Arias, Scenes and Ensembles with Orchestra, 2 Series

Opera in tre atti During Handel's lifetime Giulio Cesare in Egitto was among his most successful operas. Today it is still one of the most frequently performed, owing to the rich variety of its scenes and its remarkably inventive arias and ensembles, which embellish the underlying affects with virtuoso aplomb. The piano writing contains the musical numbers from the main version and observes the editorial decisions in Zschoch's volume, thereby making it possible to prepare authentic performances of what is perhaps Handel's most popular opera. Vocal score of the main version, based on the Urtext from the “Halle Handel Edition Clear, easy-to-play piano reduction Italian text underlaid with newly revised singable German translation German/English preface with information on performance history and editorial principles

Oreste HWV A11 Opera in three acts.Full score available for sale (BA4045) performance material available for hire.In 1734 Handel provided the pasticcio ?Oreste? for his third operatic enterprise which following the bankruptcy of the Royal Academy and its successor academy felt threatened by competition from the newly-founded Opera of the Nobility. Hence the composer did not compile the work from favourite movements from his own and other composer's pieces as was usual at that time; rather in ?Oreste? he presented a selection of the most beautiful arias and ensembles exclusively from his own operas.In addition he expanded the ballet and choral scenes which he thought would make a great impact after the move into the newly built Covent Garden Theatre.As most of the singers in his Italian company had been enticed away by the competition Handel increasingly began to engage English virtuosi. He probably even worked on the new version of the libretto himself in order to place the new stars in the limelight to the best effect.Based on the Urtext of the ?Halle Handel? Edition.Original Italian text with singing German translation.Figured bass realisation and editorial additions in cue-sized notes.Detailed foreword (Ger/Eng).