SKU: HL.48187276

UPC: 888680789985. 7.5x11.0x0.743 inches. French.

With its music composed by Jules Massenet, Werther is a lyrical drama that became famous at the beginning of the 20th century. This really complete edition contains pictures, text and scores of the opera for Voice and Piano. The text is written in French and in English. Composed in four acts, the story is based on Goethe?s early life: a poet, Werther, falls in love with a girl, Charlotte, who is due to marry another man. The story revolves around these characters and the struggle of Werther to cope with his own love. Werther was performed more than 1,100 times at the Opera-Comique since it became famous..

SKU: AP.36-A289701

ISBN 9798892702232. UPC: 659359552748. English.

WERTHER, an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet (1842-1912), found its inspiration in a novel by Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, which in turn based its story on the actual suicide of a young man haunted with adoration for a married woman. First performed on February 16, 1892 in Vienna, it quickly reached the stage of the Theatre Lyrique in Paris but faltered due to its serious subject matter. The growing success of Massenet's opera Manon allowed it to be introduced to Germany. From there, it achieved fame in opera houses across the world. In the third act, Werther sings Pourquoi me réveiller? (Why do you awaken me, oh breath of spring?), contrasting his blissful realization that Charlotte has accepted his love with the impending realization that their happiness cannot last. Reprint edition. Instrumentation: 2.1+EH.2+BCl.2: Asax: 4.0.3.0: Timp: Hp: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Tenor.

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SKU: TM.02114SET

Score pg 176-179 (4 measures before reh. #131 - 6 measures after reh. #136). Includes a 2 measure cut for performance with 1 singer (for original 2 singer version, see #11884 Adieu Notre Petite); Includes: C'est lui! Que mer paleur ne metrahisse (recit). This does not include Adieu Notre Petite.

SKU: TM.02114SC

Score pg 176-179 (4 measures before reh. #131 - 6 measures after reh. #136). Includes a 2 measure cut for performance with 1 singer (for original 2 singer version, see #11884 Adieu Notre Petite); Includes: C'est lui! Que mer paleur ne metrahisse (recit). This does not include Adieu Notre Petite.

SKU: ST.C389

ISBN 9790570813896.

An Album of Twenty French Songs arranged for Bassoon and Piano by Martin Gatt

Fauréâ??s poignant love song Après un rêve exists in many different transcriptions for various instruments (the most famous version perhaps being the one for cello and piano that Pablo Casals made in 1910), and provides the initial inspiration for this album of French songs transcribed for bassoon and piano. The bassoon is capable of a broad range of timbres and expression, and it is the lyrical, vocal quality of the instrument that Martin Gatt has always been attracted to. In both his performance and teaching, his emphasis is on the importance of what he calls â??vocalisingâ?? through the bassoon, and for him, music for the voice â?? especially art songs of the 19th and 20th centuries â?? has been a rich source of material for exploring the expressive tonal colours of the bassoon.

The treasure trove of French art song from composers ranging from Claude Arrieu to Louis Vierne, not to mention the greats like Berlioz or Debussy or Ravel, has made the task of choosing which songs to include in this album a difficult one. In the end, Martin has settled on eight composers who have produced some of the most appealing music in the genre â?? Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Henri Duparc (1848-1933), Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944), and Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Rather than grouping by composer, the songs are set out in a way that contrasts different emotional worlds and sentiments, from the vibrant exuberance of Chabrierâ??s Lâ??île heureuse to the gentle melancholy of Poulencâ??s Mais mourir. These â??songs without wordsâ? for the bassoon, clearly demonstrate the instrumentâ??s cantabile qualities, varied nuances, and wide-ranging emotional possibilities.

SKU: TM.02200SC

Includes: O Gott, o je, wie ruhrt mich dies.

SKU: TM.11884SC

Score pgs 171-179 (reh #123-138). Recit: Allons il le faut pour lui-meme. Includes C'est lui! Que ma paleur ne metrahisse (recit to La Reve) Includes all of La Reve. This version of La Reve is for 2 singers. For only one singer, use #02114 La Reve, which has a 2 measure cut. Sung by Manon and Des Grieux.