Christopher Goldsack
This anthology of arias for bass and baritone singers drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the bass oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Purcell’s Come, ye Sons of Art; Bach’s St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, the whole of Cantatas no. 56 and 82, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and G minor and B minor Masses; Handel’s Acis and Galatea, Brockes Passion, Deborah, L’Allegro, Alexander’s Feast, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Te Deum, Belshazzar, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Haydn’s The Creation and The Seasons; C.P.E.Bach’s Magnificat; Spohr’s Des Heilands letzte Stunden; Mendelssohn’s St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi’s Requiem, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Fauré’s Requiem and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria.
