Par SPARKE PHILIP. Variations on a Fourth (Variations sur une quarte) est une commande du Siena Wind Orchestra de Tokyo. Quatre compositeurs européens et quatre compositeurs japonais avaient chacun écrit une nouvelle pièce pour orchestre d?harmonie, en vue d?un concert spécial tenu le 15 juin 2019 au Bunkyo Civic Concert Hall où les huit pièces ? enregistrées la veille pour un CD ? ont été interpr…

String quartet no. 18. Par WILSON IAN. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par AUVINEN ANTTI. Antti Auvinen (b. 1974) composed Singel Excelsis in 2012 using material from an earlier work for three organs. He finds fascinating the rhythmic characteristics of the organ: 'Many of the vibrations and rhythmic fluctuations derived from the overtone series are extremely interesting. Also the natural virtuosity of the instrument is utterly fascinating. In fast passages the rhyth…

Par WILSON IAN. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / Violon et Percussion

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski's Mien (2014) for wind quintet is based on rippling, wavering, timbre changing effect of bisbigliando. The good-humoured piece has a swinging jingle, and with duration of approximately 5 minutes is suitable for many kinds of programming. Mien was premiered in February 2015 by the wind quintet of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. This product includes the full sc…

Par RECHBERGER HERMAN. Herman Rechberger (1947?2022) composed the song cycle Seven Cat Songs between Christmas eve 2007 and the 4th of January 2008. They were inspired by his ?lovely hairy companions Tosca and Carmen?. The songs exist in two versions, one for soprano (...a SHE cat) and one for baritone (...a He Cat). Have a look inside by clicking ?sample?. Duration: c. 20 minutes Contents: I A ca…

Par BHATTI VIVAN. Written after Pavane pour une infante défunte. Composed for Esther Abrami and recorded by Esther Abrami and Iyad Sughayer for Sony Classical. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Par DUFAY GUILLAUME. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / 3 Flûtes à Bec

Svit för Helena för blåskvintett. Par KARLSSON LARS. Lars Karlsson's Suite for Helena (Svit för Helena, 1994) for wind quintet is built on folk tunes from his native Åland Islands. In five movements, it takes a form from classical models (French suite, fuga, scherzo) and also of 'family diary' describing the first steps of a baby boy (David's promenade), the bird sounds at the sea next to beloved …

String quartet no. 10. Par WILSON IAN. / Date parution : 2022-04-26/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par HARRISON SADIE. / Date parution : 2022-05-17/ Répertoire / Piano

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski tells about her 10 minute long work Päärme (Hem) for piano trio: 'We often speak in music of crafting in a figurative sense, and craftsmanship is, for the composer particularly, a traditional professional virtue. I personally have from time to time nevertheless been interested in the concrete images aroused by handicrafts, the way fabrics feel, and sewing. Th…

Par TAS RUDI. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par RUTTER JOHN. for SATB and organ This superb Latin mass setting for choir and organ demonstrates the composer's strong melodic sense and innate feeling for the sound of choral worship. The atmospheric Kyrie leads to a Gloria that contrasts vibrantly rhythmic passages with smoother, expressive sections. The mysterious harmonies of the Sanctus pave the way for a tender Benedictus, and the Agnus D…

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Le 19 septembre 1991, le corps momifie´ d?un homme e´tait de´couvert sur le glacier du Similaun dans le massif alpin de la valle´e d?O¨tz. Il aura fallu 5300 ans pour que le glacier de´voile cet homme primitif et les quelques effets personnels qui l?accompagnaient. Le remarquable e´tat de conservation du corps, des ve^tements et de l?e´quipement nous permettent aujourd?hui d?a…