Verdi's great gift to grand opera, performed at the Metropolitan more than any other opera. A magnificent combination of high drama, stage spectacle a......
Mahler's third and fourth symphonies mark a turning point in his development as a composer. Symphony No. 3 （1896） predominantly follows the musical st......
Handel composed Messiah in London in the late summer of 1741, and it was firstperformed publicly the following April in Dublin to benefit local charit......
Of the many piano transcriptions Franz Liszt made of the works of other composers, those he made of the songs of Franz Schubert are among his most ins......
French composer Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) came late to music and his promising career was cut tragically short by a fatal accident; nevertheless, hi......
Inspired thematic transformations and deft scoring characterize this beloved tone poem, long admired for its witty musical portrait of a scamp. Accord......
Mascagni's most successful opera, Cavalleria Rusticana is a tempestuous drama of adultery and revenge set in a remote Italian village. Its earthy pass......
This book is meant to serve as an introduction to functional analysis and can be read by anyone with a background in undergraduate mathematics through......
This treasury of piano works from one of the 20th century's most influential composers includes the dancelike Allegro Barbaro, a sonorous, boisterous ......
Like Chopin before him, Debussy found new, previously unexplored possibilities and refinements in the art of playing and composing for the piano. His ......
Five standards of the repertoire in 1 convenient, inexpensive volume: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25; Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40; Capriccio ......
One of 12 symphonies Haydn composed in London from 1791 to 1795, this work delights listeners with its simplicity and immediate appeal, skillful use o......
Treasury of great lieder filled with melodic lyricism. Among the most admired of Strauss's songs, their settings range from simple (Morgen!) to ornate......
As a young composer in the years preceding World War I, Maurice Ravel brought to the art of the song that distinctive fusion of classicism and the mod......
This volume contains two of the most popular sonatas in the repertoire. Franck's Sonata in A for Violin and Piano, composed in 188G-possibly the best ......
Near-complete collection of great English composer's keyboard compositions, including the 8 suites, the core of his keyboard works. Also included are ......
More than a century after the debuts of these classic ballets, audiences thrill to their captivating melodies, magnificent orchestration, and romantic......
Although not as well known as the Missa Solemnis or the choral finale of the Ninth Symphony, the two works in this volume nevertheless offer striking ......
When Brahms, Mendelssohn and Schumann composed for the organ, all three of these great Romantics turned for inspiration to the musical style of the la......
Among the chief glories of Baroque music are the violin and trio sonatas ofAreangelo Corelli（1653-1713）, elegant compositions of supreme lyric express......
