Re-engraved, corrected editions by Artur Schnabel, with Schnabel's notes and comments in five languages. Volume One contains Sonatas One through Seventeen and Volume Two contains Sonatas Eighteen through Thirty-Two.
Superb, highly authoritative editions (Henry Litolff's Verlag) of "Symphony No. 8 in F Major," "Op. 93, " and "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125." Large, clear noteheads and wide margins.
Superb authoritative German editions (Henry Litolff's Verlag) of Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21; Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36; Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ("Eroica"), Op. 55; more.
Especially notable for the final movement's glorious chorale setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy, "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is reproduced here in full in a convenient size for study.
This edition, which includes virtually all the letters of Beethoven and other relevant documents, covers a period of forty years, from 1787 to 1827. It is thus an indispensable source book for a complete study of the composer's life. The three volumes contain nearly 1,600 fully annotated letters and 80 documents presented as appendices.
Widely regarded as the most powerful and most popular of the composer's nine symphonies, this magisterial and much loved work is available now in miniature format, complete with original instrumentation and bar-numbered movements.
Superb, authoritative editions of great orchestral masterworks: "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67"; "Symphony No. 6 in F Major" ("Pastoral"), "Op. 68"; "Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92."
Two masterpieces of rich, effective liturgical music for chorus -- "Christ on the Mount of Olives (Christus am Oelberge), " Op. 85, and "The Mass in C, " Op. 86. Reprinted from the authoritative Breitkopf & Hartel edition.
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that ...
Complete scores of 5 great Beethoven piano concertos, with all cadenzas as he wrote them, reproduced from authoritative Breitkopf & Hartel edition. Includes new table of contents.
One of the most fascinating forms of art and expression is the love letter. Love letters have been a way for lovers to exchange their innermost feelings since the earliest forms of writing. The movie Sex and the City shows us the importance of historical love letters, as they use many of these love letters written by some of the great men of ...
Features 457 letters to fellow musicians, friends, greats, patrons, and literary men. Reveals musical thoughts, quirks of personality, insights, and daily events. Includes 15 plates.
Reprinted from the authoritative Breitkopf & Hartel edition, this study score includes: 6 quartets of Opus 18; 3 quartets of Opus 59; Opuses 74, 95, 127, 130, 131, 132, 135, and Grosse Fuge.
English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Fidelio is Beethoven's only opera and the composition he is said to have loved the most. Elizabeth Forbes introduces the background and composition of the opera, ...
Build your own personal library of orchestral repertoire at an incredibly low price. The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library(TM) is a compilation of printed parts, by instrument, of orchestral masterworks by the music world's most celebrated composers. This volume includes 90 orchestral works by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Weber, ...
Complete score of Beethoven's only opera, including all spoken German dialogue. Beethoven's genius for orchestration is combined with the drama of the human voice, emotion-filled arias, and an intense finale.
This seminal collection of sonatas is a cornerstone of the chamber literature and prime training ground for all future virtuosi. Written over the course of about 15 years, from 1797 to 1812, these complete sonatas for violin and piano show assured compositional mastery throughout. Eleven CDs include the complete performance of each sonata ...
Called the "Emperor" for its grandeur, this powerful work was Beethoven's final piano concerto. Widely considered one of the strongest works conceived by the composer, this popular concerto appears here in an inexpensive volume.
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