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MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) - Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel) (Monnard) (Urtext). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL
MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) - Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel) (Monnard) (Urtext). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL

PB05532 / orch color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bol_ro, La Valse and Rapsodie espagnole, presents a text in which even the tiniest detail is authentic. The edition not only eliminates many previously undiscovered errors, but also offers a wealth of practical information on the long and multi-faceted performance history of the work, including the metronome markings of great conductors who were connected to the work in a very special manner.
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RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) - Bolero (edited by Monnard) (Urtext). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) - Bolero (edited by Monnard) (Urtext). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL

PB05299 / orch: 3d1, 2d1, 3d1de-fl.cl, 3d1, 2sax - 4, 4, 3, 1, timp, perc, hp, cel, str

Jean-Francois Monnard's new Urtext edition is the first to be based on a musicologically well-founded source comparison. Ravel's first sketch of the score as well as his final handwritten score were laid down as the principal sources. In his preface, Monnard examines Ravel's sound aesthetics against the background of concert reception and historical recordings. Moreover, he also provides insights into Ravel's ideas concerning the tempo: "I must say that the Bolero is rarely conducted the way I think it should. Mengelberg speeds up and slows down excessively. Toscanini takes it twice as fast as it should be and broadens the tempo at the close, which is indicated nowhere. No: the Bolero should be played in one single tempo from the beginning to the end, in the plaintive and monotonous style of Spanish-Arabian melodies."
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RESPIGHI, Ottorino (1879-1936) - Fountains of Rome (Fontana di Roma), P.106 (Critical Performance Edition) (C.F. Nieweg/D.J. Miller). SERENISSIMA MUSIC
RESPIGHI, Ottorino (1879-1936) - Fountains of Rome (Fontana di Roma), P.106 (Critical Performance Edition) (C.F. Nieweg/D.J. Miller). SERENISSIMA MUSIC

SM30038-0 / orch: 2+1, 2+1, 2+1, 2 - 4, 3, 3, 1, timp, perc, 2hp, cel, org, pf, str / Dur 16

The newly engraved 2025 Critical Performance Edition (CPE) is the result of over 30 years of meticulous research and editing based on the first printed score of 1918 with corrections. The main sources are the errata list for the MS, Ricordi PR 206 full score and corresponding parts, the PR 438 study score, and the 1919 four-hand piano reduction by the composer.

This edition has incorporated hundreds of edits and corrections, building upon the Nieweg/Bradburd 1994 edition which itself had incorporated many edits and corrections.

The CPE includes the original 2-page front matter: instrumentation page, errata list, and notation changes.

This edition was premiered on March 8 and 9, 2025, by the Cincinnati Symphony (Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor).

This new, corrected edition was created from original sources to benefit conductors and performers in its engraving and design, and consequently brings enhanced accuracy and transparency to the performance material.

Offered in a special folio-size (11" x 14.25") full score (spiral bound), as well as the standard size (9.5" x 12.5"). The larger score is printed on an 80-lb off-white stock to minimize tears when turning pages and to maximize visibility under stage lighting.

This new CPE replaces the 1994 edition (parts for that edition can be supplied for those who might be missing items from a previously purchased set).
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MAHLER, Gustav (1860-1911) - Lied von der Erde (2022, Ed. Christian Riedel). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL
MAHLER, Gustav (1860-1911) - Lied von der Erde (2022, Ed. Christian Riedel). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL

PB05641 / 2 vo(high & med), orch: 3+1, 3d1, 2+1+e-fl.cl, 3d1 - 4, 3, 3, 1, timp, perc, 2hp, mandolin, str, soli(T,A or Bar) / Dur 64

The Song of the Earth, composed in the summer of 1908, is Mahler's best-known and most personal work. Reflecting drastic changes in his life, its immense emotional density is very moving. Until the very end, Mahler continued to refine the extremely differentiated instrumentation, as is evident in numerous retouchings in the autograph score and engraver's model. It is therefore all the more regrettable that he was neither able to perform his "Symphony in Songs" himself nor that he was involved in its printing. Unfortunately, in the posthumously published first edition of 1912 and the subsequent editions edited by Erwin Ratz and Karl Heinz Fuessl, many questions remained unanswered, while other were answered in a dubious way.

This edition is the first text-critical one of the work on a scientifically sound basis. It offers not only a more reliable musical text, but also systematically and lucidly prepared information on the sources, their transmission and evaluation. All editorial decisions have been documented in a transparently comprehensible manner - in particular those leading to new audible results. Work-related notes on performance practice, which for the first time include Mahler's conducting indications, offer valuable, indispensable interpretive aids. In addition to the regular five clarinet parts, the set of parts includes two additional parts (3rd clarinet/Eb clarinet, bass clarinet/3rd clarinet in places where the latter plays Eb clarinet) to allow performances with only four clarinets.

