Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. A beguiling 20-minute work for countertenor, women's voices and orchestra, Dream of the Song, George Benjamin's first work since his ground-breaking opera Written on Skin, was premiered in 2015 by the countertenor Bejun Mehta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by the composer. Employing a reduced orchestra (two oboes, four horns, two percussionists and two harps and strings), the work sets verse by three major poets who spent formative years in Granada- two Hebrew poets of mid-11th century, Samuel HaNagid and Solomon Ibn Gabirol (sung by solo countertenor in English versions by Peter Cole), and Gabriel Garcia Lorca (sung by the female chorus in the original Spanish). This inspired pairing of texts creates a rich, melancholy and strange poetic conjunction, expressed most beautifully in the final movement which, overlaying soloist and choir, offers two simultaneous visions of dawn, conceived a millennium apart./ Répertoire / Choeur

Some of the most beautiful and diverse pieces by some of the finest composers in recent history are included in this enormous Library Of Modern Piano Music. Such a comprehensive collection of brilliant works for solo Piano belies the rich quality and sheer amount of music being composed that just begs to be learned. Over 100 fantastic pieces are guaranteed to keep you learning from this truly classic selection until the next century!The Library Of Modern Piano Music boasts an unprecedented volume and variety of amazing compositions, some well-known, some more unfamiliar, some composed as standalone pieces and others as film scores, but the one thing uniting them all is their impeccable musicality and how enjoyable they are to play. Featuring the biggest names in contemporary classical music, composers like Einaudi lend their wonderful compositions (Primavera, Una Mattina), and all-round geniuses like Philip Glass are represented with a generous selection of their finest work (Metamorphosis Five, Opening Piece From Glassworks and more).The varied progression of Piano music through the 20th century to the present day has given rise to an exceptionally vast and diverse repertoire. The unbelievable depth of the composers included here means you'll rarely be stuck for something to play. Kaija Saariaho, Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Dustin O'Halloran, Nico Muhly and Witold Lutoslawski are genuinely just a fraction of the composers featured in The Library Of Modern Piano Music. Some great standalone compositions like Samuel Barber's incomparable Adagio For Strings sit aside excerpts from longer works like a portion of Edward Gregson's An Album For My Friends or Joby Talbot's Once Around The Sun.If you happen to be a fan of film and television scores, a taste of Michael Nyman's distinguished score for The Piano is included, a section from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as parts of Richard Rodney Bennett's score for the now rarely-seen but superb 1980s miniseries of Tender Is The Night. Many established composers are included in this collection who are widely-recognised as masters. However, The Library Of Modern Piano Music also includes many young virtuosos who have not yet achieved that status but are certainly well on their way.These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from diverse talents, making The Library Of Modern Piano Music a collection that is certain to be seen by future generations as a perfect collection of the best of contemporary classical music. / Piano

Sarah Jeffery, connue dans le monde de la flûte à bec notamment grâce à sa chaîne YouTube Team Recorder , présente dans ce volume ses morceaux préférés pour flûte à bec soprano (ténor) et piano. Des variations sur The Wellerman aux adaptations romantiques et aux compositions modernes, en passant par l'estampie médiévale, les danses de la Renaissance et les mouvements baroques, 14 ?uvres originales et des arrangements de difficulté moyenne garantissent un pur plaisir de jouer. Avec des pistes audio à écouter et à accompagner ainsi que des vidéos avec des informations et des conseils. Photo de couverture par Claudia Hansen.Anon. (Irish Traditional): Dear Irish BoyAnon. (Sea Shanty from New Zealand): The Wellerman (Variations)Anon. (14th Century): EstampieJacob van Eyck (ca. 1590 ? 1657): Doen Daphne (Variations)John Dowland (1563?1623): The Earl of Essex GaillardHenry Purcell (1659?1695): Rondeau (No. 2 from Abdelazar)Michel Blavet (1700?1768): Sonata seconda, 1st and 3rd movements - George Frideric Handel (1685?1759): Voli per l?aria chi può volareJoseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745?1799): Rondo (from: Harpsichord Quartet)Samuel Dushkin (1891?1976) / Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759?1824): SicilienneClara Schumann (1819?1896): Ich stand in dunklen TräumenVittorio Monti (1868?1922) CzárdásBarbara Heller (*1936) Water Lily (from: Musical Flowers)Victor Alcantára (*1975): Invisible Poem (extracts) / Flûte à bec / Schott