This authoritative, new edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable prose translation and a literal translation of each single Italian word.

replaces H 1739 Dvorak's song cycle Gypsy Songs op. 55 on words by the Czech poet Adolf Heyduk were written at the beginning of 1880 at the request of the Bohemian tenor Gustav Walter, a member of the Vienna Court Opera and the work's dedicatee.For this Urtext edition the editor Veronika Vejvodova has taken the original print as her main source. The edition appears in two volumes, one for high voice and another for low voice. / Low Voice And Piano

Arm, arm, ye brave! from Judas Maccab″us (Handel) Behold the monstrous human beast from Belshazzar (Handel) Betrache, meine Seel' from St. John Passion (Bach) Confutatis from Messa di Requiem (Verdi) Crucifixus from MESSA DI GLORIA (Puccini) Erblikke hier, betörter Mensch from The Seasons (Haydn) Et in Spiritum sanctum from Mass in B minor (Bach) Fecit potentiam from Magnificat (C.P.E. Bach) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth; The people that walked in darkness from Messiah (Handel) For the mountains shall depart from Elijah (Mendelssohn) Gerne will ich mich bequemen from St. Matthew Passion (Bach) Gott sei mir gnädig from St. Paul (Mendelssohn) Grosser Herr und starker König from Christmas Oratorio (Bach) Honor and arms from Samson (Handel) Hostias from Requiem (Fauré) Is not his word like a fire? from Elijah (Mendelssohn) It is enough! from Elijah (Mendelssohn) Komm, süsses Kreuz from St. Matthew Passion (Bach) Lord God of Abraham from Elijah (Mendelssohn) Mache dich, mein Herze, rein from St. Matthew Passion (Bach) Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel from The Creation (Haydn) O misère des rois! from L'Enfance du Christ (Berlioz) Pro peccatis from Stabat Mater (Rossini) Quia fecit mihi magna from Magnificat (Bach) Quoniam to solus sanctus from Messe Solennelle (Rossini) Revenge, Timotheus cries from Alexander's Feast (Handel) Rollend in schäumenden Wellen from The Creation (Haydn) Schon eilet froh der Akkermann from The Seasons (Haydn) See the raging flames arise from Joshua (Handel) Song List Available Upon Request HANDEL - The trumpet shall sound from MESSIAH Thus saith the Lord; But who may abide from Messiah (Handel) Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue from Samson (Handel) Why do the nations from Messiah (Handel)