Praktisches Kochbuch für die Deutschen in Amerika
Henriette Davidis, geboren 1801, arbeitete als Hauswirtschaftslehrerin, Erzieherin und Gouvernante während sie einige ihrer Bücher verfasste, später war sie ausschliesslich als Autorin tätig. Das vorliegende Werk enthält eine ...
Constructs of Meaning and Religious Transformation
One of the major trends in the psychology of religion is the growing interest in religious and spiritual meaning making in relation to religious and spiritual transformation processes, notably as the aftermath of traumatic experiences ...
Camille Saint-Saëns - Violinsonate Nr. 1 d-moll op. 75
Originally planned only as a little duo for violin and piano, the composition grew into a sonata in autumn 1885. The first performances were more than disillusioning for Saint-Saëns, as the violinists came to grief with its virtuosic ...
Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen op. 20 für Violine und Klavier
Following Paganini’s death, numerous musicians strove to assume his position as the “devil’s violinist”; but none of them were able to do so as convincingly as the Spaniard Pablo de Sarasate. His unique violin technique ...
Franz Xaver Mozart - Rondo e-moll für Flöte und Klavier
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart did not have an easy time of it – throughout his life his compositions were always compared to those of his father. It is only recently that he has slowly begun to come into his own. His works have their ...
Alexander Skrjabin - Romance für Horn und Klavier
Scriabin is mainly known for his mystic-visionary piano works today; but his Romance for horn, which he composed at a young age, is also a charming chamber music work. The technically not very demanding horn part with its opulent piano ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimenti für 2 Oboen, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte
Mozart wrote the five Divertimenti for Wind Sextet between the years 1775 and 1777 when he was living in Salzburg. The Italian title is reminiscent of simple “light” music, but the pieces’ melodic ingenuity and colourful writing ...
Henry Vieuxtemps - Violasonate B-dur op. 36
Vieuxtemps is nowadays considered to be the foremost exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school. Following a concert by the 14-year old “wunderkind” in 1834, none other than Robert Schumann said: “With Henri one can safely close ...
Domenico Dragonetti - "The Famous Solo" für Kontrabass und Orchester
It is a bit of a paradox: one of Dragonetti’s favourite pieces and also his showpiece, “The Famous Solo”; originally for double bass and orchestra, is largely unknown today. This cannot be down to the virtuoso work itself, but is ...
Gabriel Fauré - Élégie op. 24 für Violoncello und Klavier
Following the enthusiastic reception of his first Violin Sonata (HN 980), it was clear to Fauré that he would continue to write chamber music. In 1880 he wrote a little piece for cello and piano that was intended as the slow movement ...
Isaac Albéniz - Asturias
Albéniz’ piano music is truly irresistible, in particular because of its dance-like elements and its Spanish atmosphere. Asturias combines these elements in a most sophisticated manner. It first appeared in 1892 as the Prélude to ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimenti für 2 Oboen, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte
Mozart wrote the five Divertimenti for Wind Sextet between the years 1775 and 1777 when he was living in Salzburg. The Italian title is reminiscent of simple “light” music, but the pieces’ melodic ingenuity and colourful writing ...
Johannes Brahms - Klarinettensonaten op. 120
We owe a debt of gratitude to the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld for making the elderly Brahms so interested in his instrument. In the 1890s the composer wrote the Trio op. 114, the Quintet op. 115 and the Sonatas op. 120 – three gems ...
Domenico Dragonetti - "The Famous Solo" für Kontrabass und Orchester
It is a bit of a paradox: one of Dragonetti’s showpiece, “The Famous Solo”; originally for double bass and orchestra, is largely unknown today. This cannot be down to the virtuoso work itself, but is more likely due to the unclear ...
Ludwig van Beethoven - Klavierkonzert Es-dur WoO 4
Aside from the five great piano concertos, it is easy to forget that Beethoven had already turned to this genre in Bonn during his youth. The Concerto in Eb, written in 1784, still shows stylistic signs of the influence of Johann ...
Nicolò Paganini - 24 Capricci op. 1
Nicolò Paganini’s milestone in violin literature is now not only available in a practical Urtext edition (HN 450) but also as a study score. Published in 1820 as his Opus 1, Paganini gave the violin world a timeless masterpiece, ...
Johannes Brahms - 3 Intermezzi op. 117
The three popular Intermezzi op. 117 can be seen as the epitome of Brahms’ late work for piano. Clara Schumann confessed: “In these pieces I at last feel musical life stir once again in my soul”. Brahms reacted, as he often did, ...
Ludwig van Beethoven - Werke für Klavier zu vier Händen
With the exception of the version of the “Grand Fugue” for piano four hands (HN 954), this volume contains all of Beethoven’s works for this scoring, to which he only rarely turned. It comprises the Sonata in D major op. 6, the ...
Johannes Brahms - Scherzo es-moll op. 4
The Scherzo op. 4 was written in 1851 – Brahms was not even 20 years old – and was a kind of calling card with which the young composer and pianist introduced himself to influential musicians. He also played the Scherzo to the ...
