Schott Musik

Johann Stamitz gilt als der Begründer der Mannheimer Schule. Er ist heute vor allem durch seine Sinfonien und seine zahlreichen Kompositionen für Holzblasinstrumente bekannt. Zu den ersten sinfonische...

'Alt Wiener Tanzweisen' [Old Viennesse dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac colouring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. And w...

El Bolero es, sin duda, la obra más famosa de Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Innumerables conciertos y grabaciones, así como su utilización en el cine y la televisión, han hecho inmortal esta seductora pi...

La melancólica y popular "Pavana para una princesa muerta" de Maurice Ravel, compuesta en 1899, fue escrita originalmente para piano antes de que la arreglara para orquesta en 1910. Aunque está dedica...

The 19th century was not only the era of great forms, monumental symphonies and melodious sonatas, no, the Romantic composers proved to be versatile and highly imaginative on the field of little music...

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 [siehe dt. Text!] caused quite a scandal. The production which involved...

'Novelty of form, selected modulations, strange tone colours, the use of completely unexpected rhythms', this is how Camille Saint-Saëns praised the debut work of a young colleague and continued: 'Abo...

The famous Golliwogg's Cakewalk is the final piece from Debussy's cycle Children's Corner which consists of 6 miniatures for piano, written for his daughter in the years 1906-1908.The style correspond...

Many of the beautiful melodies in Debussy's piano music are admirably suited to the lyrical qualities of the flute; this collection offers ten transcriptions - including such well-loved favourites as...

These 12 Sonatas for transverse flute and bass were first published in Amsterdam in 1723 to a very positive reception. This can be demonstrated not only by the existence of numerous pirate copies, but...