Par MANZI LOU. Guitar Atlas: Italy brings you the lively rhythms and emotional melodies of Italian music. The rich tradition of Italian music has been underrepresented in the 'world music' genre --- until now! Learn the history, cultural influences, and instruments of each area of the country. While some of the songs featured were originally performed on instruments such as flute, mandolin, or b…

Par MAUERSBERGER RUDOLF. Rudolf Mauersberger, the cantor of the Dresden Kreuzkirche, shaped his Christvesper in the Christmas tradition of the “Erzgebirge” in Saxony. The work underwent a long period of gestation and first attained its final form in 1963. The entire church is used for a performance: On the altar the Christmas story from Luke is presented, in four different corners of the church th…

Suite Per Pianoforte. Par ROTA NINO. Ogni anno punto e da capo (Every Year Again) is a one-act comedy by Eduardo De Filippo, which premiered in 1931 at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples. On the occasion of the revival at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan in 1971, De Filippo asked Nino Rota to edit some songs of the Italian Rivista tradition from the thirties and provide them with additional music. Of the music…

Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1. Par BATISTE JOHN. Inspired by the timelss beauty of classical music and the raw emotion of blues, Jon Batiste's Beethoven Blues reimagines tradition with a modern voice. Our new matching songbook features all 11 tracks from the acclaimed solo piano album, with transcriptions approved by the five-time GRAMMY Award® winner himself. Songs include: American Symphony Theme…

One hundred titles in six categories: pop hits; movie and TV music; pop, rock and country classics; folk and children's songs; classical themes; and all-time favorites. Titles include: All for Love * I Swear * Charlie Brown Theme * Looking Through Your Eyes * Star Wars (Main Title) * Talk to the Animals * Journey to the Past * Tradition * To Life! * As Time Goes By and more.

Prayer to the Power of Love. Par BORTNIANSKY DMITRY STEPANOVYCH. The Ukrainian Dmitri Bortniansky (1751-1825) received lessons at the local singing school in his hometown of Hlukhiv, and soon his extraordinary talent was recognised. He was somewhat of a child prodigy, writing his first opera at a young age. Following his studies Bortniansky was appointed court composer and Kapellmeister of the Imp…

Medley of Three Russian Love Songs. Les chants traditionnels russes sont bouleversants d’émotions. Tourbillonnants de fougue ou, au contraire, languissants et mélancoliques, ils reflètent l’esprit et le caractère d’un peuple et fascinent par la puissante expression des sentiments. From Russia with Love (“Tendres pensées de Russie”) de Roland Kernen s’inscrit dans cette tradition en reprenant trois…

Par FAURE GABRIEL. With this early cycle (1863/64), Fauré follows in the footsteps of Mendelssohn's “Lieder ohne Worte” (Songs without Words) whilst at the same time enrolling into the French tradition of the “Romance sans paroles” as penned by composers such as Thalberg, Kalkbrenner, Gounod or Bizet before him. It was not until 1880 that the pieces, the first of his piano works, appeared in print…

Medley of Three Russian Love Songs. Les chants traditionnels russes sont bouleversants d’émotions. Tourbillonnants de fougue ou, au contraire, languissants et mélancoliques, ils reflètent l’esprit et le caractère d’un peuple et fascinent par la puissante expression des sentiments. From Russia with Love (“Tendres pensées de Russie”) de Roland Kernen s’inscrit dans cette tradition en reprenant trois…