Sopran-Arien, Duett WoO 93 & Terzett Op. 116

The vocal works collected in this volume were composed for very different occasions. Several of them were tailor-made for female singers of Beethoven's acquaintance; with others he was trying his hand at Italian opera (under the guidance of Antonio Salieri). In addition to core repertoire pieces such as Ah! perfido (op. 65), the volume also contains unknown treasures such as No, non turbarti – Ma tu tremi, o mio tesoro?, a scene and aria which Beethoven revised several times. The duet Ne giorni tuoi felici for soprano and tenor and the trio Tremate, empi, tremate for soprano, tenor and bass are also included along with the solo soprano scenes and arias. This Urtext edition for soprano with piano reduction is based on the Beethoven Complete Edition.