In the summer of 1913 Satie once more poked fun at himself and the world of music with a set of parodic piano pieces on various marine animals, giving it the grotesque title 'Embryons desséchés? (Dessicated Embryos)(BA 10811). The atmospheric cycle 'Avant-dernières Pensées? (Next-to-last Thoughts) (BA 10849) of 1915, with its underlaid words, likewise belongs to Satie's 'story pieces'. The notatio…

Beethoven's Piano Sonata in F is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series, a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. / Piano

J.S. Bach's four Orchestral Suites belong to that select group of works one could truly call classical hits! They stem from Bach's extremely productive time in Cöthen which ended in 1721.Unfortunately the only sources that have come down to us are copyist parts from Leipzig . These originally formed the basis for the critical complete edition volume which was published in 1967 as part of the ' New…

The series Eighteenth Century Italian Music includes compositions of special historical and musical significance. Each edition is based on the original sources to offer performers works that satisfy clear critical and musicological criteria. This anthology includes twelve harpsichord sonatas carefully selected from among those written by ten of the most important eighteenth-century Italian compose…

Par RAVEL MAURICE. This new Urtext edition, by the leading Ravel scholar, Roger Nichols, is based on all available manuscript and printed sources, and the first recording (1932), made under Ravel’s supervision. It includes a historical preface, in which Roger Nichols considers the origins or the work and early public reaction, and a critical commentary./ Répertoire / 2 Pianos

Ces airs merveilleux pour violon et clavier ont été recueillies et organisées à partir d'un large éventail de sources par TC Kelly. Tous les huit chansons, vif et mélodique sont typiques de la musique traditionnelle irlandaise et ravira les jeunes joueurs et récitalistes ressemblent. Huit facile / intermédiaire pièces comprenant: Eileen Aroon, La Pucelle de Wicklow et Baidin Fheilimidh. / Violon /…

Reproduced from authoritative sources, this modestly priced compilation presents favorite piano works of the Romantic era. Unlike many other anthologies of music from the period, which vary widely in the quality of their content, this collection features works of consistent excellence. Intermediate and advanced pianists will find these carefully chosen pieces a splendid representation of Romantic …

dal grado elementare agli Studi di Kreutzer. Par . Studi per violino - dal grado elementare agli studi di Kreutzer [Violin Études: from beginner level to Kreutzer?s Studies] is a carefully put together anthology of authors? studies designed to create a step-by-step but rapid path for young violinists that should allow them to successfully tackle both intermediate and advanced studies, leaving them…

As indestructible as Rachmaninoff's c-sharp-minor Prélude (HN 1211) may be, it is not his only Prélude to have begun a 'solo career? of its own: with its rousing rhythms and rhapsodic middle section, the famous piece in g minor certainly takes its place among them. Pianists who aren't yet ready to tackle the complete cycle of 24 Préludes (available as HN 1200) can still enjoy Rachmaninoff 'at his …

Par GIRARD PAULINE. En dépit de la popularité de ses ballets Coppélia et Sylvia et de son opéra Lakmé, Léo Delibes (1836-1891) reste largement méconnu. Le parcours exemplaire de cet enfant naturel, du pavé parisien aux ors de l'Institut, sur fond de révolution de 1848 et de guerre de 1870, mérite pourtant d'être retracé. Né dans une famille d'artistes, l'élêve peu brillant se distingue Dès sa sort…

The first great orchestral psalmMendelssohn's first great orchestral psalm took almost six years to complete, from the initial sketches and the first version of 1830 to the final version of 1835. Its premiere which took place at the Leipzig Gewandhaus did not take place until 1838.Unlike his other orchestral psalms, Mendelssohn took the Latin words from the Vulgate as his principal text which stem…

?evcík's oeuvre covers every area of violin technique, from the elementary level to special exercises on individual technical problems all the way to analytical studies of the best-known violin concertos. One of his most important pedagogical works is his opus 8, written between 1892 and 1895.This volume of exercises is devoted to changes of position and preparatory studies for scales over three o…

Coronation Anthems II - HWV 259. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Une impressionnante intemporalité : les solennels hymnes du couronnement (Coronation Anthems) Zadok the priest, Let thy hand be strengthened, the King shall rejoice et My heart is inditing composés par Händel pour le couronnement de George II en 1727 font partie des chefs-d’œuvre de la littérature chorale. Zadok the priest a accompagné …

Par BARTOK BELA. Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), this volume includes Bartók's complete works for male voices. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages and in the translations authorized by the composer. Literal English translations are provided in the appendix, which also includes the early version of Four Hungarian Folk Songs and the German v…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Les sources pour cette nouvelle édition de, Quatuor À cordes n o 3 Britten a été le manuscrit original, une photocopie du manuscrit en cours, copie juste du Rosamund Strode. Le quatuor a été écrit pour le Quatuor Amadeus et créé par eux le 19 décembre 1976 à le malt, Rogue./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes