Based on the hymn tune Dear Lord and Father of Mankind. Par PARRY CHARLES HUBERT. Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) appartient à cette génération de compositeurs anglais quelque peu oubliés dont font partie Charles Villiers Stanford et Sir Granville Bantock. La notoriété de Sir Edward Elgar a certainement contribué au fait que leurs oeuvres soient aujourd’hui très peu jouées ou même oubliées. Sir Huber…

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a great organist who did not only focus on Organ composition. From orchestra pieces to chamber music, he wrote various different compositions, including Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34 which was composed for Paul Taffanel. This suite, a subtle mix of Romanticism and Classicism, particularly stands out for its nuances and is composed of…

Par ROSEN CHARLES. Avec ses trente-deux sonates pour piano, Beethoven a livré l'un des corpus d'oeuvres les plus importants de toute l'histoire de la musique. Composées sur plusieurs décennies, elles étaient destinées, chose tout à  fait inhabituelle, à  l'exécution privée comme publique. Le pianiste et musicologue érudit Charles Rosen en fournit ici un guide concis à  l'attention des pianistes am…

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Charles-Marie Widor 's Symphonies for Organ, Op. 42 No. 2. Charles-Marie Widor (b. Lyons 1844, d. Paris 1937) first began his studies in his hometown, but later pursued them in Brussels, taking lessons with Nicolas-Jacques Lemmens on the Organ, and composition lessons with François-Joseph Fetis. In 1868, he inaugurated the Organ at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. He also de…

Par DANCLA CHARLES. The studies by Charles Dancla (1817–1907) are more than mere technical exercises. They demand a special sense of tone, an elegant, softly flowing and swinging way of playing. They challenge the violinist in all associated disciplines, such as staccato on an up- and downbow, arpeggios, double stop passages and rapid passages. Apart from that, Dancla again and again seeks the sof…

Arr. Timothy Johnson. Par WESLEY CHARLES. Glorious and reverent! A bright fanfare prelude on Charles Wesley's 'And Can It Be?' is ideal for church or school. Timothy Johnson's creative and appropriate treatment will inspire the congregation or concert audience from the opening notes to the heroic conclusion. Skillful reharmonization, counterpoint, and colorful orchestration combine with a beautifu…

Par SOUALLE CHARLES JEAN-BAPTISTE DIT ALI BEN SOU ALLE. Charles Jean-Baptiste Soualle (dit Ali Ben Sou Alle), mystérieux saxophoniste du XIXe siècle, a élaboré des paraphrases d'opéras pour saxophone, qu'il a jouées avec grand succès durant sa carrière lors de ses tournées mondiales. Fabien Chouraki les a retrouvées à la bibliothèque Nationale de France et les sort de l'oubli pour notre plus grand…

Par STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS. The Benedictus and Agnus Dei in B flat is published as part of an ongoing policy to reissue works by Charles Villiers Stanford in the Autograph Edition, in new engravings but as the composer wrote and approved them, with no editing from another hand. Simple in texture but highly effective in performance, these two short movements are a useful addition to the repertoi…