Bwv 1007-1012. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Urtext edition with articulation markings - Soft-cover performing edition When you think cello, you think of Bach?s immortal cello suites. The suites take centre stage in the cello literature. They are timeless and beautiful and accompany cellists from their student years up through their professional career at the highest level. Appropriately and not surp…

Jazz Play-Along Vol.116. 2 CDs and book. What do you play when you have one chord for 8 or 16 bars? The Modal Jazz era presented new challenges for improvisers, spawning a fruitful period rich in new ideas, concepts, and harmonic exploration. This play-a-long includes several 'Standard' forms and important practice tracks; many of which are 'period accurate' and others which are stylistically more…

Par GUILLOU JEAN. Jean Guillou, one of the most important organ composers of our time, studied with Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé and Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Convervatoire. Following a several-year stay in Berlin (1958-63), he has been a titular organist at St. Eustache in Paris since 1963 and made appearances as a much sought-after concert organist and teacher of master classes. Written in…

Par BARTOK BELA. Like so many famous virtuosic works, Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin was said, by its commissioner, Yehudi Menuhin, at first sight, to be unplayable! Of course, Menuhin soon changed his opinion, later describing the work as the most important composition for solo violin since Bach. The original work used the full array of violin techniques such as stopped harmonics, left-hand pizz…

Pauken-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The Missa in tempore belli by Joseph Haydn is an interesting work in several respecst. Firstly this setting of the Mass provides pointers to the situation of Austrian church music as it had been affected by imperial decrees. Secondly the political situation, with the imminent invasion of Austria by Napoleon's troops, had reached a crisis point which is reflecte…

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

Premiered in London in 1733, Handel's 'magic opera? 'Orlando? is based on a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capeci that derives indirectly from Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem 'Orlando furioso?.This subject was very popular at the time and was frequently set to music, e.g. by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Agostino Steffani and Joseph Haydn. The title role of Orlando is the last one that Handel wrote for the cele…

Par BUCKLEY ROBERT. The rich heritage of French-Canadian folk music dates back several centuries. Robert has chosen three of these songs to create a musical portrait of this colorful culture. The opening piece is the jaunty and dance-like Monsieur Lecuré, followed by the hauntingly beautiful Blanche Comme la Neige. The piece concludes with the spirited march Vive la Canadienne!, which features a d…

Marienantiphon. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. The new edition is based on the autograph which was presumed to have been missing since the second world war but which was rediscovered in 1964. It is the basis for the present new critical edition by Christine Martin. In contrast to previous sources, several matters concerning articulation have been corrected. / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Solo S…

Dell'Opera Il Furioso. Par ROMITI ATTILO. There isn?t any systematic biography about Attilio Romiti (Urbino, 29th April 1818 ?1899); by means of various sources we can outline a first profile that will have to be accompanied by further details: Romiti was a highly esteemed musician, composer, teacher and trombone player? is articulated in several movements among which stands out a Theme with varia…

Following the revision of our facsimile of the Piano Sonata in b minor (HN 3227) in 2015, we are now proud to present the corresponding new Henle Urtext edition. With the help of the splendid facsimile reproduction we were able to analyse several passages in the autograph more reliably - in addition the editor Ernst Herttrich not only consulted the first edition but also a copy of a student of Lis…

Par DEHNHARD TILMANN. Tilmann Dehnhard’s “A String of Thoughts” is a challenging new work for flute and piano. It makes use of several modern playing techniques covered in Dehnhard’s book “The New Flute” and also those touched upon in his previous publication “Flutebeatboxing”. Glissandi, sing-and-play, bisbigliandi and reverse sound are all included, along with some thought-provoking ideas for t…

Tragédie en cinq actes. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau 's ; Hippolyte Et Aricie presents nymphs and deities in abject disarray. This tragedie en musique is a fascinating masterpiece by the French baroque composer, and the score of the final 1757 version is the result of his many years experience with the theatre. Rameau revised the opera twice after its première in 1733, shortening the original …

Par BARTOK BELA. This version of Béla Bartók’s “Allegro Barbaro” is the latest of several challenging arrangements for guitar of twentieth century masterpieces. The piece was written by Bartók as a reply to a critic who had accused him of “musical barbarity” and it pulls no punches in its opposition to the late romantic musical styles of the time (1911). Huge technical and musical challenges have …

Version I/II. Par EOTVOS PETER. 'I often played Berio’s Erdenklavier in my childhood, which is why I wrote this short epigram to take leave of the Maestro and Friend who is playing on a Himmelklavier now. From 1979 I worked many times with Berio in IRCAM and in several festivals in Italy which were led by Berio. I regularly conduct all his symphonic and ensemble pieces'. I remember our last cigar…