Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism…

Opera in three acts. Par JANACEK LEOS. Leos Janacek began composing his seventh opera, 'The Cunning Little Vixen', based on the popular feuilletons of Rudolf Tesnohlidek, in January 1922. The first copy of the score, was completed by Vaclav Sedlacek in October 1923 but is now lost, while the second copy was prepared by Jaroslav Kulhanek in January 1924. The world premiere took place on 6 November…

Acte de Ballet. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau Io RCT 45 (Vocal Score) In Rameau's operatic oeuvre, 'Io' is certainly the work shrouded in the most mystery: the acte de ballet has survived only in the form of a copy of the score and parts which was made by a collector from the generation after Rameau from the autograph that now is lost. Although the copy seems to have been used, presumably for …

Par SZYMANOWSKI KAROL. (VII) The Polish idiom appeared in Szymanowskis music in 1920, foreshadowing the beginning of a new period of creativity, later called nationalistic. Before this idiom was realised and such compositions typical of the Polish style as the ballet Harnasie, the Mazurkas, Stabat Mater, Fourth Symphony and Second Violin Concerto had been written, the change in musical thinking an…

Partitions classiques pour violon 10 extraits du ballet "Casse-Noisette" de Tchaïkovski Arrangements pour violon Avec accompagnement au piano Niveau de difficulté élevé ISBN: 9789043161534 ISMN: 9790035247037 N° d'édition: DHP 1216346-404 Format DIN A4 80 pages Code de téléchargement pour enregistrements de démonstration et d'accompagnement incl. / Hal Leonard

Partitions classiques pour clarinette 10 extraits du ballet "Casse-Noisette" de Tchaïkovski Arrangements pour clarinette Avec accompagnement au piano Niveau de difficulté élevé ISBN: 9789043161565 ISMN: 9790035247068 N° d'édition: DHP 1216349-404 Format DIN A4 64 pages Enregistrements de démonstration et d'accompagnement téléchargeables incl. / Hal Leonard

The Belgian Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802-1870) was not only a violinist but also a teacher and composer.'Scène de Ballet?, perhaps his best-known composition, is a favourite with violin students. One such student was the young Itzhak Perlman, who included it in his collection 'Concertos from my Childhood?. The piece captivates with its beautiful melodies and refined rhythms.The EditorKurt Sassm…

Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH / JONES NATHAN (Arr.). Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, while he was writing his popular ballet, Swan Lake. Each piece in The Seasons depicts a different month of the year in Russia. The original publication of September: The Hunt included an epigraph at the start of the piece-a small poem by Alexander Pushkin. This energetic arr…