Music prints from 1538 to 1545 in a new performing edition
The musical prints issued by the Wittenberg publisher Georg Rhau provide the most important body of evidence for the musical views and intentions of Martin Luther and his circle. This series presents Rhau’s publications in modern transcription for scholars and performers.
Only three prints from Rhau’s total œuvre have been excluded as they have been reissued in other contexts: Sacorum Hymnorum Liber Primus in volumes 21 and 25 of Das Erbe deutscher Musik, the Hymns of Sixt Dietrich by Concordia Publishing House, and Johann Walter’s Geistliches Gesangbüchlein in the complete edition of that composers works. The new editions follow modern editorial principles with standard clefs and halved note-values. Each volume contains a critical report and a preface discussing the contents and significance of the original prints. There are also samples from the source material in facsimile.
The following purchasing options are available for this edition:
Purchase of individual volumes at retail sales prices
Standing order (a price advantage of approx. 10 %)
Full subscription (a price advantage of approx. 15 %)
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A strong plot, and fabulously imaginative music: but until now Handel’s “Giustino” has not been one of his most frequently-performed operas. With the new edition this could all change.
Franz Schubert’s stage works have never become firmly established in the repertoire. And yet they contain interesting examples of Romantic opera aesthetics. And with the 2028 Schubert anniversary year in mind, they offer a variety of opportunities for productions.
