Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Some of Beethoven ’s most enduring and unabashedly successful works stem from his so-called “Middle Period” and in the genre of chamber music, the quartets Op. 74 and 95 together with the recently issued Op. 59 quartets complete this period. Jonathan Del Mar’s scholarly critical edition of quartets Op. 74 and 95 sets the record straight once and for all, restoring Beethov…

Viola. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, Strings and Basso Continuo in A major (TWV 53:A2) Tafelmusik I If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically during…

Regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the 20th century, Manuel De Falla (1876-1946) had a distinctively nationalistic style. His Andalusian influences are clearly seen in his ballet El Amor Brujo , which is often praised for its originality, while at the same time preserving the beauty of the Andalusian folk themes. The libretto was written by Gregorio Martínez Sierra, and the ballet was fi…

Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. Overture and Conclusion for 2 Flutes, Strings & Basso continuo in E minor TWV 55:e1 Tafelmusik I If Telemann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the greatest of all composers, his star, faced with the overwhelming presence of Bach and Handel, paled in the course of the 19th century to the verge of contempt. This assessment changed radically during the course of…

Par BOMHOF GERT. Following Malletino and Fun-4-All, this work is the third in a series of compositions for five mallet instruments and five percussion instruments (including bongos and timpani). Malletino was written specifically for beginnerpercussion ensembles, whereas the technical and musical level required for Sequenza Percussola is clearly higher. In short, this work is a challenge for the e…

Tiefe Stimme / Low Voice. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Continuing the new Urtext edition of Schubert’s Lieder, editor Walther Dürr now presents Volume 6, for Low Voice. While volumes 1 to 4 of this series contain mostly Lieder that Schubert had published during his lifetime, volume 5ff. contain the remaining songs which are presented basically chronologically in the order of their Deutsch catalogue number.…

Par TURRIN JOSEPH. This exceptionally unique work by Joseph Turrin is composed in memory of Howard Hanson, one of the 20th century’s greatest proponents of American music. While decidedly modern in sound, the mood of this piece adheres to Hanson’s own belief in the value of “warm blooded music” rather than the pursuit of coldly abstract, purely cerebral music. Hanson’s influence on 20th century mu…

Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. Wladyslaw Zelenski had the Six Character Pieces for piano, op. 17 ready around 1871, although it is quite possible that he composed them earlier, even in 1864. Such is indicated by the opus number. At that time he was giving opus numbers to works in chronological order of composition. This set is dedicated to Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, a pianist whom Zelenski could have met on …

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Par GADD STEVE. The Steve Gadd drumming transcriptions book honors the talents of one of the greatest drummers in the entire world: the amazing Steve Gadd. The book includes thirty stylistically varying transcriptions. It is a note for note, very accurate interpretation of Steve Gadd's style of playing the drums. In some cases there are only fragments that present the most interesting parts of the…