Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Born into a family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) entertained only a distant relationship with the music he heard at synagogue: a Renaissance church held more appeal for the Florentine artist than the Oriental décor of his forefathers' place of worship. It was only when he discove…

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Shackelton's Cross was inspired by a painting created in 1957 by the English artist Edward Seago (1910-1974). The title refers to a cross which was erected to the memory of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led a number of explorations to the Antarctic. Shackleton died in 1922 whilst on a Polar expedition, and the cross can be found on a promontory at the entrance to the bay at Grytvi…

This organ reduction is intended to use instead of the original orchestral accompaniment- it is compatible with new edition of Requiem da Camera by Christian Alexander (BH 12681). The organ reduction was done by Francis Jackson, doyen of English cathedral organists and titulaire at York Minster for 36 years.Jackson sympathetically recreates the chamber orchestra scoring for a three-manual organ. I…

Description Instrumental Playalong: Irish Favourites - Clarinet Solo arrangements of 31 Irish favourites with great-sounding CD accompaniment. Includes: Danny Boy I Once Loved a Lass The Little Beggarman The Minstrel Boy My Wild Irish Rose The Wearing of the Green Songlist A Nation Once Again [Davis, Thomas] Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms [Moore, Thomas] Black Velvet Band …

Description The most important religious songs of the past 250 years appear in this collection, a treasury of sacred songs known and loved by singers and listeners at home, in church, and in concert. This compilation includes settings of Ave Maria, Ave Verum Corpus and Panis Angelicus. Songlist Agnus Dei [Bizet, Georges] And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (The Light Of The World) [Sullivan, …

Par FRANCOIS SAMSON. Samson François crée son concerto le 24 juillet 1951 au Festival d'Aix-en-Provence*, avec l'orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, sous la direction d'Ernest Bour. La même année à Paris, il le joue avec le même orchestre, dirigé par Georges Tzipine, à qui il écrit : « Je vous dois un des plus beaux souvenirs de ma vie d'artiste ... »* ?uvre majeure de Samson Fr…

Samson François crée son concerto le 24 juillet 1951 au Festival d'Aix-en-Provence*, avec l'orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, sous la direction d'Ernest Bour. La même année à Paris, il le joue avec le même orchestre, dirigé par Georges Tzipine, à qui il écrit : « Je vous dois un des plus beaux souvenirs de ma vie d'artiste ... »*Œuvre majeure de Samson François, composée de de…

Carmen' is one of the most popular and most frequently performed operas across the globe. Its world premiere was a flop which the composer Bizet did not live to see. Nevertheless, the opera very quickly gained acceptance at all major theatres, bringing in its wake countless arrangements of some particularly beautiful music numbers.It was, in all probability, Bizet's close friend and fellow student…

Par SAARIAHO KAIJA. Kaija Saariaho 's Emilie Suite was a joint commission by Carnegie Hall, New York City, Cité de la Musique, Paris, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. It was first performed on 30 November 2011 at Carnegie Hall by the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu, with Elizabeth Futral (soprano). The first performance in Paris took place o…