Par KODALY ZOLTAN. Galánta is a small Hungarian market-town known to the travellers from Vienna to Budapest. The composer has passed there seven years of his childhood. There existed at that time a famous Gipsy-band which has disappeared in the meantime. Their music was the first 'orchestral sonority' which came to the ear of the child. The forbears of these gipsies were known already more than hu…

from Budapest Impressions. Par KERNEN ROLAND. Dans The Hungarian Spirit (“L’esprit hongrois”), Roland Kernen exalte le caractère unique de la nation hongroise. Les nombreuses mélodies de danse reflètent l’espoir que nourissent les habitants de ce pays, et contribuent à véhiculer un sentiment de joie intense et communicatif. The Hungarian Spirit se caractérise par des mélodies pétillantes, des cont…

Among violinists and teachers, Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) is primarily known for his easily violin concertos suited for beginners. His works, written for music lessons, are easy to master, beautiful to listen to and sparkle with enchanting aesthetics.The Rondo, which originally was the third of four easy performance pieces in a cycle for violin and piano (Op. 22), is one of Rieding's most popular a…

Les plus grands titres de la pop internationale de l'année 2014 réunis dans une compilation transcrite pour piano, voix et diagrammes d'accords guitare. Titres : Amnesia (5 Seconds Of Summer) - Blame (Calvin Harris feat. John Newman) - Budapest (George Ezra) - Do You Want To Build A Snowman? (Kristen Bell) - Ghost (Ella Henderson) - I'm Not The Only One (Sam Smith) - Love Runs Out (OneRepublic) - …

Hungarian Pictures. Par DELERUYELLE THIERRY. Tarjan, Hungarian Pictures, est une oeuvre en trois mouvements commandée par la ville de Vesoul et son orchestre d’harmonie municipal. Cette commande a été passée pour rendre hommage à Jean-Marie Goux, ancien directeur musical, qui avait tissé des liens étroits avec la Hongrie, que ce soit dans le village de Tarján ou à Budapest même. Les mouvements de …

Il est absolument sans raison que Stephen Heller vit dans l'ombre, tant en termes de vie de concert et des leçons de piano - même si le pianiste, né à Budapest en 1813 et mort à Paris en 1888, parmi les grands virtuoses de son temps et savait Chopin, Liszt et Berlioz. Nos éditions nouvellement gravées des deux ballades en si mineur et ré mineur vous invitent à une rencontre avec le travail par cet…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. This work was originally written in 1964 for two 12 year old twin brothers whom Britten met whilst working in Budapest. Each twin played the piano, and one the flute and the other the violin. A second version has been prepared for those who may not be quite so versatile as the twins for whom it was originally intended, and includes a version for four players with extra ad lib…

Impressionné par le Faust de Goethe, Hector Berlioz décide en 1828-1829 de composer Huit Scènes sur l'oeuvre du poète allemand, puis, en 1846, entreprend d'augmenter ce premier essai et intitule désormais l'ensemble la Damnation de Faust. Cette oeuvre se trouve à mi-chemin entre l'oratorio, la symphonie et l'opéra, et illustre ce genre nouveau que le compositeur appelle lui même ' Légende dramatiq…

Composed in 1910/11, Bartók's Allegro barbaro is one of his best-known and most popular works for piano. The composer himself enjoyed performing it in concerts, and recorded it several times. The recording from 1929, which he referred to as the 'authentic recording?, contains very interesting divergences from the printed version as far as articulation, tempo and even the number of ostinato measure…

Témoignages d'un musicien libre et engagé (1904-1945). Par ARMA PAUL. Édition présentée et annotée par Déborah Livet - Avant-propos de Yannick Simon Né à Budapest en 1904 et élève de Béla Bartók, Paul Arma a développé un langage musical personnel, à la croisée des traditions populaires hongroises et des avant-gardes européennes. Ses œuvres, souvent méconnues du grand public, témoignent d’une prof…

Five original compositions by the trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti. This book, for advanced trumpet players, includes a demo CD with Allen Vizzutti and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra showing you how it should be done. / Date parution : 1905-06-20/ Accessoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

The New Decade Series provides great synopses of the musical decades, including the most iconic songs from each era presented for Piano, Vocal and Guitar. Songs of the 2010s includes hits from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and many more! 1. All About That Bass [Meghan Trainor] 2. All Of Me [John Legend] 3. Bad Guy [Billie Eilish] 4. Budapest [George Ezra] 5. Call Me Maybe [Carly R…

Par SZELENYI ISTVAN. The Hungarian composer István Szelényi (1904-1972) studied with Zoltán Kodály and later himself became a lecturer at the Budapest Academy of Music. This Rhapsody, published here for the first time, was written in 1956 for the Henryk Wieniawski Composition Competition in Warsaw. On the autograph manuscript Szelényi noted in French a saying of his former composition teacher Zolt…