Schubert, Franz : Rosamunde, Fürstin von Cypern

On 20 December 1823 Helmina von ChÈzyís ìgreat romantic dramaî ìRosamundeî received its premiere performance at Viennaís Theater an der Wien. Unfortunately this version of the drama with ghosts, shipwreck, pirates, attempted poisoning and other horrifying ingredients has not survived ñ unlike Schubertís popular incidental music which was already praised by contemporary critics. Special acknowledgment was given to ìthe genius of this much-loved masterî, and as evidence of its popularity, the overture and the ìHuntersí Chorusî had to be played again.

Now B‰renreiter is issuing one of Schubertís best-known compositions in a complete vocal score.
The appendix includes ChÈzyís draft to the play ìRosamundeî and a reconstruction of the first version of this drama.

ïUrtext edition based on the ìNew Schubert Editionî
ïBilingual Foreword (Ger/Eng)
ïIdiomatic, uncluttered piano reduction (Ger)