Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) was greatly influenced by his contemporaries, Ravel, Debussy and Roussel, yet implemented his own, unique style. His Cello Concerto, Tout Un Monde Lontain is considered to be one of the most important 20th century additions to the instrument's repertoire. This Dutilleux Concerto comprises five movements which run seamlessly in to one-another, each i…

Tonalité : G-Moll - Op.: 117, 2 -. Par REGER MAX. The facsimile edition of Max Reger’s Präludium and Fugue in G minor op. 117, 2 is meant for music lovers and violinists alike. Music enthusiasts also treasure the strongly expressive musical handwriting of Reger, with its colorful remarks, as an example of graphic individuality. The four-page facsimile, which is inserted loosely in the accompanying…

Opus 132. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Aucun poème romantique, aucun personnage de conte particulier n’a incité Schumann à écrire cette composition. On peut supposer aujourd’hui que le titre de ces pièces tout d’abord intitulées «Romanzen» voulait seulement évoquer un monde poétique, féérique. Probablement inspiré par le «Kegelstatt-Trio» K. 498 – «Trio des Quilles» – de Mozart, Schumann avait nourri inte…

In 1803 Beethoven wrote his Third Symphony and, as is widely known, it was originally in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte. Yet it was published three years later with a dedication to Beethoven's patron Prince Lobkowitz as well as with the addition 'Sinfonia Eroica? in memory of a 'grand Uomo?. This presumably - reflecting the changed political situation - referred to the Prussian Prince Louis Ferdinan…

Par WIENIAWSKI. Wariacje na temat w asny'' op. 15 powsta y w 1854 i w tym samym roku ukaza y si drukiem, wydane przez firm Breitkopf und Hartel w Lipsku. Kompozycja oparta na technice wariacyjnej posiada nietypow form. Temat z trzema wariacjami (w dur) poprzedza molowy wst p z elementami kadencji. Fragment ten pojawia si ponownie po wariacjach, po czym nast puje fina w formie b yskotliwego walca, …

Gioachino Rossini chooses Semiramide as the opera subject of the Carnival season 1822-23, the last of his Italian career. The opera - composed on a libretto by Gaetano Rossi - was performed for the first time in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, on February 3rd 1823. The history of this work is characterized right from the first performances by frequent manipulations, cuts and consecutive adjustments beca…

Vol de quatre rois a été commandé par The Shepherd School of Music à l'Université de Rice pour Novus, un quatuor de trombone et a été enregistré en 2005. Depuis sa création, cette pièce a reçu réceptions enthousiastes des auditoires partout aux Etats-Unis, y compris l'Université Rice, UCLA, Cal State et Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. / 4 Trombones

Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. One of Verdi's most popular opera, La Traviata is based on La Dame aux Camélias ('Camille'), the novel and play by Alexandre Dumas, fils that enthralled Parisian audiences of the 1850s with a stirring portrayal of a beautiful courtesan redeemed by love. With his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi transformed the Dumas story of a passionate, ultimately poignant love affair…

Cantolopera is a publishing project devoted to students, professionals and enthusiasts who wish to approch the great vocal repertoire for practicing, performing or simply singing opera arias, sacred pieces, songs, standards. The editions include a vocal score and one or more CD containing orchestral accompaniment performed by Compagnia d'Opera Italiana, with its orchestra of over 130 instrumentali…

En 1849, Schumann se tourna vers un nouveau genre: la composition d'oeuvres pour piano accompagné d'un instrument soliste. De manière presque systématique, il fit cadeau de Fantasiestücken, Romanzen, etc. aux différents instruments à vent - et prévit toujours aussi une variante avec un instrument à cordes. Ainsi, selon son souhait, l'Adagio et Allegro op. 70 existe également dans une version pour …