This anthology of arias drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the soprano oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: VivaldiÕs Gloria RV 588 and 589; PurcellÕs Come, ye Sons of Art; J. S. BachÕs Cantata no. 21, St John Passion, Cantata no. 68, Cantata no. 92, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio; HandelÕs Acis and Galatea, Dixit Dominus, Ode for St. CeciliaÕs Day, LÕAllegro, Alexander Balus, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Jephtha; PergolesiÕs Stabat Mater; Boyce's Secular Masque; HaydnÕs Stabat Mater, Little Organ Mass, The Creation, The Seasons; Spohr's Des Heilands letzte Stunden; MozartÕs Exsultate jubilate, Mass in C minor, Vesperae solennes, Coronation Mass; MendelssohnÕs St. Paul, Hear my Prayer, Elijah; FaurŽÕs Requiem;, DebussyÕs LÕEnfant prodigue; Grieg's Peer Gynt.