Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Some of Beethoven ’s most enduring and unabashedly successful works stem from his so-called “Middle Period” and in the genre of chamber music, the quartets Op. 74 and 95 together with the recently issued Op. 59 quartets complete this period. Jonathan Del Mar’s scholarly critical edition of quartets Op. 74 and 95 sets the record straight once and for all, restoring Beethov…

One must look long and hard to find a piano pupil who hasn't studied Beethoven's two 'sonate facile? op. 49. They are not only relatively easy to play but highly lyrical and effective, ideally combining joy in music-making with a mastery of early classical literature. The two works were composed much earlier than the opus number suggests. Beethoven wrote them around 1797/98, during a time when he …

Beethoven most likely completed his 6th Symphony in early summer 1808. The work, called 'Pastoral Symphony? by the composer himself, was given its first performance along with the 5th Symphony in Vienna in 1808. Both are frequently referred to as sibling works that complement one another. Based on the musical text of the Beethoven Complete Edition and provided with a new preface, this recently mad…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Les trente-deux sonates pour piano de Beethoven sont souvent et volontiers qualifiées de «Nouveau Testament de la musique» (Hans von Bülow). Notre édition complète en deux volumes est, depuis sa publication, unanimement appréciée des spécialistes et considérée par ces derniers comme l’édition Urtext la plus fiable des trente-deux sonates de Beethoven. Son contenu: une ric…

This collection of 50 of the most beautiful original compositions for piano, presented by Schott, contains a selection of works that is suitable for pupils in their first years of piano lessons.

The volume contains compositions ranging from Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) to Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956), providing playing material from the baroque period to the early 20th century.

Arr. Robert Van Beringen. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Air Pathétique est le second mouvement de la Sonate pour piano n° 8 en Do mineur Op. 13, ou Sonate « Pathétique », composée par Beethoven autour de 1797-98. Signe que cette oeuvre lui inspirait une satisfaction particulière, Beethoven l’avait surnommée sa 'Grande Sonate Pathétique'. Si l’on souhaite rester au plus près de la version originale, on…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. It was not until 1814, five years after the Sonata op. 81 ; Les Adieux, that Beethoven, then at the height of his popularity during the Congress of Vienna, returned to the piano sonata. The highly lyrical Sonata in E minor, the last piano sonata from his middle period, consists of two movements with solely German tempo marks and is dedicated to his piano-playing friend an…

Arr. Robert Van Beringen. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Air Pathétique est le second mouvement de la Sonate pour piano n° 8 en Do mineur Op. 13, ou Sonate « Pathétique », composée par Beethoven autour de 1797-98. Signe que cette oeuvre lui inspirait une satisfaction particulière, Beethoven l’avait surnommée sa 'Grande Sonate Pathétique'. Si l’on souhaite rester au plus près de la version originale, on…

Arr. Michael Bilkes. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Hymne an die Nacht (Heil’ge Nacht, o gieße du) est un lied passionné du grand compositeur Ludwig van Beethoven. La ligne mélodique est extraite du second mouvement de la célèbre Sonate pour piano n° 23 en Fa mineur Op. 57 dite « Appassionata » (1804-1806) que Beethoven lui-même considérait comme sa plus grande. Inspiré par ce chef-d’oeuvre d’émotion, …