Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. ?Giulio Cesare in Egitto? is by far Handel?s most frequently performed opera owing its success not least to its subject matter, one of the best known love stories in world history. Already during Handel?s lifetime the popular work was often staged and therefore adapted by Handel for each of the performance conditions. The editor Hans Dieter Clausen has succeeded in editorially defining and practically presenting these adaptations ? essentially four versions ? on the basis of a meticulous study of the sources within the framework of the ?Halle Handel Edition?. The new edition allows for a performance of each of the four versions. The version of 1725 is particularly noteworthy because Handel newly devised the role of Sesto for the famous tenor Francesco Borosini. The libretto shows the Roman dictator Cesar in a friendly light. He instructs his enemy, the Egyptian tyrant Tolomeo, how to treat adversaries: he reconciles the widow and son of his enemy Pompeo who was murdered by Tolomeo: he is generous and just, hands on, but also diplomatic, thoughtful, aware of the limits of his power, and susceptible for art and nature. However, the actual protagonist of the opera is Cleopatra. In a masterly way Handel develops her character musically. In his extensive Foreword Hans Dieter Clausen not only decribes the genesis, historical background, reception and the edition of the opera, he also examines the musical and dramaturgical reworking of individual numbers in ?Giulio Cesare?. Handel was such an expert in adapting arias for new purposes and other characters that he did not only meet the needs at hand but often the new version surpassed the original. In this way, the reader gains, in passing, a well-founded insight into Handel?s work methods when designing and redevising his characters. The detailed Critical Commentary includes information on the comprehensive and highly complex source situation as well as on individual editorial decisions./ Répertoire / Chant et Orchestre

Geranos was commissioned by the Fires of London with funds made available by the Arts Council of Great Britain. It was completed in September 1985 and lasts approximately 18 minutes. It is dedicated to Susan Bradshaw. The first performance was given by the commissioners conducted by Günther Bauer Schenk on 5 November 1985 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall London.Geranos is in three movements of nearly equal length (fast-slow-fast) playedwithout a break and preceded by a quiet introduction which is repeated in slightly modified form at the very end of the work. The chord used in the introduction dictates the material throughout the piece. The third movement?shadows? the first. The slow movement is sub-tilted ?Adonida? the name of a lament for Adonis who was also known as ?Gingras?. Women bearing images of Adonis and expressing the utmost grief proceeded through the streets singing and dancing to the accompaniment of the aulos gingras.

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. Michael White, writing in the Independent On Sunday newspaper says '. . .perhaps the most impressive, motivated handling of orchestral forces in an output which has always demonstrated an extraordinary control of large forms. And the most telling of its time-tricks is that it compacts such a fecundity of ideas into a duration that, you are astonished to discover, barely exceeds 15 minutes. It feels twice as long - and I don't say that as criticism. Merely, as a tribute to the substance, depth and technical accomplishment of an outstanding score'. The Independent on Sunday , 25th July 1993/ Répertoire / Conducteur

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Don Juan stands out among Richard Strauss' early tone poems for its almost faultless structure and concise design. This elaborate and considered work helped to establish him as one of the Great German composers when he conducted the premiere of the work himself in November 11 1889. At twenty-four he had written the first masterpiece for which he will be remembered. Taking Nikolaus Lenau’s play as his starting point Strauss fashioned a Symphonic poem which would convey the story of the legendary womanizer. It is a perfect characterisation with exceedingly vivid orchestration use of short motives and intense lyricism. Eulenberg's celebratedand highly authoritative miniature score is the definitive reference source for study performance preparation or simply for those with a love of the great orchestral works.

Plus vous lirez, plus vous entendre ! La série Eulenburg Audio + Score contient des trésors du monde orchestrale tirés du répertoire baroque, classique et romantique. Chacun des volumes de 50 se compose d'une note de présentation claire et faisant autoritaire, un inf / Orchestre