Par BLOW JOHN. Selected from Musica Britannica Volume 69. Edited by Barry Cooper. This collection of sixteen pieces by John Blow (1649-1708), taken from the complete organ music published in Volume 69 of Musica Britannica, is an authoritative introduction to the work of the leading Restoration English composer of organ music. More organ music from this period is ascribed to Blow than to all his En…

Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Complete Italian libretto with English translation by Ellen H. Beiler. This volume contains everything the operagoer needs to derive full satisfaction from La Boheme except the musical score itself. Most important, itprovides the complete text of the Italian libretto, just as it is actually sung; that is, when a singer repeats a phrase several times, each of the repetitions, e…

English version. Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. English Version/ Livre / Livret

For soprano/tenor (c'-a''), recorder, and bc Corydon Love frowns in beateous Myra's Eyes Cleora sat beneath a shade When Loves soft passion Menalcas once the gayest Swain These five English cantatas are elegant and entertaining pieces; the characters Corydon, Menalcas , Thyrsis, from Virgil's Georgics are joined by nymphs and shepherds from the English madrigal tradition. While all the cantat…

The Op. 79 was announced by Breitkopf and Hartel in Leipzig in December 1810 as 'sonatine pour le pianoforte.' It was also registered at London's copyright registry on August 31, 1810, by the English publisher Muzio Clementi. It is not possible to ascertain exactly when the English edition was available to the public, but it may be that it predates the German edition. Although the Op. 79 bears no …

Par ARMAN HOWARD. Howard Arman, director of the Bavarian Radio Choir, has been actively engaged with international Christmas carols through various Christmas-related CD productions of his choir in the past years. This has resulted in a number of original arrangements for four- to eight-part mixed choir a cappella, shedding new light on well-known classics such as O du fröhliche [O, you joyful], St…

Operatic Arias - Vol. 2. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Like Volume 1, Volume 2 contains the lyric soprano parts for the main characters. Soprano arias from the operas: “Les Indes galantes” (Émilie, Zinna) / “Io” (Io) / “Naïs” (Naïs) / “La Naissance d’Osiris” (Pamilie) / “Les Paladins” (Argie) / “Les Surprises de l’amour” (Adonis, Parthénope) / “Zaïs” (Zélidie) / “Zéphyre” (Zéphyre) /“Zoroastre” (Áméli…

Eugène Goossens (1893-1962) was an English composer whose work was initially held in the same high esteem as contemporaries such as Walton, but who has since faded into obscurity. He worked across the UK, US, and Australia, and helped lobby for the Sydney Opera House to be built. He was knighted in 1955. His music helped incorporate French impressionism into English Romantic music. Kaleidoscope is…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. With English version by Richard Capell Also suitable for singing an octave lower. English title: 'Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel' Range: E - A/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Two-Part Inventions, Sinfonias, English and French Suites, Partitas, Well-Tempered Clavier, Goldberg. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The most Bach for your buck available! This gigantic 648 page comb-bound volume from the prestigious Schirmer Library of Musical Classics includes the complete Inventions, Sinfonias, English Suites, French Suites, Goldberg Variations, Partitas 1-3, The Well-Tempered Clav…