Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Aleksey Igudesman might reasonably be described as a modern day Victor Borge. With his cabaret partner, Hyung-ki Joo, he has toured concert halls all over the world, wringing all that is humorous out of classical music with just the basic tools of violin and piano. The “Happy Birthday Variations” for violin and piano are dedicated to his good friend, the late Sir Roger Moore…

Par ZAHNHAUSEN MARKUS. Markus Zahnhausen’s Lux Aeterna belongs to a very special category in my repertoire. The tender and dangerous beauty of his music has fascinated me for years. In a contemporary musical language Zahnhausen has managed to bring theinstrument back to what it once was: flauto - the flute! His expressive music never takes the instrument beyond its limits, thus avoiding the trap o…

Par BAKER DUCK. This collection of carols arranged for guitar solo brings together twenty-four melodies that have had broad appeal through the ages. They were a spontaneous expression of musical joy that occurred over much of northern Europe in the fifteenth century, coinciding with the dawning of the modern age and the ending of the long medieval night. The selections include universal favorites,…

Dans ce DVD, vous trouverez une foule de renseignements qui fera de vous un joueur plus compétent et les plus passionnant. Les clés de déverrouillage des mystères de la dulcimer martelé et les possibilités infinies de fabrication de la musique sur cet instrument incroyable sont indiqués. Les informations contenues dans ce DVD sont essentielles à n'importe quel joueur, du débutant vers le professio…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Even for small choirs, Schubert’s Mass in G major poses no scoring or performance problems and is thus ideal for use in church services. The work is full of surprises and musical ideas. Apart from the Benedictus, the solo parts are limited to short interpolations. Relatively easy choral and solo writing Straight-forward organ arrangement Ideal for church services The Bärenreite…

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. A beguiling 20-minute work for countertenor, women's voices and orchestra, Dream of the Song, George Benjamin's first work since his ground-breaking opera Written on Skin, was premiered in 2015 by the countertenor Bejun Mehta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by the composer. Employing a reduced orchestra (two oboes, four horns, two…

The Works for one Instrument and PianoJohannes Brahms' compositions for one instrument and piano have been standards in chamber music literature ever since their inception. These works were written with specific performers in mind and Brahms worked closely with them when refining the final texts. Nevertheless, we rarely approach the music taking into consideration the possibilities of the instrume…

Le nouveau recueil de sonatines Vol. 1. Keep the old, but be generous with new. Fundamentally the editor of the New Sonatina Book has followed this principle. Therefore in the book are found sonatas for children which are almost 'classical', as well as other works which have long been used successfully in teaching the piano but which are not found in previous collections such as, for example, the …

Now you have the chance to sing, play and strum all the hits from Ellie Goulding's debut album ' Lights' , in this sheet music edition for Piano, Voice and Guitar. The most anticipated artist of 2010, Ellie Goulding's album Lights was released through Polydor in early March. Despite her career still being in its infancy, she has already gained the support of both the public and critics. Ellie star…

Par CAO HELENE. Les deux tomes des 600 Mots de la musique couvrent l’essentiel du vocabulaire de la musique occidentale dite « savante ». Ce volume A contient les mots concernant la théorie (chromatisme, tonalité), les procédés compositionnels (contrepoint, renversement), les pratiques (basse continue, transposition), les esthétiques et courants musicaux (baroque, style classique, musique spectral…