Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition. The Overture to Ruy Blas, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's last overture, was not composed as an autonomously conceived score but as the

Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition. Certainly Robert Schumann was right when he stated soon after Beethoven's death that the latter's conception of the symphony as a great, universal

Previously, anyone looking for music on the theme of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit for church services and concerts usually had to do so in larger collections that cover the entire church year or parts of

This cantata has survived without any information about the time of its composition, its purpose, or its scoring. The librettist is also unknown, although there is a comparatively similar text in the work

This mixed chorale cantata sets the first and last verses of the corresponding Luther chorale verbatim, but the other movements are free poetry based on the content of the chorale. The time of composition

In the fall of 1909, Sibelius wrote in his diary: "At Koli! One of the greatest impressions in my life. Plans [for] 'La Montagne'!" These plans proved to be for the Fourth Symphony. The composition process

The two sonatas of Johannes Brahms' op. 120 are widely hailed as crowning points of the repertoire for clarinet and piano. Moreover, in the version for viola and piano arranged by Brahms himself, they rank

"Doktor Faust" is not only Busoni's opus summum from a chronological point of view, it also evidences traces of many earlier scores that the composer brought together here under the primacy of

Originally for piano four hands and voices ad libitum, these Liebeslieder appear here for the first time as a modern Urtext edition in a hitherto little-known form for voices and piano two hands.

These four quartets op. 92 were composed in 1884 during Brahms' summer stay in Mürzzuschlag, Austria. The opening piece, however, was a revision of an earlier vocal quartet composed in 1877. Brahms had

The choir book for the Catholic youth choir festival Pueri Cantores 2023 in Münster offers a diverse selection of choral settings and songs based on the motto of the choir meeting, "Give

Adorned with the angelic ornaments familiar to owners of Breitkopf & Härtel editions, this 4.13" x 5.8" notebook is printed on the traditional high-quality paper used for their music. The inner

Building blocks for versatile piano lessons with children, teenagers, and adults, these 15 self-contained, round-sounding miniatures are easy to grasp musically and therefore easy to learn. They are

A repertoire anthology of opera arias from roles specific to the lyric-dramatic tenor, with special attention to the appropriate vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) and the practical