Following on from Starter Studies, this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musician. Specifically tailored for each instrument, Skilful Studies introduces the concept of phrasing by suggesting suitable breathing points and takes the player into new keys with extended instrumental ranges. New notes are introduced in a gradual and logical manner; woodwind p…

Lied- und Tanzvariationen. Par SWEELINCK JAN PIETERSZOON. Following the successful new edition of Scheidt's Tabulatura nova, Harald Vogel now releases his second major project for Breitkopf & Härtel, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck's 'Complete Keyboard Works'. Assisting the leading interpreter of 16th- and 17th-century organ music is Pieter Dirksen, the Dutch harpsichordist and Sweelinck scholar. Togeth…

Repertoiresammlung herausgegeben von Peter Anton Ling. Par . The Three Tenors Are Coming On the opera stage, the tenor is often the most eminent protagonist. Whether as ardent lover or tragic hero, he is in the limelight to show lyrical sensitivity, sonorous euphony and smoothness, a maximum of nuances. The vocal range creates high expectations and provides an extraordinary aura. The three volum…

There exists already and abundant supply of original compositions and arrangements suitable for performance on large and comprehensive organs but many organists who have only a small instrument at their disposal in country churches often have some difficulty in finding short and easy voluntaries suitable for their own use and the instruction of their pupils. It is hoped that The Village Organist …

Aleph was commissioned by The London Sinfonietta and first performed for the Royal Festival in 1974. The work makes great use of the Cimbalom a tuned-percussion instrument of Hungarian origin resembling the Harpsicord but rather than using a keyboard the stings are struck from above using mallets/beaters. In this small-ensemble piece two musical groups are established one of flutes and bass…

Bwv 1001-1006. Par LAWRENCE GOLAN. Edition du Dr Lawrence Golan des chefs-d'oeuvre de Bach pour violon solo combine l'authenticité et l'exactitude d'une édition savante de Urtext avec la valeur concrète et l'obligeance d'une édition d'exécution. Un fac-similé du manuscrit autographe de Bach a été utilisé dans la préparation de cette édition et les intentions du compositeur ont été conservées jusqu…

Easy Piano Pieces with Practising Tips-With the new Urtext Primo series Wiener Urtext Edition intends to bridge the gap between studying a Piano method and taking additional lessons. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116) Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8) works by three different composers are sel…

für Violoncello und Orchester. Par SCHNITTKE ALFRED. Schnittke’s first cello concerto was written during a near fatal time in his life, after having suffered a severe stroke in 1985, during which his heart stopped three times. Upon recovery he completed the concerto, the music becoming more dissonant and discordant, with the melodies more contorted. The first cello concerto was a monumental endeav…

The first volume of Couperin's Harpsichord Pieces does not contain a date of publication however it is thought to have been composed during 1716-1717 due to the address which the composer gave on his other Harpsichord compositions. Yet the compilation remains a favourite. François Couperin (1668-1733) is often nicknamed 'Couperin the Great' to distinguish him from other members of the musical…

String Quartet No.1 Op.14 in four movements by British composer Benjamin Frankel composed in 1944. These are the parts arranged for two Violins Viola and Cello. Frankel's compositions were largely neglected following his death. After BBC Radio 3 featured him as their 'Composer of the Week' and the German record company CPO partnered with the Australian Broadcasting Company to record his entir…