Camille Saint-Saens - Piano Works (1): Studies and Fugues

Camille Saint-Saens' Elephant is a delightful miniature from The Carnival Of The Animals and is one of the few works that are attractive to learners and accomplished players alike. Its many musical and technicalchallenges have earned it a permanent place in the teaching repertoire yet it offers soloists a welcome opportunity to demonstrate their prowess and espirit even in the low register.The ease with which a greatcomposer accurately and skilfully probes the idiosyncracies of this largest of string instruments for expressive purposes - a combination of features seldom encountered in the double bass repertoire - is truly impressive. All themore astonishing therefore that the Elephant although widely known is relatively rarely heard in the concert hall.This Urtext edition of the score has been edited with critical commentaries as well as fingeringand bowing of the double bass part by Tobias Glockler. The accompaniment is notated in E flat and F and so the double bass can perform using either solo tuning or orchestra tuning.

SOLO TUNING See RM722 for Orchestral Tuning The 'Dragonetti Concerto' was first published in 1925 by Alphonse Leduc in Paris as No.23 of Edouard Nanny's 'Les Classiques de la Contrebasse'. For many years no one questioned its authenticity, but as more research into Dragonetti's original works for double bass was made, concerns began to arise. Many of Dragonetti manuscripts survive in the British Library, thanks to Vincent Novello who donated them in 1849, three years after Dragonetti's death and on Novello's retirement to Italy, but there is no original manuscript for this work. As bassists began to edit and perform a wide range of Dragonetti's works it became clear that this concerto bore little resemblance to any of his other pieces. The work does, however, have many similarities to Nanny's Concerto for double bass, also to his other solo works and even studies from his Method. Eventually most people came to the conclusion that this work is not an original work by the great Venetian bassist but is by Edouard Nanny, and in the style of the late 18th-century. Having said that, this is still a charming and evocative work which has much player and audience appeal and is very easy on the ears. Many of the challenges for the soloist are technical and, almost a century after its first publication, it is still as popular as ever. Published in 1925, the first movement was performed at London's Wigmore Hall on 15 April the following year by Victor Watson (double bass) and Sidney Crooke (piano), and was described a 'Contrabass Concerto by Dragonetti-Nanny. ERRATA: Piano part: page 8 (1st movement), bar 87 - final chord of bar in right hand should be D/E/G# - a dominant 7th chord in A major Edouard Nanny was an important French double bassist and teacher, also composing and transcribing many works for double bass. He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 24 March 1872 and he studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Professor Verrimst, also teaching there from 1920-1940. He performed often as a soloist, also working as an orchestral bassist with many orchestras such as the Paris Symphony Orchestra, Concerts Lamoureux and the Orchestra de l'Opera Comique, and in 1901 he founded the Henry Casadeus Society of Old Instruments, chaired by Camille Saint-Saens, and intended to revive the works from the past centuries. Nanny's Method for double bass is still in print, over 90 years since its first publication and both volumes contain a wealth of excellent technical studies and exercises which are as relevant today as they were in the 1920s. His other volumes of studies are mostly out of print and Recital Music plan to reprint some of his orginal works for double bass, transcriptions and educational music to keep alive the name of Edouard Nanny into the 21st-century. Edouard Nanny died in Paris in 1942.

This three-movement work written in 1953 demonstrates York Bowen’s deep understanding of the Piano and displays his marked individuality. York Bowne was a British composer whose fifty-year career musical career spanned much ofthe 20th century. Bowen was not only a prolific composer he was also a pianist conductor Organist Violinist and Horn player. He premiered many important works and his own music was featured many times at the Proms amongother concert series. Sir Henry J Wood believed Bowen had never received proper recognition and Camille Saint-Saens regarded him as the ‘finest of English composers’ early in his career. His compositional style changed littlethroughout his life so that his later oeuvre was less celebrated than his earlier works as music fashion had moved on.

