Description The eight sonatas of Guilmant may well lay claim to classical rank. Originally conceived for the French organs of Cavaille-Col, they are sufficiently broad in conception as to lose little, if anything, in their interpretation on English and American instruments. At the time of their composition (1874-1909) they brought to the organ a new sense which had been too little cultivated by…

Description The celebrated and award-winning series continues with a selection of pieces in a wide range of styles and varieties, chosen to give you a superb repertoire of music at an early stage. From well-known classical melodies and showstoppers of the stage, to jazz hits, folk songs and film themes - the diversity of these accessible arrangements will provide vital early experience in all …

Par DELISE LOUIS ANTHONY. Louis Anthony deLise's Giocara for Flute and Harp was written for flutist Joan Sparks and harpist Anne Sullivan. As the title implies, (giocara means 'to play'), this collection is all about playfulness, and consists of three works: Three Little Dancers, A Preponderance of Sevenths, and Petite Fall Fanfare. Though originally composed for flute and pedal harp, included in …

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. The Piano Pieces Op. 119 are less a loose collection of pieces than a self-contained cycle. Johannes Brahms's piano work reach their conclusion and fulfilment in these pieces, and the forebodings of death in the E-flat minor Intermezzo Op. 118 #6 are metamorphosed into late-Romantic otherworldliness. Johannes Brahms wrote to Clara Schumann about the Intermezzo Op. 119 #1: 'I a…

For String Quartet Volume 1. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. The idea for these arrangements came to me whilst listening to the Hagen Quartet's beautiful recording of the fugues that form part of Haydn's 'Sun Quartets', Op. 20. The spirit and influence of J.S. Bach, in particular his Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, courses through these three miraculous Haydn fugues. Like the viol consort, the string q…

Par LEVINAS MICHAEL. Précédé de Je, tu, il, prologue à La Métamorphose sur un texte de Valère Novarina. Au sortir d'un rêve agité, Grégor Samsa s'éveille pour vivre un véritable cauchemar, celui de sa transformation en énorme cancrelat. Tout le monde connaît cette nouvelle de Kafka - elle appartient désormais à nos mythologies contemporaines. L'idée d'en faire un opéra est tellement excitante qu'o…

Le célèbre critique Bernard Gavoty évoquait, dans un article de la revue Musica en 1969, le compositeur Dynam-Victor Fumet (1867-1949) comme un organiste 'comme il n'y en eu guère dans tout un siècle' Il ajoutait plus loin 'Tout jeune, je l'ai entendu une seule fois en l'Eglise Sainte Anne de la Maison Blanche dont il était le titulaire - je reçus ce jour là une des plus foudroyante émotion de ma …

Par HOLST GUSTAV. Among the most popular and important modern British composers, Gustav Holst (1874–1934) was a true eccentric, given to odd enthusiasms and mystical musings. His spectacular symphonic suite The Planets, first performed in 1918, established hisinternational reputation and remains a staple of the orchestral repertoire to this day. Scored for huge orchestral forces and a wordless cho…

Par LEMAITRE DOMINIQUE. Le titre fait référence aux boucles temporelles (time loops en anglais) bien connues des auteurs de science-fiction. Cette pièce pour vibraphone est constituée de trois sections enchaînées, générées par des motifs répétés, féconds ou engendrés, causaux ou consécutifs. Ce qui peut remettre en cause la perception chronologique de l'oeuvre dans sa globalité, solliciter la mémo…

Recueil de 132 pièces progressives pour guitare seule.