The new Urtext edition of Schubert's lieder edited by Walther Dürr continues with volume 7, presented in separate volumes for high, medium, and low voice. This new volume contains the lieder that Schubert composed between May and August 1815, including his setting of Schiller's ballad 'Die Bürgschaft? (D 246).- Based on the Urtext of the 'New Schubert Edition?- Clear, well-presented engraving- Foreword by Walther Dürr (Ger/Eng) on the genesis and history of the work as well as an explanation of the sources for each individual lied- Includes English translations of the lieder texts by Richard Wigmore / Voix Moyenne(s) Et Piano

Ed. critica di Martin Deasy - Riduzione per canto e pianoforte. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. What is being presented here is the piano vocal score of Le Villi, Giacomo Puccini’s first stage work, the full score of which was published by Casa Ricordi (NR 141755) in 2020.The premiere of Le Villi took place at the Teatro Regio in Turin on 27 December 1884, and was followed by a Milanese performance at Teatro alla Scala on 24 January 1885: both productions were quite well received by critics and public alike.The critical edition by Martin Deasy is based on the autograph score that Puccini initially prepared for the one-act version (Willis), and later modified for the two-act, revised version (Villi). Pursuing a groundbreaking philological approach, the editor has, furthermore, taken into proper consideration the contemporaneous printed editions of the piano vocal score, which constitute, in his view, the principal collateral sources, if one is to consider the particular genesis of this work. For it is certain that Puccini, upon entering the Sonzogno competition, submitted a score of Willis that lacked proper orchestration in a few pages and displayed, above all, incomplete vocal lines. However, he also provided a manuscript reduction for piano and vocal score (now lost, except for the final Number of Willis) that was undoubtedly more detailed, as far as the vocal lines were concerned. The editor demonstrates that the vocal material realized for the first performance of Willis was not derived from the autograph score, but from the lost score reduction. The latter also served as the basis for the preparation of Ricordi’s printed edition of the piano vocal score./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Verdi, Giuseppe Messa da Requiem In this new scholarly-critical edition of the ?Messa da Requiem?, the editor, on the basis of all available sources, succeeds in presenting practical suggestions to solve musical problems and those concerning the interpretation of this famous work. A hitherto unexamined handwritten reduction for voice and piano casts a new light on the evaluation of several known sources and leads to new philological and editorial decisions. This edition presents a detailed Critical Commentary as well as a preface on the genesis and history of the work. In addition the preface includes a short section on the most important editions published in the 19th century and compares them with regard to problematic passages in the work and the suggestions they made to solve musical problems. ? Verdi?s monumental work in a Bärenreiter Urtext edition ? Trilingual preface (Ital/Eng/Ger) ? Detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) ? Idiomatic well-presented piano reduction Edition no.: BA 7590-90 ISMN: 9790006541591 Editor: Uvietta, Marco Arranger: Campora, Andrea Language(s) of text: German, English Product format: Piano reduction, Urtext edition Binding: Paperback Pages / Format: X, 154 S. - 27,0 x 19,0 cm

