Par HAHN REYNALDO. Along with Piano music, song is Reynaldo Hahn's (1874-1947) preferred genre: with his light Baritone voice, the young prodigy conquered Parisian salons by singing the works of his favourite composers (Gounod, Massenet, Fauré), not to mention his own compositions, which enchanted audiences. Though finely wrought, these songs have a naturalness which continues to please, as eviden…

Par PACHELBEL JOHANN. Pachelbel was one of the great organ masters of the generation before J. S. Bach. Unsurprisingly, interest in his music has remained constant and today he is widely considered one of the greatest and, indisputably, one of the most productive composers of all time. This new collection assembles a rich selection of the composer's organ works, including 72 chorale settings and 4…

Par GRIGGS JOHN. Brazilian guitar virtuoso Carlos Barbosa-Lima and guitarist/ instructor John Griggs present this collection of short pieces by various Classical composers, plus a few of their own original compositions. Beginning to intermediate in difficulty, each piece has been meticulously set for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature. Selections include works by Handel, Purcell, Jerem…

Par WAKSMAN FABIEN. Que peut signifier la perte de l'audition pour un compositeur ? C'est la question à laquelle j'ai tenté de répondre en composant ce sextuor, écrit en hommage à Beethoven. C'est l'image d'un Beethoven prisonnier de son propre corps qui a été le point de départ de cette pièce. Une prison aux proportions dantesques, à la fois immense et oppressante. Ce monde intérieur, que j'ima…

Offering insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering and historical and stylistic commentary, the Schirmer Performance Editions series is designed for Piano students and teachers, as well as professional pianists.This volume contains 20 pieces by 11 composers, including C. P. E. Bach, J. S. Bach, Couperin, Dandrieu, Handel, Kirnberger, Paradies, Rameau, D. Scarlatti and Telemann.Compl…

Par ROLLIN S.. Beginning and intermediate organists can sample a wide variety of composers and styles with this excellent collection. Ranging from Palestrina's 16th-century Ricercare to latter-day works such as Sigfrid Karg-Elert's Improvisation on 'Nearer, My God, to Thee, ' it spans more than four centuries of music. Selected from authoritative sources by musicologist and organist Rollin Smith, …

Celebrated Arias selected from Operas by Old and Modern Composers in five volumesVolume IV: BaritoneCompiled by Kurt AdlerSong List: Ah Pescator Avant De Quitter Ces Lie(Gounod) Bella Siccome Un Angel(Donizetti Blick\' Ich Umher (Wagner) Cortigiani,Vil Razza (Verdi) Credo In Un Dio Crudel (Verdi) Cruda,Funesta Smania(Donizetti) Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade) Der Voge…

One of the least known of the great Russian pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) was one of the most influential and progressive. As a concert promoter, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public in the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler and Schoenberg. A stud…

Rhapsody in F Sharp for Piano and Orchestra was commissioned by the BBC Proms and first performed in the Royal Albert Hall on August 19th, 1943. Written with the wartime audience in mind, it is unashamedly popular in style, with its flashy virtuosity making it immediately accessible and entertaining. There is argument among scholars as to whether it should be referred to in the Major or Minor key,…

Par . The first-ever Japanese-style Christmas songbook is now released! A Christmas songbook with a stylish 'Japanese-style Christmas tree' that catches your eye is now available! The songs included are classic J-pop Christmas songs such as 'Christmas Eve' (Tatsuro Yamashita) and 'My Baby Santa Claus' (Yumi Matsutoya), as well as winter songs such as 'Konayuki'. There are 15 songs in this book. Yo…

Par HUREL PHILIPPE. Ayant joué du violon dans mon enfance, j'ai toujours repoussé le moment d'écrire pour les cordes seules, comme si la peur d'aborder mon instrument reprenait corps lors du passage à l'écriture. Mais l'amitié fait des miracles et Alexis Descharmes n'a eu aucun mal à me convaincre d'écrire pour le violoncelle. Il faut dire que notre collaboration au sein de Court-circuit n'a fait …