Par SOUSSANA / POLIAKOVA. Cet albumréunit une trentaine de comptines, chansons et berceuses des pays slaves de l'Europe de l'Est (Russie, Pologne, Ukraine, Biélorussie, Tchéquie, Slovaquie). Au son de la balalaïka, du cymbalum, de l'accordéon ou du violon, le livre-disque met en valeur des chansons d'une richesse fabuleuse. Il exprime avec des mélodies et des mots tantôt simples ou raffinés, lyriq…

Par TAUZIN BRUNO. Voici le deuxième volume des “100 meilleurs riffs de basse”. A l’instar du premier, et comme l’indique clairement son titre, celui-ci recense 100 nouveaux riffs pour les bassistes. Mais pas n’importe quels riffs bien sûr... des riffs mythiques dans l’esprit des plus grands tubes de la musique moderne, tous styles confondus (funk, blues, rock, hard, reggae...), ces morceaux qui on…

Par MAINTZ PHILIPP. Philipp Maintz was born in Aachen, Germany, in 1977. He received his first composition lessons from Michael Reudenbach. He studied composition with Robert HP Platz in Maastricht from 1997-2003, graduating with distinction, followed by a further degree in composition and electronic music with Karlheinz Essl at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz. He has received scholarships and i…

Sept pièces pour piano. Par LAKS SIMON. Simon Laks (1901-1983), who moved from Warsaw to Paris in 1926 at the age of 25, belonged to the large group of composers from Central and Eastern European countries who went down in 20th-century music history as the ?École de Paris?. Slavic temperament amalgamated in their music with French esprit, the folklore of their native countries combined with the st…

An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Ubi caritas et amor is a simple, reflective anthem for mixed-voice choir and organ. Brian Easdale was educat…

for Violin, Viola and Orchestra. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. There is no reference to the origin, occasion or a performance of the Sinfonia concertante in E-flat for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 (320d) because in all probability it was composed in Salzburg (presumably in summer or early autumn, 1779): Mozart seems to have had no reason to write about it. It was apparently in Paris that he …

The French titles and tempo markings in this four-movement, twenty-minute-long trio point to the composer's particular affinity to French culture. The 'Prélude? is followed by an impressive 'Invocation?, an homage to Schlee's highly regarded former teacher Olivier Messiaen in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. This movement, composed somewhat earlier than the others, was the depa…