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Oberon
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Description
Oberon (WeV C.10), commissioned from London in 1824 and premiered there in 1826, is without question one of Carl Maria von Weber's most important compositions. The version presented in the Complete Edition is based on the London conducting score of the premiere in English. Volume 1 contains the score,
The complete edition aims to be a reliable basis of scholarly debate as well as for the authentic performance practice of Carl Maria von Weber‘s music. Conforming to the standards of recent historico-critical editions, the textual material will be based on all available authentic sources, accompanied by a detailed documentation of the genesis and a list of variants for each work. The musicological importance of the works will be evaluated by placing them in their historical context, the presentation of their genesis, history and Critical Commentaries. The letters, writings and diaries will be treated as inter-related and relevant to each other in the commentaries, therefore readers should benefit from a wealth of concise information and cross-references.
Content
Bd. 7a:
Zur Edition
Zum vorliegenden Band
Abkürzungen und Siglen
Besetzung
A. Notentext
Overture
Act I
Scene I
No: 1. Introduzione. Chorus: „Light as fairy foot can fall“
No: 2. Aria. Oberon: „Fatal vow!“
No: 3. Reiza: „O why art thou sleeping“
No: 4. Ensemble. „Honor! and joy to the true and the brave“
Scene II
No: 5. Grand Scena ed Aria. Huon: „Yes! even love to fame must yield“
Scene III
No: 6. Finale. „Haste gallant Knight“
Act II
Scene I
No: 7. Chorus: „Glory to the Caliph“
No: 8. Allegretto grazioso
Scene II
No: 9A. Allegro furioso
Scene III
No: 9B. Andante
No: 9C
No: 10. Arietta. Fatima: „A lonely Arab maid“
No: 11. Quartetto. Huon, Sherasmin, Reiza, and Fatima: „Over the dark blue waters“
Scene IV
No: 12. Puck (and Chorus of Spirits): „Spirits of air, and earth and Sea!“
Scene V
No: 12 ½. Preghiera. Huon: „Ruler of this aweful hour“
No: 13. Scena ed Aria. Reiza: „Ocean! thou mighty monster“
No: 14. Andante con moto
No: 15. Finale. „O ’tis pleasant to float on the Sea!“
Act III
Scene I
No: 16. Song. Fatima: „O Araby! dear Araby“
No: 17. Duetto. Sherasmin and Fatima: „On the banks of sweet Garonne“
No: 18. Terzettino. Huon, Fatima, Sherasmin: „And must I then dissemble?“
Scene II
No: 19. Cavatina. Reiza: „Mourn thou poor heart“
Scene III
No: 20. Rondo. Huon: „I revel in hope and joy again“
Scene IV
No: 21. Grand Scena and Chorus: „For thee hath Beauty deck’d her Bower!“
Scene V
Scene VI
No: 22. Finale. „Hark! what notes are swelling!“
