Cyprise-In 1865 Dvorák firmly convinced of his love for one of the daughters of the ermáková family probably the older Josefina wrote his first song cycle Cypresses.Despite the popularity of Dvorák's arrangements for String Quartet the original version of this work has remained in manuscript form until now.This first ever Urtext edition is based on the original autograph as well as later versions. A printed collection of poems by Pfleger from 1862 were also drawn upon as sources. The musical text is accompanied by a detailed introduction in English German and Czech written by the Dvorák scholar DavidBeveridge. A critical commentary in English only is also included as are translations of the song texts in English and German.

We are delighted to announce publication of three very special song cycles by Timothy Bowers. The last words of famous people whether real or invented exert a strange fascination. Breaking with the tradition that a song cycle is a setting of poetry Timothy Bowers has chosen the last words of fourteen famous (in one case infamous) characters from history and two comic/ironic epitaphs by Byron as his texts. Each collection provides a short (c 7’) concert work with settings ranging from fifteen seconds to five minutes duration.Book 2 is for tenor and piano and traverses the widest emotional range within one volume. The poignant last words of a King a President a greatwriter and an heroic explorer sit beside the vengeful rantings of a prisoner sent for execution.

Ce cycle de chanson (durée près d'une heure) a été écrit pour Ian Bostridge. La subtile Oriental influence derrière la poésie profonde est reflétée dans les couleurs tonales scintillants de la partie de piano virtuose très polyvalente. / Tenor Et Piano

BOISMORTIER Bodin de : Daphnis et Chloé (Air de Daphnis) - BOUVARD et BERTIN : Cassandre (Récit et Air d'Apollon) - CAMPRA André : L'Europe galante (L'Espagne, Air de Dom Pédro) - CHARPENTIER Marc-Antoine : David et Jonathas (Récit et Air de David) - COLLASSE Pascal : Enée et Lavinie (Air d'Enée) - DESMARETS Henri : Circé (Air d'Ulysse) - LULLY Jean-Baptiste : A madis (Air d'Amadis) - LULLY Jean-Baptiste : Armide (Air de Renaud) - MARAIS Marin : Alcyone (Air de Ceix) - MONDONVILLE Cassanéa de : Titon et l'Aurore (Air de Titon) - RAMEAU Jean-Philippe : Dardanus (Air de la prison) - RAMEAU Jean-Philippe : Platée (Air de Platée)

The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology - Volume 2. A collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type. These tenor selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores. Also with piano accompaniment.

Twelve songs to poems by Robert Graves for High Voice and Piano Op.49 by Hugh Wood. Includes complete texts for each of the poems.