No composer has had as profound and sustained an influence on immediately following generations to the present day as Beethoven. His instrumental music, especially his symphonies, served as ...

No composer has had as profound and sustained an influence on immediately following generations to the present day as Beethoven. His instrumental music, especially his symphonies, served as ...

Bartók began work on his Sixth String Quartet in the summer of 1939 as a guest of Paul Sacher in the idyllic Swiss mountain village of Saanen, before the impending outbreak of war drove him first to ...

Béla Bartók’s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are among the milestones of the genre in the 20th century. This slipcase contains the works in six handy, first-class pocket scores.

Sergei Prokofiev joins our catalogue with some exciting editions such as his Piano Sonata no. 7, the Cello Sonata op. 119, the Toccata op. 11 or the popular "Visions fugitives". This first fine ...

One of the most important German opera composers before Wagner, he advocated for a German opera through his own output and in his writings. His fame is predicated on “Der Freischütz,” which was ...

Connected with his oeuvre is the term he coined, Poetic Music, with which he strove for a fusion of literature and music, a paradigm particularly seen in his lyric piano pieces prior to 1839.

For many musicians he is “the Alpha and Omega of all music” (Max Reger). Except for operas, Bach composed masterpieces for every ensemble and genre of his age. His catalogue of works contains almost 1 ...

Most important French composer around 1900, whose music, primarily characterized by its sound, exhibits profound innovations. His oeuvre bears a close relationship to Symbolism. 1862 Born in ...

No composer has had as profound and sustained an influence on immediately following generations to the present day as Beethoven. His instrumental music, especially his symphonies, served as ...

The most famous piano virtuoso of the nineteenth century is regarded as the most influential artist and composer (with Berlioz, Wagner) of the so-called New German School. His immense musical oeuvre ...

Célèbre organiste et compositeur qui a exercé une influence considérable sur la musique française «fin de siècle» non seulement par ses œuvres, mais aussi et avant tout en temps qu’enseignant. 1822 Né ...