2 Aquarelles Piano Solo

Gade's piano music is steeped in Danish folk music, yet technically demanding and always very pianistic so that both piano pupils and experienced pianists will find many rewarding challenges when playing this music. The present album provides an insight into Gade's piano oeuvre and shows his importance in his day. Thanks to their numerous facets, the piano works of this great composer still are a valuable addition to lessons and concert performances. / Piano

Remplaçant occasionnel de Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy à la tête des concerts du Gewandhaus de Leipzig Niels W. Gade est considéré aujourd?hui comme le compositeur danois le plus important. Ses «Fleurs de printemps» op. 2b «Aquarelles» op. 19 et «Nouvelles aquarelles» op. 57 révèlent une écriture pour le piano gracieuse et charmante dans un style intime et familial. Pour autant ces pièces de caractère s?adressent à des pianistes de niveau intermédiaire. Elles fascinent par leur puissante authenticité leur sensibilité et leur expressivité ainsi que par leur richesse d?invention. Les pianistes amateurs de musique romantique souhaitant sortir des sentiers battus seconsacreront avec bonheur à ce recueil. Riche en informations la préface a été rédigée par le pianiste danois Bengt Johnsson qui a enregistré l?intégralité des ?uvres pour piano de Gade.

Par COUTAZ VIOLETA / DUCROT ANNE-FRANCOISE. Hissons les voiles ! Méthode de piano, conçue par Violeta Coutaz et Anne-Françoise Ducrot Illustrée par les aquarelles de Jurate Bucmyte

Par SINDING CHRISTIAN. Christian Sinding (1856-1941) gained worldwide fame with his piano piece 'Frühlingsrauschen', which is likely to be his most famous work still today. The '5 Klavierstücke' Op. 97, created in 1909, are bravura pieces the late Romantic harmony of which is sometimes reminiscent of Richard Strauss. The effective brilliant piano setting is characterised by a widely elaborated melody and can be easily mastered by the advanced player. Large arpeggios characterise the first piece 'Des Morgens'. 'Auf dem Wasser' is an evocative tone painting in swaying 12/8 time with powerful unison passages in the middle section. 'Intermezzo' appears capricious, with dance-like figures. 'Gewitter' is a brilliant concert study in the style of Liszt. The work concludes with the piece 'Aquarell', a poetic salon piece revelling in harmonies, notated as a clear piano setting./ Répertoire / Piano

Rich selection of 36 songs, settings of texts by Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarme, Bourget, Pierre Louys and other poets. Songs include: Beau Soir, Mandoline, Les Angelus, Dans le jardin, Cinq poemes de Baudelaire, Trois chansons de Bilitis, and many more. All songs reproduced directly from originals. Line-for-line English translations of French texts. Content : Beau Soir (text by Paul Bourget) Mandoline (text by Paul Verlaine) Ariettes Oubliées (text by Paul Verlaine) 1. C'est l'extase 2. Il pleure dans mon cœur 3. L'ombre des arbres 4. Paysages belges: Chevaux de bois 5. Aquarelles 1: Green 6. Aquarelles 2: Spleen Cinq poëmes de Baudelaire (text by Charles Baudelaire) 1. Le Balcon 2. Harmonie du Soir 3. Le Jet d'Eau 4. Recueillement 5. La Mort des Amants Les Angelus (text by Grégoire Le Roy) Dans le Jardin (text by Paul Gravollet) Deux romances (text by Paul Bourget) 1. Romance: L'âme évaporée 2. Les Cloches Fêtes galantes (1st collection) (text by Paul Verlaine) 1. En sourdine 2. Fantoches 3. Clair de lune ` Trois mélodies (text by Paul Verlaine) 1. La mer est plus belle que les cathédrales 2. Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois 3. L'échelonnement des haies moutonne à l'infini Proses lyriques (text by composer) 1. De rêve 2. De grève 3. De fleurs 4. De soir Trois chansons de Bilitis (text by Pierre Louÿs) 1. La flûte de Pan 2. La Chevelure 3. Le tombeau des naïades Trois chansons de France 1. Rondel (Le temps a laissié son manteau; text by Charles d'Orléans) 2. La Grotte (text by Tristan Lhermite) 3. Rondel (Pour ce que Plaisance est morte; text by Charles d'Orléans) Fêtes galantes (2nd collection) (text by Paul Verlaine) 1. Les ingénus 2. Le Faune 3. Colloque sentimental Song Texts and Translations

24 Pieces For Piano. Par WOLF PETER E.. Péter Wolf (a doctoral graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest) has composed a number of large-scale compositions in recent years which have had success at the hands of distinguished performers: these include two piano concertos as well as concertos for oboe, clarinet, and violin. By entitling his newest set of pieces for piano Wolf-temperiertes Klavier, the composer was able to simultaneously indulge in wordplay based upon his surname and give a tip of the hat to German baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. The work's likeness to Bach is not limited to its title - the manner in which a piece has been written in both major and minor keys for each tone of the chromatic scale is blatantly inspired by Bach. In the preface to this publication, Wolf offers the following insights: ''I think I managed to find expressive titles. The first piece, Epiclesis (a prayer for inspiration, patience, and support), was heard from above: I was able to work continuously and without inhibitions. The works could be born in every key, until the last one, the Epilogue, was completed. When I finally finished inscribing the pitches of Bach's name, I admit, a little shiver went through me.'' Of the character pieces, all were completely new with the exceptions of one being previously written and another whose theme Wolf borrowed from one of his own stage works. Wolf-temperiertes Klavier is recommended for advanced pianists who wish to push the boundaries between musical genres, as well as classical musicians interested in the harmonic language of jazz. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Musique contemporaine / Répertoire / Piano

28 pieces composed between 1830 and 1930 selected and edited by Alan Jones. The pieces are of Grade 5 standard and include works by Mendelssohn Franck Grieg Reger and Wolf.