HPS 877
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This three-movement work was premiered in 1996 by the Cleveland Orchestra, with Emmanuel Ax as soloist. 28-30 minutes. In the composer's words: “The concerto takes a kind of polymorphous-perverse pleasure in the whole past century of piano music, both popular and classical.” The original inspiration was in the old piano roll music of the 1920s.
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The Sextet in B-flat major was already judged to be “one of the most beautiful works by this young composer” after its initial performances in early 1861. It was popular with both public and press, and has retained this status to the present day. The publisher Simrock was so impressed by it that he accepted Brahms's suggestion that he should publish a score of it alongside the individual parts - something that was by no means usual at the time. The numerous differences between these two first editions of 1861 continue to present problems to Brahms researchers today. Brahms specialist Katrin Eich has already taken on the task of editing the work for the Brahms Complete Edition, and this new Urtext edition provides the best possible musical text for performance. Naturally, it is available in both score and parts.
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Brahms had in fact wanted to stop composing in 1890, but his encounter with the clarinettist Richard Muhlfeld inspired him so much that he produced several works in a row for him over a brief period of time. The melodious Quintet op. 115 has been popular with musicians and audiences alike since its premiere in 1891. Even prior to printing - and presumably with a view toward further dissemination of the work - an alternate version was written with viola instead of clarinet, premiered by no less than Joseph Joachim and authorized by Brahms. The Henle study edition, revised according to the text of the New Brahms Complete Edition, thus also documents for the first time the viola variants of the solo part in the ossias. In a brief preface, editor Kathrin Kirsch provides insight into the genesis of the work and discusses interesting variants of transmission in the Comments.
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Composed for Ocean Grove, NJ, Summer Music Festival
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Performance time - ca. 8:10
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Performance time - ca. 3:50
Arranged for Itzhak Perlman.
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Performance time - ca. 7:30
John Williams won his first Oscar® for his scoring and adaptation of Jerry Bock's original music for Fiddler on the Roof. Here is the music he wrote for the opening credits and establishing scenes, performed on the 1971 soundtrack by Isaac Stern. Also includes If I Were a Rich Man; To Life; Miracle of Miracles; Sunrise, Sunset; Matchmaker; Tradition.
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One of America's most historic moments was accompanied by this very unique work, composed especially for the occasion and performed by a quartet of America's finest artists – Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Itzhak Perlman (violin), Anthony McGill (clarinet), and Gabriela Montero (piano). This authentic version of Maestro Williams' monumental work is a stunning display of emotion, musical power and grace.
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First performed in November 1954 by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Witold Rowicki. Duration c.29mins. Orchestral material available for hire from Chester Music.
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HPS 1223
Contents: Mongrel Airs • Aria with Walking Bass • Roadrunner.
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HPS 663
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Composed in 2021 and dedicated to the soloist Nicola Benedetti, this work was written as a memorial tribute to the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who died the previous year and was a major musical influence on the composer, particularly during his formative creative years. MacMillan writes, “One of the co-commissioners for Violin Concerto no 2 was Polish and I was keen that there be some acknowledgment of the late Penderecki in some way in the new work. I was happy to oblige with a dedication to a composer I have greatly admired from an early age.” He describes creating a new work for Nicola Benedetti: “I've worked with Nicola on her recording of the Mendelssohn concerto and on tour with her on the Mozart G Major concerto, and have absorbed a lot from these experiences. I composed From Ayrshire for her some years ago which is a short piece that can be performed with either piano or small orchestral accompaniment. I also wrote a short work for her and some singers of The Sixteen for the very first Cumnock Tryst festival in 2014. All this has been important in the way I have built my relationship with Nicola, and in my approach for this concerto.” Adopting a more compact format than MacMillan's first violin concerto from 2009, the second employs a medium-sized orchestra and plays continuously in a single through-composed movement of 25 minutes' duration.
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Symphonie fantastique became the cornerstone of an entire tradition of musical composition in which figurative and literary ideas had a stimulating effect on the instrumental and orchestral music and even had a profound influence on the development of the opera.
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Preface • Editorial Notes • 4 Faksimiles • I. Adagio-Allegro molto • II. Largo • III. Scherzo. Molto vivace • IV. Allegro con fuoco
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Preface • I. Andante non troppo-Allegro moderato • II. Walzer. Moderato. Tempo di Valse • III. Elegie. Larghetto elegiaco • IV. Finale (Tema Russo) Andante-Allegro con spirito
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English Only – Cloth Score.
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In 1803 Beethoven wrote his Third Symphony and, as is widely known, it was originally in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte. Yet it was published three years later with a dedication to Beethoven's patron Prince Lobkowitz as well as with the addition “Sinfonia Eroica” in memory of a “grand Uomo”. This presumably - reflecting the changed political situation - referred to the Prussian Prince Louis Ferdinand who died on the battlefield against Napoleon. Based on the musical text of the Beethoven Complete Edition and with a preface by the editor Bathia Churgin, Beethoven's famous heroic symphony is now available as a Henle pocket score.
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Introduction in English, German and French
The quartet in A minor is one of the chamber music works with which Schubert wanted to “pave the way to the great symphony” in spring 1824. At the same time he was paving his way to a wider audience, as the “Rosamunde” quartet was the first and only string quartet that was not only publicly performed in Schubert's lifetime but also published in parts. It is fortunate for us that this was the case because the autograph of this much-loved quartet is missing today and the only source for the work is the first edition. And this is precisely where the challenge lies, as the parts exhibit some inaccuracies regarding the articulation and dynamics. They have had to be carefully resolved, something which our new Urtext edition has done in an exemplary fashion. Its name can be traced back to Schubert's incidental music to the play Rosamunde, which can be heard at the beginning of the Andante. Quite a few people might, however, be reminded of the Impromptu in B flat major op. post. 142 no. 3, in which Schubert later once again took up the beautiful melody.
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On the premiere of the 3rd Symphony in the Musikvereinssaal in Vienna in 1883, the Wagnerites, who disliked Brahms, hissed after every movement. Yet Brahms' biographer Max Kalbeck said, “The audience was so intimately touched by this wonderful work that not only did the opposition fall quiet, but the ovations for the composer reached a level of enthusiasm hardly ever before attained in Vienna and Brahms thus celebrated one of his greatest triumphs.” We now present the score of this work, which recently appeared as part of our new Complete Edition, in a handy study edition.
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Performance time - ca. 6:00
Written for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Modern Olympic Games.
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Total performance time - ca. 15:30
I. Theme from J.F.K (4:45)
II. Motorcade (3:55)
III. Arlington (6:25)
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Performance time - ca. 4:00
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Performance time - ca. 3:30
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Performance time - ca. 4:00
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Performance time - ca. 5:15
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