SKU: HH.HH448-FSP
ISBN 9790708146551.
In Sonata 7, in D major, Balicourt opens with a suave, intricately rhythmic Adagio. The following Presto, with its delightful interplay between flute and bass, including both octave doubling and stretto imitation, is the most skittish movement to emerge from the composerâ??s pen. The finale is a â??sandwichâ?? movement, in which a Minuetto encloses a duple-metre Cantabile in D minor. Although the minuet could be said to exemplify one of those â??easyâ?? movements referred to in Balicourtâ??s prospectus for subscribers, its complex, prescribed ornamentation requires sensitive handling. Sonata 8, in E minor, is strategically placed as the final work in the set, being one of the longest as well as the most conservative; adopting the traditional four-movement configuration, it continually harks back to the grand Handelian style. An eloquent Andante ushers in a Presto containing many, slightly academic, contrapuntal touches and much chromaticism. The subsequent Largo is only five bars long: its plain melodic line in minims and crotchets is the skeleton around which the flautist is expected to weave an elaborate embroidery. For the finale Balicourt introduces, in effect, a new version, in triple metre, of the second movement. The fact that all four movements are in E minor heightens the sense of unity, which is expressed very concretely through their sharing of some thematic material.
SKU: HL.49004891
ISBN 9790001052085.
SKU: HL.49011296
ISBN 9790001123310. UPC: 073999745160. 9.0x12.0x0.13 inches.
These 3 sonatas are original works for the recorder written between 1700 and 1720 by lesser known English masters of the baroque period. William Turner: Sonata F major * William Topham: Sonata F major * Robert Valentine: Sonata g minor.
SKU: HL.49016788
ISBN 9790001148429. UPC: 841886009103. 9.0x12.0x0.256 inches.
Many people know E.T.A Hoffmann (1776-1822) only as an author, but he composed many works as well. These sonatas are lovely intermediate level pieces.
SKU: HL.296962
ISBN 9781480328204. UPC: 884088882518. 9.0x12.0x0.448 inches.
Pedagogical in nature, Schirmer Performance Editions offer new research, insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Each volume includes an excellent performance based on the recorded edition. Prepared by experienced artists and master teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. This volume presents nine Mozart sonatas, including: Piano Sonata in A minor, K. 310 • Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 281 • Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 279 • Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 309 • Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 284 • Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 311 • Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 282 • Piano Sonata in F Major, K. 280 • Piano Sonata in G Major, K. 283.