with Orchestral Accompaniment-Reprinted from authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel sources this collection features a variety of Brahmss most cherished choral works with orchestral accompaniment. Selections include:- Rhapsodie für eine Altstimme Männerchor und Orchester Op. 53 (Rhapsody for an Alto Mens Choir and Orchestra)- Schicksalslied von Friedrich Hölderlin für Chor und Orchester Op. 54 (Song of Destiny by Friedrich Hölderlin for Choir and Orchestra)- Nänie von Friedrich Schiller für Chor und Orchester Op. 82 (Nänie by Friedrich Schiller for Choir and Orchestra)- Gesang der Parzen von Goethe für sechsstimmigen Chor und Orchester Op. 89 (Song of the Fates by Goethe for Six-Part Chorus and Orchestra)- Ave Maria für Frauenchor mit Orchester oder Orgel-Begleitung Op. 12 (Ave Maria for Womens Chorus with Orchestral or Organ Accompaniment)- Begräbnisgesang für Chor und Blasinstrumente Op. 13 (Funeral Song for Chorus and Wind Instruments)- Gesänge für Frauenchor mit Begleitung von zwei Hörnern und Harfe Op. 17 (Songs for Womens Chorus Accompanied by Two Horns and Harp)- Ellens zweiter Gesang aus Walter Scotts 'Fräulein vom See' von Schubert für Sopran dreistimmigen Frauenchor vier Hörnern und zwei Fagotte Op. 52(Ellens Second Song from Walter Scotts 'Lady of the Lake' by Schubert for Soprano Solo Three-partWomens Chorus Four Horns and Two Bassoons)This edition features a new English translation of the original Editors Commentary as well as new translations of song lyrics.

Serenade in three parts-Handel set the myth about the love of the shepherd Acis for the sea nymph Galatea from Ovid?s ?Metamorphoses? a total of three times: in the cantata ?Aci Galatea e Polifemo? HWV 72 (1708) the masque ?Acis and Galatea? HWV 49a (1718) and finally the pasticcio-like serenata ?Acis and Galatea? HWV 49b (1732) of which the original version is now made available in its complete form for the first time. A particular charm is provided by the use of two languages in the serenata. The work was originally conceived in English as was required for the first performance. However Handel?sItalian singers were criticised for their poor command of English ? so in the end many numbers were sung in Italian. The extensive appendix to the vocal score includes the additional arias and newly composed movements for the versions used in the 1734 and 1736 performances. - Urtext edition based on the ?Halle Handel Edition? - English and Italian original text with singable German translation - Extensive foreword in two languages (Ger/Eng) - Clear straightforward piano reduction - Full score (BA10700) and vocal score (BA10700-90) available for sale performance material (BA10700-72) for hire