Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. The chiaroscuro-technique developed by painters of the Italian renaissance served to intensify contrasts and effects of optical depth. In Klar/Obskur, I tried to transfer the general idea of this technique on the rather unusual instrumentation of two double-reed woodwinds and piano. On the one hand, a clear, well articulated playing is characteristic for these instruments,…

for wind quintet and piano. Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. Benjamin Schweitzer presents his first work for this combination. Willing to try out something new, he adds to the typical character of the wind instruments the sound of the piano. The work is made up of two movements, each movement of several parts. Complex interwoven passages are set against stringently composed sections. The composer says of …

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Benjamin Britten wrote his 'String Quartet in F' in April 1928, shortly after he began lessons with Frank Bridge. He was fourteen at the time and it is thought that this piece was set as a homework exercise by this new teacher.This set of parts is in four parts./ Répertoire / Trio ou Quatuor à Cordes

Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. An Zimmern was initially planned to be part of a cycle of Hölderlin settings. Hölderlin’s late lyrics offer a certain riveness between equation, lunatic bursts and a dissociated smoothness. This ‘riveness’ can be found in the work’s concentrated character, which combines fragile colours of piano and flute, an eruptive climax and exactly organized lines and motives. During …

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Benjamin Britten wrote his 'String Quartet in F' in April 1928, shortly after he began lessons with Frank Bridge. He was fourteen at the time and it is thought that this piece was set as a homework exercise by this new teacher.This study score is in four parts./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. King Arthur was the first of 28 scores Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) composed for radio between 1937 and 1947. It was an ambitious dramatisation of King Arthur' s life and times - part pageant, part play, part cantata - written by D.G. Bridson. This colourful suite incorporates the Introduction, a dramatic Wild Dance, some of the music underscoring the scenes for Galahad and …

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. This fantastic book contains 3 complete suites from Opus numbers 72, 80 and 87. Each suite has background information written by Benjamin Britten for a more authentic performance. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Violoncelle

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. . . .Benjamin revealed an incredible sense of timbre and a precise technique of instrumentation which is unrivalled among his fellow composers. His precedence in both spheres was highlighted most vividly in At First Light. . .a masterpiece, which literally throws the whole concept of new music into complete confusion. . . Salzberger Nachrichten (Reinhurst Kannonier), 30 March …

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. Ecrit sur ??la peau de George Benjamin (texte de Martin Crimp), un opéra en trois pièces commandées par le Festival d'Aix-en-Provence en 2012./ Répertoire / Voix

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Five songs from Harmonia Sacra , for High Voice and Harp or Piano, all realised by Benjamin Britten./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano