 Elektra in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
A landmark of modern opera, once shocking, today admired for fertility of musical invention. Superb display of characterization and dramatic power achieved through purely musical means. Unabridged republication of 1916 Fürstner edition.
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| |  Der Rosenkavalier in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
First inexpensive edition of great operatic masterpiece, reprinted complete and unabridged from rare, limited Fürstner edition (1910) approved by Strauss.
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 Ariadne auf Naxos in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
One of Strauss' most highly regarded operas combines music of great satiric wit and breathtaking flights of lyricism while it intermingles backstage comedy, Greek mythology, and Italian commedia dell'arte. Reprinted from the 1916 Adolph Fürstner edition.
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| |  Don Carlos in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
Based on Schiller's tragedy about intrigue at the court of Philip II, Don Carlos ranks among Verdi's most complex and challenging works. This modestly priced version is reproduced from the authoritative G. Ricordi edition.
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 Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
by Richard Strauss
Most often recognized as the theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey, this monumental tone poem — based on Nietszche's work of the same name — is an epic of nine continuous sections.
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| |  Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
The remarkable orchestral color and brilliant orchestration so characteristic of Strauss's later tone poems is fully displayed in this popular early work, which abounds in sly humor that lurks beneath an elegant veneer.
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 Die Frau ohne Schatten in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
Based on an original story by Strauss's frequent collaborator, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, this fairy-tale allegory features a lush orchestral score that is widely regarded as the composer's finest work.
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| |  Die Frau ohne Schatten Vocal Score
by Richard Strauss
Strauss's magical fairy-tale opera stars a barren young fairy-Empress, her huntsman-Emperor husband, the poor dyer Barak and his grim wife, and a fantasy crew of assorted spirits, secret messengers, and disembodied voices.
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 Treatise on Instrumentation
by Hector Berlioz, Richard Strauss
This influential work appraises the musical qualities and potential of over 60 stringed, wind, and percussion instruments. Includes 150 full-score musical examples from works by Berlioz, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, others. Foreword by Richard Strauss.
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| |  Petrushka in Full Score: Original Version
by Igor Stravinsky
Definitive original edition of the 20th-century classic: Stravinsky's score for the Ballets Russes masterpiece Petrushka, the bizarre tale of three dancing puppets brought to life. First produced in Paris in 1911. Finest inexpensive edition.
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 The Flying Dutchman in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
With this great early opera, Wagner achieved the first true representation of his mature style as a German Romantic composer. Reproduced directly from the limited 1896 Weingartner edition that incorporated Wagner's revisions.
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| |  The Firebird in Full Score (Original 1910 Version)
by Igor Stravinsky
Handsome, unabridged, inexpensive edition of modern masterpiece renowned for brilliant orchestration, glowing color, evocative power. Includes list of characters and instruments, plus new English translation of Table of Contents.
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 Parsifal in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Unabridged score of composer's last opera, renowned for splendid music, glowing orchestration, and deeply personal treatment of the legend of the Holy Grail. Reprint of authoritative C. F. Peters edition.
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| |  Das Rheingold in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Hard-to-find complete score of first installment of celebrated Ring Cycle encapsulates Wagner's greatest achievements in shortest, most accessible form. Reproduced from authoritative B. Schott's edition. New translation of German frontmatter.
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 Tannhäuser in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Reproduces the original 1845 full orchestral and vocal score as slightly amended in 1847. Included is the ballet music for Act I written for the 1861 Paris production.
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| |  Siegfried in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
The third opera in Wagner's monumental tetralogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen, is reproduced here, complete and unabridged, from the first edition (1876). Wagner enthusiasts and opera lovers will appreciate this affordable edition.
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 Lohengrin in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
One of Wagner's most popular operas, perhaps his most accessible, and a masterwork of vocal and instrumental writing. Reproduced directly from the first engraved edition, published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1887.
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| |  Götterdämmerung in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Reprinted directly from the rare 1877 first edition, this is the score that Wagner himself approved with the instrumentation he intended. English translation of frontmatter and instrumentation. This edition available in US only.
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 Songs, 1880-1904
by Claude Debussy
Rich selection of 36 songs, settings of texts by Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarme, Bourget, Pierre Louys, and other poets. Songs include: Beau Soir, Mandoline, Les Angelus, Dans le jardin, many more.
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| |  Die Walküre
by Richard Wagner
Complete orchestral score of the most popular of the operas in the Ring Cycle. Reprint of the edition published in Leipzig by C. F. Peters, ca. 1910. Study score.
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 Tristan und Isolde in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
The legendary love story is presented in full orchestral score with complete instrumentation. Commentary by Felix Mottl, great Wagnerian conductor and scholar. Reprinted authoritative edition prepared by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, ca. 1910.
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