Par GREEN MAURICE. The suites, lessons and miscellaneous short pieces for harpsichord by Maurice Greene published in MB106 form an important corpus of eighteenth-century English keyboard music, complementary to the works of Handel, Thomas Roseingrave and Greene?s mentor Giovanni Bononcini, and also showing the influence of Domenico Scarlatti. The volume also includes a set of six overtures for the…

The New Robert Schumann Edition (RSA) is intended as a historico-critical edition of the collected works. They will be carefully studied and prepared according to present-day musicological and editorial techniques and presented in their entirety. Drafts, sketches and fragments, in short, everything that has come down to us as being authentically by Schumann and which, in most cases, has been delib…

8 Four-Part Settings for Choir a cappella [mix ch]. Par STOLARZ OHAD. The Sephardic culture originates from the Jewish population of Spain that was banished at the end of the 15th century and afterwards spread to the whole of the Mediterranean area, the Balkan and North Africa. Its unique Spanish dialect Ladino was preserved, finding musical expression in ballads, lyrical and paraliturgical songs …

for mixed voices a capella. Par BRYARS GAVIN. Laude' were short mediaeval devotional songs to the Virgin Mary, and Gavin Bryars has kept to the pure, lyrical style of the originals. Following the successful publication of Bryars' first volume of laude which singers around the world have added to their repertoire, this second volume for various combinations of a cappella voices provides new opportu…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. The Gospel Mass – messe pour choeur mixte, combo et orchestre d’harmonie, fut composée à partir du style gospel, qui, depuis ses origines en Amérique, s’est peu à peu étendu dans le monde entier. Après Missa Brevis et MissaKatharina, voici la troisième messe signée par le compositeur Jacob de Haan. Les différents mouvements de la composition de Jacob de Haan s’articulent selon l…

Ecrite en 2006 à la demande de Xavier Phillips, Rhapsodie Arménienne est une sorte de clin d'oeil (encore un!) à nos origines communes. Elle fait partie du programme d'un disque intitulé 'Arménia' (enregistré pour 'Lontano', (Choc de la Musique en 2008) et fait suite naturelle à la Varjabedian - Rhapsodie pour violon seul écrite pour le frère ainé de Phillips, Jean-Marc. Entre la frénésie d'une da…

Par SCARLATTI / GILBERT. Italian composer, Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) is well-known for his Keyboard compositions. His 555 Keyboard Sonatas remain ever popular to this day, and it is for this reason that this fourth volume is indispensable to performers of the genre. Originally composed for the Harpsichord, Organ or early Pianoforte, the Sonatas display the riveting use of discords and unconve…

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Psalm 137 'Super flumina Babylonis' also known as 'By the rivers of Babylon' was an inspiration for many composers including Camille Saint-Saëns. He repeatedly occupied himself with his psalm motet for solo soprano, mixed choir, saxophone quartet, string orchestra and organ, originally composed in 1854. Two of the four versions ? the first version in Latin and a much later…

Par GARDEL CARLOS. Love, fire, passion - as one of the most emotionally-charged dances, the tango is an ideal match for the flute and its duo partner, the piano, as all three join in for a charming musical experience. Argentine tango expert Diego Collatti has arranged five popular tangos originally composed by Carlos Gardel, who greatly influenced the genre with his interpretations and composition…

Par PRICE FLORENCE / PERNA DANA (Arr.). Originally for piano, this lyric work is a shining presentation of Price\'s signature style. The first statement is in E-flat Major, then modulates to F Major. Although short, the piece requires mature musicality, secure intonation and vibrato from your ensemble, with delicate dynamics and rubato. There are brief solos for oboe and euphonium. / Date parution…