The opera Carmen after a short story by Prosper Merimee and the incidental music to the play L'Arlesienne by Alphonse Daudet are without doubt the most important works of Bizet. It is significant for him that his imagination was aroused most by literary subjects of high standing. In spite of failure at their first performances both works became worldwide successes continuing to the present day.The three extracts selected here all of them pieces complete within the larger framework are a testimony to the fact that the brilliant orchestrator Bizet had a special predilection for the flute.This is a wonderful selection ofextracts from Bizet's two great works Carmen and the L'Alesienne Suite No.2 which have been skilfully arranged for Flute with Piano Accompaniment by Werner Richter.The solo flute part is also included on a separate insert.

This celebratory 70th Anniversary instrumental edition of one of the most famous MGM movie musicals features an historical essay and colour and black and white movie photos.Included are classic titles Over the Rainbow We're Off to See the Wizard as well as the song deleted from the movie The Jitterbug and more all arranged and edited for the Level 2-3 instrumental player.Also included is a CD which features live demonstration performances and backing tracks for all the pieces.A Piano accompaniment book is available separately catalogue number ALF33963.

Par ROIZENBLAT ALAIN. Musique Instrumentale / Niveau : Cycle 1 / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

If I Were... by Serge Lancen is a set of easy works for Flute and Piano. Each piece was written as if the author were impersonating a famous composer and this book includes those inspired by Schubert Chopin and Grieg. Written for upper beginners / intermediate level players these works can all be interpreted separately. - N. 10 'If I were Schubert' has a slow tempo starts Allegro Moderato and lasts 1''10 - N.11 'If I were Chopin' is slower than the first piece in Moderato and uses Chopin''s musical style . Ithas an introduction and twodistinctive parts - N.12 'If I were Grieg' is starts with the piano at atempo 84. The introduction is followed by a main theme which is repeated before an harmonious close If I Were... can also be found with pieces inspired by Offenbach Beethoven or Albeniz among others. Serge Lancen is a French musician and composer. He wrote numerous pieces including chamber music orchestral works for solo instruments and for voice. He won many radio prizes and received a Prix de Rome.

Vent was commissioned in 1990 by the American flautist Andrew Sterman and first performed in New York. It is scored for Flute and Piano. The Pulitzer Prize winning American composer David Lang was born in 1957. He is passionate prolific and complicated embodying the restless spirit of invention. Deeply versed in the classical tradition he is also committed to music that resists categorization constantly creating new forms.

Quatre Pièces Faciles is a set of four works by Eugène Bozza written for Flute and Piano accompaniment. Charming and easy to play these pieces are perfect for a recital. They are divided as per below: 1. Rêves d’enfant: Andantino 2/4 2. Le campanile: Allegretto giocoso 2/4 3. Menuet des pages: Moderato 3/4 4. Eili-Eili (Jewish tune): Andante espressivo 3/4 Eugène Bozza won different prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris such as the First Prizes for the Violin conducting and composition as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He composedseveral operas chamber works and ballets among others.

The Flute Way 1 is a set of 18 pieces for Flute by Sophie Dufeutrelle and Brigitte Le Borgne. This work includes a CD with the Piano accompaniment and some scores at the end for it at the end of the book. Written in French and in English with explanations and comments it offers Flute beginners the possibility of playing beautiful melodies from the start. The CD features the pieces in the same order as the scores: 1. Barrel-organ 2. Rain 3. “Bass Danse” 4. Village Fete 5. Troublemaker 6. Sorrow 7. Peasant Dance 8. From the top of the Tower 9. Cuddle 10. Indian Dance 11. Strange Waltz 12. Hide and Seek 13. The little Brazilian train 14. Melancholy 15. Bell 16. Lullaby 17. A walk in the King’s wood 18. Trumpet 19. Tuning Track 20. Piano only track (same order as the score) Sophie Dufeutrelle and Brigitte Le Borgne are both great pedagogues who have won Prizes. While the former published 11 books under the Alphonse Leduc name the second one created her own production Antidote.

Created in 1943 as part of the four exam pieces for the Paris Conservatoire this charming Sonatine for Flute and Piano is part of the early works of Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) a French Composer following the paths of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. Even though the composer was later quite critical about it this Sonatine which lasts 9 minutes is the most recorded of his compositions and has become a standard in the flute repertoire. Composed of three movements it begins with a tempo “Allegretto” followed by a part more “Andante” and finishes with a cadence “Animé”. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers among many others. His work also includes sonatas for piano and for oboe two symphonies the cello concerto Tout un monde lointain (A whole distant world) the violin concerto L'arbre des songes (The tree of dreams) and the string quartet Ainsi la nuit (Thus the night).