Par MOUSSORGSKI MODEST.   Transcription pour orgue de Samuel Liégeon. Composée initialement pour piano au début de l’été 1874, l’œuvre de Modest Moussorgski, Tableaux d’une Exposition, rend hommage à l’architecte Victor Hartmann (ami de Moussorgski et du Groupe des Cinq, décédé en 1873) et à ses dessins et maquettes rassemblés lors d’une exposition organisée à sa mémoire. Véritable phénomène mus…

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par NESSLER VICTOR E.. Farewell Song has been taken from Der Trompetervon Säckingen by Victor E. Nessler (1841-1890). Thisopera tells the sentimental story of a plain musicianwho is eventually allowed to marry the daughter ofa baron. From the first performance in 1884, thisopera was well liked - not so much because of thestory but because of its musical features. Impressivet…

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par NESSLER VICTOR E.. Farewell Song has been taken from Der Trompetervon Säckingen by Victor E. Nessler (1841-1890). Thisopera tells the sentimental story of a plain musicianwho is eventually allowed to marry the daughter ofa baron. From the first performance in 1884, thisopera was well liked - not so much because of thestory but because of its musical features. Impressivet…

of the concerto for flute, harp and orchestra KV 299. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In the unparalleled series ‚Cadenza‘, Schott Musik International presents cadences of well-known instrumental concertos of classical and Romantic music, composed by major composers and soloists of our time. The cadences of Mozart‘s Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra in C major KV 299 were created by Nino Rota. I…

Arr. Dizzy Stratford. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Antonin’s New World is an excellent piece of musical theatre featuring a comedy act for triangle soloist and band. The music itself does not sound comical, being based on Anton Dvorak’s Symphony in E Minor (‘From the New World’), but the right mix of seriousness and humour brings a surprising effect. With a bit of acting talent from your triangle soloist, …

Arr. Dizzy Stratford. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Antonin’s New World is an excellent piece of musical theatre featuring a comedy act for triangle soloist and band. The music itself does not sound comical, being based on Anton Dvorak’s Symphony in E Minor (From the New World), but the right mix of seriousness and humour brings a surprising effect. With a bit of acting talent from your triangle soloist, th…

Par LUKASZEWSKI PAWEL. Wings Concertino is a chamber version of Wings Concerto , originally composed for two flutes and chamber orchestra. This work was written in a charming convention. The combination of a light neoclassical style with a Romantic mode of narration not only makes it easy on the ear, but also gives great satisfaction to the performers. Despite employing sparing means of expression…

C Major. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. In Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, a piano trio provides the soloists – a first in the history of music. Beethoven’s treatment of the trio is pioneering: he does not apply a typical piano trio setting in contrast to the orchestra, but varies his treatment of the solo parts, allowing each instrument to play alone with the orchestra (particularly the cello), using two…

Par KIDANE DANIEL. The initial stimulus for this set of pieces was a painting by Kandinsky, Composition VII (1913). The painting represents a period when he was concerned with emotional, abstract paintings of two sorts: (a) improvisations (‘unconscious, spontaneous expression of inner character, the non-material nature’ that contain no recognizable objects, but coloured shapes that express feeling…