Par BERG ALBAN. Having circulated a piano score of his opera Wozzeck, Berg was asked to assemble a few excerpts ('bruchstücke,' or fragments) for an international music festival, as staging constraints made performance of the entire opera impossible. In great haste, Berg assembled the Drei Bruchstücke in time for rehearsals, and the ensuing premiere was a great success./ Répertoire / Soprano, Orchestre et Chœur d'Enfants ad lib

This stunningly beautiful ballad from the Broadway musical Les Mis?rables has enjoyed renewed popularity thanks to Susan Boyle and also the TV show Glee. For female vocal solo and orchestra. Key: Eb-F Range: gb-C2

Completed in 1960 Chronochromie is a famous orchestral piece composed by Olivier Messiaen.   This edition published as a book features the conductor’s score with all the following instruments: 16 First Violins 16 Second Violins 14 Violas 12 Cellos 10 Double Basses 1 Piccolo 3 Flutes 3 Oboes 4 Clarinets 3 Bassoons 1 Piccolo Trumpet 3 C Trumpets 4 F Horns 3 Trombones 1 Tuba Suspended And Chinese Cymbal 1 Glockenspiel 1 Xylophone 1 Marimba. It is written in seven movements: Introduction Strophe I Antistrophe I Strophe II Antistrophe II Epode and Coda; and The Epode featuresbirdsong and is played by 18 of the string instruments. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composer of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes.

A l'aube du XXIe siècle, garçons et filles de la Réunion vivent leur jeunesse dans la diversité des races auxquelles ils appartiennent.

Si la vie quotidienne leur paraît simple, ils n'en demeurent pas moins hésitants devant les moments importants de leur existence. Et l'origine raciale pèse encore lourd sur leur destinée. C'est dans ce climat et à travers leur vie scolaire que les collégiens affirment leur fraternité et regardent éclore avec sympathie l'amour entre Franck, jeune métis et Stella, la gauloise blonde. / Jazz / CD /