Baerenreiter Verlag Betulia Liberata K. 118 (74c) - Mozart - Vocal Score, Urtext Edition - Soloists, Mixed Choir, Orchestra Betulia Liberata K. 118 (74c) - Mozart - Vocal Score, Urtext Edition - Soloists, Mixed Choir, Orchestra

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arranger: Hans-Georg Kluge
Editor: Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini
Format: Vocal Score, Urtext edition
Instrumentation: Soloists, Mixed choir, Orchestra
Language: German, Italian

The material for Mozart's azione sacra is taken from the Old Testament book of Judith, the story of the beautiful Israelite who steals into the enemy camp of the Assyrians and decapitates their sleeping commander, Holofernes .
Often called a stroke of genius by the fifteen-year-old Mozart, Betulia liberata brooks comparison with his early operas in every respect. But Mozart was evidently concerned to distinguish between an azione sacra and an azione teatrale in the music itself, e.g. in the accompanied recitatives and the sacred aura of the final chorus.
Based on the "New Mozart Edition", this vocal score provides a reliable musical text and a piano reduction that lies well under the fingers.