02/23/2012

schott aktuell - the journal 2/2012 online

Hymns and their close relations odes and dithyrambs provide artistic expression for mankind’s desire to celebrate and sublimate existence, liberating us from the limitations of everyday existence and lifting us towards universal and even transcendental principles. In ancient times, the hymn ...

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12/23/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2012 online

For Schott it is with particular pride that we look forward to the world’s celebrations of Wagner’s bicentenary in 2013. In anticipation of this event, we have been busy adding to our Richard Wagner Complete Edition: new urtext-vocal scores based to the Complete Edition of The Flying Dutchman in ...

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10/24/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 6/2011 online

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA As orchestras continue to focus on innovation in the concert hall, chamber orchestra repertoire is increasingly becoming a fixture in concert programming. Perhaps one reason for this is clear: a smaller, more nimble ensemble opens up endless possibilities for alternative ...

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08/24/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 5/2011 online

Stage Animals Scientists estimate that there are 1,367,555 animal species currently known on earth. Insects and spiders constitute the largest group by far with a total exceeding a million different species. The figure is somewhat more modest in the world of theatre, or to be more precise, ...

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08/08/2011

Work of the Week - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: 4th Symphony

The world famous Salzburg Camerata will be performing on home turf at the Salzburger Festspiele this month with a programme featuring Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s 4 th Symphony on 12th August. Conducted by Kent Nagano, the orchestra will also present further performances on the 13th August ...

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10/25/2010

Work of the Week - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Miserae

Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s symphonic poem Miserae will be performed on Thursday 28 October by the Kasseler Staatsorchester conducted by Patrik Ringborg at the opening of the 2010 Kasseler Music Festival. At its world premiere in 1935 as part of the International Society for Contemporary ...

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08/27/2009

schott aktuell - the journal 5/2009 online

- Strictly Strings - Contents: p. 3: Editorial · Contents pp. 4-7: World Premieres; Peteris Vasks: Vox amoris in Sydney, Gavin Bryars: Four Songs from Northern Seas in Leeds, Chaya Czernowin:  Algae in Leuven (B), Huw Watkins: Miniatures in Norfolk, et al. p. 7: ...

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03/09/2009

OREL Foundation Launches Website Dedicated to Revival of Composers' Music Once Banned by the Nazis

Last month the OREL Foundation, spearheaded by the leadership of James Conlon, launched its new website devoted to 20th-century composers whose music was banned during the years of Nazi oppression in Europe. The website, www.orelfoundation.org , provides biographical, bibliographical and media-related ...

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01/07/2008

Work of the Week - Nikolaj Roslawez: 2nd Violin Concerto

The other day, we featured Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Concerto funebre in this column. The soloist of the performances in that week was 22-year-old Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova. This week, the successful young artist is playing another exciting violin concerto from the 1930s. Together ...

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12/17/2007

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2008 online

Download complete issue (PDF, 1.4 MB)   21 st Century Violin & Viola Concertos Contents:  p. 2-5: World Premieres: John Casken: Blue Medusa in Manchester - Peter Eötvös: Levitation in Las Palmas ...

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