Score Parties. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. When Beethoven wrote these three quartets he was 15 years old and a composition student of Christian Gottlob Neefe in Bonn. They reveal a strong Mozartian influence while the brilliant piano writing already gives a sense of the mature Beethoven. He may conceivably have written the works for the wealthy Mastiaux family in Bonn, as he gave piano lessons to …

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. The second half of the 19th century represented something of a ?Golden Age? of the violin sonata in France: Influential violin sonatas such as those by Franck, Fauré and Saint-Saëns were among the successful works of this genre, inspiring many further compositions. Saint-Saëns? Violin Sonata No.1 was incorporated into the repertoire of numerous late 19th-century violinists…

G.F. Handel's masterful L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato have been expertly-edited by Donald Burrows to present this complete vocal score, arranged for two Soprano, Tenor and Bass Soli, with an SATB Chorus and Orchestra.This complete edition of L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato features the 1740, 1741 and 1743 scores, reflecting Handel's personal changes, involving alternative and addit…

Edition Peters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in A major KV 331 (300i): urtext edition for piano, edited by Klaus Burmeister, intermediate level of difficulty, ISMN 9790014127015, EP 11506, 23 x 30 cm, 28 pages / Edition Peters

No genre reflects Skrjabin?s artistic evolution more vividly than his piano sonatas. Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 and 8 which are presented in this edition were written between 1911 and 1913, at times contemporaneously with the late Sonatas Nos. 9 and 10. All autographs and printed sources including Skrjabin?s sketches and drafts have been thoroughly evaluated. The edition presents a meticulously edited musi…

Par STRAUSS RICHARD. Special advisor to the edition: Evelyn Lear, renowned Strauss interpreter. A newly researched, edited and engraved edition of this major, standard art song literature. There are historical notes included for each song describing pertinent circumstances of composition and first performances. Line by line literal translations are given at the head of each song. This is the best,…

In E-flat major Op.102. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. The second half of the 19th century represented something of a ?Golden Age? of the violin sonata in France: influential violin sonatas such as those by Franck, Fauré and Saint-Saëns were among the successful works of this genre, inspiring many further compositions. Saint-Saëns? Violin Sonata No.2 was written in 1896 during a stay of several months b…

Famous in his day, the Austrian composer and pianist Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) studied with Mozart and befriended Beethoven.Among his many works is a relatively late sonata for violoncello and piano composed in 1824 and published in 1826 - a delightful early Romantic piece in three movements supported by a capricious piano part.The expressive cello cantilena in the 'Romance? will capture t…

Do mineur. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. C.P.E. Bach?s Solfeggio (also commonly known as Solfeggietto) provides a thrilling sprint for the fingers around the keyboard in 60 seconds of pure musical energy. The title, referring to the solfège exercises commonly given to singers, indicates a piece that is designed to develop technique. But the panache with which Bach flies through the scales and ar…

Wiener Urtext Edition Friedrich Burgmüller 25 Studies op. 100: based on the first edition, with notes on performance, for piano, edited by Naoyuki Taneda, easy level of difficulty, ISBN 9783850555562, ISMN 9790500571223, UT 50130, 23 x 30.5 cm, 68 pages / Wiener Urtext Edition

Ferruccio Busoni
Toccata en ré mineur pour orgue BWV 565 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Ullrich Scheideler (Editeur)
Christian Schaper (Editeur)
Marc-André Hamelin (Doigtés)
Edition Urtext, transcription pour piano, reliure paperback
Bach/Busoni - cette combinaison fait battre plus vite le c'ur des pianistes. Car Busoni parvient même à transcrire pour piano les 'uvres de Bac…

Op 45 No. 3. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorak composed the 'Slavonic Rhapsodies' op. 45 in 1878, launching his so-called 'Slavonic period'. When they were issued by the publisher Simrock the following year, these three self-contained orchestral pieces in D major, G minor and A-flat major were gathered together into a single opus. The 'Slavonic Rhapsodies' are now available in separate scholarly-critica…

Op 45 No. 2. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorak composed the 'Slavonic Rhapsodies' op. 45 in 1878, launching his so-called 'Slavonic period'. When they were issued by the publisher Simrock the following year, these three self-contained orchestral pieces in D major, G minor and A-flat major were gathered together into a single opus. The 'Slavonic Rhapsodies' are now available in separate scholarly-critica…

This first volume of the 'Viola Recital Album? contains nine pieces that learners are especially fond of playing. They are based on English folk songs (such as 'Baa Baa Black Sheep?), familiar German nursery rhymes ('Hänschen Klein?) and less well-known but judiciously selected little compositions, e.g. by Moritz Hauptmann or Benjamin Cutter. The pieces can be interspersed in lessons at the teache…