Originals Vol.1

Bien que Robert Schumann absolument adoré jouer un duo, il écrit seulement quelques oeuvres pour piano duo. Créée en 1848, Bilder aus dem Osten opus 66 était une des oeuvres plus connus et les plus souvent jouées dans la littérature de piano duo jusqu'au XXe siècle. Mais ne les Polonaises opus 3 par le compositeur de 18 ans, suivant l'exemple de Franz Schubert et même dépassant lui en audace harmonique et ingéniosité tonale déjà montrent l'autodidacte Schumann sur le chemin de son propre style. Après que le volume 1, qui contient les oeuvres plus faciles composée pour fins d'enseignement de la musique, volume 2 contient maintenant le Ballszenen opus 109 charmant, pourtant guère connu en plus de ces deux oeuvres susmentionnées. La nouvelle édition de la Wiener Urtext édition basé sur le texte musical de la nouvelle édition complète de Schumann (édité par Joachim Draheim et Bernhard Appel) fournit, pour la première fois, un texte original fiable basé sur les sources, surtout pour les 8 Polonaises qui avaient été édités insuffisamment jusqu'à maintenant. L'ajout... / Piano 4 Mains

[Musikalisches Opfer c-Moll BWV 1079 - Heft 1 : Ricercari] / Classique / Editeur : Christoph Wolff / Partition / Agrafé / Edition Urtext

These two collections (BA 9668, BA 9669) give young students and teachers a rich selection of recital pieces, either to complement the Sassmannshaus 'Early Start on the Violin? method or to play independently from it. As all the pieces are written entirely in first position, they can be used after just a few months of lessons.The piano part may be played by the teacher or an advanced student. As an alternative, the accompaniment can be played by a second violin.All the pieces are available in exemplary recordings on YouTube.From the contents of Volumes 1 and 2:Nursery rhymes, folksongs but also less well-known gems, as well as original pieces by the editors, all precisely tailored to meet the needs of young students.- New recital pieces for the tried and trusted Sassmannshaus violin method- All pieces written in first position- With a second violin part for duet performance- Available in freely accessible recordings on YouTubeKurt Sassmannshaus, the editor of a great many string editions in the Bärenreiter catalogue, continues the tradition founded by his father Egon Sassmannshaus in the 'Early Start? string methods. He developed these two new editions together with his wife Melissa Lusk and his son Christoph Sassmannshaus.Similar editions are in preparation for the cello. / Violon Et Piano

New and Well-Known Pieces - Erste Stücke. Par COLES PAUL. Vol. 1 of Paul Coles’ “Classical Guitar Album“ contains 43 original, preparatory pieces including some well-known melodies for the developing player. Our author used accessible keys for all pieces and many classical guitar techniques so that practicing – whether in class or at home – is easy and makes fun. He also introduces playing techniques from different styles such as Flamenco. All three volumes include helpful playing instructions, fingering suggestions for both hands as well as a glossary of technical terms. / Recueil / Guitare

For 6 Hands At 1 Piano. Par CORNICK MIKE. '4 More Afro-Caribbean Pieces for 6 Hands at 1 Piano” is the second of two volumes of arrangements by Mike Cornick. Suitable for intermediate players, these 'trios”, are as light-hearted as you would expect, both of the music and the format. They will be excellent material for informal soirées, having fun at a weekend course or perhaps as an encore or finale of a piano class concert. The folk songs in each volume have been chosen for their lively rhythms and robust harmonies and each volume includes an original piece by Mike Cornick that draws on the styles and mannerisms of the region. Mike has provided fingerings to alleviate the inevitable collisions between the many hands in close proximity but says, after all, that is part of the fun. This volume includes: 'Brown Girl in the Ring”, 'Sloop John B”, 'Long Time Gal” and Mike's own 'Caribbean Escapade”. Send us a YouTube video of yourself playing Mike's pieces, and we will post in on our website!/ Recueil / Piano 6 Mains

facile - easy - leicht-Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) is well-known for his Keyboard compositions. His 555 Keyboard Sonatas remain ever popular to this day and it is for this reason that this first volume of Selected Sonatas is indispensable to performers of the genre. Originally composed for the Harpsichord Organ or early Pianoforte the sonatas display the riveting use of discords and unconventional modulations to remote keys. It is also thought that much of Scarlatti's Keyboard music contains influences of Iberian music considering that he spent much of his working life in the service of the Spanish and Portugueseroyal families. The first volume of Selected Sonatas compiled by Kenneth Gilbert includes many of the popular and recognised sonatas. Bearing in mind that Domenico Scarlatti was a highly competent and popular Keyboard player in his day so much so that he was employed in the service of two royal families his sonatas are composed with much experience understanding and expertise creating an essential addition to the repertoire of all Keyboard players of the Baroque genre.

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman and Gerald Barry, as well as a love of virtuoso piano music which he performs, broadcasts and records. While having an easily recognised, unique voice, Volans' music resists compartmentalisation. He is as comfortable working in conventional genres as embarking on innovative collaborations with artists of other disciplines.String Quartet #1 (White Man Sleeps) was written for the Kronos Quartet and was first performed by them in July 1986, London.The title 'White Man Sleeps' comes from a moment in nyanga Panpipe music where the performers leave off playing their loud pipes for a few cycles and dance only to the sound of their ankle rattles, to let the white landowner sleep - for a minute or two.'In composing this piece I drew from the following sources: the first movement owes something to the style of Basotho concertina music - the second and fourth movements are drawn from traditional Nyungwe music played by Makina Chirenje and his Nyanga panpipe group at Nsava, Tete, Mozambique, recorded and transcribed by Andrew Tracey (to be found in an article entitled 'The nyanga Panpipe dance' in African Music, Vol.5, #1 (1971) - the third movement derives from the San bow music (recorded by Tony Traill of the University of Witwatersrand) and from Basotho lesiba music, transcribed by myself - in the fifth movement I added my own invented folklore. My approach to the original music was anything but purist - it is played in Western tuning, filtered, slowed down by a few 'time-octaves?, cast into non-African metres (like the 13-beat pattern of the first dance) and redistributed between the players in several ways. I also used interlocking techniques where they were absent in the original models and vice versa' - Kevin VolansDuration 24 minutes. Parts available: CH61205. / Quatuor A Cordes (Conducteur)