Salieri, Antonio Prima la musica e poi le parole Divertimento teatrale in one act Details Edition no.: BA 8811-90 ISMN: 9790006542826 Editor: Betzwieser, Thomas / La Salvia, Adrian Arranger: Müller, Karl-Heinz / Schellevis, Hans Language(s) of work: German, Italian Language(s) of text: German, English Product format: Piano reduction, Urtext edition Comments: Replaces BA 7698-90 Binding: Paperback Pages / Format: XVI, 199 S. - 27,0 x 19,0 cm A memorable musical competition commissioned by the emperor Joseph II took place on 7 February 1786 as part of a festival in the orangery of the Schönbrunn palace. The Italian court singers and musicians performed Mozart?s Schauspieldirektor whilst Antonio Salieri?s Prima la musica e poi le parole was performed by a German Singspiel ensemble. This charming opera satire belongs to the genre of ?metamelodrama? in which the opera itself becomes the subject of the action. The people who are part of an opera production, for example the writer, composer and prima donna, appear as characters on the stage and are presented in a humorous mirror image. In this ?theatre about theatre? Salieri parodies the music from Giuseppe Sarti?s Giulio Sabino in his insert arias, thus playing on the music which was totally familiar with the audience of that time. By reflecting on the musical-dramatic style of that time and discussing whether ?the word? or ?the music? should take priority, this masterpiece is considered to be a forerunner to Richard Strauss?s Capriccio. This new edition of the score is published as part of OPERA ? Spectrum of European Music Theatre in Separate Editions. There are several alterations regarding the libretto text, stage directions, articulation, ornamentation, etc. which have been incorporated into the newly engraved vocal score. Furthermore, all appendix numbers from the score which concern the quotations from Giuseppe Sarti?s Giulio Sabino have also been incorporated. - Urtext edition based on the historical-critical hybrid edition OPERA-Spectrum of European Music Theatre in Separate Editions edited by Thomas Betzwieser (music edition) and Adrian La Salvia (text edition).- Original Italian libretto with singable German translation- Comprehensive bilingual foreword (Ger/Eng) on the genesis and reception of the work, on metamelodrama and intertextuality- Includes an extensive appendix to the quotations taken from Giuseppe Sarti?s Giulio Sabino- Idiomatic piano reduction

Thanatopsis op. 4 for female voice and pian. It is a great pleasure to present, with Thanatopsis, maestro Kissin?s opus 4, an expressive setting of the ground-breaking poem from the quill of William Cullen Bryant. Published in in the form known today in 1821, it is an early example of American romantic poetry of the 19th century. Bryant is today reckoned among the group of ?Fireside Poets? or ?Schoolroom Poets?, names that allude to the places where their poems were usually recited. His poems ? first and foremost Thanatopsis (?A Consideration of Death?) as his most famous ? are rooted in the English tradition, but at the same time show Bryant?s openness to a genuine American language and lifeworld. Evgeny Kissin?s setting is a large vocal scene intensely informed by recitative, which congenially allows the prevailing mood of the text to resound. Our edition additionally includes German and French translations of the poem and an informative afterword about Bryant?s life and work and the genesis of Thanatopsis.

Tiefe Stimme / Low Voice-Walther Dürr presents Volume 8 of the new Urtext edition of Schubert’s lieder in separate editions for high medium and low voice.This volume contains lieder originating during the latter half of 1815 between August and November. Three series of lieder each based on a particular poet immediately catch the eye: a number of Ossian settings a group of Klopstock lieder and finally another set on texts that Schubert found in a Viennese almanac (Selam). Furthermore the series of Schubert lieder on texts by the North German poet Ludwig Theobul Kosegarten which starts in Volume 7 is concluded in this volume.• Based on the Urtext of the “NewSchubert Edition”• Clear and uncluttered engraving• Foreword by Walther Dürr on the genesis and history of the work as well as an explanation of the sources for each individual lied (Ger/ Eng)• Includes English translations of the lieder texts by Richard Wigmore

Bedrich Smetana (1824?1884) only began to devote himself intensively to the project of an original opera in Czech at the age of 38. The libretto of ?The Bartered Bride?, the second of Smetana?s nine operas, was written for Smetana by the poet and journalist Karel Sabina. The subject chosen for the comic opera was the story of a pair of lovers in the countryside whose relationship is disapproved of by their parents. It is set during the festival at a village church anniversary.

The final form of the work, which soon came to be regarded as a national opera, was preceded by a relatively difficult genesis.

The opera was written between 1863 and 1865 and was premiered on 30 May 1866 at the Provisional Theatre in Prague, where the composer?s last version of the work was also performed in 1870.

This vocal score contains the musical text of the critical edition of Smetana?s own vocal score.

The newly-set edition contains both Czech and German vocal texts; the German singing translation is by Kurt Honolka.

The newly-set and revised performance material for the entire opera, based on the critical edition by Frantisek Bartos, is available on hire. / [La Fiancée vendue] / Classique / Partition /