Bach's towering musical achievement was to present in its final shape, the 'fabric of polyhony' (Grove Dictionary). This is no more axiomatic than in his Preludes and Fugues for Organ. Regarded as the...
Jan Sweelinck (1562-1621) was among the most famous organists of seventeenth century Europe and an influential composer in the Dutch and North German tradition. Bridging both Renaissance and Baroque s...
The greatest French organist of his day, Widor (1844-1937) composed 10 organ 'symphonies'-actually solo compositions usually consisting of 6 or 7 short movements, that treat the organ as a kind of sel...
The 'Coriolanus', 'Fidelio', 'Egmont' and three 'Leonore' overtures. Republication of the Breitkopf and Hartel edition.
Includes overtures to 'The Flying Dutchman', 'Rienzi', 'Tannhauser', preludes To Acts I And III of 'Lohengrin' and Act I of 'The Meistersingers'.
The works of the gifted and prolific French composer embody many of the qualities considered essentially French, above all, clarity, elegance and order. These pieces exhibit skillful workmanship, clea...
Much esteemed for its charm and purity, Dvorak's chamber music is considered among his best work, and the five string quartets in this volume rank among his finest chamber compositions. Reproduced dir...
G F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-born British composer and organist who spent his life working in London. He is credited with popularising opera in Britain, both importing Italian works, and compos...
Superbly produced full score edition of one of the most commonly produced works on the operatic stage today. Peters edition.
In a self-inflicted narcotic haze, a lovesick musician is overcome by extraordinary bizarre visions of his beloved, expressed in musical imagery. Berlioz drew upon his own obsessive infatuation with a...