Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Clara Wieck's sincerest wish was that her future husband, Robert Schumann, turn his extraordinary genius toward the larger and more challenging task of composing orchestral music. Confiding in her diary in 1839, just one year before her marriage, she explained that ; it would be best if he composed for Orchestra: his imagination cannot find sufficient scope in the Piano… In the years that followed their marriage Robert Schumann continued to devote much of his attention to Piano music, but he also found the time to comply with his beloved Clara's wish by creating a number of musical pieces composed specifically for Piano andOrchestra. Although Schumann 's genius is most in evidence in his masterful solo Piano compositions and superb lieder, his lively and provocative imagination manifests itself with equal aplomb in the works composed for Piano and Orchestra. The same compelling romantic and lyrical qualities that captivate lovers of Schumann 's Piano music are evident in these compositions. Three of his finest are presented here in full score, including the A Minor Piano Concerto, one of the most popular and frequently performed concertos ever written. All demonstrate his remarkably innovative approach to music, diverting substantially from the classic models of the day, and display his immense creativity as well as his warmth and sensitivity. Included in this collection of Schumann 's compositions for Piano and Orchestra are: Piano Concerto In A minor, Op. 54 (published 1846) Concertstuck, Op. 92 (Introduction and Allegro appassionato; published 1852) Introduction and Allegro, Op. 134 (published 1855) These three works by one of the greatest masters of romanticism will delight musicians, music lovers and students, as well as devotees of Schumann. Pianists will be especially pleased to have these appealing Schumann works in one convenient edition available at / Date parution : 2019-12-12/ Répertoire / Piano et Orchestre

Par MANTOVANI BRUNO. Cette pièce emprunte sa matière soliste à une oeuvre pour piano, Le Livre de Jeb, véritable portrait musical de son dédicataire Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Ce pianiste protéiforme, aussi sensible à la musique de Claude Debussy qu'au jazz, est un artiste unique, par l'ampleur de son répertoire et par la générosité de ses interprétations. C'est justement la diversité des goûts de ce musicien qui est à l'origine de mon inspiration : ma pièce renvoie autant à une contemplation caractéristique d'un certain 'esprit français' (notamment en son début) qu'à des rythmiques plus américanisantes. L'orchestre fonctionne ici comme le prolongement des résonances naturelles du piano. Il interprète les silences de la pièce originelle, vient ajouter des commentaires, afin de complexifier une matière première qui vise à l'évidence. La forme est extrêmement libre, mais le retour de certaines idées vient structurer un parcours dense, où la logique traditionnelle du concerto (alternance entre soliste et orchestre) est remplacée par un jeu permanent de doublures. Commande de l'Orchestre National de Lille, cette Fantaisie composée en 2009 est dédiée à Julia, Laura, Andrea, et Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Bruno Mantovani / contemporain / Date parution : 2010-01-04/ Répertoire / Piano et Orchestre