SKU: BR.EB-8871
Publication of Vol. 1 is scheduled for the first half of 2020, Vol. 2 for the first half of 2021.
ISBN 9790004184615. 9 x 12 inches. German / English.
Una voce poco profonda: Curtain up for Trouser Roles and HeroinesWhether the voice is lyric light or heavy, whether it can master coloratura, perhaps even has dramatic potential - in the OperAria mezzo-soprano and alto volumes, singers with a deeper voice and a special talent for the trouser role through to the heroine find everything they need for their performance. Throbbing of the heart? Yes, that's simply part of the game! Feeling nervous? No, because actually nothing can go wrong with OperAria. The best vocal coach for auditions and current theatre practice. Only the voice needs to do its bit. Toi, toi, toi!Our goal is to give the user a modern-day, systematically structured vocal coach who satisfies the demands of present-day theater practice. At long last a consistent repertoire and a well-ordered conflation of respective audition arias for all vocal genres. (Peter Anton Ling and Marina Sandel, editors)OperAria - repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance)with comments on the ariasinformation on the composer, the librettist, the work, the range and of versions or casting a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera's plot an evaluation from the singer's point of viewwith phonetic assistant and text assistantaria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3)aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)available for downloadOne of the most difficult decisions for singers (and their teachers!) is finding the right repertoire for the present state of vocal development. These three volumes for mezzo-soprano and alto provide a magnificent orientation, and are a great gift! (Marilyn Schmiege, Patron mezzosoprano, alto).
SKU: ST.LS20
ISBN 9790220210969.
CONTENTS First of all our sexe, The (C - E flat) How many things (D - D) I marriage would forsweare (C - E flat) I onely am the man (D - F) I studie to uphold (A - F) Law is my calling, The (F - A) Long have I livde in Court (F - G) My calling is divine (D - F) My dying husband knew (D - A) My occupation is the Noble trade of Kings (G - A) My trade doth every thing (C sharp - D) Though strange outlandish spirits praise (D - G).
SKU: BR.EB-8888
ISBN 9790004185117. 0 x 0 inches. German.
The piano-accompanied Lied is undoubtedly the main genre of Pauline Viardot-Garcia's oeuvre. With this volume, we present settings of German texts by such poets as Ludwig Uhland, Eduard Morike, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich Heine, Emanuel Geibel, Ludwig Rellstab and Richard Pohl. Except for the Uhland settings, these German Lieder were written between 1862 and 1871 during Viardot's Baden-Baden period, when she shifted the focus of her activities from singing to composing and teaching. Here she worked, among other things, on the poetry of Eduard Morike, which she called the greatest and most genuine in all German poetry after Goethe.One of her first published songs was the setting of the Uhland poem Des Knaben Berglied. Accompanying herself on the piano, she performed it in 1838 on her first concert tour of Germany. A performance of the song at the Leipzig Gewandhaus prompted Robert Schumann to remark: She showed three talents here [composition, singing and piano playing], each of which would grace its artist. Through her music, Viardot brings the creatures in the poems to life, tracing their different characters and inner states, thus giving the texts a new level of interpretation.Miriam-Alexandra Wigber's recordings of songs from this edition can be found on YouTube.
SKU: BR.DLV-3496
Nearly all of the orchestral arrangements were made years after the original compositions. Yet even though the arrangements were made in a very short period of time, Sibelius handled the combination of solo voice and orchestra with equal mastery.
ISBN 9790004801666. 9 x 12 inches. Swedish / German.
