Par PROBST TATIANA. Commissioned by Claude Desmarets, this string quartet was written at Fontevraud Abbey in 2016 as part of a composer's residence organized by the association 'Foyer Joy-eux' which is devoted to perpetuating the memory of pianist Geneviève Joy and composer Henri Dutilleux. 'Ainsi un nouveau jour' is an imaginary continuation of Dutilleux's legendary quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' create…

Par GRIEG EDVARD. This stringset Suite from Peer Gynt contains a score and 16 parts. It is appropriate for an intermediate level player and explores a varied programme of 4 movements. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876. Later, in 1888 an…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach ’s Christmas Oratorio, composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) who provided several libretti for Bach during his Leipzig period. Like the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, the Christmas Oratorio is narrated by an Evangelist and includes devices from…

Briefe An Henriette Hecker 20.8.1900 - November 1901. A collection of letters, critical reviews, reports of performances, diary entries, and other contemporary documents. An indispensible reference work for Rheinberger research and a living biography of the composer./ Répertoire / Livre

Arr. James Curnow. Par GRIEG EDVARD. Lorsqu’il écrit la superbe pièce en vers Peer Gynt en 1867, Henrik Ibsen la conçoit alors simplement comme un “poème dramatique”, sans penser à d’éventuelles représentations théâtrales de l’oeuvre. Ce n’est que quelques années plus tard qu’il adaptera le texte pour la scène. Il s’assure alors la collaboration d’Edvard Grieg qui composa les 23 tableaux de la mus…

Arr. James Curnow. Par GRIEG EDVARD. Lorsqu’il écrit la superbe pièce en vers Peer Gynt en 1867, Henrik Ibsen la conçoit alors simplement comme un “poème dramatique”, sans penser à d’éventuelles représentations théâtrales de l’oeuvre. Ce n’est que quelques années plus tard qu’il adaptera le texte pour la scène. Il s’assure alors la collaboration d’Edvard Grieg qui composa les 23 tableaux de la mus…

Latin Church Music. Par TALLIS THOMAS. EECM 64 focuses on Latin polyphony by Thomas Tallis that is either demonstrably Henrician or can plausibly be dated to before 1547, and includes the Mass Salve intemerata and several Latin antiphons. A reconstruction of the contrafact Se lord and behold (with words by Henry VIII?s sixth wife, Catherine Parr) is published here for the first time, after the man…

This edition of Harpsichord Work by Antoine Forqueray has been reviewed and edited by Colin Tilney. Dedicated to _x005F_x001A_Madame la Dauphine_x005F_x001A_ (i.e. The King_x005F_x001A_s daughter, here, the daughter of Louis XV), this volume includes six suites fora total of 32 pieces. Each of these pieces is actually named after the Courtesans of the Dauphine. With different degrees of complexity…