SKU: HL.49041054
ISBN 9790001123525. 9.0x12.0x0.156 inches.
Throughout his career the Austrian composer and musicologist Hans Gal (1890–1987) wrote a number of operas, orchestral works, concertos and vocal pieces, and during the latter part of his life he concentrated particularly on chamber music. In addition he published books and essays on composers such as Brahms, Schubert and Verdi. Forced to emigrate from Germany in 1933, Gal finally settled in Edinburgh, where he taught at the University, and continued to compose for the rest of his long life.His Oboe Sonata is a valuable addition to the repertoire. The three movements, like all Gal’s works, are rooted in the late Romantic period.
SKU: HL.49044745
ISBN 9790001202992. UPC: 841886024939. 9.25x12.0x0.077 inches.
Stephen Paxton was one of the most important English composers for the cello in the transitional period between the Baroque and Classical eras. As the cello repertoire does not feature many very early Classical works his Sonatas op. 3, written for amateur cellists and students, fill a significant gap in tuition repertoire. This three-movement Sonata op. 3/3 is very well suited to the cello and distinguished by its elegant and appealing melodies. The sonata can be played using the first four finger positions. As a cellist Paxton was very familiar with the technical capabilities of his instrument and knew how to make it sing with simple and effective figures. The first movement consists of two sections and has an expressive middle section in C minor. The slow movement uses an Irish folk song ('Gramachree'), with two dance movements (Minuet 1 and 2) at the end.This new edition reproduces all the details of the first printed version, with just a few dynamic markings added in square brackets. The bass part has been written out in the style of an early Classical keyboard accompaniment so as to underline the galant rococo style of the piece.
SKU: HL.49017953
ISBN 9790001157506. UPC: 841886013186. 9.25x12.0x0.276 inches.
Johanna Senfter (1879-1961) was a pupil of Max Reger.Beginning with an expressive violin theme in a densely packed, 'Brahms-like' piano setting, the classical four-movement work centres around two capricious and playful movements: Lustig, nicht zu schnell is how the second movement begins, a fugal gem working with all kinds of contrapuntal tricks. This is followed by a scherzo-like, wittily flirting Rasch. The finale begins with a melodically simple tune in an almost folksong-like tone which, by a sequence of character variations, builds to a grand gesture which eventually leads back to the initial cantabile - with the sonata coming to a quiet end. A valuable addition to the chamber music repertoire.
SKU: HL.49026154
ISBN 9790001134606.
SKU: M7.IFO-72652
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Première Symphonie pour grand orgue en Ré mineur op. 14 'À Alexandre Guilmant' (comp. 1895-98; ed. pric. 1999: Paris, Éd. Pérégally & Parvy fils; 1874 Uraufführung durch Alexandre Guilmant in der Église Royale Notre-Dame de Laeken in Brüssel): I. Prélude (ré mineur) II. Fugue (ré mineur) III. Pastorale (Si-bemoll majeur) IV. Allegro vivace (la mineur) V. Andante (Fa majeur) VI. Fina (Ré majeur) Alexandre Guilmant (1864-1911) Sonata No. 1 in D Minor op. 42 'Hommage Réspectueux àSa Majesté Leopold II de Belgique]' (comp. 1874 ; ed. princ. 1875: Paris, Éd. Schott) I. Introduction (Largo e maestoso) et Allegro II. Pastorale: Andante quasi Allegretto III. Final: Allegro assai.
