Beethoven's Grande Sonate in C major op. 53 (1803-04) marks his turn towards large-scale symphonic influenced piano works. Since its first publication this highly virtuosic piece, dedicated to Beethoven's friend and patron Ferdinand, Count Waldstein, has lost none of its magnetism. To this day it remains a pianistic challenge and a musical touchstone for every performer. Jonathan Del Mar, currentl…

Par HORAN NIALL. This debut solo effort from One Direction's Niall Horan debuted at the top of the Billboard® 200 album charts. Our Piano/Vocal/Guitar folio includes 13 songs from the album: 'Fire Away', 'Flicker', 'Mirrors', 'On My Own', 'On the Loose', 'Paper Houses', 'Seeing Blind', 'Since We're Alone', 'Slow Hands', 'This Town', 'The Tide', 'Too Much to Ask' and 'You and Me'./ Recueil / Piano,…

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of the work between 1994 and 1996 for tárogató and concert band. Since this traditional Hungarian instrument is rarely found in ensembles abroad, a soprano saxophone can serve as an alternative solo instrument. The composer uses melodies from the early 18th century, from the age of Rákóczi's war of independence. An ambitious framewo…

Par STEVENS CAT. The matching folio to Yusuf Islam's An Other Cup . This is the first pop release from the former Cat Stevens since converting to Islam, and comes 28 years after his last release, 'Back To Earth'. Now performing simply as Yusuf, An Other Cup is a welcome return to the classic singer-songwriter sound that earned Cat Stevens rave reviews in the sixties and seventies. Includes all the…

Par LEMMENS JACQUES-NICOLAS. Fanfare by Belgian composer Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, arranged for Clarinet Choir by Matt Johnston. Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823?1881) is a composer unfamiliar to most, unless you happen to be either an organist, or a Belgian (or a Belgian organist!). At the age of 26, he was appointed organ teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with two of his most accomplishe…

Wynberg Simon (Editor). Par WYNBERG SIMON. This book comprises fourteen originally composed guitar duets at equivalent standard to AB Grades 1-3. It offers repertoire that will interest adults as well as younger guitarists. Some pieces are published here for the first time since the 19th century other items are previously unpublished. Notes on performance practice are included throughout the book …

Arrangiert Von Johann Sebastian Bach. Par KEISER REINHARD. Version of a performance at the Weimar court from around 1713 by J. S. Bach; from his library of music. 'It has been proven that J. S. Bach studied the St. Mark Passion of Reinhard Keiser frequently and intensively. At least three performances of this work verify this fact. A new Carus edition presents the ‘Weimar’ version, since the mater…

Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Andrew Porter says '. . . a stirring and beautiful adventure. . . He has written some of the most ardent love music since Messiaen's, and love music finds its place in the opera. . . There is also music of pain and despair. Bell sounds, chants, choruses, electronics, swelling harmonies, sharp-focus solo lines fill the theatre with deep, ever-changing ever-stirring music.' The …

3rd Edition. Par . Trusted by hundreds of teachers since 2001, Scale Shapes is the popular, diagram-based way to learn piano scales using the Stocken Method. Based on the new ABRSM syllabus, this fully revised and updated third edition is an invaluable aid for grade exams and general progress. ' BASED ON THE NEW ABRSM SYLLABUS ' UNIQUE KEYBOARD DIAGRAMS make playing scales easy; left- and right-ha…