For the occasion of the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline, which took place in Westminster Abbey on October 11, 1727, Handel wrote four splendid anthems and personally supervised their performance which was, according to all reports, one of great magnificence. The four anthems were enthusiastically received, and one or more of them has been performed at every British coronation since…

Koeppen Gabriel est l'un des professeurs de violoncelle qui composent la littérature quelques violoncelle facilement jouable dans les styles pop et jazz. Les trois pièces pour violoncelle solo de blues nécessitent la connaissance de la 1ère à 4ème positions, s'adressant à la grande variété du blues. Dans la lente balancer 'Blues Groovy ', le violoncelliste him-/herself demande compte avec gauche p…

por Claude WormsTHE GLORY OF FLAMENCO GUITARMario Escudero is one of the great flamenco concert guitarists of all time. Nine of his most important compositions are published in this book, including the buleria Ímpetu which is widely regarded as a masterpiece of flaahead of its time and which was recorded and brought to the international audience by Paco de Lucía. Escudero worked alongside the most…

text. Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. Inspired by the fast-moving scenes and vulnerable, complex characters of Elizabethan drama, this new opera by George Benjamin and Martin Crimp considers what space, if any, exists for love and human affection inside the dangerous machinery of power. A king, compelled to choose between love and political hard-headedness, makes a fatal decision, allowing his country to sli…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Written to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the legendary oboist Leon Goossens, and first performed by him and the Carter Trio in 1958, this delightful 13-minute quartet is a fine showcase of Malcolm Arnold?s melodic gifts.  The work unfolds over three elegant movements, always engaging and directly communicative. / Ensemble Music / Répertoire / Hautbois, Violon, Alto et Vio…

The New Robert Schumann Edition (RSA) is intended as a historico-critical edition of the collected works. They will be carefully studied and prepared according to present-day musicological and editorial techniques and presented in their entirety. Drafts, sketches and fragments, in short, everything that has come down to us as being authentically by Schumann and which, in most cases, has been delib…

Luciano Pavarotti lost his battle with cancer aged 71 on the 6th September of this year and this album has been released as a tribute to him and has been arranged for Voice and Piano. As well as the music, it also includes an 18 page timeline, obituary and photographs illustrating the highlights of the tenor's life. He will always be remembered as a truly unique performer in the annals of classica…

The composer's work with African choirs has introduced him to many people who, although facing extreme adversity, somehow they maintain a joyous spirit that is more powerful than we can realize. The text is Swahili which adds to the rhythm and spirit of the music. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

The infamous census of the ages has made Bethlehem a busy and crowded spot, and there are some guests at a local inn who aren't very happy. F. W. Woolworth (a rich wool salesman), and Rock Starling (a hip star singer), among others, have made it clear they want no part of the 'lower class' staying at the inn (or otherwise). By the end of this 20-minute, easy-to-prepare and present musical, we lear…

Instrumentalists will love this giant collection of 130 popular solos! Includes: Another One Bites the Dust, Any Dream Will Do, Bad Day, Beauty and the Beast, Breaking Free, Clocks, Edelweiss, God Bless the U.S.A., Heart and Soul, I Will Remember You, Imagine, Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, and dozens more! / Saxophone Alto