Cannata and Kennedy: Improvising And Soloing In The Pocket offers nine pieces from Richie Cannata's self-titled CD in a variety of styles, each clearly notated for melodies, chords and scale forms. Each piece also has a theory worksheet for additional study.The included DVD, professionally recorded in a state-of-the-art studio, includes play-along tracks that let you 'sit in' with the best and a r…

The sonata RV 820 represents two 'firsts': it is the latest work to be added to the Vivaldian canon, and it is also one of the oldest works by Vivaldi - perhaps the very oldest among those known. Having come to light among the numerous anonymous manuscripts preserved in the Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek in Dresden, it was attributed to him by Federico Maria Sarde…

Satzstruktur und Gattungstradition in Griegs Duosonaten. Par BRUCH AXEL. / Méthode / Divers

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Sonata in C major Sonata facile K545 includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he guides us through the Classical language of this ‘simple’ sonata, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour.  more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, …

Par DESBONNET GERMAIN. L'appel du Muezzin Allah Akbar, Dieu est grand, a inspiré cette sonate à Germain Desbonnet, le ramenant à ses jeunes années passées au Maroc. Ce compositeur a beaucoup ?uvré pour redonner ses lettres de noblesse à La bombarde, créant notamment 'Renouveau bombarde and orgue' en 1998. La Sonate andalouse se déroule à partir de l'appel du muezzin, permettant un dialogue entre l…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Il existe plus d’une quarantaine de mélodies associées au texte Away in a Manger (“Sur la paille fraîche”). Nativity (La Nativité) développe deux des plus célèbres mélodies datées du XIXe siècle. Tel un peintre, James Curnow nous invite à découvrir peu à peu le sens profond du mystère de la Nativité. La musique est fluide, expressive et méditative ; une pièce idéale pour éveiller…

Par KISSIN EVGENY. C’est une grande joie que de présenter, avec Thanatopsis, l’opus 4 du Maestro Kissin, une mise en musique très expressive du poème révolutionnaire né de la plume de William Cullen Bryant. Paru en 1821 sous la forme qu’on lui connaît maintenant, il est à l’origine de la poésie romantique américaine du XIXe siècle. Bryant est aujourd’hui rangé parmi les «Fireside Poets» («poètes a…

Par GLASS PHILIP. The third in Glass' trilogy of operas about men who changed the world in which they lived through the power of their ideas, Akhnaten's subject is religion. The Pharaoh Akhnaten was the first monotheist in recorded history, and his substitution of a one-god religion for the multi-god worship in use when he came to power was responsible for his violent overthrow. The opera describe…

Par GASIENIEC MIROSLAW. The first version of the Sonata for violin and piano was written in the autumn of 2008, when I had the opportunity to work with the violinist Robert Bachara, who was pursuing his doctoral studies at Wroclaw Music Academy. A few years later, around the turn of 2016, I revised the musical material, made some changes and shortened the work. It was then that Dr Jacek Ropski, a …

This latest, classically-flavoured songbook for John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces easy works by one of the greatest composers ever to have lived, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Featuring some very fine compositions, First Beethoven is perfect for pupils reaching parts 2 to 4 of the world-renowned Piano course.These fun repertoire books contain some amazing pieces that have been specially coll…

for Violin and Piano. Par . Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906-1986), a student of Kodály and Hindemith, composed his 2nd sonata for violin and piano in 1937. In 1943, the sonata was performed in Budapest, at the Music Academy, and after the concert, music historian Dénes Bartha published a very appreciative review of the piece in the columns of Pester Lloyd. The article reveals that the sonata then consisted …

Par TUUR ERKKI-SVEN. New and corrected edition 2021! Erkki-Sven Tüür really exploits the potential of the piano in this three-movement sonata for piano (1985). The opening and closing movements are based on flowing, pianistic arpeggios, whereas in the slow middle movement the harmonies are brought out by means of harmonics reinforced an octave higher by the piano's sounding board and pedal. Premie…

Par GLASS PHILIP. Piano Sonata is Glass’ first sonata for piano, and at thirty minutes in length, his longest singular work for solo piano. The work was composed for pianist Maki Namekawa and premiered at the Klaiver Festival Ruhr in 2019. Large in scope, the Piano Sonata embraces expertise, playfulness, and joy. / Date parution : 2024-06-01/ Répertoire / Piano