15 Pieces for Piano. This new piano album by the acclaimed Czech pianist, teacher and composer Jakub Metelka (born 1986) contains 15 recital pieces ? short, witty, characteristic compositions with flawless melodic, harmonic and pianistic workmanship. It allows little virtuosos not only to train their technical skills (from fairly easy to moderately difficult), but also to sharpen their grasp of th…

Par SAURET EMILE. Émile Sauret, violin virtuoso, teacher and composer, was admired by some of the greatest composers of his time, including Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Wagner, Grieg and Mahler. He gave numerous concerts with Liszt, Rubinstein, and Moszkowski, and often played duets with Sarasate. He is predominantly remembered for the fiendishly difficult cadenza he composed to Paganini?s first vi…

for young virtuosos with small hands. Par ROSENBLATT ALEXANDER. Piano teachers (as well as pupils) know about the problem of the 'adult' concert repertoire: there is a lack of literature for young, talented and virtuoso pianists, when the hands are in the process of growth but still small. This moment creates serious difficulties in the process of teaching gifted children who want to prove themsel…

A renowned violinist and teacher discusses the interpretation of violin repertoire standards drawing upon 360 musical illustrations and excerpts as well as a lifetime of artistic experience. Suitable for players at all levels Leopold Auer's dissertation offers suggestions for performance of works by the great composers as well as observations on the techniques of Paganini Wieniawski Joachim a…

Though born in Cuba Celedonio Romero was a Spanish Guitarist composer and founder of the Romero Guitar Quartet nicknamed The Royal Family of Guitar -- with his sons. In addition to his role as Pepe Romero’s only Guitar teacher he was also Christopher Parkening’s first teacher. As a composer Romero wrote more than one hundred works for Guitar including this suite that recalls Andalusia…

A Wholistic Perspective of Technique Through Repertoire. As the title of his book attests, guitarist and musicologist Martín Pedreira presents a methodical treatment addressing the most highly refined guitar techniques. In my opinion, we should not confuse the methodical with the routine, because the latter does not facilitate the completion of any task. We applaud Pedreira for his rigorous vision…

Bagatelle is a light-hearted piece for Violin and Piano which makes up for its lack of substance with considerable charm and style. Its composer John Ireland (1879-1962) was an English classicalcomposer and teacher who came to epitomise and even define the late Edwardian style in which he was educated. He is perhaps best known for his choral works but also composed extensively for orchestra and…

Learn killer rock licks in the style of Paul Gilbert technical shredding virtuoso!Also includes Guitar jam tracks. Lessons by Andy James.Each DVD in the Quick Licks series includes an arsenal of licks in the style of your chosen artist to add to your repertoire plus backing tracks to practice your new licks and techniques.Andy James is a well respected guitarist and teacher whose influences incl…

The 6 Caprices by the famous 19th-century teacher and virtuoso are aimed at advanced pupils and students. They are intended to focus on improving technique and virtuosity. The accompaniment of a second violoncello is optional. / Violoncelle