SKU: FH.VC7
ISBN 978-1-55440-543-5.
This inaugural edition of the Cello Series offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring cellist. With an expansive representation of musical styles from all eras, this series addresses the need for a single collection of quality educational materials to foster musical development and instill appreciation of the richness and diversity of music written for cello. Supporting a balanced course of study, this series organizes repertoire into nine volumes from the Preparatory Level through Level 8. Each level offers music from a range of styles and compositional eras, including standard literature, new arrangements of familiar tunes, and music written for cellists, by cellists. These selections provide the flexibility to choose pedagogically appropriate material suited to each individual, and to motivate students to fully develop their musicianship and technique.Level 7:Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture - Rossini, GioachinoCarmen: Prelude to act 1 - Bizet, GeorgesCoriolan Overture, op. 62 - Beethoven, Ludwig vanSymphony No. 94 (Surprise), Hob. I:94: I,IV - Haydn, Franz JosephRuslan and Ludmilla: Overture - Glinka, MikhailPeer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46: I,III,IV - Grieg, EdvardLevel 8:Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: I - Mendelssohn, FelixSymphony No. 8, op. 88: I,IV - Dvorak, AntoninThe Nutcracker, op. 71: Russian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers, Pas de deux - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yichSymphony No. 8 (Unfinished), D 759: I,II - Schubert, FranzDie Zauberfloete, K 620: Overture - Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusSymphony No. 40, K 550: I,IV - Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusLevel 9:Symphony No. 9, op. 125: II,IV - Beethoven, Ludwig vanSymphony No. 8, op. 93: III - Beethoven, Ludwig vanSerenade for Strings, op. 22: III,IV,V - Dvorak, AntoninPiano Concerto No. 2, op. 83: III - Brahms, JohannesSerenade for Strings, op. 48: I,II,III,IV - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yichSymphony No. 4 (Italian), op. 90: I,IV - Mendelssohn, FelixSymphony No. 3, op. 90: III,IV - Brahms, JohannesSymphony No. 35 (Haffner), K 385: I,IV - Mozart, WolfgangLe nozze di Figaro, K 492: Overture - Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusLevel 10:Group 1:Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), op. 36: Variation 12 - Elgar, EdvardDichter und Bauer: Overture - Suppe, Franz vonMessa da Requiem: III - Verdi, GiuseppeGuillame Tell: Overture - Rossini, GioachinoGroup 2:Symphonie fantastique: II,III,V - Berlioz, HectorSymphony No. 4, op. 36: I,II,IV - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yichSymphony No. 5, op. 67: I,II,III - Beethoven, Ludwig vanSymphony No. 4, op. 98: I,II,III,IV - Brahms, JohannesSymphony No. 6 (Pathetique), op. 74: I,II - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yichSymphony No. 2, op. 73: I,II,IV - Brahms, JohannesAssociate:Group 1:Symphony No. 5, op. 100: I,II,III,IV - Prokofiev, SergeiLa mer: I,II - Debussy, ClaudeThe Bartered Bride: Overture - Smetana, Bed_ichSymphony No. 5, op. 47: I,II,III - Shostakovich, DmitriGroup 2:Matthaus-Passion, BWV: Komm, suesses Kreutz - Bach, Johann SebastianDon Juan, op. 20 - Strauss, RichardEin Heldenleben, op. 40 - Strauss, RichardVerklaerte Nach1, op. 4 - Schoenberg, Arnold.
SKU: CA.2300264
ISBN 9790007247959. Language: German.
Carl Loewe is known nowadays almost exclusively as a composer of ballads, but he was close to the spirit of his time and also composed a number of oratorios for the amateur choirs which became so numerous in the Biedermeier period. Das Suhnopfer des neuen Bundes reveals a wealth of expressivity using only a modest scoring. The solo parts can easily be performed by good amateurs, the well-known chorales give audiences the opportunity to join in the singing, and the scoring, mainly for small string group, underlines the emotions expressed by the soloists. In this oratorio we can hear Loewe's admiration for the Bach Passions, yet his characteristic musical language, typical of the time, shows that something new could develop from it. Score and part available separately - see item CA.2300200.
SKU: HL.49018922
ISBN 9790001174527. UPC: 841886015913. 9.25x12.0x0.163 inches.
When writing his Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, Camille Saint-Saens created a 'classic' of violoncello literature. But the French musician even wrote other solo works for this instrument: a second concerto, two sonatas, the 'Swan' from 'The Carnival of the Animals' as well as a 'Suite with Piano Accompaniment' Op. 16. Premiered on 27 April 1866 and probably written shortly before, the work is based on the composer's study of tradition, especially of the form of the Baroque suite, integrated in a Romantic tonal language. Many years later (1919) the composer also presented a version with orchestral instead of piano accompaniment, and for this version he replaced movements 3 and 5 and changed the ending of the fourth movement. The present edition contains the text of the orchestral version: The five-movement suite begins with a prelude reminiscent of Bach which is followed by a pleasant serenade, a stylized gavotte and a sentimental romance before a passionate tarantella puts a virtuoso end to the piece. The enthusiastic, melodic 'Suite' is a valuable addition to the cello repertoire, suitable for both tuition and concert purposes.
SKU: HL.248688
UPC: 888680729080. 9x12 inches. English.
“Gordon Wright was the friend of a lifetime. For thirty years Gordon and I shared our two greatest passions: music and Alaska. Gordon was my musical collaborator, my next-door neighbor, my fellow environmentalist and my camping buddy. These miniatures are musical sketches of three moments and places in our friendship. Like Alaska, Gordon was larger than life. He always lived his own way. And he died just as he would have wanted. We found him lying on the deck of his cabin in the Chugach Mountains, curled up against his favorite birch tree, looking across the waters of Turnagain Arm toward the Resurrection Valley and the tiny settlement of Hope.” - John Luther AdamsThis music contains no normal stopped tones. All the sounds are produced as natural harmonics or on open strings. There are no harmonics higher than the sixth. So these sounds should be clear and resonant. Even so, balancing the harmonics with the open strings requires careful attention.The durations of the individual pieces are given at the end of each.The total duration of the set is about ten minutes.
SKU: LM.24786
ISBN 9790230947862.
