Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. “In this work I gave everything I had to give. […] What I did here I will never do again”. Camille Saint-Saëns was justifiably proud of his Symphony No. 3 in C minor op. 78, dedicated to the memory of Franz Liszt. Like Beethoven’s Ninth, this so-called “Organ Symphony” was commissioned by the Philharmonic Society in London, where itreceived its premiere on 19 May 1886. In …

Par POE LARA. Lara Poe's (b. 1993) good-humoured Contradanse for eight wind instruments employs slightly off-kilter dance rhythms to create a rhythmic background structure to the piece. The melody lines constantly change timbre as they move through different instrumental combinations. Duration: 4'30'' Instruments: Flute Clarinet in B flat 2 Bassoons 2 Trumpets in B flat Tenor Trombone Bass Trombon…

Lullay, my liking is scored for accompanied two-part choir, allowing for various upper-/lower-voice combinations: two-part trebles or sopranos, upper voices only (S/A), or men only (T/B). If performed by a four-part choir, sopranos and tenors should read the upper line, and altos and basses read the lower. The keyboard part can be played on piano or organ, or harp. An inspiring selection of new wo…

Par GALUPPI BALDASSARE. Transcribed and edited by Edith Woodcock from manuscripts in Bologna, Brussels, London, Marburg and Munich. Sonata No. 1 in A minorSonata No. 2 in C minorSonata No. 3 in B flatSonata No. 4 in C minorSonata No. 5 in ASonata No. 6 in G minorTranscribed and edited by Edith Woodcock from manuscripts in Bologna, Brussels, London, Marburg and Munich. To purchase in the USA contac…

Par POE LARA. Lara Poe's (b. 1993) energetic Divergence (2015-2016) for string quartet was conceived cyclically: the four movements explore drifting in and out of focus between different materials. A light ditty of the second movement diverges to the third movement's overtone derived chords. Duration: c. 25' This product includes a set of parts (violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello) and a s…

You've memorized all the songs from the double album, now it's time to play them for yourself! Our matching folio to The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology features all 31 tracks meticulously arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Dive into the emotional depth of Swift's music and play along with your favorite tracks from “Fortnight” to “The Manuscript,” to “So Long, London” …

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written origin…

Original Version. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Schumann’s Cello Concerto Rediscovered In her first Urtext edition for Edition Peters, internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight reveals Robert Schumann’s original version of his Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 – a piece he actually called a ‘Concertstück’ – removing generations of inauthentic editorial interventions. This is the only available mode…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. G F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-born British composer and organist who spent his life working in London. He is credited with popularising opera in Britain, both importing Italian works, and composing his own. Giulio Cesare was composed in 1723-4 and first performed at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, London in February 1724. It remains today one of the most popular o…

No. 1 London Bridge. Par PAGE NICK. London Bridge est un thème et variations (avec des modalités majeures, mineures et Lydie) qui joue avec les contrastes dans cette chanson simple : les contrastes de joie et de tristesse. L'innocence heureux d'un délicieux et de la chanson pour enfants très anciennes et la tristesse de ce que certains croient être c'est des racines historiques and ndash - la pris…