Written in 1994 by minimalist composer Steve Reich, Nagoya Marimbas, for two Marimbas, reflects the style of some of the composer?s earlier compositions from the 1960s and ?70s, in as far as there are repeating patternsplayed on both marimbas, one or more beats out of phase, creating a series of two part unison canons. However, these patterns are more melodically developed, change frequently and e…

'The most romantic of all my works? ('Schumann?)Schumann's 'Liederkreis?, after poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, comprises settings of twelve texts with the common motif of being far from home.Our new edition presents the work in its definitive form published in the second edition of 1850, while taking into account Schumann's autograph manuscript and other relevant sources. The detailed Foreword b…

Songs by Women Composers. Par . Women composers and their lieder long eked out a shadowy existence in music research and practice, though ever since the early 19th century, the lied had become a central female compositional genre, softening gender-related restrictions and opening up new artistic spheres of action. It is true that names such as Clara Schumann and Fanny Hensel are now far more estab…

This little piece was commissioned by King's College, Cambridge in 2002 as the then-latest in their celebrated annual Christmastide service of Nine Lessons and Carols for their unique Chapel - it is dedicated to the choir and its director Stephen Cleobury. 'Little', but already a mini-cantata telling the start of the familiar story - Gabriel's Annunciation - praise to the Virgin before she too sin…

Par SEITHER CHARLOTTE. “Lauschgut” (2018/19) follows the idea of freeing the piano from its chordal tradition. Instead, the single note is fringed so far inwards that pitch and noise can meet in “fanned-out unanimity”. The piece consists of five short fragments reduced to very little material. They are further dispersed by extensive silences between the movements: what is once said stands irretrie…

A Musical Fairytale for Thirteen Pianists and One Dog. Par PUCIHAR BLAZ. One summer day, in a provincial villa far away from the big city, the Piano Wizard sat down at his piano to finally compose the great symphonic suite that he had already been hearing in his head for a long time. The Wizard was a very peculiar person. He lived alone in his villa where books, records, musical scores, various me…

Comédie (Laxenburg 1765) Gluck Complete Works IV/4. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. The critical edition presents the music to the verse comedy “Soliman second, ou Les Trois Sultanes” by Charles-Simon Favart (1710–1792), which was performed before the Viennese courtly audience in the Schlosstheater Laxenburg by the French troupe of the Burgtheater on 18 May 1765. This is the first time that Gluck’s…

Nouvelle collection play-along disponible ! 15 tubes presentes avec une demo professionnelle et des pistes d'accompagnement pour que vous puissiez jouer et sonner comme un pro ! Titres inclus : Evermore - Into the Unknown - It's All Right - Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz) - Speechless - Try Everything - You're Welcome - et bien d'autres. L'acces aux fichiers audio se fait en ligne a l'aide du cod…