Madrigal est le titre donné à cette oeuvre en référence à cette forme d'expression de la Renaissance pour une pièce écrite a cappella et sans accompagnement instrumental.En effet, j'ai utilisé le piano non pas comme un accompagnateur au sens habituel mais comme un outil permettant l'écho, l'initiation des phrases ou encore leur confirmation. On pourra noter également certaines inflexions issues de…

Par HENNEBELLE DAVID. Par leur longévité et le nombre des concerts – entre un et trois par semaine en moyenne –, par le faste des moyens humains et financiers et par la diversité des lieux qui les accueillirent (Versailles, Marly, Fontainebleau, Compiègne…), les concerts de la reine Marie Leszczynska furent incontestablement l’une des plus importantes structures permanentes de concerts de l’Europe…

Par MAW NICHOLAS. 'With its rich textures bubbling with activity, not unlike Janácek thrilling at nature's evergreen renewal, the piece seeks to put into music `the energy and beauty of spring'. It is an approachable example of the music of the 1980s, deserving of a re-hearing.'Richard Fairman, Financial Times, 22 April 1993/ Répertoire / Conducteur

The popularity of Latin Jazz has been tremendous in recent years, and now this innovative play-a-long offers you these Charlie Parker originals in the Salsa/Latin Jazz style. This rhythmically unique treatment of Bird's beboop classics inspires whole new directions in your playing! A whole new way to think about the music of Bird! Mark Levine-piano David Belove-bass John Santos-Timbales and misc…

Commissioned by The Bach Choir in memory of Leopold de Rothschild (1927-2012), a singing member of the Choir for 50 years and Chairman for 23 years. Following his resignation as a singer Leo became the Choir's President, a position he held until his death - over this extraordinary period of devotion to the Choir he became a friend to vast numbers of his fellow singers, and gave unstintingly of his…

SATB, Tuba, Timpani, 2 Percussions, Organ, Strings. Par MEALOR PAUL. With words by Grahame Davies, this ten minute work for chorus and orchestra was written by kind permission of the Master of Marlborough College, Mrs Louise Moelwyn-Hughes; commissioned by the Choirmaster of Marlborough College, Mr Adam Meehan-Staines, and made possible through the generosity of donors to the Arts Fund, Marlboroug…

An incredible collection of 36 famous bass solos and lines from 18 masters written in bass clef, including Jimmy Blanton, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Richard Davis, Stanley Clarke, and Michael Moore over the changes of great standards, including Body and Soul, Sophisticated Lady, Stardust, But Not For Me, All The Things You Are, April In Paris, Stella, Like S…

All I Ask Of You is the love song that triggers the Phantom of The Opera's jealous campaign of retribution in Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical - Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman took it for a spin in 1986 and had a hit single. Big Spender became even more popular than the 1966 musical from which it came - 'Sweet Charity' - and Shirley Bassey did much to popularise it later. Written specifi…

Le troisième volume de la série ' Piano images ' est entièrement dédié à la question de savoir s'il existe vraiment blagues et s'amuser en musique et dans l'affirmative, ce qu'elle est en réalité que nous rire ? Parfois, c'est le titre du morceau qui nous fait rire, comme en / Piano