ThetonepoemsofRichardStraussrankwiththefinestorchestralcompositionsevercreated.Thisvolumeconvenientlybringstogetherforthefirsttimethreeofthesemajorworks,reproducedfromcompleteandauthenticfirsteditions.Neverbeforehavetheseimportantworksbeenavailableinafull-sized,inexpensiveedition.IncludedinthisvolumeareDonJuan,TodundVerkl瓣rung,andDonQuixote.AlsoincludedarenewEnglishtranslationsofprogrammatictexts,instrumentation,originaltitlepages,andthecomposer’smusicalindicationsinthescore.Thebeautifullyengravedscoresareprintedwithclarityandprecisionthroughout.Themusichasbeenreproducedinasizelargeenoughtobereadeasily,withlargenoteheads,widemarginsforwrittennotes,annotations,etc.andonopaquepaperwithsturdy,sewnbindings.Pageslieflatandwillnotfallout.Theeditionispracticalforalmostanyuse,whetherasastudyguide,areference,oranindispensablecompanionforyourgreatermusicalenjoyment.
