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“The pure joy”. Frank Peter Zimmermann on Bohuslav Martinů’s violin concertos

Frank Peter Zimmermann has performed both of Bohuslav Martinů’s violin concertos with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In an interview the violinist talks about the beauties and challenges of these works.

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Not always just the “Danse macabre”. The symphonic poems of Camille Saint-Saëns

With his four symphonic poems, Camille Saint-Saëns placed himself firmly in the tradition of Hector Berlioz and Franz Liszt. The first critical editions offer an opportunity for new interpretations based on authoritative primary sources, both in the 2021 anniversary year (the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death) and well beyond.

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Dvořák’s most popular sacred work. A new edition of the Mass in D major op. 86

Based on a source not previously evaluated, Haig Utidjian has edited the organ version of Dvořák’s Mass in D major, complemented for the first time by the composer’s additional cello and double bass parts.

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Gold, silver, purple. Matthias Pintscher completes his “Shirim” cycle

“Splendour” could stand as the heading for Matthias Pintscher’s last composition in his “Shirim” cycle, which now receives its premiere as a complete work. As the fourth part and conclusion of his Shirim cycle, Matthias Pintscher has set the third chapter of the Song of Solomon for baritone, chorus and orchestra. In this, there is mention of splendour, the entrance of King Solomon himself, of the costliness of the treasures and robes, the shimmering gold swords of his accompanying retinue

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Ľubica Čekovská’s orchestral work on the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution

Ľubica Čekovská has composed “Liberte” for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra for the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on 17 November 1989 in Bratislava. Recollections of the largely peaceful transition from socialism to democracy in Czechoslovakia thirty years ago are full of ambivalence for the Slovak composer.

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Mahler’s spirits. Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini’s “Spiriti” for orchestra

It might seem audacious to venture to place any piece of music alongside the gigantic symphonic creations of Gustav Mahler. And yet this is the essence of the commission from the Jena Philharmonic and its Music Director Simon Gaudenz for the composer Andrea Scartazzini. A short, self-contained orchestral work has been composed to complement each of the Mahler symphonies, each relating to Mahler’s music and intellectual world.

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„magic-story pro piano“. Bohuslav Martinů’s 4th Piano Concerto

Almost fifty years after the first edition of Bohuslav Martinů’s 4th Piano Concerto „Incantation“, Bärenreiter-Verlag is publishing new material based on the Critical Complete Edition.

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Orchestra

What is truth? Miroslav Srnka investigates a big question
The poet speaks. Charlotte Seither’s orchestral work for Clara Schumann’s 200th anniversary
Dieter Ammann’s Piano Concerto now in Munich
Dissolution and apocalypse Beat Furrer’s latest composition before its premiere in Hamburg
Funeral rites. Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini encounters Gustav Mahler
A new take on the New World, Dvořák’s IX. Symphony edited by Jonathan Del Mar
Bohemian music
Mozart’s C Minor Mass in a new reconstruction. First performance with Kent Nagano
“mein gröstes werk”. The new edition of Beethoven’s “Missa solemnis”
Many mysteries solved. Beethoven’s Leonore Overtures in a new critical edition
A distant perspective. Matthias Pintschers “NUR” for piano and ensemble
Overheating. Miroslav Srnka composes for the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini composes introductory pieces to Mahler‘s symphonies
“Stabat mater“ and "Cantus Simplicissimus”. Two new works by Ľubica Čekovská
Beat Furrer’s “nero su nero”: Swiss and German premieres
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