A collection of 55 famous arias for Contralto and Piano, edited by Kurt Soldan.

Texts in German, English, Latin and Italian.

Stradella: Prayer ("Pietà, Signore"); Bach, J.S.: Johannespassion "Von den Stricken", "Es ist vollbracht", Matthäuspassion "Buß und Reu", "Erbarme Dich", "Können Tränen", Weihnachtsoratorium "Nun wird mein liebster / Schlafe, mein Liebster", "Schließe, mein Herz", Mass in b minor "Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris", "Agnus Dei", Cantata 6 "In deine Hände", Cantata 6 "Hochchgelobter Gottessohn", Cantata 20 "OMensch, errette deine Seele", Cantata 144 "Nimm, was dein ist", "Murre nicht", Cantata 53 "Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde"; Handel: Rinaldo "Lascia ch'io pianga", Esther "O Jordan, heil'ger Strom!", Tamerlano "Figlia mia", Rodelinda "Dove sei", Ezio "Tutta raccolta", "Nasce al bosco", Athalia "O Herr, hör unser Flehen!", Alcina "Verdi prati", Xerxes "Ombra mai fu", Israel in Aegypten "Bringe sie hinein" Saul "O saget es nicht an", "Den Bogen spannte Jonathan", Messiah "He was despised", "O thou that tellest good tidings", Samson "Return, oh God of hosts!", "Ye sons of Israel", Belsazar "O heiliger Wahhrheit", Te Deum "Dignare, O Domine",Semele "Awake, Saturnia!", Judas Maccabeus"Father of Heav'n!", Joshua "Awful, pleasingBeing", "Heroes when with glory burning",Jephta "In sanften Weisen"; Pergolesi: Stabat mater "Quae moerebat", "Eja mater","Fac, ut portem"; Gluck: Orfeo "Chiamo ilmio ben così", "Deh! placatevi con me!","Che farò senza Euridice", Die Pilgrimme auf Mecca "Einen Bach, der fließt"; Haydn: Stabat mater "Fac me vere"; Lotti: "Pur dicesti"; Mozart: "Ombra felice"; Beethoven: "In questa tomba oscura"; Wagner: Das Rheingold "Weiche, Wotan! Weiche!", Götterdämmerung "Seit er von dir geschieden".