The Lark in the Clear Air

Two Rhapsodies Op.79

Brahms composed his Two Rhapsodies Op. 79 around 1879 and dedicated them to Elisabeth von Herzogenberg. These two rhapsodies contrast strikingly with each other and, stylistically, they epitomise music of the Romanticperiod, with their clear juxtapositions of passionate outbursts and tender intimations.The Opus 79 is a fantastic addition to any accomplished pianist's repertoire. This Urtext edition provides you with a clear andaccurate version these two rhapsodies by Brahms.

Sonatas Volume Two

This is the second of two fantastic volumes which, altogether, comprise Mozart's complete Sonatas for Piano.This Urtext edition of Mozart's Sonatas for Piano you with a clear and accurate realisation of thecomposer's original intentions, with thoroughly detailed editorial marking and suggestions. This edition has been edited by Carl Adolf Martienssen and Wilhelm Weismann.

The Three Kings : Carol for unaccompanied choir

Text by Dorothy L. Sayers. First sung at the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Cambridge in 2000

Alleluia for mixed choir

Fredrik Sixten's Alleluia for Mixed choir with divisi, unaccompanied.Alleluia was composed especially for the choral anthology IHimmelen (Scandinavian music for mixed choir, EP11410).The piece evolves calmly but with a strong momentum, and there is a large dramatic arc across its three-part structure.An easy to moderately difficultwork, its clear part-writing and harmony won’t place heavy demands on the choir.

Shirat Miriam L Shabbat : A Sabbath Evening Service

French Suites : French Overture BWV 831

This new edition of Bach’s French Suites (BWV 812–817) pairs these works with the large-scale French Overture in B minor (BWV 831) from the second part of the Clavier-Übung. It brings together on the one hand six essentially small-format keyboard suites of moderate difficulty and on the other the most extensive and substantial of Bach’s sets of suites. The player is provided with as clear and comprehensible a score as possible, and makes it easier to approach the work, while those of an academic bent can refer to the Editorial Report for a documentation of sources, editorial additions and ornaments of a comprehensiveness otherwise found only in critical complete editions.

Ave Maria

'Gounod wrote the first version of this famous song in 1852 and it was published in December of that year by Mayaud as 'Premier prélude de J.S. Bach'. The words were by Lamartine – 'Vers sur un album' fromhis Recueillments poétiques of 1839. Exactly when these words were supplanted by those of the 'Ave Maria' is not clear, but it seems to have happened within the first few years of the song's life. After acentury and a half the piece is still sung, played and loved the world over, and this is surely its own guarantee of musical value, as it is of its composer's more general gift as a songwriter. In the view of MauriceRavel,that sharp critic of everything shoddy or meretricious, 'the true founder of the mélodie in France was Charles Gounod.' ' (Roger Nichols)

Sonatine For Piano

Maurice Ravel’s Sonatine for Piano Solo, composed in 1905, has a classical form in the style of Haydn, blended with modern harmonisation. It is very different from the impressionist style of Debussy and ischaracterised by a delightful spontaneity. The first movement has a feeling of nostalgic freshness, bright and clear. The second movement harks to late 18th-century elegance and structured form. The third movement has a virileenergy pulsing through several sequential patterns to plaintive charm and brings a return of the initial theme. This contrast of vitality and tenderness is finished with a sparkling climax. This Urtext EditionofRavel's Sonatine For Piano Solo has been reproduced from original manuscripts and accurate transcriptions to be as close to the composer’s intentions as possible and also contains detailed background notes as well as afull critical commentary for this edition.

Death : for Mezzo Soprano and Piano

Death av Tyshawn Sorey beställdes av L. A. Opera för en streamingpremiär av mezzosopranen Amanda Lynn Bottoms i februari 2021, med pianisten Howard Watkins. Dess text, av den store svarta poeten Paul Laurence Dunbar, föreställer sig bara en glimt av ljus som går upp över ett dystert, mardrömslikt landskap, hemsökt av döden, som kompositören uttryckligen kopplar till "de nuvarande förhållandena och osäkerheten i det svarta livet i Amerika under den 20:e och 2000-talet". (Dunbar själv dog 1906 vid 33 års ålder). Denna långsamma och melankoliska inställning utökar dikten till en femminuters klagan. Detta piano-/sångpartitur innehåller hela diktens text samt en kort programanteckning från kompositören. För att förtydliga de rasmässiga sammanhangen kring stycket, begär Sorey att rollerna som både sångare och pianist uteslutande ska spelas av svarta amerikanska artister.