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…

Par MONTEVERDI CLAUDIO. Monteverdis 'Marien-Vesper', das erste große Oratorium der Musikgeschichte, noch vor wenigen Jahrzenten ein nahezu unbekanntes Werk, zählt heute zum festen Bestand des internationalen Musiklebens. Bislang fehlte eine praktische Ausgabe des Werkes, die einerseits die historischen und stilistischen Forderungen der Originalausgabe von 1610 erfüllt, anderseits nicht vor einer A…

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Nostradamus a e´te´ l?un des plus grands prophe`tes de l?humanite´. Un grand nombre de ses prophe´ties code´es se sont produites telles que pre´dit. Nostradamus vivait au temps de l?Inquisition. Ses pre´dictions astrologiques et ses traitements e´labore´s en tant que me´decin, lui ont valu d?e^tre pourchasse´ par l?E´glise. Devant les menaces des autorite´s religieuses, il dev…

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Nostradamus a e´te´ l’un des plus grands prophe`tes de l’humanite´. Un grand nombre de ses prophe´ties code´es se sont produites telles que pre´dit. Nostradamus vivait au temps de l’Inquisition. Ses pre´dictions astrologiques et ses traitements e´labore´s en tant que me´decin, lui ont valu d’e^tre pourchasse´ par l’E´glise. Devant les menaces des autorite´s religieuses, il dev…

Par DOBRZYNSKI IGNACY FELIKS. Dobrzynski’s Two Mazurkas are worthy of pianists’ attention. Despite the considerable simplification of means and the use of a conventional form, the composer succeeded in creating miniatures not devoid of charm, elegance and a certain unpretentious freshness. Their performance does not require advanced skill, so they may represent valuable additions to the repertoire…

Par JANACEK LEOS. The composition “ 1. X. 1905 , ” generally referred to as a “sonata, ” stems from the autumn of 1905, the peak of the riots between the Czech- and German-speaking populations in Janá ek ’s hometown Brno. Reacting to the violent death of a Czech worker, Janá ek wrote a three-part composition for Piano originally bearing the title “From the Street, on October 1, 1905. ” Dissatisfie…

Par GRIEG EDVARD. Grieg Holberg Suite (From Holberg\'s Time) Op.40 (Full Score) Suite in the Olden Style for String Orchestra To celebrate the 200th birthday of the playwright Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754), a statue was erected in his honour in 1884. Edvard Grieg, who, like Holberg, was born in Bergen, was commissioned to write an open-air cantata for the ceremony. But he also refers to Holberg in …

Unsurpassed in his day as a lute virtuoso, John Dowland (1563'1626) today continues to delight singers, musicians, and music lovers alike. This collection of 45 songs includes all the works in Dowland's original third and fourth books of lute songs, the composer's contributions to his son's anthology of 1610, and a dance for solo guitar. Content :
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I. Farewell too…