Arr. Philip Sparke. Par HOLST GUSTAV. Gustav Holst était directeur de musique de 1905 et 1934 à la St Paul’s Girls’ School à Brook Green, Londres. La St Paul’s Suite, une composition pour l’orchestre à cordes de l’école, y connut sa première en 1913 et comprend quatre mouvements : une Jig énergique en 6/8 et 9/8, Ostinato, basé sur un thème simple de quatre notes, Intermezzo, une danse dynamique e…

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Par YORK ANDREW. The Grammy Award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) recorded a live concert at the world-famous Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri on March 20, 2005. This DVD features many of their concert favorites including Pachelbel's 'Loose Canon”, 'Gongan”, 'La Fiesta de la Tirana/Tarantella” and the highly requested 'Nutcracker Suite”. This concert also features the LAGQ's o…

Par BARTOK BELA. Like so many famous virtuosic works, Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin was said, by its commissioner, Yehudi Menuhin, at first sight, to be unplayable! Of course, Menuhin soon changed his opinion, later describing the work as the most important composition for solo violin since Bach. The original work used the full array of violin techniques such as stopped harmonics, left-hand pizz…

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The Royal Swedish Court commissioned this piece for the celebration of the Mass on Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 17, 2013). The music depicts Mary's sorrow as the mother of a child that belongs not to her, but to all mankind.'My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which …

'Ingenting utanför / Nothing Beyond? is another collaboration between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad. This a cappella choral work deals with sorrow and loss. After a forceful, harmonically ambiguous section and a clear break in the music, the piece ends with a comforting decrescendo of reconciliation. It was commissioned by the Uppsala female choir 'La Cappella? and is dedicate…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. With its energetic impetus and imposing instrumentation, Concertino is certainly outstanding in the oeuvre of Árpád Balázs. Among his compositions for concert band, it is by far the most engaging and exacting work. Passing away and a will to live are simultaneously present in Concertino, which Árpád Balázs composed in memory of his beloved father. Its structure brings Liszt's Hun…

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Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Collection with 20 shorter organ works. Rheinberger did not write organ music for the worship service. This edition compiles trios, fughettas, passacaglias and character pieces from Rheinberger's extensive oeuvre for the organ. Due to their duration and degree of difficulty they are suitable for the liturgical organ playing, where they can be played as preludes, inte…

Dédié à la mémoire de Mme Doreen Johnson, professeur à l'école de Sanday sur les Orcades, ' Tunes de Mme Johnson ' sont une collection évocateur de 4 pièces pour ensembles de l'enregistreur junior. Parfait pour le concert de l'école, ce travail comprend une partie de piano relativement simple. / Flûtes A Bec Soprano, Flûtes A Bec Alto Et Piano