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

An original and exciting collection of anthems and other choral pieces written for the Orthodox Church and inspired by the Church in Russia, selected by Ralph Allwood. Partly because of the re-emergence of the Church in the former Soviet Union, interest in Christian musical sources alternative to the great body of the Anglican and other Western Christian traditions has grown sharply in recent years. Though the works presented here may be unfamiliar, they are all masterly. Designed to appeal to choirs of various levels, the collection includes a Kontakion and Ikos for the funeral service, anthems by Great Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Grechaninov - and composers from our age: Stravinsky, Schnittke, or Arvo Part speaking for a tradition outside the Orthodox Church, as well as settings of the Lord's Prayer in both Russian and English by John Tavener. / Chant Et Piano

Versions 1913 and 1931-L?une des plus importantes et significatives pages pour piano de Rachmaninov la Sonate en si bémol mineur est enfin disponible dans une édition Urtext digne de la partition et des problèmes éditoriaux qu?elle pose. Presque vingt ans après l?avoir écrite et publiée le compositeur la trouvait trop longue et trop dense d?écriture et il fit de nombreuses coupures et «allégements» qui continuent aujourd?hui d?être l?objet de critiques de la part des pianistes. Si bien que c?est la plupart du temps la première version qui est jouée ou un mélange des deux versions comme se le permettait par exemple Vladimir Horowitz avec l?autorisation de Rachmaninov. L?édition Henleexploite aussi le manuscrit autographe conservé aux Archives Glinka à Moscou. Comme pour toutes les ?uvres pour piano de Rachmaninov publiées chez Henle les doigtés sont de Marc-André Hamelin l?un des pianistes les plus remarquables de notre époque.

Rachmaninov regarded his choral symphony The Bells Op.35 to be his greatest work set to the poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The poem is a representation of life from the nimbleness of youth to the pain of age and this symphony is divided into four movements representing marriage birth terror and death. The work is scored for Soprano Tenor and Baritone soloists with Choir and large Orchestra.The first movement subtitled The Silver Sleigh Bells uses typically rich post-Romantic harmonies and is effervescent and joyous in mood featuring a prominent Tenor part. The second subtitled The Mellow Wedding Bells features the soprano soloist andconcentrates on the more passionate and intimate moments associated with weddings. The third movement subtitled The Loud Alarum Bells is a rousing and threatening Presto representing terror with frightening and demonic outbursts. The final movement subtitled The Mournful Iron Bells is gloomy cold and dispiriting. With the Baritone singing about the ‘quiet of the tomb’ the piece ends reflecting on the aspects of death as the music turns sad and warmly Romantic.Available here is the Boosey And Hawkes Pocket Score edition (No.898) of Rachmaninov’s impressive and moving choral symphony The Bells Op.35 and is ideal for study and perusal usage.

Rachmaninov premiered the Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 30 in New York with the New York Symphony Orchestra led by Walter Damrosch on November 28 1909. The following January he played it with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustav Mahler. This a deep work which is full of virtuosic hurdles and lengthy cadenzas. Today this concerto carries the nickname of Rach 3 and has become the most popular choice among piano competition candidates wanting to perform a virtuoso display piece. This particular work is a reduction for two pianos.

2nd Movement-Transcription of the slow movement of Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto op 1. Programme note by Murray McLachlan: Rachmaninov's first concerto in F sharp minor op 1 was composed in 1891 and dedicated to Alexander Siloti. The work was substantially revised in 1917 with textures made much lighter. The revised version is also more concentrated and disciplined with the material eliminating some of the earlier episodic sections entirely from the score. The second movement is an exquisite 74 bar miniature a nostalgic nocturne that is contrapuntally rich. In this soloversion the use of all three pedals and the middle pedal in particular make it possible to project the multifaceted textures the 'colour counter-point' that along with Rachmaninov's chromaticism enhances his considerable melodic gifts. Was Rachmaninov the 'Russian Bach?' Certainly his genius for 'inner voices' 'inner melodies' and counter-melodies make his music an inexhaustible treasure house of possibility for the creatively charged solo pianist. In Rachmaninov's piano writing there is simply no such thing as 'padding' or anonymous accompaniments- every line can be vocally or orchestrally charged making the music glow with richness and inspiration. This transcription was given its world premiere on April 1- Rachmaninov's birthday- in 2017 in New York as part of a recital for the Lezetizky society. Further performances were given on what was an intense US Easter tour in Washington Texas Boston and Vermont. I've also performed the transcription in Canada and the UK.

