Par WATKIN ANDREW. As the title suggests, Spanish Overture has a strong Spanish character. The music in this overture is full of quintessential Spanish colours. Following a fluid and spontaneous development which moves between major and minor keys, a slow passage with a calm and peaceful melodic line is presented. The finale of this passionate work recalls the initial theme now presented in all it…

Par WATKIN ANDREW. As the title suggests, Spanish Overture has a strong Spanish character. The music in this overture is full of quintessential Spanish colours. Following a fluid and spontaneous development which moves between major and minor keys, a slow passage with a calm and peaceful melodic line is presented. The finale of this passionate work recalls the initial theme now presented in all it…

Par DEL BORGO ELLIOT. Fiery flourishes and explosive rhythms combine to make this major new publication by Elliot del Borgo an exotic masterpiece. Five authentic Slavonic folk tunes -'Yelenta, ' 'Csardas, ' 'The Ferryman of Okhrida, ' 'Love's My Permit' and 'The Husser' - provide the material for this colorful and energetic symphonic statement. Contrasts abound! Infectious moods, both cheerful and…

Overture. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In 1786 Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492). The Italian libretto, based on the play Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, was written by Lorenzo da Ponte who also made the libretti of Mozart’s opera’s Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. In the opera Le Nozze di Figaro, Count Almaviva tries to seduce the fiancée of Figaro, his valet. …

Overture. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. In 1786, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozzi di Figaro. In the opera Count Almaviva tries to seduce the fiancée of Figaro, his valet. Eventually, through four acts full of complicated intrigue, he is outwitted. In his music, Mozart, at times in a humorous way, reflects the numerous social and erotic intrigues with both empathy and in…

Tous les moments marquants de l'histoire la plus exaltante de l'humanité - l'histoire de la musique - sont relatés dans cet ouvrage exubérant, coloré et documenté. Tout est là : la musique de l'âge de pierre, le chant grégorien si rigoureux, les mélodies enchanteresses des troubadours, la polyphonie de l'époque médiévale, la diversité musicale de la Renaissance, le génie de Bach, la fécondité de H…

A saxophone feature based on the Passion Chorale. Par HASSLER HANS LEO. Cette mélodie intemporelle de Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612) est devenue célèbre après avoir été intégrée dans la Passion selon saint Matthieu de Jean-Sébastien Bach, dans des harmonisations particulièrement riches. Elle est généralement accompagnée du texte O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chef couvert de blessures) du pasteur et …