Par ZAHNHAUSEN MARKUS. Markus Zahnhausen, né en 1965, est un des principaux acteurs enregistreur de notre temps. Dans ses oeuvres pour enregistreur, il combine les sons traditionnels et modernes. Le thème central de ses oeuvres est un amour de la Nature. ' Les cornes de Elfland '(1999) est basé sur un poème de Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). Les écritures de compositeur: ' J'ai pris la photo de …

Noter parmi les plus importants pédagogues de violon du XIXe siècle, Mazas n'était pas peur de défier ses élèves à devenir des acteurs plus fortes. Ces 15 pièces constituent les pensées des Mazas sur l'ABC de jouer les duos de violon où les objectifs sont de développer ensemble jouer, musicalité et la capacité technique de jeunes joueurs. Le ' caractéristiques de violon 1 'partie la plus élevée de…

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However, we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin), composed in 1877-1878, was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky …

Par BOSVELD JAN. Shortly after the Second World War, a combative movement of Danish, Belgian and Dutch artists chose the cobra snake - extremely dangerous yet considered sacred - as a symbol of their resistance to strict guideliness of form. The name 'Cobra' also happens to contain the first letters of the cities Copenhagen, Brussels ans Amsterdam, from where most of the movement's members came. T…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Metalla was commissioned by the 'Kreisverband Altenkirchen' of Germany and dedicated to Ottomar Jung. The composer himself conducted the premiere of the piece, which was performed by the 'Jugendorchester Kreisverband Altenkirchen' on 25 March 1999. The region of Altenkirchen is known for its iron mines, which find musical expression in the dark mood of the introduction (anda…

Beauty and grace characterize this song, which is the title song of a newly-released motion picture. Written by veteran Hollywood film writers Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel, this gentle anthem of assurance is prayerful. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par DE HAAN JAN. Inspiration was commissioned by the Solothurnischer Kanotonal Musikverband in Switzerland in 1993. The composition begins with an A-theme written in a Phrygian tonality and, after an enormous climax, moves on into a quicker B-section, characterized by the use of wide interval jumps. Then follows the development in which both themes return individually and together. Peace and quiet…

Modern Piano Nocturnes. Par METELKA JAKUB. The album ?The Secret Garden? by Jakub Metelka (b. 1986) contains fifteen recital pieces in simple song form, thus tying in with his successful, technically less demanding piano cycle ?Little Virtuoso? (BA11569). The individual compositions in the collection are characterized by Metelka?s unmistakable, tonally anchored melodic style, enriched with many un…

Par LUKASZEWSKI WIJCIECH. Wojciech Lukaszewski was a Polish composer and educators. This collection of songs was written for pupils of the music school of which the composer was head. The works characterized by its simplicity, as well as the refined and interesting melodic wriing and a graceful, buoyant mood. The songs can be performed by solo voice or children's choir with piano. / Date parution …

Towards the Night for flute and guitar. Par WESSMAN HARRI. Harri Wessman's Pan and the Nymph Pitys (1979) for flute and guitar bears the first symptoms of his later style, the texture being softly dissonant. In an old mythological dictionary the composer found that Pan had had some love affair with an other nymph than famous Syrinx as well, with Pitys (greek pine-tree). So the listener may think o…

Weihnachtskantate. Par SCHMELZER JOHANN HEINRICH. With this pastoral Christmas cantata by the long-serving Royal Hofkapellmeister of Vienna, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, we wish to draw attention to a prominent baroque composer whose vocal and instrumental works have yet to achieve their historical place in the “early music scene“ which they richly deserve. Schmelzer’s easily performable pastoral mu…

Beati is dedicated to the more than two thousand victims of National Socialist euthanasia killings at the hospital and sanatorium of Kaufbeuren-Irsee. The piece is characterized by speech rhythms and improvisation and also includes the audience. / Choeur Mixte A Cappella

Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Large lines, catchy melodies and romantic sounds characterize Rachmaninoff’s legendary Second Piano Concerto. The composer played the premiere himself in Moscow in October 1901. The work quickly achieved international popularity, making it one of today’s most famous and most performed piano concertos ever. With this lasting success, Rachmaninoff had finally broken a prolong…

Par KAPUSTIN NIKOLAI. Nikolai Kapustin composed 3 Impromptus Op. 66 in 1991. The first Impromptu is alternately declamatory and playful with frequent changes in mood and tempo. No. 2 ('Allegro meccanicamente') starts with a highly syncopated section which leads to a big main theme. The third piece is characterized by the three jazz improvisation sections that follow the opening theme. / Niveau : A…

Par MOSZKOWSKI MORITZ. Moszkowski\'s 12 etudes for the left hand, op. 92, are of high difficulty. The technical tasks are varied, and this album in particular focuses on chord breaks, \'thumb melody\' and fluency. All studies are characterized by a good piano movement and manageable length, which encourages concentrated practice. A great addition to the well-known \'Essential Exercises\' series, c…