Collection of 20 documentaries providing insight into significant classical works and their composers. The films are: 'Bach's Brandenburg Concertos', 'Mozart's Symphony No. 41', 'Haydn's Symphony No. 94 'Surprise'', 'Beethoven's Symphony No. 5', 'Beethoven's Symphony No. 9', 'Schubert's Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished'', 'Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique', 'Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor', 'Schumann's Piano Concerto', 'Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Major', 'Bruckner's Symphony No. 8', 'Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5', 'Dvorák's Symphony No. 9', 'Debussy's La mer', 'Mahler's Symphony No. 5', 'Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde', 'Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps', 'Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie', 'Ravel's Boléro' and 'Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra'.

Mariss Jansons conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in this concert featuring selections by Haydn, Berlioz and Mozart recorded live at the Hagia Eirene church, Istanbul, in 2001.

René Jacobs conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in this performance of Haydn's opera recorded at the Berliner Staatsoper in May 2009. Members of the cast include Marlis Petersen, Tom Randle, Pietro Spagnoli and Alexandrina Pendatchanska.

Haydn's Missa in Tempore Belli was composed in 1796 for SATB chorus and soloists with orchestra. It is one of the finest of the six Hermenegild masses that, together with The Creation and The Seasons, represent the crowning glory of Haydn's final creative period. Although the work was originally written for relatively modest orchestral forces, the wind scoring was expanded when it was performed to great acclaim in Vienna in late 1796. This critical edition by Dr David Russell Hulme is the first to include both the original and Viennese scorings, and the vocal score contains a specially prepared piano reduction that provides a full and practical representation of the instrumental textures and clearly identifies the additional Viennese material. Complete orchestral and vocal material is available on hire/rental, and the vocal score is also available on sale.

for soloists, SATB chorus, and orchestra or piano Written in 1798, the Nelson Mass is one of Haydn's most popular works. Like The Creation and the other Hermenegild masses, the work met a demand for choral music that could be performed with orchestra. This scholarly performing edition ends the confusion surrounding Haydn's original scoring and the later version with additional wind instruments. This definitive and versatile edition is compatible with both scorings and also contains an orchestral reduction for rehearsal purposes. Complete orchestral and vocal material is available on hire/rental, and the vocal score is also available on sale.

This setting of the Te Deum, dedicated to the wife of Franz I of Austria, is a rare example of a work from Haydn's late period that doesn't feature soloists. The second of Haydn's Te Deum settings, the work was performed in September 1800 on the name-day of the wife of Haydn's patron, Prince Nicolaus Esterhazy II, and it features the C major tonality and extensive use of trumpets and drums that were often associated with festive ceremony. This edition includes an orchestral reduction by Denis McCaldin, and full details of editorial practice can be found in the full score. Complete orchestral and vocal material is available on hire/rental, and the vocal score is also available on sale.

Next to Handel's Messiah, The Creation is perhaps the most frequently performed oratorio. This edition is the first to present the English text as Haydn intended, without the modifications of twentieth-century editions, and is the version used by Haydn in his many public renditions of the work using large forces. The keyboard reduction in this edition is by the Leipzig Cantor A. E. Muller, termed 'the best [and] most idiomatic' by Haydn himself. Full details of sources and editorial method, as well as a bibliography, can be found in the full score. Complete orchestral material and vocal scores are available on hire/rental, and vocal scores are available on sale.

Haydn's Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo dates from c.1775 and was written for the Order of the Brothers of Mercy based in Eisenstadt. The mass is known for its distinctive 'Benedictus', which features elaborate soprano writing and an extensive obbligato organ part from which the work's alternative title, 'Little Organ Mass', derives. This edition includes the elongated 'Gloria' composed by Haydn's younger brother Michael, with Haydn's 31-bar original included as an Appendix. The full score - also available on sale - contains a critical commentary and full details of sources. Complete orchestral material and vocal scores are available on hire/rental.

Suitable for SATB chorus, STB soloists and piano or orchestra.

The A Z of String Players surveys the lives, careers and recordings of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology. In this clear and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings, biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from 69 artists. This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.