Choral Works with Orchestral Accompaniment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486814599)

Reprinted from authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel sources, this collection features a variety of Brahms's most cherished choral works with orchestral accompaniment. Selections include:
- Rhapsodie für eine Altstimme, Männerchor und Orchester, Op. 53 (Rhapsody for an Alto, Men's Choir, and Orchestra)
- Schicksalslied von Friedrich Hölderlin für Chor und Orchester, Op. 54 (Song of Destiny by Friedrich Hölderlin for Choir and Orchestra)
- Nänie von Friedrich Schiller für Chor und Orchester, Op. 82 (Nänie by Friedrich Schiller for Choir and Orchestra)
- Gesang der Parzen von Goethe für sechsstimmigen Chor und Orchester, Op. 89 (Song of the Fates by Goethe for Six-Part Chorus and Orchestra)
- Ave Maria für Frauenchor mit Orchester oder Orgel-Begleitung, Op. 12 (Ave Maria for Women's Chorus with Orchestral or Organ Accompaniment)
- Begräbnisgesang für Chor und Blasinstrumente, Op. 13 (Funeral Song for Chorus and Wind Instruments)
- Gesänge für Frauenchor mit Begleitung von zwei Hörnern und Harfe, Op. 17 (Songs for Women's Chorus Accompanied by Two Horns and Harp)
- Ellens zweiter Gesang aus Walter Scotts Fräulein vom See von Schubert für Sopran, dreistimmigen Frauenchor, vier Hörnern und zwei Fagotte, Op. 52 (Ellen's Second Song from Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake by Schubert for Soprano Solo, Three-part Women's Chorus, Four Horns, and Two Bassoons)
This edition features a new English translation of the original Editor's Commentary as well as new translations of song lyrics.

Author: Johannes Brahms
ISBN-10: 0486814599
ISBN-13: 9780486814599
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2017
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.30d

About the Author
German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97) was a leading musician of the Romantic period and a virtuoso pianist who premiered many of his own works. He wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, solo voice, and chorus.