Barber of Seville Overture Full Score String Orchestra

The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet teams up with legendary comedian Phil Proctor (of Firesign Theatre fame) to create a unique synthesis of virtuoso narrative and musicianship in ?The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote:Words and Music from the Time of Cervantes.? In telling the story of the famous knight of La Mancha Mr. Proctor gives a tour-de-force dramatic performance creating over a dozen different characters from the novel (includingthe quixotic gentleman and his trusty squire Sancho Panza). Accompanying the action LAGQ plays brilliant new arrangements (by LAGQ member William Kanengiser) of pieces from Spain?s Golden Age music that Cervantes could haveheard during his lifetime. Included are some of the ?Greatest Hits of the Spanish Renaissance ? including favorites like ?Gaurdame las Vacas? and ?Ludovico?s Harp.? In a multi-media presentation the words and music mergetogether to take the listener on journey into Cervantes? world giving the full measure of the humor pathos and surrealism of this most beloved story. As a special bonus LAGQ plays a mini-recital of the ever-popular ?Barber ofSeville Overture? by Rossini and ?Carmen Suite? by Bizet. Filmed in front of a live audience at the Sheldon Theater in St. Louis this is a truly innovative and unforgettable theatrical event.

Renowned for their elegance lively rhythms and beautiful melodies Rossini overtures are staples of concerts around the world — with or without the operas they introduce. This attractive modestly priced compilation features the overtures from Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) L’italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy) La Cenerentola (Cinderella) and Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Reims). Reproduced from authoritative early scores.

This edition is based on the critical edition of The Barber of Seville edited by Patricia B. Brauner and published in 2008 as part of the series Works of Gioachino Rossini. But who needs a new critical edition of The Barber of Seville? The opera has been performed in theatres throughout the world since 1816 and has never been absent from the repertoire. There are two reasons for a critical new edition: firstly none of the early editions satisfy modern demands for a scholarly-critical edition. And secondly there is a wealth of previously unpublished material relating to this opera of great interest to both scholars and performers.Thusthe famous overture which Rossini had already used in his earlier opera Aureliano in Palmira differs noticeably from earlier editions in many places. The new edition enables performers to perform the overture either in its original scoring (as in Aureliano in Palmira) which includes two Flutes two Oboes and Timpani or in the scoring for the subsequent opera The Barber of Seville (with just one Flute one oboe and no Timpani).Urtext edition based on the series Works of Gioachino Rossini.All versions and transpositions are included in the appendix to the study score.Singing English translation in the vocal score.Takes into account all original sources including five manuscripts with Rossini’s autograph ornamentation.Takes into consideration the full extent of Rossini’s personal notational characteristics.Study score contains a detailed foreword (Eng/Ital)Full score (BA10506) critical report (BA10506-40) & study score (TP411) available for sale; performance material (BA10506-72) available for hire.