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Perhaps Mozart's most recognizable piano sonata, the complete work
is presented nicely in this edition, and included are performance
notes and editorial suggestions in gray print.
Le nozze di Figaro is one of Mozart's best-loved and most enduring
works. The first of the three operas he wrote with Lorenzo da Ponte
and based on Beaumarchais's play, it established the
thirty-year-old Mozart as an opera composer of the very first rank.
Its combination of wit, acute psychological observation and sublime
music has enthralled audiences ever since its premiere in Prague in
1786. This guide contains articles about the historical background
to the opera, as well as musical and dramatic commentaries. Further
articles deal with the changes in musical performance brought about
in recent times by the period practice movement and with the
particular uses Mozart makes of recitatives. There is also a survey
of the opera's most important productions. Illustrations, a
thematic guide, the full libretto with English translation and
reference sections are also included.
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Various Artists - Stars of Classical (CD)
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With his last opera Mozart created a piece of theatre which defies
categorization. In theory it is a Singspiel, a mixture of songs and
dialogue, in which the spectacular effects and comedy fit
naturally: they appeal today as much as they did when it first
opened in a popular Viennese theatre two hundred years ago. Rodney
Milnes recalls some of the other pieces playing at the time, such
as Kaspar the Bassonist, or The Magic Zither. On the other hand, it
belongs to a tradition of Enlightenment texts in which a young
prince, destined to be a ruler, learns from his adventures how to
behave wisely as a social being. This is a re-working of the
Orpheus myth, in the context of the Age of Reason and Freemasonry.
David Cairns describes the many beauties of the score in loving
detail, taking the reader through the complex plot, to clarify and
interpret it. Famous commentaries by Goethe, Berlioz, E.T.A.
Hoffmann and G.B. Shaw reveal their enthusiasm for the opera. A
useful and unusual feature of this guide is the complete dialogue,
in German with an English translation, which is often badly cut in
performance. Like so many fairy tales, The Magic Flute repays
careful attention: its music has a charm to inspire the child in
every listener. Contents: Synopsis; 'Singspiel and Symbolism',
Rodney Milnes; 'A Vision of Reconciliation' David Cairns; 'A Public
for Mozart's Last Opera' Nicholas John; Die Zauberfloete: Libretto
by Emanuel Schikaneder and Carl Ludwig Giesecke; The Magic Flute:
Lyrics by Michael Geliot, Dialogue by Anthony Besch
Emmanuelle Haim directs the Le Concert d'Astrée in this performance
of Mozart's opera filmed in the French cities of Lille and Dijon.
David Lescot directs the cast which includes Carlo Allemano, Erin
Morley, Enea Scala and Nikolay Borchev.
The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest and most
informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest
operas of all time.
Finally available again, and packaged with gorgeous new covers,
each book in the library includes the complete opera on 2 CDs,
featuring world-class performances and orchestras; the complete
libretto, plus its English translation; an exciting history of the
opera; a biography of the composer; a synopsis of the story, broken
down by act and scene; and dozens of photographs and drawings
depicting performances, singers, sets, costumes, and more.
The Marriage of Figaro features Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Heather Harper, Judith Blegen, Geraint Evans, Teresa Berganza, and
Birgit Finnila, with Daniel Barenboim conducting the English
Chamber Orchestra.
Also available:
La Boheme featuring Nicolai Gedda and Mirella Freni, with Thomas
Schippers conducting the Orchestro e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di
Roma;Carmen featuring Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, and
Kostas Paskalis, with Rafael Fru beck de Burgos conducting the
Orchestra of the Theatre National de l'Opera. La Traviata featuring
Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, and Rolando Panerai, with Aldo
Ceccato conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Listen. Enjoy. Learn."
Contains: Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313 and Concerto No. 2 in D,
K.314.
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Requiem K.626 (Paperback)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Edited by Duncan Druce
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Standard Italian libretto, with complete English translation. Convenient and thoroughly portable-an ideal companion for reading along with a recording or the performance itself. Introduction. List of Characters. Plot Summary.
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Concertos for Horn (Book)
Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang
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The complete works for horn and orchestra (piano reduction), edited
and revised by Barry Tuckwell. Contains historical and analytical
comments by Tuckwell, and for the first time includes the Fragments
for Concertos in E Flat (K.370b/ K. 371), and E (K. 494) that were
never completed!
For clarinet and orchestra (piano reduction).
Remarkable for their precocity, these early works exhibit the qualities for which Mozart's concertos are justly celebrated: keyboard mastery, experimentation with texture, and a natural sensitivity to form and balance. This convenient, inexpensive compilation features the Triple Concerto No. 7 in F (K. 242), Concerto No. 8 in C (K. 246), Concerto No. 9 in E-flat (K. 271), and the Double Concerto No. 10 in E-flat (K. 365). Reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition. New Introduction.
This is a fun collection of more than 20 Mozart's works arranged
for easy piano, including both perennial favourites and some less
well-known treasures. Presenting masterpieces from throughout his
life, this album gives the pianist an ideal introduction to the
genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
By using different kinds of materials and links between various
disciplines and subject areas, this book aims to both explain
certain features of Italian historical development and provoke
further discussion. Designed as a teaching text around broad
thematic chapters - the nation, the state, economy and society,
politics - it introduces the reader to historical debates, themes,
controversies and arguments. Boxes at the end of each chapter
provide useful further information for students.
(Piano Collection). 12 well-known pieces, including the most often
played Sonatas, Rondo in D Major K. 485, Sonatina in C Major, and
Twelve Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman."
Beethoven's Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, edited by Harold Craxton,
are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of
authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works,
prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes
informative introductions and performance notes.
'They wanted me to give a concert; I wanted them to beg me. And so
they did. I gave a concert.' A selection of personal correspondence
between Mozart and his most important mentor and supporter, his
father. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's
80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and
diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and
across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over
Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del
Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are
stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays
satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives
of millions. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Mozart's work
available in Penguin Classics is Mozart: A Life In Letters.
John Mark Ainsley heads the cast in this production of Mozart's
opera recorded live at the Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, in June 2008.
Other performers include Pavol Breslik, Juliane Banse and Annette
Dasch, with Kent Nagano conducting the Orchestra and Choir of the
Bayerisches Staatsoper.
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