A comprehensive guide to Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with German/English translation side-by side, and over 30 music highlight examples.
Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detailwith many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times.
In this book you will find: The complete opera on two CDs featuring Anneliese Rothenberger, Peter Schreier, Kurt Moll, and Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Munich.
The Magic Flute
Based on the 1793 first edition, Neefe's dynamics, articulations, and phrase marks have been preserved. Editorial suggestions have been given in parentheses and footnotes to aid in performance.
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Originally commissioned by the Viennese music-hall impresario Emanuel Schikaneder, The Magic Flute has triumphed over its humble beginnings to become a widely-performed and well-loved opera in the international repertory. Over...
“Barth was sometimes asked if his theology demanded a different master in music than Mozart. Barth’s response noted in this volume was emphatically, and characteristically to some, negative—Nein.
In a fairy-tale allegory imbued with serious philosophical concerns, the opera combines ethereal music with earthy comedy to convey a message of hope for a better world.In this guide, Nicholas Till writes about the background and genesis of ...