An appetiser for our high-quality Urtext opera vocal scores - give it a try and enjoy! This collection of opera arias for soprano (or mezzo-soprano) and piano offers a cross-section of Bärenreiter's extensive catalogue of stage works. An affordable anthology with such well-known and favourite arias as Handel's famous 'Ombra mai fu? and Mozart's 'Ach ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden!? is not only suited for voice students and aspiring singers preparing for examinations and auditions, but also provides seasoned professionals with inspiration and material for programming their recitals. The collection spans a representative arch from the early baroque to the romantic era, gathering together repertoire masterpieces by Monteverdi, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Smetana and Chabrier. The pieces are in Italian, French, Czech and German and include, for the most part, a singable translation in German. The spectrum ranges from the declamatory style to easy coloratura. The piano arrangements have been prepared by experienced conductors and répétiteurs. / Soprano Et Piano

Description The Oratorio Anthology - Soprano Newly edited and engraved arias, compiled by Richard Walters. Songlist Auf Starkem Fittige (The Creation) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Bid The Virtues, Bid The Graces (Come Ye Sons Of Art) [Purcell, Henry] Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz (St Matthew Passion) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Cujus Animam Gementem (Stabat Mater) [Pergolesi, Giovanni} Domine Deus (Gloria) [Vivaldi, Antonio] Hear Ye, Israel (Elijah) [Mendelssohn, Felix] I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls (St John Passion) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Ich Will Dir Mein Herze Schenken (St Matthew Passion) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] If God Be For Us (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Inflammatus Et Accensus (Stabat Mater) [Rossini, Gioacchino] Laudamus Te (Mass In C Minor) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Laudate Dominum (Vesperae Solennes De Confessore K.339) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Let The Bright Serahphim (Samson) [Handel, George Frideric] Mein Glaubiges Herze (Cantata No.68) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Nun Beut Die Flur (The Creation) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Nur Ein Wink Von Seinem Handen (Christmas Oratorio) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] O Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure (Judas Maccabaeus) [Handel, George Frideric] Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre (Joshua) [Handel, George Frideric] Pie Jesu (Requiem) [Faure, Gabriel] Preist Der Erlosers Gute (Christ On The Mount Of Olives) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Quia Respexit (Magnificat) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Quis Non Posset (Stabat Mater) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion! (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric] Seufzer, Thranen, Kummer, Noth (Cantata No.21) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Tune The Soft Melodious Lute (Jeptha) [Handel, George Frideric] Vidit Suum Dulcem Natum (Stabat Mater) [Pergolesi, Giovanni] Welche Labung Fur Die Sinne (The Seasons) [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Zerfleisse, Mein Herze (St John Passion) [Bach, Johann Sebastian]