SKU: HL.50510054
ISBN 9790080400562. UPC: 073999670943. 5.75x8.0x0.221 inches. Bela Bartok.
'Composed in 1910, Bartok's 'Two Pictures' for orchestra, too, draws on Debussy and folk music. Indeed, the title itself is a reference to Debussy's famous piano cycle, 'Images'. The two movements, 'In Full Flower' and 'Village Dance' represent two Bartokian movement types. The first one is the delicate and intimate music of nature. Debussy's influence is most tangible here. The second movement, 'Village Dance' is only related to the previous movement through its tonal system. It is, rather, a sort of 'bone and muscle' music that belongs to the barbaro type of movements, and as such, consists of possibly the simplest elements. Long sections consist of the continual repetition of a primitive motif. The work was first performed three years after its completion, on 25 February 1913, by the Budapest Philhamonic Orchestra, under the baton of Istvan Kerner.' (HCD 32505 Bartok New Series Vol. 5, Virag Buky).
SKU: BT.DHP-1002547-120
Pastoral Pictures paints three contrasting ‘sound pictures’. The first movement is solemn and majestic, the second dreamy and serene and he final movement joyous and cheerful. A fantastic concert work for all Grade 2-3 bands. Pastoral Pictures besteht aus drei Sätzen, die jeweils von unterschiedlichen Stimmungen geprägt sind.Der erste Satz wird durch eine langsame Einleitung eröffnet, worin der feierliche Charakter, der diesen Abschnitt bestimmt, schön zum Ausdruck kommt.Im zweiten Satz schaffen poetische und verträumte Klangbilder eine musikalische Atmosphäre der Heiterkeit. Der Komponist gibt sich der Suche nach dem Schönen hin. Alles ist zart und durchsichtig. Melodie, Harmonien und Kontrapunkt verschmelzen zu einem natürlichen Fluss.Fein und leicht entwickelt sich in den ersten Takten des dritten Satzes eine fließende Melodie, getönt von pittoresken Klängen, welche die fröhlicheStimmung eines ländlichen Marktes wiederspiegeln. Ein kurzes, imposantes Zwischenspiel setzt dem ausgelassenen Treiben ein Ende und leitet über zu einem triumphierenden und bewegten Finale.
SKU: BT.DHP-1002547-020
SKU: HL.49019006
ISBN 9790001174619. 9.0x12.0x0.075 inches.
With his piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition from 1874, Mussorgsky created a classic example of programme music. Based on the paintings of his deceased friend Viktor Hartmann, he also composed the lyrical serenade 'Il vecchio castello' (The Old Castle), among others. Hartmann's picture shows a medieval Italian castle with a singing troubadour who accompanies himself on the lute. In Maurice Ravel's subsequent famous orchestral version, the beautiful, melancholy melody was played by the alto saxophone. Accompaniment, prelude and interludes are reminiscent of playing a medieval hurdy-gurdy with its pervading drone bass. Therein lies the continuity of the piece, thereabove lies the quiet romance with its melancholy character - the unrequited love of the troubadour. This separate edition now gives all saxophonists the opportunity to play the piece with piano accompaniment.
SKU: BR.OB-5532-15
ISBN 9790004348208. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Ravel's brilliant compositional interpretation of the Pictures at an Exhibition is, to this day, the most famous and independent orchestration of Mussorgsky's masterpiece. When the French composer turned his attention to his Russian colleague's piano cycle in 1922, he was at the height of his mastery and Paris was enraptured by Russian music. Notated with remarkable accuracy in an autograph score, Ravel's orchestration was an audience favorite from the very start. Jean-Francois Monnard, who previously edited the Breitkopf Urtext editions of Bolero, La Valse and Rapsodie espagnole, presents a text in which even the tiniest detail is authentic. The edition not only eliminates many previously undiscovered errors, but also offers a wealth of practical information on the long and multi-faceted performance history of the work, including the metronome markings of great conductors who were connected to the work in a very special manner.Bibliography:Mayer , Stephan: Sonne fur die Seele. Ein lehrreicher Nachmittag am Genfer See, in: Musikforum, 2015, Heft 4, pp. 32-35.
SKU: HL.49046976
ISBN 9783795726898. UPC: 196288091219. 9.0x12.0x0.145 inches.
“Get to Know Classical Masterpieces”: Within this series you will find a simple arrangement for piano of one of the most popular concert works composed by Modest P. Mussorgsky, the cycle of piano pieces Pictures at an Exhibition. With explanatory texts and full colored illustrations, the edition is aimed at young and adult pianists. The easily playable arrangements and original pieces provide an ideal introduction to this work.