Satb-In Russian Orthodox ceremony the accepted rite is that compiled by St. John Chrysostom (344-407) which is written and sung in 'Old' or 'Church' Slavonic. This is the Vocal Score for Rachmaninov's setting of the work from 1910 scored for SATB Chorus.

for Intermediate Piano. BACH: Air on the G String - Badinerie, BWV 1067 - Allegro, BWV 1048 - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Sheep May Safely Graze - Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 · BEETHOVEN: Theme from Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) - Theme from Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) - Theme from Symphony No. 5 - Theme from Symphony No. 7 - Theme from Symphony No. 9 · BIZET: Habanera from Carmen · BOCCHERINI: Minuet from String Quintet, Op. 11, No. 5 · BORODIN: Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 · BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance, WoO 1, No. 5 - Lullaby, Op. 49, No. 4 · CLARKE: Trumpet Voluntary · DVORÁK: Theme from Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) · ELGAR: Nimrod from Enigma Variations - Pomp and Circumstance · FAURÉ: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 - Pavane, Op. 50 · FRANCK: Panis angelicus · GLUCK: Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice · GOUNOD: Ave Maria adapted from Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 by JS Bach · GREIG: Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Norwegian Dance, Op. 35, No. 2 · HANDEL: Air from Water Music, HWV 348 - Allegro from Water Music, HWV 349 - Allegro from Water Music, HWV 348 - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon - Bourrée from Flute Sonata, HWV 363b - Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - Largo from Serses · HAYDN: Theme from String Quartet, Op. 3, No. 5 - Theme from Symphony No. 94, Hob I:94 (Surprise) · LEHAR: Waltz from The Merry Widow · MASSENET: Meditation from Thaïs · MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream · MOZART: Ave Verum Corpus - Theme from Clarinet Concerto - Theme from Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Lacrimosa from Requiem - Theme from Piano Concerto No. 21 - Theme from Symphony No. 40 - Theme from Symphony No. 41 · Offenbach: Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann - Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld · PACHELBEL: Canon in D · PARRY: Jerusalem · PUCCINI: Musetta's Waltz from La bohème - Un bel dì vedremo from Madame Butterfly - Vissi d'arte from Tosca · RACHMANINOFF: Theme from Piano Concerto No. 2 · RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Flight of the Bumblebee - Song of India - The Young Prince and the Young Prince from Scheherazade · SAINT-SAËNS: Danse macabre - The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals · SCHUBERT: Ave Maria - Serenade · SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes

Variations Corelli op. 42 Editeur: Norbert Gertsch Doigtés: Marc-André Hamelin Edition Urtext, reliure paperback Pages: 39 (VII, 32), Dimension 23,5 x 31,0 cm N° d'article HN 1206 · ISMN M-2018-1206-9 Degré de difficulté (Piano): difficile (Degré 8) Ce célèbre cycle pour piano de Rachmaninov parut en 1931, à une époque où ce dernier s?était déjà assuré une grande popularité avec ses grandes ?uvres pour piano solo et ses concertos pour piano. Il ne s?agit cependant nullement d?une ?uvre de «vieillesse». Avec ses variations sur le thème «La folia» (repris d?une sonate de Corelli), Rachmaninov déclenche un véritable feu d?artifice pianistique. Voici ce qu?il dit laconiquement à un de ses amis à ce propos: «Cette course folle dans tous les sens est nécessaire pour effacer le thème.» Est-ce que Rachmaninov est parvenu à faire taire «La folia»? Essayez-vous même!

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

Corelli Variations op. 42-Rachmaninoff wrote his well-known Piano cycle in 1931 at a time when his great works for Piano solo and the Piano concertos had already made him very famous. Yet it is by no means the ?work of an old man?.Thecomposer?s variations on the theme ?La folia? (taken from a sonata by Corelli) are like a series of fireworks on the Piano. He once drily said to a friend ?All this mad running about is necessary in order to efface the theme?.Did Rachmaninoff succeed in silencing ?la folia? i.e. the ?madness?? Why not see for yourself.

Examination Pieces. Par . The Edition Peters Grade 8 Piano Anthology has long been a popular resource for anyone approaching this important milestone examination. In September 2022 Edition Peters will release a new Grade 8 Anthology to support the new (2023/2024) Syllabus and, for the first time, will issue new anthologies to support pianists studying at or preparing for Grades 5, 6 and 7. Also new for this year: a selection of lesser-known additional repertoire suitable for the own-choice piece in the new Performance Exams. The four new Piano Anthologies for Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 2023/2024 comprise a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus. The anthologies support students preparing for the Practical Exam or for the new Performance Exam. Those preparing for the Performance Exams are aided by Performance Notes by Norman Beedie (Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), which give advice on technique and interpretation for each piece, and guidance on preparing an effective programme. The pieces in this volume are drawn from the extensive range of piano music in the Edition Peters catalogue ? one of the widest available. With candidates able to offer a free choice work in the Performance Exam, each Anthology contains additional lesser-known repertoire suitable for the exam. / Date parution : 2022-09-27/ Recueil / Piano