This volume, by Barbara Malipiero, provides two studies edited by Riccardo Malipiero in 1948 on Bach and Debussy.These are both significant works, as they take us back to the 'real' music and lives of these two composers, misunderstood so far.Riccardo Malipiero (Milan, 24th July 1914 - 27th November 2003) was a versatile man: a composer and intellectual with an interest in all areas of culture, no…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH / JONES NATHAN (Arr.). Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, while he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia. The original publication of September: The Hunt included an epigraph at the start of the piece-a small poem by Alexander Pushkin. This energetic arr…

An Expedition into Czech Piano Music
A collection of pieces for early intermediate pianists
- Cross-section of Czech piano literature from the 18th to the late 20th century
- Works selected and provided with fingering by piano virtuoso Ivo Kahánek
- Pieces of easy to moderate technical difficulty
The leading Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek has long devoted himself to training yo…

Par PITTS ANTONY. The Naxos Book of Carols is collection of both the very old and the very new. Commissioned by the leading international classical music label, Naxos, these twenty-four arrangements of traditional and original carols tell the Christmas story - from the hope of Advent and the message of the Angels, to the humble birth of the baby in Bethlehem and the coming of the King of kings. T…

Par KOSHKIN NIKITA. Filmed live at Texas Tech University's Hemmie Recital Hall on Thursday, January 27, 2000, this DVD reveals the full spectrum of Nikita Koshkin's composition and performance skills. Born in Moscow in 1956, Koshkin developed dual passions for composing and playing the guitar at the age of 14 when his grandfather gave him a guitar and a Segovia recording. Since then, his life's am…

Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Born into a family of bankers that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) studied under Pizzetti at the city' s Conservatoire. He soon became one of the leading members of the young Italian school, which broke with the tyranny of bel canto to return to the instrumental tradition of the Italian …

Alfred's Premier Piano Course: Duet 1B includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson 1B. These duets for one piano, four hands continue the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing with a friend or family member. Written by America's leading pedagogical composers, these duets contain equally leveled parts for secondo and primo. Wit…

The Guest Spot: Big Film Hits sheet music song book allows you to step out of your living room and into the spotlight by playing along with ten top-line arrangements of the best and most popular contemporary film hits. With the unique download card included, you'll also be able to listen to specially recorded versions of the tunes, before playing along to them yourself.Some of the best of contempo…

Song of Liberation. Par DE HAAN JACOB. A composition with the liberation from the Second World War as its theme. After a solemn introduction one hears the melody of the hymn Abide with you, which was sung a lot during the war. Following there are variations on the theme, finally leading to the magisterial conclusion that represents the ultimate liberation. The work may be interpreted as popular mu…

The 'School of Bowing Technique? op. 2 is the second important violin tutor by Otakar ?evcík (1852-1934) and deals with the elementary technical demands of the right hand. Divided into three sections, the tutor contains more than 4,000 systematically arranged bowing exercises in increasing order of difficulty.This new edition of the 'School of Bowing Technique? combines the original six volumes in…