Choral Masterworks

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

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

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

This Urtext edition takes into account all the sources, including the old and the new complete editions whose relationship is clearly explained. In several passages, renowned Beethoven specialist Barry

Following upon Alexander’s Feast (1736), in 1739 Handel produced a second setting of the Ode to St Cecilia (“Song for St Cecilia’s Day”). At its première it

This volume offers a selection of particularly attractive opera choruses from three centuries in their five original languages (Italian, French, German, English and Russian). Whether cheerful shepherd's

Franz Schubert's "Stabat Mater" D 175 is one of a number of church works that he wrote for his local congregation in Lichtental.