Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse From Dolly Op 56 No 1

Faure's Berceuse from the Dolly Suite arranged for Piano Duet by Thomas A. Johnson.

Ravel, Maurice
Sonata / Berceuse sur le nom de Fauré for Violin and Piano
- New scholarly-critical edition of Ravel?s famous sonata
- First scholarly-critical edition of the ?Berceuse sur le nom de Fauré?
- Foreword on the historical context and performance practice issues (Eng/Ger) as well as a Critical Commentary (Eng)
Ravel worked on his Sonata for Violin and Piano for four years (1923?1927) which was longer than he took for any other composition. According to the composer, the reason for his difficulties was the ?fundamental incompatibility? of these two instruments. However, the interplay between two quite different partners is precisely what makes this sonata so charming. The violin and piano are independent, sometimes playing alongside each other and at other times with each other: here in a lyrical Allegretto, there in a jazz-inspired second movement, finally in a ?perpetuum mobile? finale.
This new edition edited by Douglas Woodfull-Harris corrects numerous inconsistencies of earlier editions. It also includes the ?Berceuse sur le nom de Fauré? which is available for the first time in a scholarly-critical Urtext edition. This lullaby for violin and piano consists of variations on a theme derived from the letters of Fauré?s name. / Partitions classique / Cordes / Violon / BARENREITER

Recueil Piano-Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) composed the Dolly Suite to mark the birthday and other events in the life of the daughter of the composer's mistress. Suitable for intermediate to advanced pianists Dolly is an enjoyable piece for Piano. Fauré began receiving high quality musical instruction from age 10 at the Niedermeyer School. He eventually became a Piano pupil of Camille Saint-Saëns. Fauré's career saw him succeed Théodore Dubois as organist at the Church of Madeleine in Paris and become professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire all the whilecomposing sublime works. The Dolly Suite comprises six short pieces; 1) Berceuse 2) Mi-a-ou 3) Dolly's Garden 4) Kitty-Waltz 5) Tenderness and 6) The Spanish Walk. The complete suite takes about 15 minutes to perform. As an alternative accessible and fun piece for pianists Fauré's Dolly Suite is an essential addition to the Piano duet repertoire.

A delightful arrangement of this piece which achieved its fame through its use as the theme tune to 'Listen With Mother' on the radio. This version also includes an optional third violin part.

These CDs feature recordings of piano accompaniments to all 37 works from the popular folio. Contents: Canzonetta (D'Ambrosio) • Air on the G String (Bach) • Menuet from Quintet in E (Boccherini) • La Serenata(Braga) • Cradle-Song (Brahms) • Kol Nidrei (Bruch) • Beau Soir (Debussy) • Souvenir (Drdla) • Valse-Bluette (Drigo)• Aurore (Fauré) • Chanson (Friml) • La Cinquantaine(Gabriel-Marie) • Loin du Bal (Gillet) • Berceuse from Jocelyn (Godard) • Largo (Handel) • Serenade (Haydn) • Canzonetta (Herbert) • Hejre Kati (Jubay) • The Son of the Puszta(Kéler-Béla) • Mazurka (Mlynarski) • Serenata (Moszkowski) • Belle Nuit (Offenbach) • Melody (Paderewski) • Sérénade (Pierné) • Spanish Dance (Rehfeld) • LeCygne (Saint-Saëns) • L'Abeille (Schubert François) • Ave Maria Serenade (Schubert Franz) • Madrigale (Simonetti) • Romance (Svendsen) • Canzonetta (Tchaikovsky) • Réverie(Vieuxtemps) • Träume (Wagner) • Walther's Prize-Song (Wagner) • Obertass (Wieniawski). THIS ITEM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL BOOK.

Made in England is a collection of pieces chosen from the recordings Julian Lloyd Webber has made over the last 20 years. This complilation mixes old favourites such as Saint-Saens 'The Swan' with more recent compositions such as Elton John's 'Your Song'. / Violoncelle Et Piano