for ensemble (or chamber orchestra). Par WIDMANN JORG. Jörg Widmann dedicated 'Freie Stücke' to his teacher Wolfgang Rihm on his fiftieth birthday in 2002. The ten pieces for mixed ensemble or orchestra are 'inspired by the wish for concentration and reduction. Each piece focusses on one sound phenomenon (pulse, shaking ground, noise, monophony, overtone structures, etc.). All parts are locked tog…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Written to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the legendary oboist Leon Goossens, and first performed by him and the Carter Trio in 1958, this delightful 13-minute quartet is a fine showcase of Malcolm Arnold?s melodic gifts.  The work unfolds over three elegant movements, always engaging and directly communicative. / Ensemble Music / Répertoire / Hautbois, Violon, Alto et Vio…

Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. In 1925, Breitkopf & Härtel approached the young pianist Wilhelm Kempff to prepare Clara Schumann’s “Instructive Edition” of her husband’s works for the new engraving. “[…] The comparison with the autograph and the Urtext edition [First Schumann Complete Edition], the results of the Schumann research, the modern principles of notation – all of this would have to be taken into …

Par WAGNER RICHARD. «  Rien ne fait plus de tort à Wagner, et rien n’a plus contribué à amener chez nous le mouvement de réaction antiwagnérien qui se dessine maintenant, que l’absurdité monumentale de ses traductions. Elles ne sont ni françaises ni même intelligibles dans aucune langue.  » (Romain Rolland à Richard Strauss, 12 novembre 1905) Henri Christophe a réalisé cette traduction en 1991 à l…

Instrument : violin and celloNombre de Pages : 4When Ligeti taught composition at the University of Stockholm in the 1960s, he met his famous Swedish fellow composer Hilding Rosenberg (1892-1985). Ligeti wrote this musical greeting on the occasion of Rosenberg's 90th birthday.The little piece is easy to play, composed in an extremely instrument-related manner and sounds really good. It shows that …

für Klaviertrio. Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. Performed at the composer's 70th birthday concert at the Wigmore Hall, these pieces for Piano trio are testament to Shchedrin's breaking of the common perception of Russian composers, being very cheerful./ Répertoire / Violon, Violoncelle et Piano

Ergänzt Und Herausgegeben Von Robert D. Levin. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS / LEVIN ROBERT D.. Mozart’s Mass in C minor K. 427, the “Große Messe, ” is a torso – a circumstance which, in view of the monumentality of the work, is truly unfortunate. The American musicologist and internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Robert D. Levin has reconstructed and completed the Mass, which occupies an outst…

Par FORGET PHILIPPE. Le quatuor avec trompette, From Beirut est un instantané sonore des rues de Beyrouth à la tombée du jour. Les terrasses de cafés entre Orient et Occident, les parfums et la poésie de la ville et l’avenir incertain, tumultueux de celles et ceux qui jalonnent les rues. From Beirut est une commande du C.N.S.M.D. de Lyon. / Date parution : 2009-06-15/ Répertoire / Trompette, Viol…

Over the weekend of 7th July 2001, composers from many countries came together at La Leprara, in Marino near Rome in celebration of Hans Werner Henze's 75th Birthday.Eleven new works were performed, forming the content of this collection of works for one or two pianos.Suitable for advanced pianists. / 2 Pianos

Par LIGETI GYORGY. When Ligeti taught composition at the University of Stockholm in the 1960s, he met his famous Swedish fellow composer Hilding Rosenberg (1892-1985). Ligeti wrote this musical greeting on the occasion of Rosenberg's 90th birthday. The little piece is easy to play, composed in an extremely instrument-related manner and sounds really good. It shows that Ligeti, like Bach, Schumann …