A wonderful compilation of Very First Classics for Piano which has been edited by Donald Gray.
SKU: BR.OB-5562-15
The Missa in c was so dear to Mozart that he cited it as evidence of the reality of my vow to marry his beloved Constanze and to complete the only half-finished mass. Nevertheless, one of Mozart's greatest masterpieces remained a torso.
Have. Mass; Classical. Part. 20 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-15).
ISBN 9790004342282. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The Missa in c was so dear to Mozart that he cited it as evidence of the reality of my vow to marry his beloved Constanze and to complete the only half-finished mass. Nevertheless, one of Mozart's greatest masterpieces remained a torso. The Dutch music theorist, arranger, and musicologist Clemens Kemme closes the gap in this work by creating a new supplement, creatively and profoundly grounded and giving due respect to the composition, hence fulfilling that part of Mozart's vow after more than 200 years. This version is published by Breitkopf, complete with performance material, piano reduction, and study score. The edition is based on a meticulous re-examination of the sources for the completed sections and offersAddenda validated by authentic materialNew orchestration of the two Credo movements modeled on Handel and Bach as well as on Mozart's own music, e.g., the aria Se il padre perdei (Idomeneo)Reconstruction of the Sanctus for double chorus from secondary sources and models by Caldara and J. Chr. BachSections added in the score clear at first glance from their gray resolutionPreparation of the edition in close collaboration with Frans BruggenFirst performance of the version in 2006 by Bruggen with many subsequent performances, such as by the chorus of the Bavarian Radio under Peter Dijkstra (together with CD production) Kemme applies the same level of care and diligence shown in his 'Et incarnates est' and 'Osanna' reconstructions throughout the score, though these two movements truly set this edition apart from its predecessors. Careful awareness of eighteenth-century music theory and practices facilitate skillful and insightful interventions at every stage. The outcome is a highly refined and elegant take on the C-minor mass as Mozart left it. (Peter Keenan, Eighteenth-Century Music)Audio samples:10. Et incarnatus est: Claron McFadden (Soprano), Orchestra of the 18th Century, cond. Frans Bruggen (NOS Radio, 2006) 11. Sanctus: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munchener Kammerorchester, cond. Peter Dijkstra (Sony, 2013)This edition represents the culmination of some eleven or so years of extensive research. It brings an exhaustive understanding of eighteenth-century practices and Mozart's stylistic habits to bear on the unfathomable task of replicating Mozart's style without impinging upon the tone of the work. The rigour with which Clemens Kemme has produced this edition of Mozart's abandoned mass is nothing but exceptional. (Peter Keenan, Eighteenth-Century Music).
SKU: BR.PB-5596-07
Have. Mass; Classical. Study Score. 188 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5596-07. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5596-07).
ISBN 9790004214060. 6.5 x 9 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5562
Have. Mass; Classical. Full score. 188 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5562. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5562).
ISBN 9790004213728. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5562-16
Have. Mass; Classical. Part. 24 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-16).
ISBN 9790004342299. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5562-30
Have. Mass; Classical. Set of parts. 116 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-30).
ISBN 9790004342329. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5562-19
Have. Mass; Classical. Part. 20 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-19. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-19).
ISBN 9790004342305. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5562-26
Have. Mass; Classical. Part. 20 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-26. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-26).
ISBN 9790004342312. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.EB-8654
ISBN 9790004184882. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5596
SKU: BR.OB-5562-11
Have. Mass; Classical. Part. 32 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-11. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-11).
ISBN 9790004343548. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5562-12
Have. Mass; Classical. Part. 24 pages. Duration 52'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5562-12. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5562-12).
ISBN 9790004344460. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: HL.14001159
ISBN 9788759805527. UPC: 888680792657. 8.25x11.75x0.106 inches.
Study score to Bent Sorensen's Adieu for String Quartet. The slow choral-like music which initiates Adieu was the result of an image or almost a dream that I had. Without being able to explain why, I imagined a procession of people, maybe medieval monks, wearing large gray mantles with Ku-Klux-Klan-like white cowls on their heads, something like a funeral procession. The title Adieu is partly a comment on this funeral procession, but also used because the piece is split up by three slow-ascending glissandi, a kind of farewell glissandi which removes the intervening music. The first absorbing glissando is soft and removes both the slow funeral choral and the agitating figures in the first half of the piece. The second glissando is given only to the cello and crawls out from the elegiac melodies in the middle part. The third and final glissando is intense and agitating, and prepares the way for the end of the piece. This end primarily deals with the relationship fast - slow. This relationship is turned topsy turvy: the music gets faster and faster until it is so fast that it suddenly becomes slow, so slow in fact that it is very quickly able to become extremely fast again. Bent Sorensen.
SKU: HL.14030978
ISBN 9788759877142. UPC: 888680792640. 9.75x14.5x0.141 inches.
Score available: KP30120 The composer writes: The slow choral-like music which initiates Adieu was the result of an image or almost a dream that I had. Without being able to explain why, I imagined a procession of people, maybe medieval munks, wearing large gray mantles with Ku-Klux-Klan-like white cowls on their heads, something like a funeral procession. The title Adieu is partly a comment on this funeral procession, but also used because the piece is split up by three slow-ascending glissandi, a kind of farewell glissandi which removes the intervening music. The first absorbing glissando is soft and removes both the slow funeral choral and the agitating figures in the first half of the piece. The second glissando is given only to the cello and crawls out from the elegiac melodies in the middle part. The third and final glissando is intense and agitating, and prepares the way for the end of the piece. This end primarily deals with the relationship fast - slow. This relationship is turned topsy turvy: the music gets faster and faster until it is so fast that it suddenly becomes slow, so slow in fact that it is very quickly able to become extremely fast again.