Par LISZT FRANZ. This volume spanning the composer's output from 1835 to 1879, presents a selection of his paraphrases and fantasies on operas written chiefly in the French and Italian traditions. His masterful transcriptions and fantasies reveal his exceptional ability to transform the essence of an operatic theme into unforgettable music for the piano. Selected and with an introduction by Charle…

Par REICHA ANTOINE. La première chose que l’on remarque dans l’ouverture est l’instrumentation, qui inclut deux harpes et un célesta. Nous entendons ces instruments, dans un andante à 3/8, pendant 22 des 24 premières mesures. Leur timbre devrait évoquer pour nous la lyre de Sapho, instrument qui joue un rôle important dans cet opéra. S’en suit un allegro à 4/4, sans harpe et célesta, jusqu’à la me…

Par HUBERT KAPPEL. Ce manuel de base de la guitare classique est adaptée aux privé, groupe et autonome. Cette méthode étape par étape comprend une grande variété de musique et exemples musicaux, des exercices faciles, une vaste introduction à la lecture de la musique de guitare et des explications claires du début à la technique avancée. Le livre se concentre sur l'utilisation de la guitare comme …

Par MARTIN JUAN. In this easy-to-follow book and DVD set, Juan Martin and Patrick Campbell provide a thorough introduction to flamenco Guitar. What are the essential elements and techniques of flamenco Guitar playing? How does one capture the real essence of authentic flamenco Guitar? These are questions that Juan Martin, celebrated virtuoso flamenco guitarist and teacher, addresses in this first …

This volume contains all the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for 'grand dessus? and which are sung by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos today. Arias for soprano and mezzo-soprano from the operas 'Castor et Pollux? (Minerve, Phébé) / 'Dardanus? (Vénus) / 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? (Orthésie) / 'Les Fêtes de Polymnie? (Polymnie, Stratonice) / 'Hippolyte et Aricie? (Phè…

Woo 47 Kurfürsten Sonatas. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. These pieces, known as the Kurfürsten Sonatas, were composed in 1783 while Beethoven was still studying with Christian Gottlob Neefe in Bonn. ' He will certainly become a second Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, if he progresses as he started off' , Neefe wrote enthusiastically in the same year. Announced as an ' excellent composition by a young genius o…

Par VIERNE LOUIS. Sämtliche Orgelwerke. Hrsg Helga Schauerte-Maubouet (Keine Auslieferung Nach Frankreich, Italien Und Spanien)/ Répertoire / Orgue

Par DE HAAN JACOB. This musical fantasy depicts the history of the Dutch fortified town of Elburg. The work begins with an atmospheric medieval picture of the Convent of St Agnes, the nunnery that was built in the first half of the 15th century. We hear the sound of the convent bells together with an upward motif, which will reappear later in the work. Next, the rest of Elburg is featured, includi…

Par OKAZAKI MILES. This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. It is …

This comprehensive approach to basic guitar skills includes varied repertoire, theory, detailed instruction about seating and hand position, standard music notation, an introduction to tablature, basic improvisation, and teaches both the pickstyle and fingerstyle techniques. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs, and group guitar classes a…

This superb introduction to solo Jazz Piano has been designed to help even relative beginners play in a variety of real jazz styles as soon as possible. As well as swing, Easijazz covers Latin and rock styles of Jazz Piano. WIth helpful demonstrations on the accompanying CD, this unique book ofers an enjoyable varied introduction to the special skills that solo Jazz Piano demands.Begins with five-…

Classical Guitar Handbook For The Young. Par STACHAK TATIANA. The handbook is designed for the youngest guitar players - children of the age from 6 to 9, beginning to play guitar. It is divided in four parts: the first concerns playing on open strings, second includes first exercises and melodies played with the left hand, third is a collection of simple two part compositions and the works include…

Opera with a Prologue and four Acts (First version) / Opera in five Acts (Second version) Dialogue versions. Par GOUNOD CHARLES. Charles Gounod’s “Faust” secured its international recognition in the version as an entirely sung opera, which from thenceforth has largely obscured the fact that the work was originally composed with spoken dialogues. The early versions staged prior to the 1869 performa…

In 1790, during the lifetime of Mozart and Haydn, Ernst Ludwig Gerber wrote of Ko?eluch in his famous handbook for musicians, 'without opposition, by young and old, (?) generally the best-loved composer alive today?. His works display 'liveliness and grace, the noblest of melodies with the purest of harmonies, and a pleasing organisation of rhythm and modulation.? Until now, pianists have had litt…