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.

Aria Album for Tenor from Handel's Operas Based on the Bärenreiter vocal scores these volumes contain some of Handel’s best-known arias for mezzo-soprano/contralto tenor and bass together with some less well-known numbers of equally high musical quality. The arias in these volumes contain works from Handel’s thirty-year period as an opera composer in London and give an impression of the variety of this extensive repertoire. The arias display various distinctive technical features and are mostly presented with the preceding recitative or in a few cases in the context of an entire scene. The arias appear in the chronological order of the operas. Theforewords by Donald Burrows contain detailed notes on Handel’s singers and on the context of the arias of the operas. Based on the Urtext vocal scores of the Halle Handel Edition Detailed forewords (Eng/Ger) by leading Handel expert Donald Burrows Text translations of the Italian arias (Eng/Ger) Recitatives and arias (for tenor) from: Alcina Ariodante Ezio Lotario Rodelinda Rodrigo Tamerlano