Sixteen songs and seven arias for high voice and Piano composed over a fifteen-year period from 1989 to 2004 with texts in English French German and translations from German Portuguese and Russian. Texts from theBible Shakespeare Mozart Rimbaud Fernando Pessoa and Paul Celan and by living writers Roger Pulvers Kevin Power Victoria Hardie and Michael Hastings. While the original text-free version of Life's Chaos appeared aspart of the musical accompaniment to Dziga Vertov's Man With A Movie Camera there are songs from three of his film scores: The Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover Prospero's Books and The Diary OfAnne Frank and from four song cycles: L'Orgie Parisienne Six Celan Songs Cycle of Disquietude and Acts Of Beauty. There are arias from two stage operas Facing Goya and Man and Boy:Dada and a TV opera Letters Riddles and Writs.

Hohe Stimme / High Voice-As a continuation of the new Urtext edition of the Schubert lieder Walther Dürr has now edited volume five for high medium and low voices. Volumes 1 to 4 of this edition contain mainly lieder which Schubert himself saw into print (in his own choice and order) and in the fourth volume works from the last two years of his life are included. The lieder in volume 5 onwards are strictly presented in the order of Deutsch?s Thematic Catalogue which means that in principle they are arranged chronologically.The lieder in volume five were composed in the years 1811 to 1814. The first 'Hagars Klage' (D 5) dated 30 March 1811 is also his first complete surviving song. The firsteleven lieder are evidence of his early studies (1811 1813/14). During this period Schubert immersed himself in Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg?s ballads and lieder and wrote Italian arias during his composition lessons with Antonio Salieri. He also composed a single strophic song ('Klaglied' D 23) which the only one of these songs was published shortly after his death in November 1830 as op. 131 3. His apprentice work as it were was the major ballade 'Der Taucher' (D 77) which was composed between 1813 and roughly the beginning of 1815. Probably not by chance his first complete opera ('Des Teufels Lustschloss' D 84) was written at the same time. He also set fourteen poems by Friedrich von Matthisson exploring the principle of the strophic lied.- Excellent new engraving based on the 'New Schubert Edition'- Foreword by Walther Dürr discussing the history the works? compositionand transmission together with a list of sources for each song (Ger/Eng)- English translation of the song texts by Richard WigmoreContents:Hagars Klage D 5 / Leichenfantasie D 7 /Der Vatermörder D 10 / Klaglied op. post. 131 3 D 23 / Misero pargoletto D 42 (high voice only) / Totengräberlied D 44 / Die Schatten D 50 / Verklärung D 59 / Pensa che questo istante D 76 (medium and low voice only) /Der Taucher D 77 / Son fra l?onde D 78 (high voice only) /Adelaide D 95 / Trost. An Elisa D 97 /Erinnerungen D 98 / Andenken D 99 /Geisternähe D 100 / Erinnerung D 101 /Die Betende D 102 / Die Befreier Europas in Paris D 104 /Lied aus der Ferne D 107 (1st version) / Lied aus der Ferne D

With diction lessons recorded by Irene Spiegelman German diction coach at the Metropolitan Opera and piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward this collection of the most often taught Brahms songs is an excellent introduction to lieder.

With diction lessons recorded by Irene Spiegelman German diction coach at the Metropolitan Opera and piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward this collection of the most often taught Brahms songs is an excellent introduction to lieder. The diction for each song is recorded twice: first recited as an actor would speak it showing flow of the language and mood followed by a slow deliberate lesson allowing time for the student to repeat each line. This experienced language coach adapts the ?R? in German in the slow versions as recommended for classical singers. She is also very sensitive to liaisons between wordsounds in the musical settings.

Soprano lirico/drammatico - Lyric to Full Soprano-A selection of 36 arias for voice and piano with plot synopses and translations in Italian and English.A selection of 36 arias for voice and piano with plot synopses and translations in Italian and English.

This is a collection of 45 of Handel's Arias across 3 volumes. This is the second volume and is arranged for High Voice and Piano as selected and edited by Sergius Kagen.