Johannes Brahms Ordre des livres

Volume 2 of the Edition Peters Brahms Organ Works contains the eleven Chorale Preludes Op. 122 composed in 1896 at the end of his life. Volume

Two Songs Op. 91 (Gestillte Sehnsucht / Geistliches Wiegenlied) for Alto Voice with Viola (or Cello) and Piano. Contains a Piano Score with separate Viola and Cello parts

Brahms composed these part songs for female chorus in 1860 while acting as Director of the Hamburg Women's Choir. Each song lasts around 3 minutes, and is accompanied by an ensemble of harp with two horns (a unique combination for Brahms). Texts are by Ruperti, Shakespeare, Eichendorff and 'Ossian' (with English translations by Jean Lunn). This is the vocal score, containing the harp (or piano) accompaniment and horn cues for rehearsal purposes. Instrumental accompaniment parts are available separately. * Manufacturer EP6617-HN1 * Horn I

Brahms's 'Sacred Song' ('Geistliches Lied') Op. 30 was composed in 1856 and takes the form of a double canon setting a text by Paul Fleming, starting with the line 'Let nothing ever grieve thee'. This edition is based on the famous Kurt Soldan edition for Edition Peters with an English translation by Walter E. Buszin. Buszin notes that there is much similarity between this work and the composer's 'German Requiem'.

The classic edition of the vocal score for Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) from Edition Peters, chosen by the world's greatest conductors and choirs as the most reliable and practical text for this ever-popular masterpiece. With beautifully presented notation, German sung text, bar numbers and rehearsal letters, and containing English translations of the text in an appendix, the score is presented on cream paper with weight, opacity and grain direction optimal for music publications and matches the Edition Peters orchestral material for the work. This edition is a cornerstone of any singer's choral library.

Composed in 1858, Brahms' first concerto was given its premiere in Hanover's Royal Theater on January 22, 1859 with the 25-year-old composer as soloist and the orchestra was conducted by Joseph Joachim. The new work got a cold reception in Hanover and a similar reaction was the response to the Leipzg performance 5 days later with the far more professional Gewandhaus orchestra. Undaunted, the work was received with great applause at the third performance in March, given in Hamburg. The concerto has been a staple of the concert repertoire for piano and orchestra ever since. The study score offered here is a corrected edition prepared by Clinton Nieweg and Robert Sutherland from the composer's manuscript, the first editions and other authoritative sources. The large conductor's score and orchestral parts are also available from Serenissima Music.

Clara Schumann (1819-1896) war eine bewunderte Pianistin und die Frau von Robert Schumann. Nach Roberts Tod pflegte Johannes Brahms eine enge Freundschaft mit Clara, die jedoch unerwidert blieb. Berthold Litzmann, ein Germanist, veröffentlichte eine dreibändige Biografie über Clara und edierte ihren Briefwechsel mit Brahms.