Recitativo, Arioso e Scherzo. Par HADERMANN JAN. Fortuna pour trompette et piano est une oeuvre commandée par le trompettiste belge Manu Mellaerts. Le titre de la pièce fait référence à la déesse romaine Fortuna, incarnation du destin dans la mythologie romaine. Cette composition se distingue par le langage musical, moderne sans être avant-gardiste, grâce auquel le compositeur Jan Hadermann lui co…

Arr. Naoyuki Honzawa. Par MORALI JACQUES. Formé en 1977 par deux auteurs et producteurs français (Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo), le groupe Village People se distingue par l'originalité presque politique de son concept artistique qui se voulait dénonciateur et parodique de la non-reconnaissance des minorités. Avec des chansons comme In the Navy, Macho Man et l’incontournable Y. M. C. A. , le grou…

Ravel, Maurice Tzigane Concert rhapsody for violin and piano In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this e…

Boasting a star-studded cast and music by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore, the 2015 film Spotlight tells the story of The Boston Globe's watershed 2002 investigation of the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests. Regarding the main title theme, Howard Shore commented, 'The piano has such a black and white, ebony and ivory quality to it. It was the instrument that I felt could be th…

Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Studying the sketches for works which a composer considers to be finished, perfected, is a fascinating activity. It enables one to penetrate the secrets of creative work, to compare the initial outline of a composition with its final version. A sketch is generally left untitled, but it does occur that a composer enhances the status of such a draft by giving it a title, before…

Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. Interestingly there are two different versions of Prokofiev’s second piano concerto, the first written between 1912 and 1913, the second written in 1923. However, during the Russian Civil War, the original manuscript of the Concerto was destroyed in a fire in Prokofiev’s apartment in St. Petersburg. In 1923 he recreated the score from memory, effectively composing the second …

Ed. Critica Di C. Toscani - Reduction For Voice And Piano By Antonio Frigé. Par PERGOLESI GIOVANNI BATTISTA. The present reduction derives from the critical edition of the score, also published in this catalog on Novembre 2012 (NR 139699). The critical edition returns the text of the Stabat mater thanks to a study of a particular scientifi c authority andphilological rigor: as main source the edit…

La Suite op. 14 en quatre mouvements a été composée en 1916 et figurait parmi les oeuvres pour piano préférées de Bartók. Dans cette oeuvre - contrairement à ses autres compositions de ces années-là - il n'utilisa pas de mélodies populaires ni d'éléments tirés du folklore. Il visait ici au contraire bien plus un nouveau style pianistique plus 'abstrait' et transparent qui renonce à toute ornementa…

An original poem describing the journey of a snowflake as it descends from the clouds to its resting place below. The Harp accompanies treble voices, creating a tone that is mystical and whimsical. A stunning addition to your winter program. / Choeur SSA Et Harpe

Evergreens. Par CORNICK MIKE. Play with style using Mike Cornick's Style Collection. Thirteen old favourites - all with everlasting appeal and in a variety of styles, have been arranged for the middle-grade pianist to play and enjoy. Includes Summertime, Give my Regards to Broadway, Maple Leaf Rag, Plaisir D'Amour. The CD provides the option of playing along as part of an ensemble which is both co…