Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Of the four overtures that Beethoven composed for his only opera, the “Leonore Overture” No. 3 is the most popular. The first reviewer found fault with it for its “incessant dissonances and overblown fluttering of the violins” (Wiener Theater-Zeitung, 1806), but it soon became famous as “one of the most imposing, difficult, yet richest and strangest of compositions” (Allg…

Par CASABLANCAS BENET. The Seven Haikus, lasting some 8 minutes, were written for the Composers Portrait that closed the author's two-season residency at L’Auditori de Barcelona (2015). The work is inspired by the conciseness and essentiality of theJapanese poetic form, which aspires to capture the epiphanic moment with the immediacy of a calligraphic stroke. The Haikus are compact statements, wit…

Par MARTIN JOSEPH M.. Festival of Faith is a celebration of the life and ministry of Christ. Through hymns, original anthems and scripture readings, we travel with Him down the dusty roads of Galilee and the ancient stone streets of Jerusalem. We climb the windswept hill of Calvary and enter the garden of resurrection. The orchestration creates a soundscape for this dramatic retelling and a full l…

Arrangeur: Elizabeth Walker. Par LECLAIR JEAN-MARIE. Elizabeth Walker has previously arranged four songs for flute and piano by Richard Strauss for ALRY Publications, as well as four 'Songs Without Words' by Felix Mendelssohn for two flutes and piano. This 'Chaconne' by Jean-Marie Leclair is taken from his 'Deuxième récréation de musique', opus 8, originally composed for two flutes or two violins,…

Offertorium für Weihnachten. Par EBERLIN JOHANN ERNST. Next to Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Michael Haydn, Johann Ernst Eberlin is regarded as one of the most important musicians who worked at the Court of the Archbishop in the 18th century. As Court Music Director, organist and composer he had a lasting influence on musical life in both Salzburg, as well as in the entire sou…

Par ADAMS SALLY. The Roaring Twenties and Thirties - a lost world of opulence and excess, of champagne parties lasting until dawn, where flappers and their partners danced to the vibrant new music of the latest jazz bands. 'Play Jazztime' presents a selection of world-famous hits from this brilliant, brittle era - from the seductive melodies of Gershwin to the archetypal Twenties hit 'Charleston'.…

Born in 1970, Eric Ledeuil is a versatile musician, working as a flautist, composer, conductor and teacher. All his expertise combined have created the sublime Les Méandres De Viviane for Flute and Harp or Piano accompaniment. Suitable for grade 2 standard flautists, Les Méandres De Viviane is made up of four sections which tell the story of the fairy, Vivian. Les Méandres De Viviane is an excitin…

Par UEBAYASHI YUKO. Contemporary Japanese composer, Yuko Uebayashi moved to Paris in 1998. Uebayashi 's works have been met with much success in both Japan and France, Suite For Flute And Cello being no exception. Flautist, Jean Ferrandis described Uebayashi 's music as 'gems that, although they are so different, they yet belong to the same world, a world of vivacity, dreams, tenderness, humour, a…

Offertorium für Weihnachten. Par EBERLIN JOHANN ERNST. Next to Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Michael Haydn, Johann Ernst Eberlin is regarded as one of the most important musicians who worked at the Court of the Archbishop in the 18th century. As Court Music Director, organist and composer he had a lasting influence on musical life in both Salzburg, as well as in the entire sou…

Par BUSH KATE / MURTHA PAUL (Arr.). Due to its use in Stranger Things, the resurgence of this 1985 hit gives a new generation of musicians a chance to experience the power and emotion of Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill in this arrangement for string orchestra by Paul Murtha. With its driving rhythms and evocative atmosphere, Running Up That Hill will leave a lasting impact on performers and audie…