Ernst Schröder

Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomas...

Of all the parables in the New Testament none has had quite such a universal and ever-renewed appeal as that of the Prodigal Son. With its unforgettable climax of reward and rejoicing being lavished n...

A ballad for children's voices and (largely) percussion orchestra setting a long narrative poem by Bertolt Brecht, telling the tragic story of a band of orphaned children lost in the snowy wastes of w...

Scored for solo voice, unison chorus and piano, The Twelve Apostles was written for Peter Pears and the London Boy Singers. The text was adopted from The Ten Commandments as given in 'English Folk Son...

These Christmas carols have become contemporary classics. 'The serene Sweet was the Song' contrasts with a moving lament on the hardships of Christmas, 'A Wealdon Trio', and a memorable setting of Har...

Britten's setting of Edith Sitwell's poem 'Praise We Great Men', was left unfinished at his death. It was being written for Mstislav Rostrpovich to include in his first season with the National Sympho...

Britten’s last opera, Death In Venice , is based on the short story by Thomas Mann. It follows the inner turmoil of the ageing novelist Gustav von Aschenbach, who becomes infatuated by a boy he...

These part-songs were the first of Britten's works to be published. In 1932 Britten showed the pieces to John Ireland during discussions about proofs and possible transpositions. First called Three S...

The Ride-By-Nights by Benjamin Britten for 2-part boys' or women's voices and Piano. From Three Two-part Songs.

An easy arrangement for unison and organ

Die Oper Demophon war Cherubinis erstes Werk in Paris und wurde 1788 uraufgeführt. Tohru Takahashi arrangierte die dramatische Ouvertüre aus der Oper für Blasorchester. Besondere Rollen spielen unter...

Paul Bunyan is an American synthetic folklore figure whose 'legend' was actually created as an early advertising campaign on behalf of the lumber industry. This overture was actaully dropped from the...

Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) war eine der dominierenden Figuren in der Welt der Musik am Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts, er agierte sowohl aktiv in Paris, London und Wien als auch in seinem Heimatland. Er...

Duration: 8 Minutes.

Britten wrote Irish Reel in 1936 as the title music for a documentary film entitled 'Around the Village Green'. It is a bravura piece, exhibiting all the energy and strong colours typical of the compo...

Britten wrote Irish Reel in 1936 as the title music for a documentary film entitled 'Around the Village Green'. It is a bravura piece, exhibiting all the energy and strong orchestral colours typical o...

The Rainbow by Benjamin Britten for 2-part boys' or women's voices and piano from Three Two-part Songs.

The Ship Of Rio by Benjamin Britten for 2-part boys' or women's voices and piano from Three Two-part Songs.

For Three-part Chorus (SSA, SAB or TBB), with Keyboard Accompaniment

> Die bekannte Requiem-Vertonung im Bärenreiter Urtext > Zweisprachiges Vorwort (engl./dt.) > Gut spielbarer Klavierauszug (lat.) (BA8961-90) Berühmtes Requiem des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts Cherubinis A...