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Welcome to the homepage of Edition Nordstern, a music publisher from Stuttgart, Germany. The center of our publishing activities are the works by Joachim Raff, including operas, choral works, orchestral works, string quartets, etc.. In addition a new and complete catalogue of music by Raff has been published recently. Other composers in our catalogue are Draeseke, Meyerbeer, Lindpaintner, Lortzing and Halévy.

Willkommen bei der Edition Nordstern, einem kleinen Musikverlag aus Stuttgart. Im Zentrum unserer Publikationen stehen die Werke von Joachim Raff, seine Opern, Chorwerke, Orchesterwerke, Streichquartette, etc.. Angeboten wird auch ein neues und komplettes Raff Werkverzeichnis. Weitere Komponisten beim Verlag sind Draeseke, Meyerbeer, Lindpaintner, Lortzing und Halévy.

Featured Publications

Dornröschen (The Sleeping Beauty)

Raff’s epic fairy-tale oratorio — first edition including orchestral score, piano score and parts. World premiere performance June 2026.

The Jealous Ones (Die Eifersüchtigen)

Opera in three acts, WoO 54. World premiere by the Opernkollektiv Zürich — CD on Naxos.

String Quartet No. 2, A major, op. 90

Critical edition from the composer's autograph score. Score and parts available.

Samson

Musical drama. World premiere in Weimar 2022, 170 years after its creation. Recorded by Swiss-Fonogramm, 2023.

Symphony No. 3 "In the Forest"

First publication since 1872, based on the composer's autograph. Raff's most celebrated orchestral work.

Scherzo op. 3

Two entirely different versions from 1842 and 1882 published together for the first time.

Raff Werkverzeichnis

The first complete catalogue of Raff's music since 1888, by Raff specialist Mark Thomas. 313 pages, hardcover.

String Quartet No. 5, G major, op. 138

First publication since 1869. Score and parts available.