknerâ??s symphonic
approach becomes evident
for the first time in the
Mass in D minor from
1864, the work does not
place the same high
demands on the performers
as the two later masses.
This arrangement for
soloists, choir and 2
pianos has an air of
transparency, rather like
a work of chamber
music.. Score
available separately -
see item CA.2709200.