Sibelius made most of the orchestral versions of his songs for the soprano Ida Ekman (1875-1942), the incomparable Sibelius singer the composer called her in a dedication written in a score. Ida Ekman gave the first performance of the orchestral version of Se'n har jag ej fragat mera on March 30, 1914, in Turku. Idas husband Karl conducted the orchestra of the Turku Musical Society.Nearly all of the orchestral arrangements were made years after the original compositions for voice and piano. Yet even though the arrangements were made in a very short period of time, Sibelius handled the combination of solo voice and orchestra in all songs with equal mastery, sometimes creating dark and dramatic atmospheres (in Pa verandan vid havet), sometimes radiant, colorful impressions (in Soluppgang), or light-colored, transparent textures (in Varen flyktar hastigt), and always basing his ideas on the poetic idea of the song while discovering refined ways of supporting it.In most cases, Sibelius used a comparatively small orchestra: Varen flyktar hastigt has only two flute and four horns added to the strings.Nearly all of the orchestral arrangements were made years after the original compositions. Yet even though the arrangements were made in a very short period of time, Sibelius handled the combination of solo voice and orchestra with equal mastery.
SKU: BR.DLV-3471
ISBN 9790004801512. 9 x 12 inches. Swedish / German.
Sibelius made most of the orchestral versions of his songs for the soprano Ida Ekman (1875-1942), the incomparable Sibelius singer the composer called her in a dedication written in a score. Ida Ekman gave the first performance of the orchestral version of Soluppgang on March 30, 1914, in Turku. Idas husband Karl conducted the orchestra of the Turku Musical Society.Nearly all of the orchestral arrangements were made years after the original compositions for voice and piano. Yet even though the arrangements were made in a very short period of time, Sibelius handled the combination of solo voice and orchestra in all songs with equal mastery, sometimes creating dark and dramatic atmospheres (in Pa verandan vid havet), sometimes radiant, colorful impressions (in Soluppgang), or light-colored, transparent textures (in Varen flyktar hastigt), and always basing his ideas on the poetic idea of the song while discovering refined ways of supporting it.Nearly all of the orchestral arrangements were made years after the original compositions. Yet even though the arrangements were made in a very short period of time, Sibelius handled the combination of solo voice and orchestra with equal mastery.
SKU: BR.EB-8933
The new book for children's vocal-training - recommended by Diana Damrau
For further information and news about the Singfrosch please visit www.kleiner-singfrosch.de
ISBN 9790004186008. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. German.
Discovering the voice for the very youngest children The little Singing Frog was conceived and brought to life by the soprano Stefanie Fersch from years of experience teaching many young singing talents. Around her theme character the author devises stories with concealed vocal-training exercises and songs of her own composition. In the process she is able in an appealing way to train holistically the singing voices of children aged 4 to 8 with first body and breathing exercises. Available are an illustrated storybook with CD, a supporting teacher's manual complete with methodological suggestions and piano part, together with the separate piano part. Ideal for teaching voice in kindergarten, music school and primary school, in choruses and other groups, even for pedagogues with no background in teaching children Ideal gift for a child-friendly introduction to singingThe new book for children's vocal-training - recommended by Diana Damrau. For further information and news about the Singfrosch please visit www.kleiner-singfrosch.de.
SKU: HL.49041362
The work of Paul Hindemith is encyclopedic in nature. From the outset, he worked in all musical genres and devised several of his musical ideas and projects not as individual, self-contained works but as work cycles with different functional relationships. These contrasting pieces complement each other if experienced as part of the overall structure. Hindemith himself not only wanted a complete edition of his collected works but had begun planning it; at his death he left a detailed list of Unpublished pieces for an eventual complete edition. The Complete Works contain all finished works in all extant versions, newly engraved for the edition. Sketches and fragments are published in appendices of the relevant volume, and are evaluated in the Introduction and Critical Commentary by the respective volume editor. Each volume contains a preface by the editorial directors and an introduction by the volume editor, delineating the genesis and performance history of the work, with authentic performance instructions, an evaluation of extant recordings by Paul Hindemith himself and a Critical Commentary. The Complete Works of Paul Hindemith are thus presented in a critical, scholarly edition which is equally appropriate for study and performance. Hindemith researchers will welcome the numerous first publications of works by the composer, and practical musicians will appreciate the newly prepared, philologically ordered performance material.
