für Klaviertrio. Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. Performed at the composer's 70th birthday concert at the Wigmore Hall, these pieces for Piano trio are testament to Shchedrin's breaking of the common perception of Russian composers, being very cheerful./ Répertoire / Violon, Violoncelle et Piano

Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Rachmaninoff lui-même considéré comme son Vêpres, aussi connu sous le titre de vigiles, l'une de ses meilleures compositions. Le travail est basé sur la vieille de plusieurs siècles orthodoxe chants avec leur forme liturgique stricte qui ont été fusionnés par Rachmaninoff à son propre lat / The Monuments of Russian Sacred Music Series IX, V / Répertoire / Choeur Mixte a Ca…

What can age yet never grow old, and grip yet always pursue? The very popular Tum Balalaika, a traditional Yiddish riddle song with deep Russian roots, contains the answer: a haunting melody. This arrangement combines that mesmerizing melody with rich harmonies to produce a lushness that will encourage and inspire your students to play with passion and purpose. Beware! It may haunt you all of your…

Artiste: Yuri Maizels_Yuri Maizels. This collection of etudes, duets, and exercises was written, compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers, Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars), Wiedemann, Garnier and Deb…

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1322. Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. Détails de la formation instrumentale: The White Swan: 2.2.2.2-2.0.0.0-harp-strings The Waves: 2.2.2.b Clarinette 2-4.0.0.0-perc(1):tgl-cel-harp-strings - Durée: 10' - Langue: Russian - Format: 18,5 x 26/ Répertoire / Choeur de Femmes (SSAA) et Orchestre

Par SCRIABINE ALEXANDER. In the early years of our century, when vital new forces were revolutionising the arts, Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) was one of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language. At least a fulldecade before the advances of Stravinsky and Schoenberg, Scriabin had begun the process of a complete break with all musical conventions. By 1905 he was immers…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Throughout the years, composers have found inspiration for their works in simple folk melodies. Tchaikovsky loved Russian folk music all his life. Whilst composing his 2nd symphony, he was inspired by farmers’ songs that fascinated him during a stay in Kamenka (near Kiev). He composed this symphony in 1872/73 and used the melody from the song The Stork as the main the…

Scriabin's ten complete piano sonatas offer a fascinating insight into the Russian composer's stylistic development. While his first works still fully reflect the late-romantic tradition, the late works keep bursting the bounds of tonality. The boldly outlined, two-movement Fourth Sonata marks a turning point, for it evokes the world of the 'Poème de l'extase? with its mystical atmosphere hovering…

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. Langue: Russian, Format: New Edition portrait/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par LEGG PAT. This is a collection of dances arranged for string ensemble. The pieces explore various dance styles from around the world, and include a Russian dance and a German dance. The pieces are fun to play and are in flexible arrangements so that young players at all levels can be involved./ Répertoire / Set de Cordes

Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism…

This moving piece embodies all the simplicity of Russian Orthodox music, yet displays the sweeping beauty of Rachmaninov's lyricism. Conductors will appreciate the opportunity to teach extended phrases and legato style. 'Vespers' is the sunset evening prayer of the Orthodox Church, and during the canonical hours of an all-night vigil, the 'Ave Maria' would be sung at midnight, hence the 12 chime n…

Full scores of Op. 20, Nos. 1-6, and Op. 33 (the Russian quartets), Nos. 1-6, in the reliable Eulenburg edition. 12 masterful quartets by the composer who helped define the form include such favorites as the Joke and the Bird from Op. 33.

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. Langue: Russian, French,/ Répertoire / Basse et Piano

2 Pièces. Par GLIERE REINHOLD. Prélude and Scherzo for Double Bass and Piano by the Russian composer Reinhold M. Glière, whose musical style represents a link between Late Romanticism (Tchaikovsky) and Modernism (Prokofiev). / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano