18 Easy Pieces from 2 Centuries-The 'Guitar Dance Collection' contains dances from the 19th and 20th centuries which are still popular today such as tango waltz polka mazurka ragtime habanera and samba. The collection contains both original works and arrangements of piano and ensemble pieces which have lost nothing of their charm in the version for two guitars. They give guitarists the opportunity to play well-known pieces such as The Entertainer Tico-tico or Adiós Muchachos in a duet. A lively addition to the ensemble repertoire for all guitarists.

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók’s “For Children” is one of the best known pedagogical works for piano teachers of the twentieth century, second only perhaps to the same composer’s “Mikrokosmos”. It was based firmly on the huge number of folk songs he collected, recorded and studied with his colleague Zoltán Kodály. At the time, Bartók was offering something very new to piano teachers and their students. Siegfried Steinkogler became acquainted with “For Children” at the beginning of his guitar studies and, from them, learnt a great deal about melody and harmonisation. He has chosen 38 of the original 79 pieces to offer in arrangements for the guitar. They are presented with helpful fingerings, technical solutions and aids to familiarize the younger students with common notations. For beginners, ten of the pieces are played exclusively in the first position before a gently increasing level of difficulty helps the player broaden their skills. In these arrangements, Bartók’s ingenious teaching pieces will be as invaluable to guitarists as they have been to your pianists for over one hundred years./ Répertoire / 2 Guitares

The duets in Ten Concert Pieces for Classic Guitar Duo are written in different musical styles and varying degrees of difficulty. In addition to several pieces emulating the Baroque and Classical periods the collectionincludes compositions inspired by the bossa nova jazz blues and even the musical cross-pollination of the stride piano style. Ideal for recital concert or festival settings audiences as well as intermediate to moderatelyadvanced guitarists will enjoy the timeless international flavor of these engaging original compositions. Written in standard notation only.