Kaddish (Aramaic: 'holy') is the Jewish mourning prayer recited for the dead. My Kaddisch für David Stahl was conceived to honour the memory of the long-serving chief musical director of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich and begins with a lyrically flowing lament on the clarinet which towards the end rears up in a despairing wail of grief. The piano and double bass punctuate the arching …

from The Four Noble Truths. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. They concern themselves with Dukkha, which has no exact translation but can mean suffering, stress or sadness etc. Magga is The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha - the Fourth Noble Tr…

for harp. Par LASH HANNAH. Stalk’s organic structure and dreamlike material reflect its inspiration: a nightmare in which the composer was trapped in a garden of beautiful white flowers—each turn in the path leading deeper into a maze of fragrant but dangerous beauty. - Hannah Lash/ Répertoire / Harpe

Hercules at the crossroads (Dramma per musica) - BWV 213. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. What does Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio¨ have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the fall of 1733, with the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Crown Prince Friedrich Christian fast approaching, Johann Sebastian Bach composed the secular cantata “Lasst uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen” (Let us …

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Des fiançailles secrètes, une fiancée dont le père compose, et plusieurs maisons d’édition en concurrence … tels sont les «ingrédients» de la genèse complexe de l’oeuvre. L’amour juvénile, fougueux, voué par Schumann à Ernestine von Fricken est de courte durée, mais incite le compositeur à écrire en 1837 des «Variations pathétiques» sur un thème fourni par le père de la jeune …

Par MUSE. The 2nd Law is the highly acclaimed 6th studio album from Muse . Striking a new path for the band, The 2nd Law incorporates dubstep and dance influences without diluting the band's signature style: flamboyant piano flourishes and flamenco metal guitar are alive and well. This Artist-approved Deluxe album matching songbook contains all the songs from the album arranged for piano, vocal wi…

Par CAMPO REGIS. Toy rejoint mon 2e quatuor à cordes pour son jeu des tempi indépendants et dans son rapport ambigu avec l'esprit de 'divertissement' propre à Mozart (je pense à sa magnifique Gran Partita KV 361). C'est mon deuxième quintette à vent après mes Cinq sonates à cinq de 1999 lesquelles étaient des petites miniatures. La forme est ici d'un seul tenant et beaucoup plus développée - les …

Collection of Piano Scores. Par YIRUMA. Yiruma SOLO: Easy is the authorised collection from the best-selling album SOLO, written and scored by Yiruma for easy piano solo. Yiruma?s musical journey began at age five, when a fascination with the piano grew into a love for music and composition. Since then, Yiruma?s huge popularity has led to many sold-out performances and award-winning albums around…

The title of Paul Mealor's, Spectred Light refers to the ghostly lights sometimes seen at night or twilight over rivers or lakes. Tales of the 'Spectred Lights' can be found in numerous folk tales around the world, and it is often depicted as a malicious character in these stories. In Welsh folklore, it is said that the light is 'fairy fire' held in the hand of a 'pwca' - a small goblin-like fairy…

Composed at about the same time as the 'Grande Sonate pathétique? op. 13 (BA 10851), the two op. 14 sonatas are among the easiest Beethoven ever wrote and an indispensable part of piano lessons. Their lyrical, almost chamber-like textures and moderate difficulty make them an ideal introduction to the rich legacy of Beethoven's sonatas. Jonathan Del Mar, a scholar second to none in his knowledge of…

Par CAMPOGRANDE NICOLA. For a long time after Romanticism had come to the fore, it was generally agreed that Brahms somehow ?did not get it?: History and Progress ? it was thought - were proceeding along one clear path and Brahms ? who was composing sonatas and symphonies instead of nocturnes and symphonic poems ? had taken the wrong way. Almost one century later, Schönberg wrote an essay, Brahms,…

Lizard (collana SPM). Par . The series “Lizard-Scuola Primaria di Musica” was designed to suit the needs of students beginning music courses through a learning path that includes instrumental technique, theory and ensemble pieces. Chitarra acustica / classica Vol. 1 makes use of numerous diagrams, tablatures and online materials, including audio bases for the performing of the studies and in-depth…

From The Four Noble Truths. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths was commissioned by the Dutch National Brass Band Championships for their 2003 competition.The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. They concern themselves with Dukkha, which has no exact translation but can mean suffering, str…

Par CAMPO REGIS. Toy rejoint mon 2e quatuor à cordes pour son jeu des tempi indépendants et dans son rapport ambigu avec l'esprit de 'divertissement' propre à Mozart (je pense à sa magnifique Gran Partita KV 361). C'est mon deuxième quintette à vent après mes Cinq sonates à cinq de 1999 lesquelles étaient des petites miniatures. La forme est ici d'un seul tenant et beaucoup plus développée - les …