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Softcover

Softcover

Softcover

Polish composer Zgraja’s impressionistic piece explores the sensual sound possibilities of the instrument. For solo flute.

‘Alt Wiener Tanzweisen’ [Old Viennese dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac coloring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. These pieces make for a sweet end to a recital program; Kreisler himself liked to play them as encores.

`Alt Wiener Tanzweisen’ [Old Viennese dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac coloring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. These pieces make for a sweet end to a recital program; Kreisler himself liked to play them as encores.

Originally composed for piano, this attractive cantabile work earned Rubinstein the world renown he had so desired for the rest of his many compositions. Indeed, it is not his symphonies and operas, nor his sonatas or songs, but this musical mood piece which has stood the test of time.

Originally composed for piano, this attractive cantabile work earned Rubinstein the world renown he had so desired for the rest of his many compositions. Indeed, it is not his symphonies and operas, nor his sonatas or songs, but this musical mood piece which has stood the test of time.