Baritone. This volume contains French operatic arias for baritone from works that opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck was commissioned to compose for the Paris Opéra: ?Iphigénie en Aulide? (1774) | ?CythÚre assiégée? (1775) | ?Alceste? (1776) | ?Armide? (1777) | ?Iphigénie en Tauride? (1779). The informative text sections contain a Foreword (Fr/Eng), a brief account of the dramatic context and a literal English translation of each aria. About the series: Christoph Willibald Gluck: French Operatic Arias. For the first time all the arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck?s French operas are being published in arrangements for voice and piano. This series, a coproduction with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), presents this collection according to voice register in four volumes. With their wealth of arias and informative texts, these volumes offer a rich treasure-trove from works by this major 18th-century opera composer for use in voice lessons, auditions and recitals.

Schubert?s operas contain a wealth of magnificent music. This anthology of opera arias for baritone with piano accompaniment presents a delightful selection from Des Teufels Lustschloss D 84 Adrast D 137 Die Freunde von Salamanka D 326 Alfonso und Estrella D 732 and Fierabras D 796. An enclosed violoncello part for the aria ?Wo find ich nur den Ort mein Haupt zur Ruh zu legen? (Alfonso und Estrella) makes it possible to perform this piece in a chamber music setting.Urtext edition based on the New Schubert EditionTrilingual texts (Ger/Eng/Fr) with an informative Foreword notes on the arias? dramatic context and literal translations of the aria textsinto English and FrenchIdiomatic playable piano part

The composer Rudolf Kelterborn about his work: ?I call the ten compositions for baritone and piano ?DUOS? because the voice and instrument parts are treated musically with absolute equality and indeed often go their own independent ways. Two duos (?Alles Gold? and ?Gegenlicht in den Bergen?) come from the ?Ensemble-Book I? for baritone and 14 instruments with texts by Erika Burkart (1990).

The 10 duos do not form a complete cycle that can be heard only as an entire work.

Smaller groups can be put together and presented according to text-related or musical aspects. The texts are by authors who have continued to inspire me for years.? / [10 Duos Pour Baryton et Piano] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /