The Sky Above the Roof

SKU: HF.FH-1010

ISBN 9790203410102. 9 x 12 inches.

1. Tanz allein (Dance Alone) / 2 Git; 2. Sieben Turme (Seven Towers) / 2 Git; 3. Nachtschwarmer (Night Owl); 4. Vogelsein (To be a Bird); 5. Simba (Simba); 6. Fur Carla (For Carla); Morgenstimmung (Morning Mood) / 2 Git; 8. In die Ferne getraumt (Distant Dreaming) / 2 Git; 9. Schneeganstanz (Snow Goose Dance); 10. Schneeganstanzgesang (Snow Goose Dance Song); 11. Das Geheimnis (The secret); 12. Regenstille, Nacht (Calm Rain, Night); 13. Parade der Glucksritter - Oktavius kehrt zuruck (Parade of Lucky Knights - Octavius is coming back); 14. Letzten Sommer (Last Summer); 15. Unter Sternen (Under the Stars) / 2 Git; 16. Eine Wanderung (A Walk) / 2 Git; 17. Kolibris Traum (Hummingbird's Dream); 18. Weite (Wideness); 19. Fruhjahrswind (Spring Wind); 20. Hoffnungsvoll (Hopeful); 21. Uber den Dachern (Above the Rooftops) / 2 Git; 22. Warme Tage (Warm Days) / 2 Git; 23. Wilder Westen (Wild West); 24. 1959 (1959); 25. Gesprach (Conversation); 26. Fantasie (A Fancy); 27. Quintus traumt (Quintus dreams); 28. Leuchtturmprinzessin (Light Tower's Princess) / 2 Git; 29. Schaukeln (Swing) / 2 Git; 30. Tanzen mocht' sie (She likes to dance) / 2 Git; 31. Zur Nacht (At Night); 32. Anda, Lucian (Hurry up, Lucian); 33. Vertraumt (Dreamy); 34. Geistermond (Ghost Moon).

SKU: CL.024-5055-00

The story tells it all: Santa Claus is on his way! His sleigh is filled with gifts! The weather is clear, perfect for the reindeer to guide him on his Christmas Eve trek. Away we go! Santa knows how to put on a show. He’s getting closer, above the roofs, and as he descends, you’ll hear the reindeer hoofs. Toward the chimney Santa goes, hoping he fits…oh no… it’s a tight squeeze! As he lands with a thump, but Santa’s all right; he never fails! After all, he’s tough as nails. Recovered from his fall he leaves presents for one and all. Then back to the sleigh, so much to do. Don’t worry, he won’t forget about you. The stars will always be his guide on Santa’s Magical Midnight Ride! Scored for maximum sound effects within the percussion section, this will be the hit of any holiday concert!

SKU: BT.PWM4901

Concerto for String Orchestra - the magnum opus of Grayna Bacewicz (1909-1969), the outstanding composer and violinist - was composed in 1948 and at once became one of the most frequently performed works of this Polish artist. This masterpieceof neoclassicism fascinates as much by its invention and virtuosic briliance as its harmonious combination of formal elements of a traditional nature with new tonal ideas. The form of the three-movement Concerto oscillates between that of the baroqueconcerto grosso and the early classical sonata cycle. The neoclassical tendency is evident, above all, in the articulation of the musical structure in keeping with the rigours of periodicity and the manner of developing thematic threads derived fromthem, while the concertato character of particular movements and the generally linear texture indicate baroque connections. The first movement (Allegro) - in the form of an early classical sonata allegro - begins with a subject with energeticfigurations, emblematic for the whole piece and based on a constant, pendulum-like semiquaver movement anchored securely on D. It is precisely because of the nature of this subject that Bacewiczs work has been compared to the Brandenburg Concertosby Jan Sebastian Bach The second movement (Andante), while retaining its concertato charakter, is, at the same time, an example of the composers ability to create emotionally serene lyrical moods, and her sense of cantilena derived from the spiritof romantic song (a motto-subject presented at the beginning by cello solo). In this movement it is both the process of evolution and the instrumental colouring which constitute the constructional agents forming here a self-containedvalue. In thethird movement (Vivo) the composer returns to her favourite type of music, understood as an expression of pure motion in the form of figural motives with infinite transformational possibilities. The spontaneity of the music, the constant mutabilityof the tonal situations, and the sophisticated, acerbic harmonies - as Witold Lutosawski described them - form a colourful mosaic built in the structural skeleton of a sonata rondo. Concerto for String Orchestra is not only proof of thestylizing tendency of the composer but also of an unerring intuition concerning the technical and expressive possibilities inherent in a string instruments ensemble. [Magorzata Gsiorowska, translated by Ewa Cholewka].