Johannes Brahms Livres

This edition of Brahms' greatest, most ambitious vocal work is reprinted from the definitive edition of the composer's works, prepared by Breitkopf & Härtel of Leipzig. Inexpensive but sturdily constructed to provide years of pleasurable use, this full score combines all the musical parts in a clear, readable format, with wide margins, large noteheads, and many other helpful features.Brahms conducted the first major performance of the German Requiem in Bremen Cathedral in April 1868. The occasion — attended by many distinguished musicians, among them Clara Schumann — provided the 34-year-old composer with his first great public success. Scored for mixed chorus, solo voices, and full orchestra, the Requiem reflects Brahms' virtuosic grasp of nineteenth-century vocal technique as well as the polyphonic vocal traditions of the previous three centuries. Above all, it radiates Brahms' stalwart individuality, technical mastery, and stirring emotional appeal, which were soon to secure his unique position in the musical world. More than a century after its debut, this masterpiece of choral music is one of the most performed and recorded works in the repertoire of religious music.

Brahms was a master of musical structure, especially in his 4 symphonies. This text presents full orchestral scores of No. 1 in C. Minor, Op. 68; No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73; No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90; and No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98.

Volume 2 of the Edition Peters Brahms Organ Works contains the eleven Chorale Preludes Op. 122 composed in 1896 at the end of his life. Volume

Two Songs Op. 91 (Gestillte Sehnsucht / Geistliches Wiegenlied) for Alto Voice with Viola (or Cello) and Piano. Contains a Piano Score with separate Viola and Cello parts

Brahms composed these part songs for female chorus in 1860 while acting as Director of the Hamburg Women's Choir. Each song lasts around 3 minutes, and is accompanied by an ensemble of harp with two horns (a unique combination for Brahms). Texts are by Ruperti, Shakespeare, Eichendorff and 'Ossian' (with English translations by Jean Lunn). This is the vocal score, containing the harp (or piano) accompaniment and horn cues for rehearsal purposes. Instrumental accompaniment parts are available separately. * Manufacturer EP6617-HN1 * Horn I

Brahms's 'Sacred Song' ('Geistliches Lied') Op. 30 was composed in 1856 and takes the form of a double canon setting a text by Paul Fleming, starting with the line 'Let nothing ever grieve thee'. This edition is based on the famous Kurt Soldan edition for Edition Peters with an English translation by Walter E. Buszin. Buszin notes that there is much similarity between this work and the composer's 'German Requiem'.

The classic edition of the vocal score for Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) from Edition Peters, chosen by the world's greatest conductors and choirs as the most reliable and practical text for this ever-popular masterpiece. With beautifully presented notation, German sung text, bar numbers and rehearsal letters, and containing English translations of the text in an appendix, the score is presented on cream paper with weight, opacity and grain direction optimal for music publications and matches the Edition Peters orchestral material for the work. This edition is a cornerstone of any singer's choral library.

Brahms, Johannes - Hungarian Dances 11-21 Book 2 for Violin and Piano - Arranged by Joachim

Composed in 1858, Brahms' first concerto was given its premiere in Hanover's Royal Theater on January 22, 1859 with the 25-year-old composer as soloist and the orchestra was conducted by Joseph Joachim. The new work got a cold reception in Hanover and a similar reaction was the response to the Leipzg performance 5 days later with the far more professional Gewandhaus orchestra. Undaunted, the work was received with great applause at the third performance in March, given in Hamburg. The concerto has been a staple of the concert repertoire for piano and orchestra ever since. The study score offered here is a corrected edition prepared by Clinton Nieweg and Robert Sutherland from the composer's manuscript, the first editions and other authoritative sources. The large conductor's score and orchestral parts are also available from Serenissima Music.

Clara Schumann (1819-1896) war eine bewunderte Pianistin und die Frau von Robert Schumann. Nach Roberts Tod pflegte Johannes Brahms eine enge Freundschaft mit Clara, die jedoch unerwidert blieb. Berthold Litzmann, ein Germanist, veröffentlichte eine dreibändige Biografie über Clara und edierte ihren Briefwechsel mit Brahms.