Variation Nr. 18. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Rachmaninov's celebrated variations on Paganini's dramatic violin themes are some of the most widely performed solo works of the Romantic canon. In this edition, the 18th Variation has been arranged for Flute and Piano by John York, with the Flute part itself edited by James Galway. An superb concert piece for the intermediate Flautist, and a great startin…

Shalom Chaverim is an ancient Hebrew (farewell)song which was originally sung at the end of a celebration or meeting. It was and is mostly sung as a round. Freely translated the words mean ?Goodbye friends goodbye and see you again!?. The varying moods at a parting have been captured very well by Andreas Schulte in his arrangement ?Variations on Shalom Chaverim?. The composer himself says ab…

Shalom Chaverim is an ancient Hebrew (farewell)song which was originally sung at the end of a celebration or meeting. It was and is mostly sung as a round. Freely translated the words mean ?Goodbye friends goodbye and see you again!?. The varying moods at a parting have been captured very well by Andreas Schulte in his arrangement ?Variations on Shalom Chaverim?. The composer himself says ab…

Shalom Chaverim is an ancient Hebrew (farewell)song which was originally sung at the end of a celebration or meeting. It was and is mostly sung as a round. Freely translated the words mean ?Goodbye friends goodbye and see you again!?. The varying moods at a parting have been captured very well by Andreas Schulte in his arrangement ?Variations on Shalom Chaverim?. The composer himself says ab…

Jazz and Blues Variations: A Symphonic Celebration

David Starobin's Variations On A Theme By Carl Nielsen for Guitar (2010). Premiered by David Starobin at the Carl Nielsen Hall Odense4 June 2011. This short set of variations for solo guitar is based on Carl Nielsen’s Sang bag Ploven (Song Behind the Plow) originally a song for voice and piano from Nielsen’s opus 10 first published in 1899. The original Danish text is by Nielsen&r…

Ruders writes: There's a solid tradition in the history of Western music of turning the theme of Nicolo Paganini's '24th Caprice' for soloviolin into a set of variations endemic to the time and style of each individual composer; Liszt Brahms Rachmaninov and Lutoslawsky being the most prominent names. When asked by David Starobin to write a concerto for him I though 'well why not have a go at …

Par DE HAAN JAN. Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was composed in 1986, and which is performed all over the world. Not only was the final chord of this previous work used as a starting point for the new composition, but Variations on a Chor…

Par DE HAAN JACOB. De nos jours, de nombreux orchestres d?harmonie célèbrent leur centenaire ? une bonne raison de composer Centennial Celebration. Le climat de cette ?uvre est festif, harmonieux et optimiste. Une introduction joyeuse est suivie d?un passage lyrique introduisant une charmante mélodie, après quoi le même thème se fait entendre dans une variation de style pop. S?ensuit une sorte de …

Par DE HAAN JACOB. De nos jours, de nombreux orchestres de fanfare célèbrent leur centenaire ? une bonne raison de composer Centennial Celebration. Le climat de cette ?uvre est festif, harmonieux et optimiste. Une introduction joyeuse est suivie d?un passage lyrique introduisant une charmante mélodie, après quoi le même thème se fait entendre dans une variation de style pop. S?ensuit une sorte de …

Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Aleksey Igudesman might reasonably be described as a modern day Victor Borge. With his cabaret partner, Hyung-ki Joo, he has toured concert halls all over the world, wringing all that is humorous out of classical music with just the basic tools of violin and piano. The “Happy Birthday Variations” for violin and piano are dedicated to his good friend, the late Sir Roger Moore…