Gerard Bunk was one of the greatest organists of the first half of the twentieth century. He developed his own characteristic style, independent of Reger. His organ compositions can be divided into individual freely-composed works, character pieces, choral introductions and six large-scale concert pieces.Volume V presents Bunk's late organ works, which are comparable in quality to the works of Max…

Première Année – Suisse (S160) - Trois Morceaux suisses (S156b). Par LISZT FRANZ. The three volumes of Années de pèlerinage ('Pilgrim Years') are among Liszt's most important compositions for piano solo. From dramatic-virtuoso to pensive-romantic music, the 29 'travel pieces' represent the complete range of Liszt's compositional expression. For the first time, this first volume of the trilogy, Sui…

Par JENKINS KARL. One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic human rights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the texts set: ‘Tikkun Olam’, Hebrew for ‘repair the world’, a Jewish concept of stewardship over God’s creation. Scored for s…

Revisione Sull'Autografo Di Rina You. Par PILATI MARIO. The artistic production of the Neapolitan composer Mario Pilati (Naples, 1903-1938) has recently been undergoing a reappraisal. Having died at a young age, he never had the opportunity to gain the recognition he deserved, and much of his music has, in fact, fallen into oblivion. Less well-known than his Sonata in La (Sonata in A major) writte…

18 Ausgewahlte Stücke. Par SIBELIUS JEAN. In the meantime, piano experts tend to confirm Glenn Gould's view that Sibelius 'made an important contribution to the slim piano repertoire of the late romantic period.' With the anthology 'Jean Sibelius: Piano Pieces' compiled for the Sibelius Year 2015 (150th birthday), the Finnish composer has finally made it into the ranks of the piano composers. Kari…

Famous in his day, the Austrian composer and pianist Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) studied with Mozart and befriended Beethoven.Among his many works is a relatively late sonata for violoncello and piano composed in 1824 and published in 1826 - a delightful early Romantic piece in three movements supported by a capricious piano part.The expressive cello cantilena in the 'Romance? will capture t…

Burgmller's most famous work, the 25 Progressive Pieces, are short compositions with descriptive titles. Easier than his Opp. 105 and 109, each selection exposes students to a different technical challenge with the main emphasis on the phrasing, articulation, and dynamics often found in Romantic piano music. The collection includes Arabesque and Ballade, both popular with many early-intermediate p…

Par SINDING CHRISTIAN. Christian Sinding (1856-1941) gained worldwide fame with his piano piece 'Frühlingsrauschen', which is likely to be his most famous work still today. The '5 Klavierstücke' Op. 97, created in 1909, are bravura pieces the late Romantic harmony of which is sometimes reminiscent of Richard Strauss. The effective brilliant piano setting is characterised by a widely elaborated mel…

Par KOSKELIN OLLI. Olli Koskelin's high-spirited Tintinnio II for flute (2022) gives a new definition to virtuoso piece! This product is a B4 sized folder, sheet music (performance score) enclosed as loose pages. Olli Koskelin's (born 16 April 1955) compositional output reflects a wide range of interests. The vast area covered by his style encompasses the neo-impressionism of the piano work Co…

Violin and Piano. Par IRELAND JOHN. Although one of Ireland's earliest published works, his Berceuse for violin and piano of 1902 displays the exemplary grace of salon music at its most sophisticated. The finely crafted melody wears lightly the elegance of the genre, as perfectly expressed in Elgar's Chanson de Matin and Salut d'Amour. In the accompaniment, details of harmony suggest the influence…

Rottenburg Toccata. Par HAKIM NAJI. The Rottenburg Toccata develops the choral melody of “Sankt Martin, dir ist anvertraut” in the virtuosic style of french romantic toccatas. The work is articulated in three sections with contrasted textures: opening variation of the melody with sextuplet figurations, middle variation with a peasant rhythmical character in the minor mode and conclusion presenting…

for String Quartet. Par ORFF CARL. Like the Quartettsatz of 1914 (ED 7816), Quartettsatz in c-Moll of 1921, premièred by the Henschel Quartet at the Orff Centre in Munich in 2007, testifies to Orff’s early struggles towards the classical-Romantic tradition. Originally left unfinished as a fragment in C sharp minor, the first version has now been reconstructed (in C minor) from a source that only s…