The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Among the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire, Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Chabrier's celebrated rhapsody Espaga have delighted generations ofconcertgoers.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice（1897), an orchestral scherzo, is a symphonic comment on a mordant ballad by Goethe. One of the most memorable pieces in the concert litera-ture-and Dukas' sole claim to fame--the work is filled with relentless drive and musical magic, perfectly capturing Goethe's tale of a bumbling would-be sorcerer.Espaga, a rhapsody inspired by Chabrier; visit to Andalusia, met with extraordinarysuccess at its 1883 premiere. Its harmonic and rhythmic coloring, accented by profusevitality and spirit, make it a masterpiece of lively spontaneity.
Musicians and music lovers will welcome this convenient one-wolume compilation-the only one of its kind--enabling them to study the structure, texture and remarkable orchestration of these 19th-eentury classics, reproduced here from authoritative French editions.
Dover original（1997) compilation of two scores: Dukas, L'Apprenti sorcier: Scheo d'apr&" une ballade de Goethe, Dnrand et Fils, Paris, n.d. [1897], and Chabrier, Espaga:Rapsodie pour Orchestre, Enoch & Cie., Paris, n.d. [1883]. Instrulnentation. Glossary. English translation of Goethe's ballad. 144pp. 9.75 x 12.25. Paperbound.