Par HAYDN JOSEPH. The culture of piano-duet arrangements begins in the early-to-mid nineteenth century, the great epoch of domestic bourgeois music-making, with its easy availability of decent instruments for every front parlour or gilded salon. All the way from the Wittgenstein Palace in Vienna with its eight grand pianos, to the uprights in the suburban best-rooms of Europe and beyond; and above…

Par HAYDN JOSEPH. Playing 4-hand duets at one keyboard is extraordinarily enjoyable and rewarding means of music-making, there in your parlour, domestic and intimate, at every level technically, from beginners to the most accomplished players. The repertoire of original compositions embraces gems by Bizet, Chabrier, Faure, Debussy, Ravel; Brahms Waltzes and Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances, Percy Grainger…

Par D'OURVILLE LEON. The circumstances of Léon d’Ourville’s life and times remain shrouded in mystery. Although the Soirées Musicales originally appeared in print over one hundred years ago, it is, at the time of writing, impossible to find any hard evidence about when or where d’Ourville lived; indeed nothing can be presently reported concerning anything to do with his life or circumstances. On…

Par KINROSS JOHN. John Kinross (b. Edinburgh 1848, d. London 1890) John Kinross’ music has become not merely neglected – it has become virtually invisible. Contemporary reports tell that he was, firstly, an extremely talented and successful piano teacher in Dundee, then a freelance composer and pianist in London. He wrote a substantial number of compositions for the young pianist; these works d…

Par KINROSS JOHN. John Kinross (b. Edinburgh 1848, d. London 1890) John Kinross’ music has become not merely neglected – it has become virtually invisible. Contemporary reports tell that he was, firstly, an extremely talented and successful piano teacher in Dundee, then a freelance composer and pianist in London. He wrote a substantial number of compositions for the young pianist; these works d…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Ludwig van Beethoven composa sa Sonatine en Sol majeur op. 79 dans les années 1809/1810 en marge d’autres œuvres pour piano de plus grande envergure: le Concerto pour piano en Mi bémol majeur, la Fantaisie pour piano et la Sonate «Les Adieux». Son «Presto alla tedesca» est devenu très populaire grâce au motif de tierces repris dans toutes les tonalités et rappelant le cha…

Par ALKAN CHARLES-VALENTIN. Charles Valentin Alkan se consacra tout entier à composer pour le piano, noircissant le papier d’une écriture à la densité hors du commun. Il compte ainsi parmi les virtuoses téméraires qui laissèrent à la postérité des morceaux longtemps réputés injouables, redécouverts entre temps par des instrumentistes toujours plus avertis. Le recueil d’études op. 39 est une curios…

Par LISZT FRANZ. Les «Études d’exécution transcendante» de Liszt font sans nul doute partie, au titre de la virtuosité, des plus beaux fleurons de la musique de piano. Leur langage visionnaire et leur expression poétique en font en même temps un jalon important de la musique romantique. Ce cycle de douze études, datant de 1852, est le résultat d’un remaniement complet par le compositeur d’une séri…

Par CHAMINADE CECILE. Cécile Chaminade was a world-renowned composer and pianist who was celebrated in her lifetime with numerous prestigious awards and a global following, but unfortunately her legacy has been largely overlooked in modern times. Piano Works Vol. 1 seeks to redress this by making these original and artistically rich works available, many of them for the first time since their init…

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