An Introduction to His Piano Works

Chopin's piano works renowned for their technical brilliance also invariably project the composer's mercurial moods. Their complex emotional content often lies close to the surface: a sparkling and graceful passage may be tinged with melancholy a dark moment may be crowned with a note of triumph. This superb collection of fifteen of Chopin's works for piano reflects these compelling qualities in some of the greatest piano compositions of the Romantic period.

Pianthology is a new collection of seven contemporary Piano works by living composers which includes a recording of each of the works performed by Nicky Losseff the volume's editor. Nicky Losseff who combines a SeniorLectureship at the University of York with an active career as a concert pianist has written extensive performance and analysis notes on all of the works giving helpful suggestions about the study and performance os each piecein turn. The anthology is aimed at university and conservatiore level Piano students but will serve as an excellent introduction to new music for the Piano for any dedicated player looking to broaden their range.Theworks included in Pianthology are: Anthony Gilbert - Three Papillon Postcards Sadie Harrison - Impresa Amorosa Ed Hughes - Third Orchid Jo Kondo - A Dance For Piano 'Europeans' David Lumsdaine - Six PostcardPieces Hilda Paredes - Caligrama Thomas Simaku - Des Pas ChromatiquesPianthology was launched at the York University Spring NewMusic Festival on May 8th 2008 when all seven works were performed some by Nicky Losseff and some by her students from the University of York.Includes Nicky Losseff's recordings of all works. Three Papillon Postcards

Around 1960 Olivier Messiaen began a large-scale concerto based on the birds of the Hérault region (?Oiseaux de l?Hérault?) for piano various soloists and orchestra. Although the project remained unfinished the solo piano part was quite developed. The Olivier Messiaen Foundation entrusted Roger Muraro a renowned interpreter of Messiaen?s piano works with organizing the sketches and manuscripts found in the composer?s archives. This new publication emerged from Muraro?s research. The study that opens the volume describes his methods in detail discussing among other issues the relationship of this work to the later Sept Haïkaï. Richly illustrated with a number of facsimiles musical examples and photographs Muraro?s introduction retraces the origins and historic context of the work invites the reader to enter the composer?s workshop and offers suggestions for performance. Fauvettes de l?Hérault ? Concert des garrigues for solo piano is a ?concerto without orchestra? that blends reference to Claude Debussy a thinly veiled homage to Yvonne Loriod new birdsong from the Hérault region and the vast palette of rhythm timbre and colour that are typical of Olivier Messiaen?s musical universe. Around 1960 Olivier Messiaen began a large-scale concerto based on the birds of the Hérault region (?Oiseaux de l?Hérault?) for piano various soloists and orchestra. Although the project remained unfinished the solo piano part was quite developed. The Olivier Messiaen Foundation entrusted Roger Muraro a renowned interpreter of Messiaen?s piano works with organizing the sketches and manuscripts found in the composer?s archives. This new publication emerged from Muraro?s research. The study that opens the volume describes his methods in detail discussing among other issues the relationship of this work to the later Sept Haïkaï. Richly illustrated with a number of facsimiles musical examples and photographs Muraro?s introduction retraces the origins and historic context of the work invites the reader to enter the composer?s workshop and offers suggestions for performance. Fauvettes de l?Hérault ? Concert des garrigues for solo piano is a ?concerto without orchestra? that blends reference to Claude Debussy a thinly veiled homage to Yvonne Loriod new birdsong from the Hérault region and the vast palette of rhythm timbre and colour that are typical of Olivier Messiaen?s musical universe.

Waldstein-Edited by Jonathan Del Mar with an Introduction by Misha Donat and notes on performance practice by Jonathan Del Mar and Misha Donat. Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on the latest research findings. Enlightening Introduction and notes on period performance practice (Eng/Ger). Well-presented engraving and practical page turns. Detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) with facsimiles. Beethoven’s Grande Sonate In C Major Op. 53 (1803-04) marks his turn towards large-scale symphonic influenced Piano works. Since its first publication this highly virtuosic piece dedicated toBeethoven’s friend and patron Ferdinand Count Waldstein has lost none of its magnetism. To this day it remains a pianistic challenge and a musical touchstone for every performer. Jonathan Del Mar currently one of the most renowned Beethoven scholars stands for a meticulously edited Urtext edition on the basis of an intensive study of all sources. Performers can look forward to a musical text which is based on the latest research findings and where the fine engraving as well as practical page turns will facilitate the study of this demanding work. This Urtext edition includes an informative Introduction and valuable notes on historical performance practice. Information regarding source discrepancies and editorial principles are presented in the detailed Critical Commentary which contains facsimile pages.

Par LITTEN NANCY. Twelve recital piano works with an Introduction to modes, drones, and scales from different cultures will be ideal for ?Music Around the World? recitals. Intermediate level. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Recueil / Piano

Ravel was not only a master craftsman of exquisitely constructed chamber works but he was also a key innovator inspired by the tonal/atonal experiments of Schoenberg Stravinsky and the Second Viennese School. This is most closely reflected in the remarkable Mallarmé Poems Ravel's closest approach to the modernist innovations. Elsewhere his Piano Trio presents a perfect example of the delicacy and intricacy of Ravel's chamber music. Joined by several other full chamber pieces this is music that presents Ravel at his most musically ambitious brought together for the first time in one large-format attractively-priced volume.

Série de Piano Jazz du Conseil associé est une introduction complète pour le monde du jazz. Un ensemble de pionnier des publications et un syllabus rigoureusement planifié fournissent les blocs de construction, vous avez besoin pour jouer jazz avec imagination, de compréhension et de style et d'improviser efficacement dès le départ. Cinq livres de pièces graduées fournissent une foule de répertoire jazz pour vous de jouer, de la grande tradition afro-américaine de la nature dynamique, dynamique et multiculturelle de jazz aujourd'hui. Tout au long, il y a une vaste gamme de styles : rainures rock funky, tempo swing tunes, des calypsos, des morceaux de latin, jazz valses, pièces modales, be-bop Evangile etc.. Il y a des airs classiques par ces grands du jazz comme Miles Davis et Thelonius Monk en plus de pièces neuves qui ont été spécialement commandées de pianistes de jazz britanniques professionnels et les éducateurs. Au sein de chaque album, il y a 15 pièces présentées dans trois catégories - blues, de normes et de jazz contemporain. Chaque pièce fournit une tête whi... / Piano / 32 pages / Partition

Cette collection fournit une introduction à la musique pour clavier de la première fois, ouvrant un champ qui jusqu'à récemment a été relativement fermé pour le musicien amateur. En commençant par le plus ancien témoignage à l'art médiéval du pres de composition orgue / Piano

The latest book in this popular series features the music of Sir Edward Elgar, in honour of his 150th birthday in 2007.<br>Includes solo-piano arrangements of Elgar's best-loved works, including selections from Sea Pictures, the Cello Concerto, Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, and much more.<br>Arranged for intermediate solo piano. An essential addition to your piano library. / Classique / Partition /

Selected Highlights from the Solo Piano Works-Rachmaninoff: The Authentic Collection for Piano is a songbook containing classics from the early 20th-century Piano repertoire by Kabalevsky Prokofieff Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky.Rachmaninoff: The Authentic Collection for Piano is a series of beautifully produced authentic editions with introductions and performance notes. Conatins highlights from the Authentic Editions of Rachmaninoff's finest Piano works including selections from Preludes Etudes-tableaux Moments Musicaux Morceaux de Fantaisie and Morceaux de Salon.Russian paintings from this period arefeatured on the cover in full colour.