In the summer of 1913 Satie once more poked fun at himself and the world of music with a set of parodic piano pieces on various marine animals, giving it the grotesque title 'Embryons desséchés? (Dessicated Embryos)(BA 10811). The atmospheric cycle 'Avant-dernières Pensées? (Next-to-last Thoughts) (BA 10849) of 1915, with its underlaid words, likewise belongs to Satie's 'story pieces'. The notatio…

Heralds of Spring. Par RAFF JOSEPH JOACHIM. Joachim Raff?s 12 piano pieces Frühlingsboten op. 55, originating in 1852/53, mark a new creative start in his compositional oeuvre, in which the composer left behind his previously written and published piano works. The title of the work, translated as ?Heralds of Spring,? is multilayered: It refers not only to spring in nature as expressed in the headi…

Par SATIE ERIK. Gnossienne No. 3 includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist and teacher Joanna MacGregor, in which she guides us through the idiosyncratic sound-world of Satie, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, covering much of the essenti…

Par WELBURN JAMES. Already known from his previous score, Musical Escapades, James Welburn is presenting us with his new collection: a collection of waltzes. Balancing between the romantism and tenderness of Chopin and the flamboyance of a Vienesse waltz, James manages to conjure his most tuneful and memorable moments in these pieces. 3 of the pieces are inspired and named after three capital citi…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Sonata in C major Sonata facile K545 includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he guides us through the Classical language of this ‘simple’ sonata, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour.  more than the score… is a series of classic piano music, …

Great performers have proven that the trumpet can be successfully used for playing not only classic music, but also symphonic or chamber music from the classical, romantic or modern period just as well as any other musical instrument. No longer is contemporary repertoire considered unfit for the trumpet. Every sincere instrumentalist needs a regular study program. A daily practice of technical exe…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. June from The Seasons includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he describes how to approach the barcarolle style of this Romantic Russian piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music ? all illustrated in full colour. more than the score? is a series of classic piano musi…

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Impromptu in G flat major includes the printed score, a written masterclass from award-winning concert pianist Clare Hammond, in which she gives fresh insight into the techniques required to play this classic example of Schubert’s piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour. more than the score… is a series of clas…

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Songs Without Words Book 1, No. 1 includes the printed score, a written masterclass from international concert pianist Daniel Grimwood, in which he explores useful practice techniques for this classic example of Mendelssohn’s piano music, a biography of the composer and a short history of the music – all illustrated in full colour.  more than the score… is a serie…

Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. The Piano Sonata in G minor, op. 5, Wladyslaw Zelenski?s first important composition, was written in Kraków under the guidance of Franciszek Mirecki ? a conservative composer and teacher who was a pupil of Johann Nepomuk Hummel. It was probably Mirecki who brought about the publication of his 22-year-old pupil?s work by the esteemed Milan firm of Ricordi in 1859. That publi…