The Belgian Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802-1870) was not only a violinist but also a teacher and composer.'Scène de Ballet?, perhaps his best-known composition, is a favourite with violin students. One such student was the young Itzhak Perlman, who included it in his collection 'Concertos from my Childhood?. The piece captivates with its beautiful melodies and refined rhythms.The EditorKurt Sassm…

Italian composer Franceso Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) wrote more than 350 songs, among which were favorites of famous singers, from Caruso and Tetrazzini in his day to Pavarotti and Carreras in ours. With a direct and simple grace and sensual Italianate vocal lines, his works were in some ways an art music reply to the Neapolitan folk tradition. Featuring 30 Tosti songs available for the first time in…

Viktor Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis based on a libretto by Peter Kien, ambiguously termed in the prologue as 'a kind of opera', was composed in the ghetto Terezín in 1943/44 and is considered one of the 'milestones of intellectual resistance' in Terezín and far beyond. The libretto takes a firm stand on the political situation in life by using the means of a mystery play. In the tradition of …

Prayer to the Power of Love. Par BORTNIANSKY DMITRY STEPANOVYCH. The Ukrainian Dmitri Bortniansky (1751-1825) received lessons at the local singing school in his hometown of Hlukhiv, and soon his extraordinary talent was recognised. He was somewhat of a child prodigy, writing his first opera at a young age. Following his studies Bortniansky was appointed court composer and Kapellmeister of the Imp…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. In the tradition of Protestant missa brevis compositions, the music of this Mass was written in the so-called stile antico” following 16th-century models and known as Palestrina style. The surviving copy, in the Düben Collection, dates from 1675. Buxtehude adopted the strict form of the “stile antico, ” contrapuntal polyphony without instrumental accompaniment for various c…

Italian composer Franceso Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) wrote more than 350 songs, among which were favorites of famous singers, from Caruso and Tetrazzini in his day to Pavarotti and Carreras in ours. With a direct and simple grace and sensual Italianate vocal lines, his works were in some ways an art music reply to the Neapolitan folk tradition. Featuring 30 Tosti songs available for the first time in…

Arrangeur: Nico Dezaire. Par DAVIS JIMMIE / MITCHELL CHARLES. You Are My Sunshine est une chanson d'amour dans la tradition de la Old-time music américaine, dont la mélodie simple aux résonnances folkloriques reste dans la tête. Grâce à ce titre, le chanteur Jimmie Davis et le guitariste Charles Mitchell connurent une immense popularité dans les années 1940. Pour Davis, ce succès donna même un tou…

Par CORP RONALD. Both as composer and conductor, Ronald Corp is steeped in the English choral tradition, and in A Spotless Rose he has traversed by his own path the hallowed ground of words immortalised by Herbert Howells. Corp’s own music, chordal yet contrapuntal, and likewise redolent in its modality of a distant past ‘of ancient seers’ foreshowing’, flows smoothly in flexible rhythm, each voic…

Par SERRANO JUAN. Introduces basic flamenco studies, concert selections, and a brief history of the flamenco tradition. Includes the four basic song forms (siguiriyas, soleares, tangos, and fandangos) that influence all flamenco music. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Flamenco - Solos / Recueil / Guitare Classique

Par GRIEG EDVARD. Rooted in the Norwegian Folk tradition, the piano music of Edvard Grieg offers spirited rhythms, novel harmonies and a refined lyrical sense. Included in this volume are the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2, in Grieg's own piano arrangement, and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces. Reproduced from authoritative editions published by C.…

Dans cette romp animé par le biais de sept siècles de l'anglais dance music, John Kirkpatrick partage la passion qui l'a amené à devenir un des plus grands champions et des interprètes de nos traditions autochtones. Conduit toujours par son amour de la danse, John a constamment lutté injecter le montant maximum de l'énergie et de la vie dans ces airs anciens simples lovely. En fait, comme un music…

Par ANDERSON LEROY. Like most of Leroy Anderson\'s efforts, Belle of the Ball is light, effervescent, and devoid of conflict or disharmony. Anderson looked upon the piece as a modern-day American revival -- or revitalization -- of the Viennese waltz tradition. Having said that, the main theme sounds rather unlike a Strauss waltz, but the voice of Tchaikovsky is evident in its playful, fantasy-like…

Although the traditions began several centuries ago, here is a colorful medley of carols that were popular in Victorian England in contemporary treatments. Including 'The Holly and the Ivy,' 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen,' and 'The First Nowell,' this is properly joyous music for the happiest time of the year. (2:30) / Concert Band