SKU: BA.BA09332

ISBN 9790006533749. 32.5 x 26.6 cm inches.

Manfred Trojahn’s amply dimensioned piano quartet in four movements with a duration of approx. 40 minutes was composed and developed in several stages.

The inner movements, a Vivace characterised by lombard rhythms and vitality and a dream-like adagio were written in the Mozart Year 2005. By 2008 the outer movements were completed.
The opening Adagio “Zerbrochenes Lied” is an imposing lamentation of the dead whereas the Finale, a profound, moving “Wanderlied”, was dedicated to Trojahn’s friend and composer Wilhelm Killmayer on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
In this way Trojahn’s work stands in the tradition of Mozart’s two piano quartets, but adds a biographical element.

This is a large, musically demanding but rewarding work for ambitious musicians.

SKU: UT.CH-322

ISBN 9790215326309. 9 x 12 inches.

I am delighted to include in this series â?? so far almost totally made up of pieces written for me â?? this piece for guitar and piano composed by Giovanni Scapecchi and dedicated to the duo made up of my former student Raffaello Ravasio, who edited the fingering of the guitar part, and of Samuele Amidei. I am also particularly delighted because this piece was commissioned by the Duo Ravasio-Amidei as part of their full project in homage to Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco on the fiftieth anniversary of his death.
In this composition, there are many references to the figure and work of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. First of all the duo guitar-piano is the same as in Fantasia Op. 145 by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (written for Andrés Segovia and Paquita Madrigueira), the most famous piece of the twentieth century composed for this formation. The piece by Giovanni Scapecchi, in the form of a Suite of dances, refers explicitly to the one by the famous dedicatee by means of some references which appear in the Sarabanda and in the Giga. The Crete mentioned in the title are, of course, the famous Senese clays which, with their colours and shapes, make up a remarkable part of the Tuscan landscape. Furthermore, profound meanings are attributed by Giovanni Scapecchi to the earth which makes up the clays (like Castelnuovo-Tedesco, he is a native of Tuscany, where he still lives). The Composer recalls first of all that the book of Genesis tells us that the first man was taken from the earth (there is therefore this primordial connection between man and earth). Moreover, the historic man, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, honoured here, maintained a deep relationship with his homeland â?? despite the dramatic separation due to the enforced exile to the USA, which took place in 1939 following the racial laws. Stylistically, I then found a further link between this piece and its dedicatee â?? who was influenced in his early works by musical Impressionism â?? in a certain French atmosphere running through the Suite.
(Piero Bonaguri).

SKU: GI.G-10276

ISBN 9781622775972. Text by Delores Dufner.

The songs of Taizé are short, simple, and profound, they are intended to be repeated many times, as a support for worship that opens up towards contemplation.     These newly composed accompaniments for over 100 songs of Taizé are for churches or prayer groups where the singing is normally accompanied by the piano.     This book contains the assembly parts for each song, followed by a simple accompaniment, and then one or several slightly more demanding variations.   Click here to download the recording of the accompaniments in MP3 format played by the composer: accompaniments for 13 songs played in full with repetitions as during a time of prayer, accompaniments for 100 songs simply played straight though as a demonstration. Cliquer ici pour télécharger l’enregistrement des accompagnements au format MP3 joués par le compositeur : pour 13 chants les accompagnements sont joués en entier avec reprises comme pendant une prière , et pour 100 chants ils sont joués directement sans reprises comme modèle.

SKU: TO.22094

ISBN 9790201573588.