Sparkling miniature opera, filled with intense drama and elegant song, lasts no more than an hour, yet unfolds a virtuoso range of expressive music, from a high-spirited sailors' dance to Dido's touching lament "When I am laid in earth." First presented in 1689, it remains the oldest operatic work still popularly performed. Authoritative early edition. Authoritative early edition.
Ave Verum Corpus and Other Sacred Music for Voices and Orchestra in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Highlighted by the eloquent "Ave verum corpus" (K618), this collection also features "Vesperae solennes de Confessore" (K339), "Inter natos mulierum" (K72), "Misericordias Domini" (K222), and "Venite populi" (K260).
Magnificat in D and the Six Motets in Full Score by Johann Sebastian Bach One of the most performed masterworks of devotional music, with all the Bach motets, reprinted from authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft Edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig.
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.
Götterdämmerung in Full Score by Richard Wagner Complete score available in U.S. only in this edition. Reprinted directly from rare 1877 first edition.
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart's beloved comic romp, reprinted from a late (C. F. Peters, 1941) edition, which preserves Mozart's autograph manuscript and early translations of the libretto and includes passages that are often cut in other editions.
