Par ALLERME JEAN-MARC. En composant et en choisissant ces 24 mélodies réparties sur 2 volumes, j'ai choisi de mettre en scène musicalement la flûte à bec comme on le fait plus souvent pour des instruments qui bénéficient naturellement d'une meilleure cote de popularité. Je souhaitais également que cela soit l'occasion pour chacun de découvrir et d'apprendre cet instrument, de manière progressive e…

Par MANTOVANI BRUNO. Par sa nature conflictuelle et son caractère souvent virtuose, le genre du concerto m'a toujours fasciné. Après avoir écrit des oeuvres assez traditionnelles où un soliste s'opposait à une masse orchestrale, j'ai tenté d'imprimer une marque plus personnelle soit en démultipliant l'instrument mis à l'honneur (concertos pour deux altos ou pour deux pianos), soit en inversant les…

Wq 217. Par BACH CARL PHILIPP EMMANUEL. His Heilig Wq 217 is just 6 minutes long. Bach, however, put all his art into these few minutes, as he himself wrote to his publisher: „ Here I have proved the most daring and hard work . . . It will be my swan song of this nature, and serve to ensure that you do not forget myself too soon after my death“. The work requires an extraordinary instrumentation: …

D-Dur. Par PISENDEL JOHANN GEORG. Two sonatas by Johann Georg Pisendel for violin with basso continuo accompaniment have been handed down to us and have now been published for the first time by Carus. Pisendel was the famous concert master of the Dresdner Hofkapelle, which was one of the leading orchestras in the first half of the 18th century. Since he was the leading violinist of his time in Ger…

A Collection of Cakewalks, Rags, Slow Drags, and Foxtrots from the Gilded Age. Par . The popularity of the mandolin in the United States between 1885-1915 led to the formation of many regional mandolin orchestras and mandolin clubs across the country, particularly in the urban areas of the Northeast and Midwest, but also as far west as San Francisco and as far south as New Orleans, e.g., the Tulan…

Par GAUBERT. Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) was a distinguished performer on the Flute. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that his compositions for the instrument are at the forefront of the instrument's repertoire, Ballade being no exception. After a prominent career as a flautist with the Paris Opera, he was appointed as professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire as well as principal conducto…

Par BENNETT JON. A set of 12 beautiful new folk tunes arranged for acoustic instruments and suitable for ensembles ranging from duos to small orchestras. Each tune has three written parts – melody, countermelody, and bass line – as well as chords shown beneath the melody line. In addition to technical tips there is a video performance of each tune by Moonrakers played at a steady pace. Suitable fo…

Par WOLFF CHRISTIAN. For one or more orchestras - any number of players - any instruments or sound sources -/ Répertoire / Grand Ensemble Contemporain et Orchestre