Par PART ARVO. Beatus Petronius and Statuit ei Dominus were commissioned in 1990 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Basilica San Petronio, the principal church of Bologna. San Petronio is one of the few churches to be equipped with two church organs. Arvo Pärt thus wrote both pieces for two choirs and two organs. However, the pieces can be performed together or separately. The two pieces …

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Includes Symphony No 4 'The Tragic'', No. 5, No. 8 'The Unfinished' and No. 9 'The Great'. Breitkopf & Hartel edition. Edited by Johannes Brahms Franz Schubert 's Four Symphonies. Includes Symphony No 4 'The Tragic'', No. 5, No. 8 'The Unfinished' and No. 9 'The Great'. Breitkopf & Hartel edition./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Par BRUBECK DAVE. The classic jazz number Take Five was first recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and released on its 1959 album Time Out. Composed by Paul Desmond, the group's saxophonist, it became famous for its distinctive, catchy melody and use of quintuple time, from which the piece got its name. This brass band arrangement, by Steve Sykes, captures the jaunty slant of the original. Brass B…

Par KENNY G.. Remplir les scores de 14 de ses meilleurs, mettant en vedette section distincte de coulissants avec la mélodie de saxophone complète et solos transcrits./ Recueil / Saxophone et Piano

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Mozart's Singspiel 'The Magic Flute' (or 'Die Zaubeflote')is regarded as one of the greatest operas of the entire repertoire. What makes it a great work of art is Mozart's unique ability to translate his humanistic ideals into music of extraordinary beauty and suggestiveness. This is the Faber edition of the Libretto, in English only. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé …

The scores and performing material to this most famous symphony cycle enjoy the unabashed praise of conductors, performers and critics around the world. This edition can be heard not only every day in concert halls, but also on CD recordings by John Eliot Gardiner, David Zinman, Jos van Immerseel and in the new cycle conducted by Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic just released by Deutsche…

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Ades' Chamber Symphony Op.2 was first performed on the 24th February 1991 in Cambridge, at the West Road Concert Hall. It was performed by the Contemporary Music Festival Ensemble, for the Cambridge Festival of Contemporary Music, conducted by the composer himself. Chamber Symphony Op.2 is a written for a chamber orchestra consisting of fifteen players. / Niveau : Assez Fac…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. A heartfelt and subtly beautiful tribute to the dead of the First World War, Vaughan Williams' Third Symphony is amongst his most powerful works. Misunderstood at its premiere in 1922, the haunting 35-minute elegy is almost entirely quiet and contemplative, though beneath its tranquillity lies a deep sadness. In the second movement a lone trumpet calls over a bleak and …

Description Composed for the famous ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes, Maurice Ravel?s Daphnis and Chloe was drawn from an ancient Greek fable. At the time, Ravel announced his intention to 'compose a vast musical fresco, less scrupulous as to archaism than faithful to the Greece of my dreams.' The resulting 'choreographic symphony' features a captivating combination o…

Par COLL FRANCISCO. The Piano Concertino (No seré yo quien diga nada) was commissioned by the Valencia Youth Orchestra. The first performance was given by Nicolas Hodges with the Jove Orquestra de la Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia Youth Orchestra), conducted by Manuel Galduf, on 12 April 2012, at the Auditorio de Torrevieja, Spain./ Répertoire / Piano

Arensky's Piano Trio Op.32 was composed in memory of cellist Karl Davidov, friend of both the composer and Tchaikovsky, as well as director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory during Arensky's studies. The cello plays a prominent role in the trio, at times matching or surpassing the violin in importance. / Violon, Violoncelle Et Piano

Par MAW NICHOLAS. Sophie's Choice is an opera in four acts based upon the post-war dramatic novel by William Styron, and commissioned by BBC Radio 3 in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The opera was first performed by the artists and orchestra of the Royal Opera House in December 2002./ Répertoire / Voix