Schubert's operas contain a wealth of magnificent music. This anthology of opera arias for baritone with piano accompaniment presents a delightful selection from Des Teufels Lustschloss D 84, Adrast D 137, Die Freunde von Salamanka D 326, Alfonso und Estrella D 732, and Fierabras D 796. An enclosed violoncello part for the aria 'Wo find ich nur den Ort, mein Haupt zur Ruh zu legen? (Alfonso und Estrella) makes it possible to perform this piece in a chamber music setting.- Urtext edition based on the New Schubert Edition- Trilingual texts (Ger/Eng/Fr) with an informative Foreword, notes on the arias' dramatic context, and literal translations of the aria texts into English and French- Idiomatic, playable piano part / Chant (Baryton) Et Piano

French Operatic Arias. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. This volume contains French operatic arias for baritone from works that opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck was commissioned to compose for the Paris Opéra: “Iphigénie en Aulide” (1774) | “Cythère assiégée” (1775) | “Alceste” (1776) | “Armide” (1777) | “Iphigénie en Tauride” (1779). The informative text sections contain a Foreword (Fr/Eng), a brief account of the dramatic context and a literal English translation of each aria. About the series: Christoph Willibald Gluck: French Operatic Arias. For the first time all the arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s French operas are being published in arrangements for voice and piano. This series, a coproduction with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), presents this collection according to voice register in four volumes. With their wealth of arias and informative texts, these volumes offer a rich treasure-trove from works by this major 18th-century opera composer for use in voice lessons, auditions and recitals./ Recueil / Baryton et Piano