Although slow to be accepted in England where the public thought it was blasphemous the Messiah is now Handel's best-known oratorio and well-loved worldwide. It is for four soloists SATB chorus and orchestral which is here replaced by a piano accompaniment. This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score revised according to the original score by Max Spicker and edited by T. Tertius Noble.

This outstanding volume features a rich selection of the composer's greatest overtures: Idomeneo (K.366); The Abduction from the Seraglio (K.384); The Marriage of Figaro (K.492); Don Giovanni (K.527); Così Fan Tutte (K.588); The Magic Flute (K.620); and La Clemenza di Tito (K.621). All reproduced in full score from authoritative early editions. Content : OVERTURES TO THE OPERAS Idomeneo Idomeneo, rè di Creta / Idomeneus, King of Crete Die Entführung aus dem Serail The Abduction from the Seraglio Le Nozze di Figaro Die Hochzeit des Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni Il dissoluto punito, ossia II Don Giovanni / Don Juan Così fan Tutte . . . ossia La scuola degli amanti / Weibertreue Die Zauberflöte The Magic Flute La Clemenza di Tito The Clemency of Titus

AUDRAN Edmond : Le Grand Mogol (Acte I, Choeur) - GODARD Benjamin : Jocelyn (Choeur des Montagnards) - HEROLD Ferdinand - Le Pré aux Clercs (Mascarade) - LECOCQ Charles : Ali-Baba (Acte II, 5e tableau) - LECOCQ Charles : Giroflé-Girofla (Marche Mauresque) - LECOCQ Charles : Le Petit Duc (La Leçon de chant) - OFFENBACH Jacques : La Belle Hélène (Marche) - OFFENBACH Jacques : La Vie Parisienne (Final de l'Acte I) - OFFENBACH Jacques : Les Brigands (Final de l'Acte III) - PLANQUETTE Robert : Rip (Acte III, 2e tableau)

Cavalli, Francesco La Calisto Dramma per musica in three acts Urtext from Francesco Cavalli - Opere Edition no. TP 891 ISMN 9790006205356 ?La Calisto? received its first performance in Venice in 1651 but only really achieved its breakthrough in the 20th century. It is one of Cavalli?s most frequently-performed operas today. The reason for this success may have been the late acknowledgement of its masterly dramatic and musical structure. The musical text is not presented in the usual small study score format, but in the vocal score format (19 x 27 cm). This results in an optimal and well-presented layout of the work. The study score is ideal for analysis as well as for rehearsing the vocal parts. - Reduced-size full score based on the first volume of the new Bärenreiter series, ?Francesco Cavalli ? Opere? - Reflects the latest state of research - Foreword (Eng) by the editor - English translation of the libretto included separately (not singable) - Practical for study and rehearsing the vocal parts