Bohuslav Martinu wrote his First Violin Concerto in Paris in 1932-33, this work having been commissioned by the violin virtuoso Samuel Dushkin. However, it was never performed during the composer's lifetime and was even considered lost after his death. It was not until 1961 that musicologist and collector Hans Moldenhauer bought it from Boaz Piller, contrabassoonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestr…

Masterpieces for Piano. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The Composer Masterpieces series presents superb collections of core repertoire by the great piano composers. These beautifully produced, carefully curated editions provide pianists with an excellent overview of each composer and should be an essential part of all players’ libraries. Suitable for intermediate to advanced level players. Mozart: …

Par ALDEBERT. Bercé par les chansons de Georges Brassens, Guillaume Aldebert se découvre très tôt une passion pour la musique et les mots. Un héritage que l'on reconnait aujourd'hui dans les albums Enfantillages. Des chansons pour les enfants mais pas seulement... Des jeux de mots, des événements de la vie quotidienne rapportés avec humour et ironie mais aussi des sujets plus sérieux tels que l'en…

Mittelschwere Stücke für Blockflöte. Blockflöte – einfach fantastisch! ist eine bunte Reise durch die Welt der Musik. Dem Blockflötenspieler wird eine abwechslungsreiche Auswahl von Melodien aus verschiedenen Ländern, Melodien aus dem 13. bis ins 21. Jahrhundert, sowie Melodien von Richard Voss geboten. Für den zweiten Band der Spielheftreihe „Blockflöte – einfach fantastisch!“ sind bereits gute N…

Les Grammy Awards: Chanson de l'année 1970-1979 est un songbook emballé qui donne un aperçu parfait de la décennie.Comportant toutes les chansons en nomination pour un Grammy Award de la chanson de l'année, y compris les gagnants, et savamment arrangé pour Piano, Voix et Guitare.Comprend partitions pour quelques-uns des plus grands succès de la décennie, comme vous êtes So Vain, Stayin 'Alive et H…

24 Heine-Vertonungen. Par STEFFEN WOLFGANG. To familiarize oneself with the basics of lied singing and at the same time work on technical and artistic issues using short and varied lieder, there is no way around the German 'Vaccai”. With lieder based on Heine's poems and following the Italian example Nicola Vaccai, Steffen Wolf succeeded in creating a real highlight in voice teaching. Each volume…

As a continuation of the new Urtext edition of the Schubert lieder, Walther Dürr has now edited volume five for high, medium and low voices. Volumes 1 to 4 of this edition contain mainly lieder which Schubert himself saw into print (in his own choice and order) and in the fourth volume works from the last two years of his life are included. The lieder in volume 5 onwards are strictly presented in …

Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Born into a family of bankers that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) studied under Pizzetti at the city' s Conservatoire. He soon became one of the leading members of the young Italian school, which broke with the tyranny of bel canto to return to the instrumental tradition of the Italian …

Par SUZUKI SHINICHI. The Suzuki philosophy is based upon the idea that children can learn music in the same manner they do their native language, through repetitive listening. This listening is then followed up with 1) Individual Instruction with a trained Suzuki teacher 2) Group lessons on a bi-weekly / weekly basis 3) Parent Involvement 4) Encouragement. Students begin lessons as early as two ye…

Martinu's Nonet No. 2 was composed in 1959, the final year of his life. It was commissioned by the ensemble Czech Nonet which premiered the piece at the Salzburg Festival, and it appeared in print posthumously in autumn of that same year.The principal source for this edition was Martinu's autograph score. A photo-reproduction of the autograph with handwritten entries by the performers was used as …

The New International Edition of Suzuki Piano School, Volume 1 includes French, German and Spanish translations as well as a newly recorded CD performed by internationally renowned recording artist Seizo Azuma. Now the book and CD can be purchased together or separately. While the music selections in Volume 1 remain the same as the earlier edition, the spacious new engraving with minimal editing g…

Par GULKE PETER. Peter Gülke widmet sich in 54 Essays dem großen Thema Tod und Abschied in der Musik, aber auch in der Literatur. Mit unnachahmlicher Sprachkraft präsentiert er Erkenntnisse, die von allgemeinem Interesse und bedeutend für den kulturellen Diskurs über Tod und Vergänglichkeit sind. Musik ist als diejenige unter den Künsten charakterisiert worden, die in besonderer Weise von Vergäng…