SKU: HL.48181697
Part of the collection ?Concert Solo?, Ninth Concerto is a contemporary and modern piece by Raymond Gallois Montbrun, for Violin and Piano. Quite difficult, this piece should prepare upper-intermediate players to play classical concertos. This really nice piece is composed of a main theme, four variations and a final. The theme is quite lyrical and has an Allegretto tempo. The fourth theme stands out by its extensive use of harmonies. The Piano accompaniment also evolves based on the variations. The piece finishes on a really harmonious final. Raymond Gallois Montbrun (1918-1994) was a French violinist and composer who won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome and the Grand Prix de Paris. He later became the director of the Paris Conservatoire. He composed many symphonic pieces, an opera, a quartet and many pieces for Solo Piano, Violin and Piano and other instruments..
SKU: PR.UE037199
ISBN 9783702475109. UPC: 803452072218.
Igudesman translates the familiar Happy Birthday tune into the style of classic violin masterpieces in a seamless exposition. An opening passage a la Bruch gives way to a Sibelius-like phrase, then continues in the styles of Mozart, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and on. Quotes from the concerti are intermingled with the ongoing Happy Birthday theme to create, truly, The Soloist's Ultimate Happy Birthday. For two violinists of intermediate to advanced skills.