Early Piano Music. Par STRAUSS RICHARD. These previously unpublished piano pieces will appear in print for the first time in three volumes. Volume I contains fairly short individual pieces (1872-83) of widely varying difficulty. Volume II will contain four Sonatinas in several movements and a Fantasia (1874), which is about as demanding as the Sonatinas of Kuhlau and Clementi or early pieces by Mo…

Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. The Piano Sonata in G minor, op. 5, Wladyslaw Zelenski?s first important composition, was written in Kraków under the guidance of Franciszek Mirecki ? a conservative composer and teacher who was a pupil of Johann Nepomuk Hummel. It was probably Mirecki who brought about the publication of his 22-year-old pupil?s work by the esteemed Milan firm of Ricordi in 1859. That publi…

En entendant le premier trio, Robert Schumann a déclaré « Mendelssohn est le Mozart du 19ème siècle ! » Écrit dans le modèle romantique célèbre débordant du compositeur, ces deux pièces sont des incontournables du répertoire de musique de chambre. Les deux trios apparaissent ici pour la première fois dans une édition simple et accessible.

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The composer, pianist and piano teacher Leopold Ko?eluch (1747-1818) was one of the leading Czech musicians in 18th-century Vienna. His 50 sonatas for keyboard bear witness not only to the transition from the harpsichord or clavichord to the pianoforte, but also to the evolution of the classical sonata at the turn of the 19th century.Until now there have been few modern editions of this music. Our…

Par RIDGLEY SARA / MOLE GAVIN. Ce spectacle crée un voyage musical à travers les dix derniers siècles, mettant en vedette les contes de ce qui est vraiment arrivé aux caractères tristement célèbres de nos livres d'histoire. Les caractères de la tapisserie de Bayeux à la nuit - 11th century Britain avec le 'Equipage Doomsday' - Thomas ringot dans la cathédrale de Canterbury - roi Jean et la Magna C…