Purcell Society Volume 25.This volume contains all Purcell's secular solo songs which have no known association with the theatre. It also includes those songs which though mainly for solo voice end with a short duet section. The first edition of this volume was prepared for the Purcell Society by Arthur Somervell published in 1928. This new edition is not just a revision but the outcome of a fresh examination of the sources. A new editorial continuo part more suited to the harpsichord has also been provided.

Fantasy f minor op. 103 D 940-Schubert's Fantasie F-Moll Fur Klavier Zu Vier Handen (Fantasy In F Minor For Piano Four-Hands) is an exciting and challenging work which is most enjoyable to play. This Urtext edition edited by Willi Kahl provides youwith a clear and accurate representation of the composer's original intentions with detailed editorial markings and suggestions.

An extremely expressive and beautiful piece Ave Maria has been a standard at weddings for generations. This timeless masterpiece by Schubert is presented in low voice; lyrics are in Latin English and German.

A superb collection of classical songs by great composers including Mozart Schubert and Mendelssohn ideal for auditions or just for the sheer pleasure o singing some of the finest classical pieces ever written.With 2sections comprising songs scored specifically for male and female singers with Piano accompaniment the collection comes complete with 2 CDs of backing tracks to sing along to. A song collection to be treasured for life!

Piano Sonatas Volume 2-Paperbound editionSonata G major op. 78 D 894Sonata C minor D 958 Sonata A major D 959 Sonata B flat major D 960

In 1857 and 1858 as Richard Wagner had come to the completion of Die Walkure the second installment in his epic opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen he took time out to write a series of lieder for (and based on poems by)Mathilde Wesendonck with whom Wagner was believed to have been at the very least extremely infatuated. Whatever the truth might have been behind their relationship it is known that Wagner had met Mathilde's husband Otto inZurich and his ensuing friendship with the couple led to this beautiful set of lieder.Wagner himself called two of the set's songs (Im Treibhaus and Traume) 'studies' for his magnificent opera Tristan andIsolde and though originally intended for female voice with piano all of these songs were eventually orchestrated either by Wagner (in the case of Traume) or by other composers. When they were first performed in 1862 they weretitled Five Songs for a Female Voice. In the 20th century they also became very popular songs for some of the greatest tenors.Much earlier in 1839 Wagner had composed a three-song cycle called Trois Melodies. The firstpiece entitled Dors mon enfant was a lullaby that Wagner ascribed to an unnamed young poet of his publisher's acquaintance and of which he wrote that his wife had called 'heavenly for sending one to sleep'. He thenset Ronsard's song Mignonne and Victor Hugo's L'attente (from that author's Orientales) to round out the set. Wagner offered L'attente to the reigning diva of the time Pauline Viardot who is said to have flatly refused it.Wagner wrote in his memoirs My Life 'I have no reason to be ashamed of these small pieces.'Listen to brilliant tenor Jon Robert Cart perform these lieder. Then he steps aside and you take center stage with yourvirtuoso accompanist Narciso Solero at the piano.

Complete Piano Sonatas Volume I-Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the Piano trio and his contributions to musical form haveearned him the epithets 'Father of the Symphony' and 'Father of the String Quartet'. At the time of his death aged 77 he was one of the most celebrated composers in Europe.Franz Joseph Haydn: Complete PianoSonatas Volume I includes 12 sonatas for solo Piano. This Urtext Edition is an authoritative edition with accurate editorial content and as close to the composer's intentions as possible.

High Voice. G. Schirmer was the first publisher to accept the work of this prolific and beloved composer of art songs. This new collection includes many of his best-known songs all of which were originally published as individualsheets but most have been unavailable for many years. Two previously unpublished songs appear here for the first time: Elaine and Fragment. Additionally we have made careful transpositions of many songs making them accessibleto more singers. (For each transposed song the original key is also indicated.) This is first-rate collegiate literature.

24 Songs by Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel contains youthful gems by two great Romantic composers, originally published only under Felix Mendelssohn's name. Includes word-by-word translations of the Italian, French and German text as well as a translation into the International Phonetic Alphabet.