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Piano - Digital Download SKU: B8.EB-4342 Instructive Edition. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Frederic Lamond. Sonata. Edition Breitkopf. The Scotsman and his Beethoven - The 32 Piano Sonatas in the Instructive Edition, edited and supplied with fingerings by Frederic LamondHave a look into EB 4342. Classical. Score. 320 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel - Digital #EB-4342. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel - Digital (B8.EB-4342). ISBN 9790004162873. 9 x 12 in inches.Whereas in past decades Urtext editions with assorted aspirations and readings by various editors were the primary points of departure in addressing Beethoven's piano sonatas, today it is more often the question of what significance so-called instructive editions have in the history of interpretation, what additional benefit is generated from them, and wherein lies their legitimacy. Unlike his teacher Hans von Bulow in his edition of the sonatas, Lamond did not allow any intervention in the music text per se. His indications give instead interpretive approaches, additionally inspiring today's musicians in the realization of the musical composition. By the beginning of the 20th century he was a successful and celebrated pianist, concertizing in the US and across much of Europe. He repeatedly caused a stir with his Beethoven projects such as performing sixteen sonatas as well as the Diabelli and Eroica variations within four days at the Queen's Hall in London (1925). Dating from this period is also his edition of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas that first appeared from Breitkopf & Hartel in 1923. Frederic Lamond thus epitomizes Beethoven interpretation. Even today his name is still associated primarily with Beethoven.   The present ,,Instructive Edition of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas is a part of the ,,Breitkopf Originals series on the occasion of Beethoven's 250th Birthday in 2020. Apart from the established Urtext editions, this reissue opens up a fascinating view on the interpretation- and performance practice of one of the most important Beethoven interpreters in the 19th and 20th century.

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Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017045_AX1 E-flat Alto Saxophone. Composed by Robert Sheldon. Instructional. Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017045_AX1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017045_AX1). UPC: 038081498133.Gaia is a primordial deity in the Ancient Greek pantheon and is sometimes referred to as Mother Nature. In mythology she had numerous children, many of whom are of great significance to the ancient Greeks. Three of these children are represented in this dramatic work for concert band---the fearsome Typhon, the water goddess Tethys, and the menacing Enceladus. (6:00)Concert/Contest; Festival.

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2 flutes - intermediate - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q589003 Composed by Saverio Mercadante. Flöte zwischen Rokoko und Romantik. Downloadable, Score and parts. Duration 33' 30. Musikverlag Zimmermann - Digital #Q589003. Published by Musikverlag Zimmermann - Digital (S9.Q589003). German • English • French.There is an increasing discovery of chamber music by Italian composers of the 19th century. Mercadante's duets are worth listening to which is hardly surprising if one takes into consideration the significance of this composer in his native Italy at the beginning of the 19th century. It is not without reason that one of his flute concerts is still part of the standard repertoire. The edition presented here is based on a privately owned first copy, and the few obvious misprints have been corrected.