Schott Musik

Inspired by Boulez's multi-cello piece 'Messagesquisse' and John Scofield's inspired funk number 'Protocol', 'Shift, Trip' is an unrelenting moto perpetuo for amplified cello and pre-recorded guitars,...

Stolen Airs takes as its starting point an episode from Sylvie and the Songman, an opera I am writing in collaboration with the novelist Tim Binding. The Songman has developed the technique of stealin...

Qui eût cru que le ragtime connaîtrait une telle renaissance ! Plus de cinquante ans après la mort de Scott Joplin qui fut son principal représentant, le film L'Arnaque (The Sting) remettait à la mode...

The title '...called dusk' quotes the last line of the prose fragment 'Lessness' by Samuel Beckett: 'Figment dawn dispeller of figments and the other called dusk'. As regards the compositional structu...

Geschickt ausgewählte Zugabestücke geben einem Konzert die besondere Note. Ob virtuose Kabinettstückchen oder besinnliche Melodien: beides kann einem erfolgreichen Konzert zu einer harmonischen Abrund...

Immerse yourself in a world of virtuosic joy and musical imagination: The captivating 'Gnomentanz' (Dance of the Gnomes), Op. 50/2 from the famous suite 'Im Walde', is one of the sparkling highlights...

Le Cantique des Cantiques, adressé à Sulamith et attribué à Salomon, est un des textes les plus mystérieux de la Bible. Si le personnage de Salomon est énigmatique, celui de la fiancée l'est plus enco...

Only two years after composing his three-movement Cello Sonata in 1919, Paul Hindemith undertook a comprehensive revision of the work. Abandoning the two outer movements, he created a new version base...

Romances sans paroles' est le nom que donna Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) à ses pièces lyriques pour piano - miniatures romantiques dans lesquelles le compositeur voulait 'chanter' sur le cl...

Enjott Schneider's Concerto for violoncello takes up the Sumerian legend of the bird deity 'Dugud' in archaic scenes. Legend has it that Princess Emeshe was impregnated by the hermaphrodite - half eag...

Abdullah Ibrahim aka 'Dollar Brand' is one of the true jazz greats. His cycle 'African Songs' celebrates the unmistakable atmosphere and cheerfulness of African music. This arrangement for cello and p...

Wolfgang Köhler est professeur de piano dans le département jazz et musique populaire au conservatoire supérieur de Berlin. Sa romance pour violoncelle (ou alto) et piano est un Liebeslied ohne Worte...

Wolfgang Köhler, professor of jazz piano at the Berlin Jazz Institute, writes music in the border area between classical, jazz and contemporary music. His 'Variations' for cello and piano are cross-ov...

Bring joyful playing fun to your repertoire! With the charming character piece "Spaßvogel op. 126b/3" from the popular cycle "In aller Frühe, op. 126b", Schott Music presents a delightful musical trea...

Immerse yourself in an evocative world of sound with “Am Winterabend” (On a Winter Evening) Op. 126b/6 from the charming collection “In aller Frühe”, Op. 126b, published by Schott Music. This lyrical...

Bring vibrant energy and playful excitement to your music-making! With "Räuber und Gendarm" (Cops and Robbers) Op. 126b/9 from the charming collection "In aller Frühe" by Schott Music, cello and piano...

Immerse yourself in the deeply moving soundscapes of "Élégie", an expressive work for cello and piano. This poignant piece weaves the velvety, soulful melody of the cello together with the rich harmon...

Take Seven is a tried and trusted showpiece with audience appeal. The title Take Seven is of course a play on Paul Desmond's famous Take Five and its recording by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. As there, t...

« Pour son 75e anniversaire (2000), j'ai envoyé à Pierre Boulez un feuillet d'album pour voix seule basé sur le poème Monde du grand Philippe Jaccottet, qui est né la même année que lui. Ce fut pour m...

Virtuoser Jazz in klassischer Form: Nikolai Kapustin (geb. 1937) ist ein exzellenter Jazz-Pianist, Arrangeur und Komponist. Das Stück Elegy entstand im Jahr 1999 zusammen mit zwei weiteren Werken für...