Saint-Saëns: Havanaise in E major Op. 83 Breitkopf Urtext - ed. by Christiane Strucken-Paland - in cooperation with G. Henle Verlag A Cuban Dance from France The ?Havanaise? possibly has its roots in the friendship of the composer with the Cuban-born violinist Rafael Diaz Albertini. It is thus perfectly plausible that Saint-Saëns borrowed the Cuban syncopated slow dance Habanera out of kindness …

Par PUJOL MAXIMO DIEGO. Suite Mágica arranged for harp and guitar. All four movements - Preludio, Vals, Tango and Candombe - take their cues from Argentine dance forms and are presented in a well-balanced and conversational style for the two instruments. Simple in structure and romantic in spirit, the movements alternate gracefully between interwoven dance material and heart-meltingly beautiful in…

Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Unusual instrumentations were by no means the exception in the chamber music works of Bohuslav Martinu, most notably the works he wrote in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s being characterised by his experimentation with sound and form. It is from this period that four short serenades also originate (1932), each with a different instrumentation. The serenades were issued by the Pr…

eingerichtet von dem Dublin Guitar Quartet und Arvo Pärt. Par PART ARVO. 'I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series', said Arvo Pärt in 1994. The neutral title itself embodies the essence of the content as the work is based on the text of the Latin Credo. The grea…

The endlessly energetic duo of Oriol Saña and Lluís Gómez have created a charming and informative account of the musical phenomenon we call bluegrass. Originally a quirky supercharged folk music played by about ten people, bluegrass music, with its Mozart-like formality and ferocious rhythmic zest, now describes an extended international family of related string band styles. Master fiddler Oriol a…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher (Memories of a Dear Place) is a collection of three pieces for violin and piano. The first - Méditation - was written in Clarens in Switzerland in March 1878. Tchaikovsky originally intended it to be the slow movement of his violin concerto, but later replaced it with the more substantial Canzonetta and recast it for violin and piano. The other…

La musique de l'Amérique latine est aussi riche, diversifié et stimulant que sa culture unique. Européenne, influences africain and indiennes se sont mélangés pour créer des rythmes énergiques et mélodies fascinantes qui se libérer de leurs origines traditionnelles, créant un son qui est distinctement Latin. Découvrez les charmes de la musique passionnée et dynamique. Latin favoris pour trompette …

Seul quatuor à cordes de Gabriel Fauré qui a été composée en 1923-24 est un travail final du compositeur et a été écrit à la suggestion de son éditeur Jacques Durand. Jusque-là, Fauré avait toujours rebuté écrit un quatuor à cordes, évidemment à cause de l'ombre imposante de Beethoven.Lorsque Fauré a composé le quatuor, il était déjà très malade. Il a ajouté dynamique et des insultes que dans cert…

A selection of timeless classics from this much-loved artist, who during the Second World War became known as 'The Force's Sweetheart', bringing light and hope to all with her clear voice and patriotic songs. All the songs are arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar, and a 7-page section with pictures and a biography is also included. At the age of 92, Dame Vera Lynn became the oldest living artist t…

An American Tapestry is a continuous medley of three American folk songs: the happy-go-lucky The Girl I Left Behind Me, the somber and reflective He's Gone Away, and the foot-stompin' hoedown Ol' Dan Tucker. The setting was originally composed for chamber winds (11 players) and has been completely re-scored by the composer in this new edition for full wind ensemble. The contrasting tempi and senti…