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The plays of Shakespeare inspired Verdi's deepest resources. Macbeth (1847) was one of the composer's earliest operatic-dramatic triumphs and Otello (1887) was among his latest. At the end of his life...

Includes all spoken dialogue. Reprint of Peters edition.

The final Ring opera reprinted from the rare and authoritative edition of 1877. This edition was personally approved by the composer and is complete with the instrumentation he intended.

Bach's mastery of rhythm and harmony, inventiveness, and genius for composition produced some of the richest and most beautiful music of all time. Those qualities are strikingly evident in his early c...

The Beethoven 'Op. 61' and Mendelssohn 'Op. 64' and Tchaikovsky 'Op. 35'.

Two contrasting works from the composer, in full score. Authoritative Russian editions.

Hamelle edition.

Authoritative Italian edition of one of the world's most beloved operas. Sturdy, attractive volume reprints every note of Puccini's masterpiece, based on Murger's novel, Scenes de la vie de Boheme. En...

Chopin's piano concertos transform the composer's solo keyboard brilliance into grand concert hall performances, in which the orchestral portions offer bold contrasts to the delicate piano parts. The...

Definitive full-score edition - unavailable elsewhere - of this great orchestral masterpiece. Ravel's rich musical setting of a Greek fable by Longus is reprinted here from the original French edition...

This volume contains the scores for 'Symphony No. 5 In C Minor', 'No. 6 In F Major ('Pastoral') Op. 68' and 'No. 7 In A Major Op. 92'.

Although the moods may vary throughout these evocative works, the elegance and subtly shifting energies of their musical language could only be those of Maurice Ravel. Includes Rapsodie Espangnole, Ra...

Full score of the 'Symphony Of A Thousand'.

Composed in Salzburg in the years of Mozart's late youth, from 1773 to 1780, these 13 masterpieces include the much admired Symphonies No. 25 in G minor (the 'Little G Minor') and No. 29 in A Major. A...

One of the most performed and recorded operas of all time, this intense drama revolves around lust, revenge, and betrayal. It is noted for its sumptuous musical scoring and two of opera's most famous...

One of the earliest of the composer's operas to remain in the repertory.

Includes lists of instruments and glossary of German terms.

Among the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th symphony has neither a program nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in feeling. The res...

In this great work, first published in 1912, Mahler experimented with the four-movement symphonic form, producing a masterpiece of musical innovation, satiric writing and poetic drama expressed in pur...

The Piano Concerto In A Minor (Op. 16) is one of the most popular concertos ever written, and one of the most recognisable of all musical works in the repertoire. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wasborn in...

Considered throughout much of his career as the preeminent French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote music that embodies a characteristic French concern for clarity and order, together with his own a...

In the early years of our century, when vital new forces were revolutionising the arts, Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) was one of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language....

Ravel originally conceived of his 'choreographic poem' La Valse as a tribute to Johann Strauss. But this is a waltz far removed from the urbane gaiety of old Vienna. A masterpiece of lush and brillian...

Two of the Russian composer's most popular works, reproduced directly from authoritative standard editions. Notable for lyricism, opulent color, striking harmonic innovations. Now these staples of the...

One of the most original of Brahms' symphonic works, the Fourth Symphony is endlessly resourceful in its melodic beauty, the ingenuity of its structure, and in the fine balance between its movements,...