| Semele, HWV 58 Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre Barenreiter
Soloists, Mixed choir, Orchestra SKU: BA.BA04025-01 Composed by George Fr...(+)
Soloists, Mixed choir,
Orchestra SKU:
BA.BA04025-01
Composed by George
Frideric Handel. Edited
by
Georg-Friedrich-Händel
-Gesellschaft e. V.
Risinger and Mark. This
edition: Complete
edition. Linen. Complete
edition, Score. HWV 58.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA04025-01. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA04025-01). ISBN
9790006443222. 33 x 26 cm
inches. Text Language:
English. Handelâ??
s â??Semeleâ?, which
premiered in February
1744, is based on an
adapted version of
William Congreveâ??s
opera libretto titled
â??The Story of
Semeleâ?, originally
published in 1706.
However, neither Handel
nor his librettist
referred to
â??Semeleâ? as an
opera or an oratorio,
which, according to the
understanding at the
time, would have required
a biblical and/or
Christian subject matter.
Contemporary audiences
also disagreed on the
genre. The problematic
classification as an
oratorio has persisted
into the present day,
likely due to the edition
labeled as such by
Chrysander. The â??Halle
Handel Editionâ? (HHA)
distances itself from
this classification and,
considering the available
sources, refrains from
assigning a genre
label.
Congreve
deviates from the
mythological source
multiple times in order
to create tensions among
the characters. The
desired marriage between
Semele and Athamas, whom
she does not love, is an
addition by Congreve to
provoke the envy of her
sister Ino, who desires
Athamas herself.
Therefore, Ino sees her
own advantage in
Semeleâ??s abduction by
Jupiter. While
Jupiterâ??s wife Juno
decides to destroy Semele
out of jealousy for his
relationship with her,
Jupiter brings Ino to his
palace to console Semele.
The vengeful Juno takes
advantage of Inoâ??s
presence and transforms
into her likeness,
persuading Semele to
carry out a plan that
later proves fatal. In
the end, Ino emerges as
the winner, as she is
able to convince their
father, Cadmus, to marry
her to Athamas. The
appearance of Apollo in
the final scene to
announce that Semeleâ??s
immortal son Bacchus was
saved from her ashes
provides little
consolation. However,
this twist allows the
drama to conclude with
exuberant joy and a
magnificent final chorus
after the tragic scenes
in the third act,
culminating in the death
of the
protagonist.
Hande
lâ??s autograph score
shows significant
deviations from and
numerous revisions of the
original version
premiered. All surviving
early versions, the
musical movements deleted
before the premiere, and
the version of the
December 1744, are given
in the appendix to the
HHA.
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| From the deep, Lord, cried I, Lord, to thee Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre [Conducteur] Carus Verlag
(Cantata for a penitential service). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edite...(+)
(Cantata for a
penitential service). By
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. For
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, oboe, bassoon,
violin, 2 violas, basso
continuo. This edition:
Paperbound. A-Moll (A
minor). Stuttgart Urtext
Edition. . full score.
Cantatas; Special days.
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| Form the deep, Lord, cried I, Lord, to Thee (Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, oboe, bassoon, violin, 2 violas, basso continuo ...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, oboe, bassoon,
violin, 2 violas, basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3113155 Cantata
for a penitential
service. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal.
German title: Aus Der
Tiefen Rufe Ich (In A).
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days.
Choral Score. Composed
1707. BWV 131. 16 pages.
Duration 24 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.131/55. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3113155). ISBN
9790007103156. Key: A
minor. Language:
German/English. It
seems likely that the
composition of this work
was connected with a
penitential service held
in the Marienkirche in
Muhlhausen to commemorate
the disastrous fire which
had destroyed large parts
of the town on the 29th
May 1707, but it has not
been possible to discover
documentary evidence to
prove the correctness of
this supposition. Score
available separately -
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