\'A Cry against Facism\'. Par DE MEIJ JOHAN. The Painted Bird, the controversial novel by Jerzy Kosinski (1933-1991), tells the story of a Jewish boy during World War II. For his safety, the child was sent to the Polish countryside by his parents. The title refers to a barbaric tradition among Polish farmers. The wings of a captured bird were painted in bright colors, after which the animal was re…

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hanc…

in E flat major. Par STEFANI JAN. Composition was completed at the beginning of 1825, in stylistic terms it falls between Classicism and Romanticism. The straddling of stylistic epochs is evident in the four-movement design of the quartet, which refers do Classical solutions established during the previous centrury also in other genres. Nethertheles, it is worth drawing attention to the third move…

Par ADES THOMAS. Composed in 2009 for Emmanuel Ax, Thomas Adès's Mazurkas listen to the Polish folk genre as it was listened to by Chopin, except that its rhythms and the heave of its shifting accents are now caught from further off, in a stranger world. A pianist of phenomenal talent himself, Adès writes for the instrument with fluency and intelligence, creating something both boldly original and…

Par KEYSER PAUL DE. Avec violon Playtime, le violoniste débutant peut faire de la musique des tout premiers enseignements. Dans les trois livres qui composent la série, il y a plus d'une centaine en petits morceaux, une mine de mélodies attrayants - certains traditionnels, certains compositeurs du passé, certains nouvellement formé. Mais ce n'est plus alors seulement une anthologie facile - l'appr…

for Violin and Piano. Par KEYSER PAUL DE. Après les deux premiers livres de la série, ' répertoire livre 3 du The Young violoniste présente des morceaux de difficulté modérée (autour de AB Grade 2-4) qui donne beaucoup de possibilités de développement du bras bow, introduire spiccato et exigent une finesse d'exécution. Il y a aussi amplement l'occasion de l'introduction de vibrato. Les dix premier…