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Incredible as it seems today, Bizet's opera Carmen was coolly received at its 1875 premiere at the Paris Opera-Comique; critics condemned its subject matter as lurid and its music as overly Wagnerian....

Although Mozart wrote with incredible versatility in every musical genre, his operas, for many, stand highest among his achievements. This volume contains the composer's greatest operatic overtures, e...

Written in 1886 for an annual Mardi Gras concert, The Carnival Of The Animals consists of 14 pieces scored for flute/piccolo, clarinet, glass harmonica (tuned glass bowls), xylophone, 2 pianos and str...

One of the most influential composers of the 20th century, Debussy overturned traditional concepts of form, harmony, rhythm, and orchestral coloration. Among his most popular works are the composition...

Mozart's supremacy as a composer is nowhere more apparent than in his piano concertos, which were a lifelong preoccupation for him. This volume includes the Triple Concerto No. 7 in F, Mozart's only c...

Avec la création en 1908 de la Rapsodie Espagnole, la première composition entièrement orchestrale de Ravel, le compositeur français s'est fait connaître comme un compositeur très original et imaginat...

Full score edition reproduced from the original G. Ricordi, Milan edition, Verdi's Aida is grand opera at its highest form.

Commandées en 1786 par l'orchestre parisien Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, ces six symphonies ont été créées pour un ensemble extraordinairement grand de joueurs professionnels et amateurs, comprena...

Quintet In F Minor (Op. 34), plus the G Minor, A Major and C Minor Quartets (Opp. 25, 26, 60). Breitkopf & Hortel edition.

As a composer of chamber music Mendelssohn claims greatness almost without qualification.... He had a complete mastery of his medium... and an intensity of interest in pure music that renders his quar...

This fourth volume of Haydn's String Quartets contains full scores of the twelve masterful quartets from Opp. 20 and 33 (six quartets from each). Composed in 1771 and 1781 respectively, these popular...

Claude Debussy's 'Quartet in G Minor, Op 10' and Maurice Ravel's 'Quartet in F Major'. Authoritative editions.

This magnificent work incorporates twelve works organized as four sets. Each set contains a concerto for four solo violins, one for two violins, and one for a single solo violin.

Famous for his fiery, forceful, and passionate playing, Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) was equally renowned for the sweetness and purity of his tone and his impeccable technique. His...

At the age of 19, Mozart wrote a series of violin concertos that marked his coming of age as a composer of orchestral music. Now a part of the standard repertoire, these works convey the composer's un...

This single-volume compilation features four popular opera fantasies arranged for Violin with Piano accompaniment. Each of these frequently performed pieces was arranged by a world-class artist and of...

Complete Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied Violin and six Sonatas for Violin and Clavier. Bach-Gesellschaft edition.

All 10 sonatas for violin and piano.

This anthology contains 46 works by Handel, Mozart, Bach and many others selected and editied specifically for those organists who prefer to play without pedals. The volume features a wealth of pieces...

Beginning and intermediate organists can sample a wide variety of composers and styles with this excellent collection. Ranging from Palestrina's 16th-century Ricercare to latter-day works such as Sigf...

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...

Although Franck's output for the organ was small, it was influential. This volume contains his best-known works for organ, including Six Pieces (Liszt ranked them with the masterpieces of Bach), Trois...

When Brahms, Mendelssohn and Schumann composed for the organ, all three turned for inspiration to the musical style of the late Baroque period. Includes 11 'Choral Preludes' by Brahms, three 'Preludes...

Pachelbel was one of the great organ masters of the generation before J. S. Bach. Unsurprisingly, interest in his music has remained constant and today he is widely considered one of the greatest and,...