Schott Musik

Experience one of the most timeless classics in music history in a resonant arrangement for piano: The world-famous "Ave Maria" has touched hearts across generations with its profound melody and subli...

The Air by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting Jesus bleibet meine Freude for popularity: The final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life is really catchy d...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold komponierte lediglich zwei genuin religiöse Werke: den Passover Psalm für Sopran, gemischten Chor, Orgel und Orchester op. 30 sowie Prayer für Tenor, Frauenchor, Harfe und Orge...

Experience one of the most timeless classics of sacred music in an evocative arrangement: the world-famous "Ave Maria", based on the moving meditation on the First Prelude in C major from J. S. Bach's...

Der XIII. Psalm gilt als eines der großartigsten und zugleich berührendsten Chorstücke Liszts. Die Solopartie ist ein Musterbeispiel für innigsten romantischen Ausdruck und atmet reinsten 'Bel Canto'-...

Der XIII. Psalm gilt als eines der großartigsten und zugleich berührendsten Chorstücke Liszts. Die Solopartie ist ein Musterbeispiel für innigsten romantischen Ausdruck und atmet reinsten 'Bel Canto'-...

'Concerto da chiesa' is the last organ work by Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984). It was composed a few months before his death. The premiere was performed by Clemens Ganz, then organist at the Cathedral...

This collection of eighteen choral arrangements of melodies from the Protestant hymn book is meant to be used in services and little concerts. Rather varied with regard to the compositional approach o...

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) only reached the age of 50, but left a remarkable wealth of compositions and treatises. From a musicological point of view, he takes up a central function as mediator be...

Franz Liszt composed his lyrical-meditative organ fantasia on the Ave Maria von Arcadelt in Rome in 1863. In contrast to his major virtuoso works, this charming genre piece can even be easily played o...

Schon bei Ravel, Gershwin oder Strawinsky findet man die Verbindung des schwermütigen Blues-Charakter mit dem melodischen und klanglichen Duktus der Kunstmusik. Auf der Basis der bildhaften Formulieru...

The renowned French organ composer Naji Hakim, successor to Messiaen at the church St. Trinité, wrote this short variation cycle in 2012. Due to its theme, the Gregorian Easter hymn 'O filii et filiae...

The renowned French organ composer Naji Hakim, successor to Messiaen at the church St. Trinité, wrote this short variation cycle in 2012. Due to its theme, the Gregorian Easter hymn 'O filii et filiae...

Wie bereits in seiner Jazz-Partita über Lobe den Herren (Schott, ED 21913) kombiniert Peter Wittrich auch in dieser Komposition wieder Jazz-Elemente mit traditioneller Orgelschreibweise. Nun danket al...

Das Da pacem, Domine schrieb ich im Jahr 1982 zunächst für fünf Chöre, Orgel und Gemeinde. Ich widmete es dem Gedenken der barbarischen Sprengung der Leipziger Universitätskirche durch den Beschluss d...

Joseph Haas (1879-1960), a pupil of Max Reger, is regarded as one of the most important figures of early 20th century German Catholic church music. The forty chorale preludes, all in fughetta form, ar...

Zum Wesen des Weltbildes der Luther-Zeit gehört die Allgegenwärtigkeit von Tod und Sterben, - angefangen von Pest, Kriegen bis zu den nie endenden Gefahren des Alltags. Daraus resultierten Ängste, die...

This work drew its inspiration from the famous picture of the Virgin Mary 'Gnadenbild Mariahilf' (1537) by Lucas Cranach the Elder which shows Mary as a woman of delicate beauty and modest sensuality...

Oskar Gottlieb Blarr first planned this organ transcription of Penderecki's Agnus Dei from the 'Polish Requiem' as a private homage to the esteemed master. The piece has since been frequently performe...

O sacrum convivium for organ by Naji Hakim is a paraphrase of the antiphon to the Magnificat of the vespers of the feast of Corpus Christi. The gregorian melody is ornamented and developed in a song f...

This work is based on the song 'Salve, Madre de Torreciudad” (Hail, Mother of Torreciudad), composed by Maite Aranzabal. It consists of a set of 5 contrasted variations: Moderato - Andante - Grazioso...