Choral Masterworks

Vivaldi's masterwork for solo voices, mixed chorus and keyboard reduction. This Walton edition includes extensive editorial notes on score revisions and Baroque performance practice. Orchestral parts are

Between 1996 and 2000, Barenreiter published scholarly critical editions of Beethoven's nine symphonies edited by the first-class musicologist Jonathan Del Mar. The editorial process was a huge undertaking

The choral finale to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is presented here in a classic edition with German text and a singable English version by Henry G. Chapman. Based on Schiller's Ode to Joy, this

As is often the case with Beethoven's orchestral works, there are often several contradictory sources regarding the material used at the first performance and for the first edition - contradictions which

Beethoven’s sacred works include two settings of the Mass. The Mass in C Major, completed and premiered in 1807, has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the completion of his great

Ludwig van Beethoven composed the Choral Fantasia, op. 80 for the gigantic concert event that took place at the Theater an der Vien on December 22, 1808. It was given as the closing work, albeit without the

Combining a piano concerto and a cantata in one work is an undertaking that requires true mastery. Ludwig van Beethoven succeeded in this with his Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op.

Beethoven several times described his Missa solemnis as his greatest work, explaining that it came "from the heart." The surviving sources show us how intensively and how long he worked on the

Just like many pop songs of today, English Renaissance madrigals, the pop songs of their time, mention loved ones by name. Two of the most frequent to crop up are Phyllis and Amaryllis, both names derived

Often considered the greatest English composer after Purcell, Edward Elgar has contributed many significant works. Here are five of his choral works that are wonderful examples of his skill and creativity:

This collection celebrates the generational universality of Bach's music by bringing these time-honored selections within the technical reach of younger singers as a reproducible book in two-part format.

Four choruses from one of the world's most often-performed choral masterworks, Handel's "Messiah", have been carefully scored for young voices (three-part mixed) in reproducible format. The authentic

With its tonal language, the first of Beethoven's two Masses opens up new worlds of expression for the liturgical texts of the Mass which are expressively modern and forward thinking. Not to be considered a

This first volume of ROMANTIK a cappella marks the start of a joint project between Helbling and the European Choral Association (ECA). Its aim is to present, in this form, unique, high-quality,

This lovely collection of 12 works is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the King's Singers. The a cappella volume contains mostly madrigals and early music, with a few selections from later

This edition of Franz Schubert's Magnificat D 486 is based on the composer's autograph score and is the first to make use of his authorized performance material. It offers alternative readings that make the

Nicholas Kok’s newly-created vocal score of the 4th and 5th movements of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony is aimed particularly at vocal soloists and choral singers who wish to practice the two vocal

Often considered the most beautiful, pure vocal music of the 19th century, this Rheinberger Mass written for double choir obtains its special character through the use of compositional techniques of ancient

In a mixture of cantata and concert piece, Beethoven set a hymn to art in his Choral Fantasia. The work, about 20 minutes in length, is often seen as a precursor to the Ode to Joy in the