'The farewell / Vienna, May 4, 1809 / on the departure of his Imperial Highness the revered Archduke Rudolph? - Beethoven added this inscription to the manuscript of this sonata. It is today known by its French title 'les Adieux? and numbers amongst the composer's best-loved piano works. The first movement of the sonata was presumably written directly before the archduke hurriedly left Vienna. Rud…

Debussy's Première Rhapsodie is one of two concertante works completed, premiered and published during his lifetime. He was commissioned to write it in 1909 for the final examination at the Paris Conservatoire in 1910. Debussy orchestrated it in the summer of 1911. While transferring the clarinet part from the already published version for clarinet and piano, he made a few subtle changes, particul…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Avalon est une pièce dont le décor et les personnages sont empruntés aux légendes arthuriennes. L’oeuvre débute par quelques mesures surprenantes qui nous font entrer subitement dans un autre monde. Une mélodie produisant l’effet d’un choeur représente la procession des fantômes et des esprits qui vivent dans l’île magique d’Avalon, avec, à leur tête, le puissant magicien Me…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Franz Schubert's 'Stabat Mater” D 175 is one of a number of church works that he wrote for his local congregation in Lichtental. This edition is based on the sole surviving source, the composer's autograph full score. Unlike its like-named companion piece D 383, Schubert uses the original Latin poem here. In his setting of April 1815 he focuses on the first two lines of the te…

This anthem was commissioned in 2012 by Simon Winters to celebrate 25 years of the chamber choir Felicitas. Thinking about the unaccompanied vocal texture brought me back to my 1995 setting of the words of The Venerable Bede, Christus Est Stella, which in turn made me think of the beautiful words of Vidi speciosam. The setting seeks to convey the ecstatic nature of the text, set almost exclusively…

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Ein Oratorium Nach Worten Des Alten Testaments. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Nur ein Jahr vor seinem Tod erzielte Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy mit seinem Oratorium 'Elias' einen Erfolg, der ihn bis heute zu einem der beliebtesten Oratorienkomponisten gemacht hat. Von packender Dramatik und gleichzeitig von einer Innigkeit des Gottvertrauens, wie sie zu Mendelssohns Lebzeiten durchaus nicht mehr…

Raccolta di musiche per flauto solo. A cura di Gaia Scabbia.Musiche di Paolo Arata, Ennio Cominetti, Michele dall'Ongaro, Bruno Giuffredi, Giuliano Manzi, Anne-Marie Turcotte, Vittorio Vinay, Claudio Zampetti. / Flûte Traversière

From 'The Bartered Bride'. Par SMETANA BEDRICH. Ce choeur d'ouverture est une sélection fougueuse et animée, qui examine les avantages et les écueils du mariage./ Répertoire / Chœur Mixte et Piano

Twenty hits from the King in unplugged, pared-down arrangements - just the chords and lyrics. Includes: All Shook Up - Blue Suede Shoes - Can't Help Falling in Love - Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True) - Heartbreak Hotel - It's Now or Never - Jailhouse Rock - Love Me Tender - Return to Sender - Suspicious Minds - That's All Right - and more. / Guitare Et Chant