Piano Accompaniment;
Soprano (Soprano)
SKU:
HL.48024663
Selected Arias for
Soprano and Piano, Volume
1 Vocal Score.
Composed by Jacques
Offenbach. Edited by
Jean-Christophe Keck.
Boosey & Hawkes Voice.
Classical. Softcover. 64
pages. Bote & Bock
#M202535202. Published by
Bote & Bock
(HL.48024663).
ISBN
9783793142171. UPC:
888680951511.
9.0x12.0x2.92
inches.
Jacques
Offenbach's more than 100
stage works are an
endless treasure trove of
vocal highlights with
highly different musical
moods and lyrical themes.
To mark the 200th
birthday of the great
composer in 2019, which
is at the same time the
year of the 20th
anniversary of the
Offenbach Edition Keck
OEK, the editor and
Offenbach expert
Jean-Christophe Keck has
assembled a selection of
arias. The four-part
collection arranged
according to voice
category shows a rather
unknown, romantic side of
Offenbach. Apart from
rediscovered works and
first editions, however,
the collection is not
complete without some of
his unrivalled hits.
Among the characters
figuring in the soprano
volume are not only title
figures like the
Beautiful Helen, the
Grand Duchess of
Gerolstein or the
Princess of Trébizonde
but also figures from
more serious operas:
Armgard from Les Fées
du Rhin or Elsbeth from
Fantasio. The volume
presents stage works,
including excerpts from
Barkouf, Les Bergers or
Le Roi Carotte, that are
accessible for
performances only as of
recently. Romantic
Offenbach is aimed at
fully trained and budding
professionals as well as
at Offenbach fans of
every shade and colour,
providing repertoire
pieces for recitals,
studies or private
music-making.