02/09/2012
World première: Hamlet-Echos by Christian Jost
A CD project with the mezzo-soprano Stella Doufexis, viola player Pauline Sachse and pianist Daniel Heide provided the opportunity for Christian Jost to return to his opera Hamlet which had been premiered in 2009. The resulting work Hamlet- Echos blends and fuses speeches by ...
02/08/2012
Gavin Bryars: Five Songs from Northern Seas - Sheet music for voice and piano - Gavin Bryars has returned once again to the poetry of George Bruce and the Five Songs from Northern Seas are dedicated to his memory in his centenary year. Bryars describes the four ...
02/06/2012
Work of the Week - George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue uniquely describes the American spirit of the 1920s. Gershwin was one of the first composers who combined Jazz and classical music. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria tours Germany with this masterpiece for piano and orchestra. The Eurogress ...
02/02/2012
Paul Hindemith: Messe - Sheet Music for choir - Shortly before Paul Hindemiths death in December 1963, the Piaristenpfarre in Vienna saw the premiere of his 'Messe' for mixed choir. In this church, famous for religious music, Hindemith himself directed the choir. As ...
02/02/2012
Ayres Shortlisted for Toonzetters Prize
Richard Ayres has been shortlisted for Toonzetters 2012, a Dutch competition aimed at promoting new music in Holland. His work, No. 46 will be performed this summer and is being considered for three prizes awarded by Toonzetters. English-born Richard Ayres decided ...
02/01/2012
World première: Sinfonia 1 by Olli Mustonen
My Sinfonia 1 is written for a baritone soloist and symphony orchestra. The text is a well-known poem by our national poet Eino Leino – he was a contemporary and a good friend of Sibelius, and also, in fact, a very distant relative of mine. The poem tells a very powerful ...
02/01/2012
Now available from WERGO: JETZT
Radio Play by Luc Ferrari - first full-length CD - In 1981/1982 the French composer Luc Ferrari produced the radio play “ Jetzt – oder wahrscheinlich ist dies mein Alltag, in der Verwirrung der Orte und der Augenblicke” [“ NOW – or Probably This Is My Everyday Life in the ...
01/30/2012
Work of the Week - Olli Mustonen: Sinfonia 1
Composer, conductor and pianist Olli Mustonen’s latest composition Sinfonia 1 will receive its world premiere on Friday 3rd February 2012 at the Tampere-talo in Finland. Commissioned by the Tampere Filharmonia and scored for baritone and piano, Mustonen (pictured at Jean Sibelius' house) ...
01/26/2012
In 2012 the annual music fair in Cannes will be open from January 28 to 31. As in previous years a broad music programme is being organized throughout the fair. This year you will find Schott Music at booth R06.30. We are looking forward to your visit! More information ...
01/23/2012
Work of the Week - Paul Hindemith: Sancta Susanna
Ever since it composition in 1921, Paul Hindemith’s one-act opera Sancta Susanna has been one of the 20th century’s most controversial work. A new production directed by John Fulljames and conducted by Bernhard Kontarsky opens at the Opéra de Lyon on 28th January 2012. Dealing with ...
