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Eja Mater is a prayer for comfort to all parents who have lost their own child, but also expresses love from parents to their children.

This piece is an adaptation of the instrumental movement Reflection in Kim André Arnesen’s largescale work The Stranger. Arnesen was inspired by research showing the emotional effect of having eye contact with a stranger for only a few minutes. Studies have shown that this can develop deeper trust and empathy for each other.

Very rarely do audiences come across new classical works that allows the soloist to improvise on the spot. Gavin Bryars has specifically written notation for keyboardist, Mahan Esfahani (pictured), to play freely beyond the page as he performs the world premiere of Bryars’ Harpsichord Concerto with Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on 23 March 2023.

With the volume Daumenlage [Thumb position], learning is easy and fun.

This collection presents a selection of Franz Schubert's works that will delight every pianist.

Now musicians, music students, conductors – any music lover – can study Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in this durable, high-quality edition, carefully reproduced and edited from the original handwritten manuscript.

For the first time ever, musicians, music students, conductors – any music lover – can study Dracula in this durable, high-quality edition, carefully reproduced and edited from the original handwritten manuscript.

The expanded new edition includes the parts of Offenbach's most popular works that have become accessible since 1999.

The question is not “to be or not to be”, but “who would you like to be”? In his opera, Achill unter den Mädchen, Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz raises questions about gender identity and role models. On 17 March 2023, The Munich Radio Orchestra, under the direction of Oliver Tardy, will take on the first night of this production by Franziska Severin featuring soloists from the August Everding Theatre Academy at Munich’s Prinzregententheater.

In honour of International Women’s Day, we at Schott Music are proud to showcase the careers and insightful compositions of Dobrinka Tabakova, Zoë Martlew, and Priaulx Rainier.