At long last singers with a lower vocal range can also rely on Henle???s Urtext editions of Schumann: the wonderful Song Cycle op. 24 on poems by Heine now appears in a transposed version edited by Schumann expert Kazuko Ozawa. With the support of celebrated Lieder accompanist Gerold Huber Henle now offers altos carefully arranged transpositions for medium voice. This Urtext edition includes an extensive preface on the origin of the work and a detailed Critical Report on the edition. The original edition for high voice is available in HN 548.

Mittlere Stimme / Medium Voice-Based on the New Schubert Edition.Newly engraved clearly presented musical layout.Foreword by Walther Dürr on the history and genesis of the work as well as an explanation of the sources for each individual lied (Eng/Ger).Includes English translations of lieder texts by Richard Wigmore.The lieder in this sixth volume were composed during the period between autumn 1814 and spring 1815. With Nachtgesang (D 119) and Trost in Tränen (D120) Schubert turns to the Strophenlied in its stricter sense for the first time. He develops an interest in this form parallel to his first involvement with Goethe.Schubert during this periodan assistant teacher at his father?s school orientated himself towards the so-called Berliner Liederschule particularly the songs of Johann Friedrich Reichardt. By the beginning of the year 1815 he drew his inspiration mainly from the texts of Theodor Körner; however he regularly still produced settings for the poetry of Goethe and Schiller.Also available:High Voice & Piano BA 9106Low Voice & Piano BA 9146

Arranged for Medium-Low Voice with Piano accompaniment. Most of the arias in this collection were written in the 1600s and 1700s by composers who were intent on expressing their feelings and entertaining their listeners. They wrote for the present and didn't write many instructions for their performers as they would always be present when their music was performed. However the success of their music transcended their lifetimes and over the years editions have become nothing like their original forms. This edition seeks to return to the composers' original intentions and produce an authoritative and faithful re-production of their works.Includes an accompanying CDof professionally recorded backing tracks.

For Medium Voice and Piano. Text of Chinese Poets translated by A. Waley R Kotewell and NL Smith. Premiered by Peter and Meriel Dickinson.

Philip Heseltine was born in London in 1894. In his short life he won public acclaim for the songs he wrote under the pseudonym Peter Warlock. Undoubtedly he was the composer of some of the finest of all English solo songs remarkable for their intensity memorable tunes and harmonic individuality. This fantastic album features 14 of Warlock's settings of English poems and delightfully convey not only the meaning and rhythm of the words but something of the atmosphere and charm of the period. For Medium Voice and Piano Accompaniment.