The Makropulos Affair
Opera in three Acts
by Leos Janacek
Score - Sheet Music

(Sg-S-solo,2Sg-Mez-solo,Sg-A-solo,4Sg-T-solo,Sg-Bar-solo,Sg-BBar-solo,Sg-B-solo,Orch,Hinter der Buhne: 2Hn,2Trp,Timp.,MCh)

SKU: BA.BA09579-01

Opera in three Acts. Composed by Leos Janacek. Edited by Annette Thein, Jonáš Hájek, and Tomáš Hanus. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Leos Janacek A/9. Brno Version. Complete edition, Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09579-01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09579-01).

ISBN 9790260108622. 34.2 x 28 cm inches. Text Language: Czech, English, German. Preface: Štedron, Miloš. Text: Leos (nach Karel Capek) Janacek.

The new edition of Janacek's penultimate opera"The Makropulos Affair"is a reconstruction of the work's original version, which shows only a few deviations from the final version. The opera was premiered on 18 December 1926 at the National Theatre Brno with the composer in attendance. The second authorized copy of the score, prepared by Jaroslav Kulhanek, was used for the performance material. This copy also served as the primary source for the new critical edition of the full score.

This edition features clearly marked performance instructions by one of the editors, the experienced Janacek conductor Tomas Hanus. As they have been graphically offset, they can easily be distinguished from the original version.These practical suggestions facilitate the production of the opera and allow the conductor to study the work more easily. In this way, the performance material offers a welcome alternative to previous editions of the opera.

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