Handel's dramatic cantata Apollo And Daphne belongs to the composer's early years in Italy. It seems likely to have been written in Rome, where Handel lived intermittently between 1707 and 1710. Opera in Rome had been placed under a papal ban, but musical society in the performance of dramatic cantatas, which possessed most of the features of opera without requiring elaborate staging. Handel's pla…

for Violin and Orchestra. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart composed the majority of his works for solo string instruments and orchestra during the years 1773 to 1779. Especially important in this context are the years 1773 and 1775, which witnessed the creation of the five concertos for violin and orchestra as well as several single movements for the same scoring. The reasons for this flourish …

Handel's 'Agrippina? HWV 6 was performed with great success at the 2015 International Handel Festival in Göttingen (Germany) using the new Bärenreiter edition including the performance material and this vocal score.'Agrippina? is the last opera that Handel completed and premiered in Italy. The excellent libretto is one of the few original opera libretti that he set to music. The plot is tightly co…

e-Moll. Par PISENDEL JOHANN GEORG. Two sonatas by Johann Georg Pisendel for violin with basso continuo accompaniment have been handed down to us and have now been published for the first time by Carus. Pisendel was the famous concert master of the Dresdner Hofkapelle, which was one of the leading orchestras in the first half of the 18th century. Since he was the leading violinist of his time in Ge…

Par MANTYSAARI LAURI. Lauri Mäntysaari's solo accordion work Élégie (2020-2021) was forming into a serene, melancholic passacaglia, when the devastating news shocked the world: the iconic church of Notre-Dame was on fire. The composer decided to reform the plan for his work, going through purgatory towards a distant reminiscence of the earliest example of European musical polyhphony, first hear in…

Song Cycle. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 1840 was Schumann ’s famous “year of song” that brought forth over 100 lieder. They included Myrthen op. 25, which he dedicated “to his dear bride”, Clara Wieck-Schumann. Besides famous songs such as “Widmung”, “Lotosblume” and “Nussbaum” to texts by German poets, the collection also saw Schumann venture further afield, whether to the Scottish Highlands with settin…

Par MANTYSAARI LAURI. Lauri Mäntysaari explores the theme 'nature' in Chats before Sunrise (2007, rev. 2022). The atmosphere created in this composition is one of early dawn after a long night spent with good friends (and wine, perhaps), a moment where an unseen element lighter than the air seems to hold the still bubbling conversation in its arms and let us feel relieved. Not only does the word “…

Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. Composed in London and Italy but inspired by Scottish fiddle writing, Max’s sonata for solo violin is a reflective work that is both exuberant and nostalgic - a fantastic show piece from one of the UK’s most important living composers./ Répertoire / Violon

A British Folk Song Fantasy. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Philip Sparke a composé cette fantaisie basée sur des airs traditionnels en provenance des quatre coins des Îles britanniques. L’oeuvre débute avec Brighton Camp, la version anglaise du chant The Girl I Left Behind Me, qui subit une succession de contorsions. Le passage central, plus lent, s’inspire de la mélodie écossaise O Waly, Waly. Vient ensuite…

Par CHRISTIAN CHARLIE. Les concepts et les doigtés dans ce livre ont été développées en analysant les licks utilisés par Charlie Christian. Les formes de corde sont des meubles - donc on peut jouer les riffs dans pratiquement n'importe quelle clé sans difficulté en déplaçant simplement la forme et les doigtés utilisées pour jouer à eux, vers le haut ou vers le bas de la touche. L'auteur montre com…

Par WILDE LAURENT DE. Parmi les génies que compte la musique négro-américaine, Thelonious Sphere Monk est certainement le plus étrange, le plus singulier. Il se dresse dans le paysage du jazz comme un mégalithe énigmatique. L'homme et la musique sont ici clos sur eux-mêmes. Il faut, pour pénétrer cet univers si particulier, avoir la sensibilité de l'artiste et la rigueur de l'analyste. C'est ce qu…

Arrangeur: Alexander L'Estrange. Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Equitable et vert de l'Angleterre, ' ce sceptre serait isle ', a été la source d'inspiration pour beaucoup de belles mélodies folkloriques à travers le temps. Voici trois chansons contrastés qui capturent l'atmosphère de cette époque - le dur labeur, l'amour perdu et le plaisir qui pourrait être avait ! / Date parution : 2005-02-03/ Feuill…

Freie Orgelwerke - BuxWV 136-161. Par BUXTEHUDE DIETERICH. This edition is the result of Harald Vogel?s many years of practice as an organist and musicologist. The music text is based on a reevaluation of 17 th - and 18 th -century manuscripts containing the free organ and keyboard works by Buxtehude. They originated during a transitional phase between the traditional letter tablature and the staf…

Hardcover with DVD. Par FABER NANCY / FABER RANDALL. The 2nd Edition Primer Level Teacher Guide provides comprehensive support for instructing beginning students using the Fabers' student-centered curriculum. Included are updated lesson plans, tips for reinforcing concepts and skills, and ideas for creative music exploration. Watch Nancy Faber and her young students in over 60 model teaching video…

Par MARTY NICOLAS. En 1989, François Delalande présentait pour la première fois, après dix ans d’élaboration, la notion de « conduites d’écoute » servant à distinguer différentes manières d’écouter une même œuvre. La méthodologie employée limitait les conclusions qui pouvaient en être tirées, mais la perspective proposée ouvrait un nouveau champ de recherches, dans lequel différentes conduites d’é…