The publishing house Forberg, a catalogue that now belongs to Ricordi, published some of the most important works in Russian music – such as Prokofiev’s first piano concerto and Koussevitzky’s double bass concerto.

“More than 100 years after its world premiere, Prokofiev’s piano concerto still remains a fresh and unconventional virtuoso piece that both summarizes and concludes the piano concerto of the Romantic era”, says Ricordi Berlin composer Sergej Newski in his introduction.

Throughout history, most of the classical music that has entered into the canon of Western music has been composed by men. Fortunately, female composers are gaining notoriety in recent years. In this series, we introduce female composers of our publishing group. This time: Violeta Dinescu.

„This work is now part of the repertoire“, says the German newspaper Die Welt (March 9, 2016). Péter Eötvös‘ Tri sestry is one of the most performed stage works in contemporary music, it has already been shown in 27 cities. The latest production was presented in March at Wiener Staatsoper to great critical acclaim (conductors: Péter Eötvös, Jonathan Stockhammer; stage director: Yuval Sharon). Click below to watch the trailer, view the score and get more information.

"His music is a testimony to his genuine attachment to the expression of his inner life." - Pierre Boulez

 "What remains is his music, which is a precious gift." - Claudio Abbado

 "I would do everything to make good performances of his music possible everywhere in the world." - György Ligeti

“Stiffelio needs to be performed more often: quality must be made known”, says the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) about the latest production at Oper Frankfurt, which uses Ricordi’s critical edition.

Since its first performance in 1981, Giorgio Battistelli’s Experimentum Mundi, for actor, 16 artisans, a chorus of female voices, and one percussionist, has been performed more than 200 times by major festivals and theatres in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America.

Born in Northampton in 1921, Malcolm Arnold was one of the leading British composers of the 20th century.

For centuries, classical music was mostly composed and performed by men. Luckily this has changed in the past decades. In our series, we are introducing the female composers of our publishing group. This time: Francesca Verunelli.

On 22 January in Munich, as part of the Musica Viva season, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Susanna Mällki, will perform the (live) world premiere of The Narrow Corner. This piece, commissioned by Radio France for its radio programme Alla breve in 2013, was previously recorded by the Orchestre Philharmonique with Mällki on the podium, and broadcast in February 2015. We have asked the composer to talk about The Narrow Corner and its poetics.

„Personally, I think it is the greatest piece of modern music written in the last 50 years”, says Ingo Metzmacher about Luigi Nono’s Prometeo.