This collection presents for the first time the complete Mazurkas of Frederic Chopin arranged for solo Classical Guitar. The Mazurka is the only form the composer embraced throughout his lifetime. Thedistinctive and personal pieces are unimaginably varied and colorful ranging from brief and vigorous dances to deep and complex extended works. Always achingly melodic and featuring surprising harmonies not evident in his othercompositions the Mazurkas are a true monument to Chopin's genius. These new arrangements were prepared with rigorous fidelity to the originals while never sacrificing true playability. Careful attention to every detail ofexecution combined with thorough notes on each piece and the folk dance tradition that inspired them to make this unique offering truly user-friendly. Musically beautiful idiomatic and accessible this monumental collection is abreathtaking addition to the guitar repertoire. Written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio.

Frederic Chopin was one of the most original and influential composers in history. Although he only lived 39 years he wrote music that has thoroughly embedded itself in our culture. His melodies are often instantly familiar to us and show a profound lyric sense. Many qualities of Chopin's music are ideal for guitar transcription. He wrote pieces that are short with a manageable range. The textures are mostly single melody lines with harmonic accompaniment without the complex counterpoint that can be so difficult on the guitar. His music is often soft intimate subtle and full of naunces of articulation dynamics and phrasing. These qualities transfer quite naturally to the guitar. While remaining as faithful as possible to the composer's musical intentions these pieces experienced some modification that is noted in the provided performance notes. Intermediate in difficulty this book assumes the player has basic knowledge of the guitar and familiarity with either standard music notation or guitar tablature. Selections include: Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 - Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 - Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 - Cantabile; Mazurka Op. 6 No. 2 - Prelude Op. 28 No 15 - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 - Nocturne Op. 15 No. 3 - Nocturne Op. 37 No 1 and Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1. All of these beautiful pieces are included on the companion audio. Access to audio available online.

In adapting Chopin?s masterful Nocturne No 2 for Guitar Francisco Tárrega simplified some sections while retaining the flavour style and delicacy of the original. It is a work of extreme difficulty for Guitarists and is just one of the many works by Chopin Mendelssohn Beethoven and others that Tárrega adapted.Modern proponents of serious Guitar may not know the debt they owe to Francisco Tárrega who began his performing and teaching career at a time when the Guitar was at a particularly low ebb in the late 1800?s. He studied Guitar and Piano and with the acquisition of an especially loud instrument by a luthier in Seville he launched a stage career following study atthe Madrid Conservatory. Through his tours and his pupils Tárrega influenced the popularity of the Guitar in the 20th century enormously.

Arrangeur: Peter Ansorge. Les miniatures musicales sont parmi les formes typiques de la musique du XIXe siècle. Le monde émotionnel du romantisme se révèle de façon particulière dans les petites compositions. Dans cette édition, vous trouverez des compositions originales ainsi que des arrangements de maîtres contemporains de la guitare. / Niveau : 3 / Recueil / Guitare

Partition pour guitare Nombre de pages : 44 Niveau : 4 Après plusieurs années d'incertitudes liées à la publication de ces arrangements, les feux verts sont enfin obtenus de la part des différents éditeurs des oeuvres originales, permettant ainsi de satisfaire les très nombreux guitaristes concernés par la sortie de ce recueil. (Aussi loin que remonte ma mémoire, aucun de mes travaux n'aura, je crois, suscité une telle demande de leur part - pardon de mentionner cela). Ecrits de manière très espacée dans le temps, ces arrangements de styles extrêmement variés sont ici réunis au nombre de neuf. Le jazz y côtoie tranquillement la musique classique, laquelle, sans complexe aucun, cohabite en parfaite intelligence avec un tango des faubourgs argentins ou une valse-musette aux bas nylon: l'éloge du mélange des genres, en somme... Celui-ci correspondrait-il enfin au goût des musiciens de la nouvelle génération ? Je le crains. Fort heureusement. (R.D.) Contenu : Chopin: Mazurka op. 68 n°4, Valses op. 69 n°1 et 2 - Villoldo: El Choclo - Monk: Round Midnight - Satie: Gnossienne n°1 - Columbo/Murena: Indifférence - Reinhardt: Nuages - de Moraes/Jobim: Felicidade