Oratorio Arias for Alto

This anthology of arias for countertenors and female altos and mezzo-sopranos 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 alto oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588 and 589; Purcell's Come ye Sons of Art; Bach's St John Passion St Matthew Passion Magnificat Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus Israel in Egypt L'Allegro Messiah Samson Semele Joshua Solomon Theodora Hercules Judas Maccabaeus Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mozart's Mass in C minor; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem Rossini's Petite messe solennelle Saint-Saëns' Cœli enarrant Sullivan's The Prodigal Son Parry's Judith Mahler's 2nd Symphony Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.