The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are tau…

New findings in Beethoven?s first piano concerto'
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The Bärenreiter editor and Beethoven expert Jonathan Del Mar who has received international acclaim for his highly successful editions of Beethoven?s works now turns his focus on the piano concertos.'
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In the Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15, Del Mar has found no less than 17 corrections in Beethoven?s autograph which were made…

Felix Mendelssohn can claim the credit of having ushered in the Bach-Renaissance with his arrangement and performance of the ?St Matthew Passion?. It was revived for the first time in the Berlin Singakademie on 11 March 1829, one hundred years after its premiere in Leipzig?s Thomaskirche. A second arrangement was performed in Leipzig in 1841. Originally only available on hire as part of the editi…

Commissioned by the music publisher Rózsavölgyi and Co., Béla Bartók and Sándor Reschofsky assembled their Piano Method for beginners, which was first published in 1913.

Pianist and composer Reschofsky devised the framework and wrote the exercises for Piano Method, while Bartók composed 48 short performance pieces on the basis of the exercises.

In a review published in the jour…

From '44 Duos For Two Violins'. Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók (1881-1945) composed his 44 Duos for Two Violins in 1931. These unique musical miniatures combine folk melodies from Eastern Europe with the musical language of the twentieth century in an exciting blend of tradition and modernity. For the present edition Marcin Langer arranged twenty of these duos for Bb clarinets. The pieces allow play…

Couverture Rigide. Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Replaces H 277 The two concertos contained in this volume represent two different stylistic periods within Martinu's work. The 'Concerto da Camera” (1941) is the last of his works inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso. The 'Rhapsody-Concerto”, composed eleven years later (1952), was the first work of his so-called 'fantasia period”, marked by a more open …

Dvorák, Antonín Concerto for Piano and Orchestra G minor op. 33 B 63 - New Urtext edition of Dvorák's only piano concerto - Commentary on performance practice by Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek (Eng/Cz/Ger) - Piano reduction by Karel 'olc adapted to fit this new edition Edition no. BA 10420-90 ISMN 9790260108394 Composed in 1876, Dvorák's only piano concerto has been overshadowed by his other two conce…

Alfred's Ultimate Movie Instrumental Solos series arranged for flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, cello, and optional piano accompaniment. All wind instrument arrangements are fully compatible, and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. A fully orchestrated accomp…

Par . Performed by John Cipolla, clarinet Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn These all-time standards have been arranged for clarinet and symphony orchestra, for a beautiful palette of sound. Not too difficult. Includes a high-quality printed solo part for B-flat clarinet and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo, with the soloist on…

Chabrier was heralded by the young generation of composers in France, particularly by Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc, as the founder of the French Modern. He achieved resounding success with his orchestra rhapsody ?España? upon returning from his trip to Spain. Riding on this success, he composed the Habanera in 1885 which was met with equal enthusiasm. The piece was soon circulated in various arrange…

Par DOBSON SIMON. Firefly was composed by award-winning composer Simon Dobson (b.1981) to provide an entertaining uptempo concert work for community and youth bands. Composed in funk-rock style, and is based on the groove beat with which it opens. Dobson says, 'Firefly was written as a break from my more serious music and as a 'hat tip' to the various types of beat orientated music I listen to.” I…

Cavalli, Francesco La Calisto Dramma per musica in three acts Urtext from Francesco Cavalli - Opere Edition no. TP 891 ISMN 9790006205356 'La Calisto' received its first performance in Venice in 1651 but only really achieved its breakthrough in the 20th century. It is one of Cavalli's most frequently-performed operas today. The reason for this success may have been the late acknowledgement of its…

Celtic Folk Songs pour tous les âges est une charmante collection de mélodies riches et de ballades spécifiquement distinctives pour les cultures de l'Ecosse, Terre-Neuve, Irlande et l'Angleterre. Le CD d'accompagnement (inclu dans le livre solo) fournit deux pistes pour chaque morceau. La première piste inclut un performances d'exemple du solo avec l'accompagnement. La deuxième piste est juste l'…

Celtic Folk Songs pour tous les âges est une charmante collection de mélodies riches et de ballades spécifiquement distinctives pour les cultures de l'Ecosse, Terre-Neuve, Irlande et l'Angleterre. Le CD d'accompagnement (inclu dans le livre solo) fournit deux pistes pour chaque morceau. La première piste inclut un performances d'exemple du solo avec l'accompagnement. La deuxième piste est juste l'…