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Johannes Brahms
Born: May 7th, 1833
Died: April 3rd, 1897
Country of origin: Germany
10/01/2012
Work of the Week - Fazil Say: Universe
Universe , the newest symphony by Turkish composer and pianist Fazil Say will be given its premiere on 7 October 2012 by the Mozarteum Orchestra at the Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg. Principal conductor Ivor Bolton will conduct the programme which will be the first Sunday matinee of the ...
09/08/2011
Widmann's Intermezzi: Brahms - but different!
The new edition of the Intermezzi for piano by Jörg Widmann is now available in the Edition Schott series (ED 21017). The work received its premiere performance in Summer 2011 at the Salzburg Festival with pianist András Schiff. Inspired by Brahms’ famous cycles Op. 116 to Op. 119, ...
01/18/2011
Peter Eötvös’ Violin Concerto Seven Makes US Debut with the St. Louis Symphony
Peter Eötvös’ moving violin concerto Seven sees its US premiere on January 21 and 22 at the hands of the St. Louis Symphony and violinst Akiko Suwanai, who premiered Seven in 2007 at the Lucerne Festival under the direction of Pierre Boulez. Written in memorial of the seven astronauts who died ...
08/12/2010
Schumann's Violin Concerto: New Performance Material and New Piano Reduction
Piano reduction by the composer Bowings, fingerings and remarks by Christian Tetzlaff ED 20871 16,95 EUR Details, score clips and order placement New performance material of this ...
07/20/2010
Work of the Week - Enjott Schneider: Landsberger Te Deum
A spectacular finale is planned for the Landsberger Night of the Romantics where a mass choir of 200 singers will give the World Premiere of Enjott Schneider’s Landsberger Te Deum on 23 July 2010. Johann Skudlik will conduct the chorus (which is split eight choirs) and the Mihail Jora ...
05/05/2010
The more you read, the more you hear. Whoever really wants to understand a composer's work, will want to read, as well as hear, the score. The EULENBURG AUDIO+SCORE series is distinguished by its easy-to-read format and excellent printed image, high-quality paper and a two-language preface - in German ...
05/27/2009
The more you read, the more you hear - Masterworks by Johannes Brahms
Whoever really wants to understand a composer's work, will want to read, as well as hear, the score. The Eulenburg Audio+ Score series not only offers you an excellent score but also an outstanding recording on CD . Discover three of Johannes Brahms' masterworks with these new issues: ...
12/01/2008
Schott Music Advent Calendar - December 1st
The Present An admirer once visited Brahms and they talked animatedly for a while. On parting, the composer gave him a good cigar. The guest reverently took the present and swore: 'Naturally, I won't smoke this cigar but keep ...
02/22/2008
Dutilleux awarded prestigious RPS Gold Medal
Following on from the recent success of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Cardiff University School of Music’s Discovering Dutilleux Festival, Henri Dutilleux has been honoured with the Royal Philharmonic Society’s (RPS) highest honour, the Gold Medal. The recipient was decided at ...
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