This volume from the popular 'Cellissimo' series contains 37 popular recital pieces from classical to pop music. It is suitable for lessons, performances and competitions. As there is little literature for the cello in jazz and pop style, this volume has a special focus on modern styles such as blues, jazz, pop, rock, funk, folk, Latin, or tango. The selection motivates and introduces to playing t…

With Christopher Hogwood’s new edition of Elgar’s much loved Serenade a scholarly-critical edition of the work is now available for the first time. As with other Elgar works modern editions of the Serenade have always suffered from an enormous number of inconsistancies between the score and parts and unclear divisi and unison passages. The editor has clarified these discrepancies drawing o…

Elgar published the Chanson de Matin and its partner Chanson de Nuit at the time of his life when he was also creating the Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius. This work was originally created as a Violin and Piano duet but Elgar then Orchestrated the work and it was presented at the Proms. Since then other arrangements have been created.Although published in 1897 scholars sugge…

With Christopher Hogwood’s new edition of Elgar’s much loved Serenade a scholarly-critical edition of the work is now available for the first time. As with other Elgar works modern editions of the Serenade have always suffered from an enormous number of inconsistancies between the score and parts and unclear divisi and unison passages. The editor has clarified these discrepancies drawing o…

The Chanson de Nuit was originally entitled Evensong though it is difficult to discern any religiosity in the work. And although published in 1897 scholars suggest that these works may have been written in the 1880’s. The contrast of the two melodies which Elgar then intertwines yield a satisfying short work especially with the composer’s fine Orchestration.Elgar published the Chanson de N…

Elgar's oratorio The Apostles was the biggest endeavour of his creative life. Elgar used the Bible as the source for his libretto taking words and phrases combining separate stories and superimposed different actions one upon another until the psychological emphasis of the libretto reflected its composer as faithfully as the music it was to serve.The Elgar Complete Edition brings together for t…

In addition to the many large-scale works for which he is celebrated Elgar also wrote a plethora of songs among them approximately fifty part-songs. Fly Singing Bird is one part of a two-part work that sets the poetry of the composer’s wife. Alice Elgar had published an epic poem Isabel Trevithoe a Cornish love story from which the words of Fly Singing Bird were excerpted.Fly Singing Bi…

Cette pièce a tout d'abord comme une pièce d'essai pour la fanfare. Il a été arrangé pour orchestre d'Elgar au 1932.Ivor Atkins, un ami proche d'Elgar, disposées quatre des mouvements de la version orchestrale pour orgue pour former la Sonate second organe. Cette version a été édité avec soin par Bryan Hesford et est sûr d'enchanter les artistes et le public. / Orgue / niveau : Moyen / Partition

Elgar délicieuse Salut d'Amour, un de ses premiers succès, en 1889, lors d'Elgar avait tout juste 30 ans: cela s'est avéré être une année de grand bonheur pour lui, car à cette époque, il épousa Caroline Alice Roberts - une dame qui a été pour signifier tant de choses à lui en tant qu'homme et musicien. Il n'est pas trop fantaisiste pour entendre, dans cette pièce charmante, une manifestation musi…

By Edward Elgar. For horn in F & piano. Swiss import. Level: 3+. Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift. (EMR 2100)