The seemingly endless invention of the 24 Preludes for Piano follows the key scheme employed by Bach in The Well-Tempered Clavier through a landscape of harmonic subtlety and craftsmanship of the most refined sort.York Bowen wasa British composer whose fifty-year career musical career spanned much of the 20th century. Bowen was not only a prolific composer he was also a pianist conductor Organist Violinist and Horn player. He premiered manyimportant works and his own music was featured many times at the Proms among other concert series and he had a host of critical champions. Sir Henry J Wood for instance believed Bowen had never received proper recognition andCamille Saint-Saens regarded him as the ‘finest of English composers’ early in his career. His compositional style changed little throughout his life so that his later oeuvre was less celebrated than his earlier works as musicfashion had moved on.

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. The second half of the 19th century represented something of a ?Golden Age? of the violin sonata in France: Influential violin sonatas such as those by Franck, Fauré and Saint-Saëns were among the successful works of this genre, inspiring many further compositions. Saint-Saëns? Violin Sonata No.1 was incorporated into the repertoire of numerous late 19th-century violinists soon after it was written. It was also this sonata which inspired Marcel Proust when he wrote about the fictional sonata by the composer Vinteuil in his novel ?À la recherche du temps perdu?. This performing edition edited by Fabien Guilloux and François de Médicis is based on the musical text from ?Saint-Saëns ? ?uvres instrumentales complètes?, volume III/4 in which Saint-Saëns? lengthy corrections of the Durand first edition as well as the autograph sources have been meticulously evaluated. - With a detailed Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) on the genesis and performance history - Performing edition based on the Urtext of the ?Saint-Saëns ? ?uvres instrumentales complètes? - Optimum layout in the violin part and piano score / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. The Second Book Of Trumpet Solos is for the player who already has a firm grasp of basic technique and is keen to develop their skills further. The pieces are arranged in order of increasing technical difficulty, and the ground they cover is equivalent to Associated Board Grades 5-7. There is a tremendous variety of pieces here including works by Brahms, Joplin, Elgar and a couple of John Wallace originals, all engaging, entertaining and enjoyable! / Répertoire d'Examen / Répertoire / Piano

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Volume 2081 Intermediate to Advanced Level-A fantastic collection of nineteen pieces by fourteen composers including works by J.S. Bach and Camille Saint-Saens.

The series `Get to Know Classical Masterpieces` provides an introduction to well-known compositions in simple arrangements for piano by Hans-Günter Heumann. Complete with texts and colour illustrations throughout, these editions will appeal not only to both child and adult pianists, but to any music-lover who wishes to get to know these works better. / Partition /

Par . Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of classics. Each piece was carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. Many of the greatest composers ? J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and others ? are represented by several pieces each, some newly adapted for the piano. Composers and works not usually featured in beginner\'s books include pieces by Borodin, Gluck, Rameau, and Tallis. Well-known classics include Bach\'s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Debussy\'s Claire de Lune, Moussorgsky\'s Pictures at an Exhibition, Satie\'s Gymnopedie No. 1, Schumann\'s Child Falling Asleep, and \'Spring\' from Vivaldi\'s Four Seasons. Several orchestral pieces have been newly adapted for the piano, including \'Dance of the Swan\' from Swan Lake, \'Elephant\' from Carnival of the Animals, \'Largo\' from Xerxes, and \'Waltz of the Flowers\' from The Nutcracker. / Date parution : 2022-11-12/ Recueil / Piano

60 Works From Bach To Debussy-Unique and comprehensive this fantastic collection features a tremendous variety of slow movements for keyboard players. Highlights of these evocative selections come from masterpieces including sonatas of Haydn and Mozart Chopin preludes and classics such as the opening movement of Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata Bach's Sinfonia in F Minor and Debussy's Clair De Lune.

Eighty-three best-loved works over 30 composers including Beethoven Chopin Brahms Mendelssohn Liszt and Paderewski. Edited by Ronald Herder.

?Musique française? is a series designed for students and teachers as well as professionals. These editions offer masterworks in French music, with performance suggestions and historical and stylistic commentary by noted scholars.