Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However, we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin), composed in 1877-1878, was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky himself, but “lyric sce…

Par STRAVINSKY IGOR. Russian Maiden'S Song From Marve/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Continuing in the tradition of previous publications in the Classics series: Classic Solos and Classic Duets, Mary Karen Clardy has selected 24 of the most significant standard études from Carl Joachim Andersen's op. 21, 30, 33, 37 and 41, Antoine Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier's Studies and Ernesto Köhler's Romantic Études op. 66. Performance notes, composers' biographies and a glossary of terms ar…

Five pieces, by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff , for Piano solo. The pieces included in this songbook are Elegie, Melodie, Polichinelle, Prelude and Serenade . / Piano

Par MAIZELS YURI. This collection of etudes was written, compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers, Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars), Wiedemann, Garnier and Debondue are among the finest of writers an…

Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. Shostakovich's Op. 6 is a suite for 2 Pianos in four contrasting movements, paired in this edition with the Merry March. The pieces show the great Russian composer at his most accessible, recalling the symmetrical rhythms of older classical works./ Répertoire / 2 Pianos

Inspired by his life-long interest in chant and choral music, Paul Mealor's De profundis pushes the boundaries of the human voice in a style synonymous with Russian orthodox music. In spring 2012 this piece sparked the 'Bass Hunter' competition - a world-wide talent search for the lowest human voice in existence. The note, an 'E' (329 Hertz), is six notes below the lowest note ever written for a c…

The Joy Of Rachmaninoff is a collection of 17 original and newly-arranged music by the great Russian Romanticist. Pieces Include Preludes Op.23, Op.32, Morceaux de Fantasie, Piano Sonata #2 and many more. / Piano

What Child Fantasy réunit deux mélodies traditionnelles de Noël : l'air anglais What Child is This? (Greensleeves) et la mélodie Russian Bell Song. Ces deux airs présentent une particularité commune : ils sont tous deux écrits dans un mode mineur, élément assez inhabituel pour un événement aussi réjouissant.Le Quintette de Cuivres Rekkenze Brass a été fondé par des membres de l'Orchestre Symphoniq…

From the larger collection of Men's Songs. The original uses a comic blend of Estonian and Russian to paint the picture of a soldier telling of his larger-than-life experience in war. Uses whistling and shouting to enhance the image. / Choeur Mixte Satb A Cappella