Hi Leslie! Vicki Bryant indicated in an earlier e-mail that I would write you. Sorry that I didn't do it sooner...between Thanksgiving & having either rehearsals or performances every night this week, including today & tomorrow, it has been nuts. Thankfully, next week will be a little quieter!
Anyway...
There is a book of songs by Garcia, Malibran & Viardot published by Alfred, which is a good source (Garcia was the father of the two women) & it is available in High or Low range. I am currently singing "Hai Luli" & "Les Filles de Cadix" for the upcoming Women composers recital. The best songs are by Viardot (Miss "I play piano 4 four hands with Chopin"). There is also a fun but difficult duet, "Habenera", that Vicki & I have done on previous incarnations of this program.
The other book that I picked up for this is two sets of songs by Fanny Hensel (Mendelsohn Barthody) - Opus 1 & Opus 7 - definately for High voice. It is a reprint by Bote & Bock of the original publication in 1846. I bought it through Classical Vocal Reprints. Currently, I'm singing "Erwin" & "Dein ist Mine Herz" from Opus 7 & will be adding "Fruhling" to our program scheduled for the spring (get it?). IMHO, of her songs that I've heard recorded, these are a good representation of the best/most interesting.
Pat Smith
On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:20:13 -0600 Leslie Jones <LJones@s...> On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:20:13 -0600 Leslie Jones <LJones@s...> writes: > Hale and hearty Vocalisters, > > As always, thanks for the responses to my original > question! With > all the good suggestions about living and/or reasonably > "contemporary" > composers, I can mine material for *several* recitals! How about > older > fare? Any favorites from Hildegaard von Bingen, or Francesca > Caccini, or > Barbara Strozzi, or Fanny Mendelssohn, or Pauline Viardot-Garcia? > Or other > "historical" composers? > > Thanks again - Vocalist once again proves its real worth, > even if > things get a bit off track occasionally! :-) > > Leslie > > > Leslie Jones, D.M.A.; Contralto > Dept. of Music, Southeast MO State Univ. > LJones@s... - (573) 651-2339 > > > -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor > > > >
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