Musikverlag Zimmermann

Peter Joseph Lindpaintner (1791-1856) aspired to write great musical forms, but he failed, however, to achieve lasting success. What remained are his songs and small-form works, such as the variations...

All of the pieces presented here were taken from 18th century clavier literature. The three pieces written by the French clavier players Couperin, Daquin, Rameau can only be played on a two-manual ins...

Claude Debussy's sixth Prélude Des pas sur la neige (footprints in the snow) was written in 1909-1910. The titles (actually epilogues because Debussy always places them at the end of each Prélude) of...

Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht (1722-1794) was vice kapellmeister and court composer, and later a kapellmeister, then musical director. He wrote instrumental concertos and chamber music works in which th...

The edition presented here is based on the authograph score of a Concerto in G major for 4 (transverse) flutes and figured bass, as well as the corresponding part copy of Flute I .

Christoph Schaffrath (1709-1763) was an important musician and composer at the court of Frederick ll. In later years he was appointed harpsichord player and chamber musician of Her Royal Highness Prin...

This edition helps to close one of the last gaps with reference to the new edition of Kuhlau's flute music. The publisher Paté called this collection of fashionable dances Les Perles ravissantes - enc...

Franz Krommer (1759 - 1831) fut un des compositeurs les plus appréciés de son époque. Le Concerto pour flûte op. 44 fut conçu pour le violon en 1799 avant d'être réécrit en 1820 pour la flûte. Notre é...

These six canzonets, originally written for three vocal parts and three basset horns, have fallen into oblivion. This edition is based on the Notturni, nice texts by Metastasio and three anonymous poe...

Eine Auswahl aus den Perlen Alter Meister.

Eine Auswahl aus den Perlen Alter Meister.

Vienna, March - April,1816. Franz Schubert writes his Sonatas for pianoforte accompanied by a violin. 1816 was a particulary disappointing year for Schubert. A modest music teacher's employment in Lai...

The 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' is a piece from Georg Friedrich Handel's oratorio Solomon, written in 1748 and performed for the first time on March 17, 1749. The arrangements presented here can b...

Das Oratorium 'Salomo' entstand im Sommer 1748 und wurde am 17.3.1749 uraufgeführt. Ein wirkungsvolles Stück, gerade für den Beginn eines Quartettprogramms. Ausser einigen barocken Dreiklangsbrechunge...

The Zigeunerweisen (gipsy airs), a famous and popular virtuoso piece from violin literature, required some modification with regard to their performance on the flute. Nevertheless the harmonies, melod...

Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wrote the Suite presented here in 1884, on the occasion of the 200th birthday of the Danish writer Ludwig Holberg. Originally composed for the piano, Grieg...

The instrumentation in this Concerto, originally written for flute and strings with basso continuo, was changed. The solo part, however, totally corresponds to that of the original. A choir-like perfo...

It is assumed Giuseppe Torti was born in Milan and lived during the 18th century. In this case, 'Concerto' is a rather misleading term as the piece really is a quartet. The interesting composition use...

Vienna, March - April, 1816. Franz Schubert wrote his Sonatas for pianoforte accompanied by a violin. 1816 was a particulary disappointing year for Schubert. A modest music teacher's employment in Lai...

Vienna, March - April,1816. Franz Schubert writes his Sonatas for pianoforte accompanied by a violin. 1816 was a particulary disappointing year for Schubert. A modest music teacher's employment in Lai...

These duets are easy and uncomplicated pieces by a 18th century composer who is hardly known today. The duets, presented here for the first time in a new edition, are arrangements made by an unknown a...

Verdis Oper Nabucco gehört nicht zuletzt wegen ihrer impliziten politischen Bedeutung zu seinen erfolgreichsten. Insbesondere der Chor 'Va pensiero' avancierte zum Volkslied, ja fast zur Nationalhymne...

In 1807, Matiegka rearranged Beethoven's Serenade in D major op. 8 for violin, viola and violoncello and made it into a trio with guitar - a version which soon became very popular at the time. This ne...

Naturally, two-part texture played an important role for the selection of the preludes contained in this volume, i.e. only those pieces were chosen that will not lose their musical substance when arra...