Brahms had already announced his ?retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld's much admired playing and inspired him to write two clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. Brahms conceived an alternate version of the works…

Aus: Messias (Nr. 12-15). Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Tonalité : C-Dur -/ Répertoire / Solo S, Choeur SATB, 2 Trompettes, 2 Violons, Alto

Op. 82. Par ELGAR EDWARD. Edward Elgar spent the summer of 1918 in the countryside. In August he received reports of the approaching end of the First World War, and this good news so inspired him that he was able to finish an initial draft of his great Violin Sonata in barely four weeks. Writing about it in his diary, he notated laconically: “Wrote some music”. His wife Alice was more enthusiastic…

Par BJORK. Björk Guðmundsdóttir is one of the key recording artists of the 21st century. Moving effortlessly between disciplines and genres so fluidly it would shame David Bowie, Björk has tackled neo-classical, showtunes, house, pop, indie as well as acting (winning best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her turn in Dancer In The Dark) and creating a visual template for her work that is sta…

These six lyrical waltzes are part of a whole series of dances for piano from the quill of the young Offenbach. It is quite likely that their creation was occasioned by various events before they were joined together into a collection for publication. Each piece is dedicated to a particular individual (or 'rose') from amongst the Parisian nobility: A pretty bouquet to which the only twenty-year-ol…

Par STEENHUYSE-VANDEVELDE CHRISTA. Christa Steenhuyse-Vandevelde has been teaching for over 30 years with unbridled enthusiasm and unparalleled creativity. Throughout her career she inspired more than a thousand piano students, which she brought into contact with masters from the past and the present. Christa?s own compositions have a high romantic style with a flowing melody and a beautiful harmo…

Mylène Farmer est un phénomène. Bientôt 20 ans que la chanteuse rousse occupe le devant de la scène. Avec seulement cinq albums originaux, elle est la plus grosse vendeuse de disques en France. Son public est unique, constitué d'une horde de fans collectionneurs invétérés et adulateurs passionnés. Mais comment expliquer ce succès faramineux et l'attirance incontrôlée pour Mylène ? La rousse entret…

Ce travail avec une instrumentation peu commune prend sa source dans la conception de l'orgue de la nouvelle salle de concert à Tenerife de Guillou. Le projet de la composition a été lorsqu'il a déterminé les spécifications de cet organe, ses écailles, la distribution, les tuyaux d'orgue parmi les huit cas et l'arrangement autour de l'auditoire, ainsi que la conception avec huit manuels supplément…

Here is a sizzling Latin-jazz original from writer Earl Fox. 'Con Slancio,' which means 'with enthusiasm,' starts out big and bold and just keeps on coming! Featuring solid scoring, commanding harmonies, and a tasty trumpet solo, this is marching band at its best! / Marching Band

Alexander Zemlinsky is mainly known for his operas and orchestral songs with their opulent late Romantic orchestration. His earlier, inspired hit, the Trio for Clarinet op. 3, written in 1896, owes a great deal to his first important role model Johannes Brahms as far as inflection and instrumentation are concerned. And it was none other than Brahms himself who enthusiastically recommended the trio…