The completely revised piano reduction reproduces the orchestral texture true to the score without losing sight of playability. Both Mahler's piano autograph and the piano reduction by Woess, which was commissioned by the composer himself, served as an inspiration for this.
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TCHAIKOVSKY, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893) - Serenade in C, Op. 48 (Urtext) (Ed. Tanja Geschwind). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL
TCHAIKOVSKY, Peter Ilyich (1840-1893) - Serenade in C, Op. 48 (Urtext) (Ed. Tanja Geschwind). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL

PB05271 / str orch: str / Dur 28 more info
STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949) - Heldenleben, Op. 40 (Urtext) (Pfefferkorn). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL - large score (10.5" x 14") (p)
STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949) - Heldenleben, Op. 40 (Urtext) (Pfefferkorn). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL - large score (10.5" x 14") (p)
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PB05711 / large score (10.5" x 14") (p) / orch: 3+1, 4d1, 2+1+e-fl.cl, 3+1 - 8, 5, 3, 2, timp, perc, 2hp, str / Dur 45


First Urtext edition since the first print
Evaluation of all available sources (e.g., autograph score as well as the corrected printed scores by Walter Seifert and Clemens Krauss)
For the first time ever, the first version of the ending is included
Due to sophisticated alternatives in the parts, both endings are performable
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RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) - Bolero (original). LUCK'S MUSIC LIBRARY
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) - Bolero (original). LUCK'S MUSIC LIBRARY

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2D1+1.2D d'amore+1.2+1+Eb.2+1/4.3+petite tpt.3.1,timp,5 perc,sax,cel,hp,str

Errata corrected. Transposed/Transcribed: Bn 1+2 in Bass clef, Picc Tpt in Bb (transposed from Petite Trumpet in D), Tpt 1-3 in Bb, Trbn 1+2 in Bass clef, Sopranino Sax in Eb (transposed from Sopranino Sax in F), Soprano Sax in Bb (alternate for Sopranino Sax). (10 parts total) Alternate parts: Alternate Oboe d'Amore part included in the Original Oboe II AND Original English Horn parts, divided based on the range of each instrument. Optional Sopranino Sax in Eb OR Soprano Sax in Bb = alternate parts for Sopranino Sax in F. See notes in score for more details on the alternate parts.
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JANACEK, Leos (1854-1928) - Sinfonietta (ILJ 22) (Fuessl). EDWIN F. KALMUS
JANACEK, Leos (1854-1928) - Sinfonietta (ILJ 22) (Fuessl). EDWIN F. KALMUS

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MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) - Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel). LUCK'S MUSIC LIBRARY
MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) - Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel). LUCK'S MUSIC LIBRARY

LUC12733 / orch: 3d1, 3d1, 2+1, 2+1, sax - 4, 3, 3, 1, timp, perc, 2hp, cel, str / Dur 29
Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel) (Masterworks Series).

Errata corrected. Transposed parts: Cl 1+2, Bass Cl in Bb, Tpt 1-3, Trbn 1+2. Orchestrated by Ravel. Solo tuba in Bydlo.
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RACHMANINOFF, Sergei Vassilievich (1873-1943) - Concerto for Piano No.  2 in C minor (Urtext) (Rahmer). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL
RACHMANINOFF, Sergei Vassilievich (1873-1943) - Concerto for Piano No. 2 in C minor (Urtext) (Rahmer). BREITKOPF & HAERTEL

PB15138 / pf, orch

The present first Urtext edition, created in cooperation with G. Henle Verlag, takes into account the autograph score, as well as recordings with the composer at the piano. The informative texts shed light on the process of creation and the context in Rachmaninoff's oeuvre.
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RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) - Bolero (original) (2025). EDWIN F. KALMUS
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) - Bolero (original) (2025). EDWIN F. KALMUS

A9373 / orch / Dur 15

2(2nd d. Picc)+Picc.2(2nd d.Obd'am)+EH.2+ECl, BCl.2+CBsn: SSSax.SSax(d. TSax): 4.3+PiccTpt.3.1: Timp.Perc(5): Clst.Hp: Str (9.8.7.6.5 in set).  This edition includes transposed parts and alternative parts for those less common instruments Ravel utilized in this work.
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WILLIAMS, John Towner (b.1932) - American Journey (Selections) (Signature Series). HAL LEONARD
WILLIAMS, John Towner (b.1932) - American Journey (Selections) (Signature Series). HAL LEONARD

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Premiered at the Lincoln Memorial on New Year's Eve 1999, American Journey is a sweeping orchestral work by John Williams. Written to accompany Steven Spielberg's multimedia presentation for the nation's Millennium celebration, this po
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