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The pretty Basque song Iru erége, which tells of the three wise men from the Orient travelling to Bethlehem to worship the baby Jesus, gave me the idea for a musical interpretation of this astonishing event (Gospel according to Matthew II, 1-12). In registering the work for the wonderful organ in Santa Maria del Coro…
With the seven varied movements of Artless Pages, Shchedrin presents a cycle for piano that has been remotely inspired by Schumann’s Kinderszenen.
The three pieces in this collection are characteristic examples of contemporary piano writing and playing techniques, partly in traditional, partly in space notation. The first piece juxtaposes treble and bass in free and lively figurations. The second piece is like a dialogue of widely undulating semiquaver runs, and the third piece explores new sounds outside…
‘Augure’ is not about looking into the future. This piece does not attempt to conjure up omens; instead, it describes figures that may subsequently be interpreted in the listener’s mind. The richest of conjectures may be carried by the music, prophecies hinted at by an atmosphere of sound whose vast expanses at the beginning of…
This three volume set consists of 59 progressive teaching pieces from 20 great composers, including Schumann, Pleyel, Haydn, Clementi, and Beethoven.
German language collection of sonatinas.
Softcover
Paul Dessau, whose collaboration with Bertolt Brecht made a significant impression in the consciousness of music-lovers, is an extremely versatile composer. Two short pieces from his piano works are now published for the first time: the unconventional study on B-A-C-H and the Intermezzo breve, whose tempo marking Grotewohl tempo serves to point its dedication to…
This lovely, brief piece by the great film composer was first published in the Italian architecture magazine Domus in July, 1941, in the publication’s declared purpose of reflecting the artistic tastes of its readers. Early advanced level, but certainly playable by progressing students.
