Un travail différent de 'Rhapsody in Blue ', le' Concerto pour piano en fa 'ou d'autres oeuvres de concert, mais une' charmante 'pièce, a admis Ira Gershwin, frère de l'écrivain et le texte de George Gershwin (1898-1937). En fait, 'Lullaby' la mise en quatuor à cordes est une oeuvre exceptionnelle: en dehors des 'Short Story' pour violon et piano la seule oeuvre originale de musique de chambre du …

Volume 1 of Bach’s organ music presents some of the most frequently played organ pieces altogether. Here they appear in a new engraving based on the New Bach Edition (NBA).This updated edition takes into account the latest findings of Bach scholarship: thus, for example, a newly-discovered copy of the first edition containing inscriptions in Bach’s own hand could be incorporated into the musical t…

Arrangeur: Matt Johnston. Par HERBERT VICTOR. L'Encore is a short vignette originally composed for Flute, Clarinet (in A) and orchestra accompaniment. For this edition with piano reduction, to transpose the A Clarinet part for B-flat Clarinet would put the clarinet in an awkward key, so instead, included in the volume are additional transposed parts for the flute and piano. Thus, the clarinetist w…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Sonata in C major Sonata facile K545 includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he guides us through the Classical language of this ‘simple’ sonata, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour.  more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, …

Par BULLA STEPHEN. CANZONE ANTICA translates as “ancient song”. The dark mystery of the Middle Ages, from plainsong and cowled robes to shrouded medieval architecture, permeates a misty atmosphere as your band roams the catacombs in this powerful composition. Steeped in ancient history and opening with a short basso ostinato, this is a unique and significant work. Stephen Bulla masterfully weaves …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Bandsman’s Overture was commissioned by British Bandsman magazine to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012. It was premiered by Black Dyke Band, conducted by Dr Nicholas Childs, at a special anniversary concert held in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on July 1st. British Bandsman was for a period known as British Bandsman and Contest Field, following an amalgamation of two magazi…

The name Carlos Gardel is synonymous with the tango. Before his life was cut short by a plane crash, he had popularized this famous Latin dance music the world over through records, radio, television, and a burgeoning film career. Songs include: El Da Que Me Quieras * Meloda de Arrabal * Mi Buenos Aires Querido * Volvi Una Noche and many more.

Par MUHLY NICO. Spring Figures is a short reaction to Charline von Heyl’s reimagination of Botticelli’s Primavera . The piece, for solo cello, takes its cue from the menace of the vertical lines of the background of the painting, which is reflected in unmoving and uncompromisingly high sustained notes. The rest of the piece is a series of ascending and descending and crabwise figures, establishing…

for String Quartet. Par BAKER CLAUDE. A VOICE PASSES provides musical commentary on three haiku by the 19th-century poet Masaoka Shiki and one by the legendary master he most admired, Yosa Buson. Stricken with tuberculosis and addicted to morphine in the later years of his short life, Shiki wrote a large number of haiku that dealt with the pain and suffering caused by his illness. Of these, many w…

Missa aulica. Par BRIXI FRANTISEK XAVER. Brixi came from a widespread family of Bohemian musicians which included composers whose works were well known among rural communities. The present edition of this short mass [known as the “Missa aulica”], which is published here for the first time, is a typical example of this type of music: scored for a small ensemble, which makes only modest demands of t…