Par WILLLIAM BAY. The arts flourished in the Baroque period. Music from that time is still performed worldwide by symphonies, opera companies, choirs, chamber ensembles and soloists on many instruments. The period was characterized by the works of such great artists as J. S. Bach (b. 1685), Handel (b. 1685), Telemann (b. 1681) and many others. These composers defined the rich, ornate and melodic B…

Par HEROLD LOUIS JOSEPH. The overture from the opera Zampa by Ferdinand Hérold is well-known and well-loved with many people knowing it as a work for piano duet. Thanks to this great arrangement by Wil van der Beek it is now also available for concert bands. Why not play this great opening work at your next concert! / Niveau : 5 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Weihnachtskantate. Par SCHMELZER JOHANN HEINRICH. With this pastoral Christmas cantata by the long-serving Royal Hofkapellmeister of Vienna, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, we wish to draw attention to a prominent baroque composer whose vocal and instrumental works have yet to achieve their historical place in the “early music scene“ which they richly deserve. Schmelzer’s easily performable pastoral mu…

Par SCHREKER FRANZ. Franz Schreker was an important representative of the “Wiener Moderne” and one of the most successful opera composers at the beginning of the 20th century. To conclude his studies at the Vienna Conservatory he set Psalm 116 for women’s choir and orchestra [1900] and dedicated to his “beloved teacher Robert Fuchs, in reverence. ” Fuchs, the highly respected composition teacher, …

Commissioned by Gavin Bryars' long-standing collaborators, ensemble Aventa, and with a libretto by author and poet Marilyn Bowering, Bryars' Marilyn Forever examines the inner life of Marilyn Monroe, and her intellectual and emotional relationships with death and love.Often seen as a victim, fantasy and sex object, the character of Monroe is fleshed out in this chamber opera: 'We are given through…

from the opera Rinaldo van Georg Friedrich Händel. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Lascia ch’io pianga est un air extrait de Rinaldo, premier opéra londonien de Georg Friedrich Haendel sur un livret de Giacomo Rossi d’après un scénario d’Aaron Hill. Quinze jours de travail suffirent à Haendel pour achever la partition. Le résultat est en réalité une vaste adaptation de plusieurs oeuvres antérieures. …

Acteurs : Simon Keenlyside, Joyce DiDonato, Ramón Vargas, Miah Persson, Charles Mackerras Réalisateurs : Francesca Zambello Format : Coffret, Couleur, Sous-titré, NTSC Langue : Français, Italien, Espagnol, Allemand, Anglais Région : Toutes les régions Rapport de forme : 1.78:1 Nombre de disques : 2 Studio : Opus Arte Date de sortie du DVD : 23 avril 2009 Durée : 202 minutes

Baritone and Bass. Véritable référence parmi les recueils d'airs lyriques, voici des airs et des extraits de rôles tirés des opéras de John Adams, Benjamin Britten, Carlisle Floyd, Richard Strauss et beaucoup d'autres édités par Boosey and Hawkes. Ce volume propose des indications détaillées sur le déroulement des oeuvres, ainsi, le cas échéant, que des traductions (en anglais). L'édition pour bar…

Tenor. Véritable référence parmi les recueils d'airs lyriques, voici des airs et des extraits de rôles tirés des opéras de John Adams, Benjamin Britten, Carlisle Floyd, Richard Strauss et beaucoup d'autres édités par Boosey and Hawkes. Ce volume propose des indications détaillées sur le déroulement des oeuvres, ainsi, le cas échéant, que des traductions (en anglais). / Niveau : Difficile / Recuei…

Par BIZET GEORGES. As an acclaimed opera composer, Georges Bizet admitted that he had no real sensibility for sacred music. His Te Deum is nonetheless a truly fascinating and highly expressive work. From the majestic ?Te Deum laudamus?, to the skillful choral fugue of ?Fiat misericordia tua?, and the opening's powerful recapitulation, the composition shows no trace of the difficulties that beset t…

Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Opera / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par LEONCAVALLO RUGGERO. Ever since its first performance in Milan 1892, Pagliacci has wowed audiences and become a classic example of the Italian Verismo school of Operatic realism. This is the full score of Ruggiero Leoncavallo's successful Opera. / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Choeurs d'Opéra

Par MASSENET JULES. An opera in four acts (French and English text). / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Amongst Rameau?s stage works which have come down to us in two main versions, such as ?Dardanus? (1739, 1744), ?Platée? (1745, 1749) and ?Zoroastre? (1749, 1756), none fell into oblivion for as long a period as ?Castor et Pollux?. After the work had been premiered in 1737, not until 1754 did Rameau decide to revise it. He asked his librettist ?Gentil-Bernard? to add an ac…

Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller is a towering achievment in the genre. Making a strong case the a musical can be about anything - even serial killers and cannibalism. Although the original production was massive in size, subsequent revivals have ranged from more intimate settings, to opera house productions where the score feels equally at home.This Vocal Selections collection has been newly r…