SKU: UT.CH-322

ISBN 9790215326309. 9 x 12 inches.

I am delighted to include in this series â?? so far almost totally made up of pieces written for me â?? this piece for guitar and piano composed by Giovanni Scapecchi and dedicated to the duo made up of my former student Raffaello Ravasio, who edited the fingering of the guitar part, and of Samuele Amidei. I am also particularly delighted because this piece was commissioned by the Duo Ravasio-Amidei as part of their full project in homage to Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco on the fiftieth anniversary of his death.
In this composition, there are many references to the figure and work of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. First of all the duo guitar-piano is the same as in Fantasia Op. 145 by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (written for Andrés Segovia and Paquita Madrigueira), the most famous piece of the twentieth century composed for this formation. The piece by Giovanni Scapecchi, in the form of a Suite of dances, refers explicitly to the one by the famous dedicatee by means of some references which appear in the Sarabanda and in the Giga. The Crete mentioned in the title are, of course, the famous Senese clays which, with their colours and shapes, make up a remarkable part of the Tuscan landscape. Furthermore, profound meanings are attributed by Giovanni Scapecchi to the earth which makes up the clays (like Castelnuovo-Tedesco, he is a native of Tuscany, where he still lives). The Composer recalls first of all that the book of Genesis tells us that the first man was taken from the earth (there is therefore this primordial connection between man and earth). Moreover, the historic man, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, honoured here, maintained a deep relationship with his homeland â?? despite the dramatic separation due to the enforced exile to the USA, which took place in 1939 following the racial laws. Stylistically, I then found a further link between this piece and its dedicatee â?? who was influenced in his early works by musical Impressionism â?? in a certain French atmosphere running through the Suite.
(Piero Bonaguri).

SKU: HL.14021534

English-French.

Les titres de ce recueil sont issus des grands succes de la variete francaise et internationale. Tous les themes sont arranges de maniere a faire de chaque piece un oeuvre pianistique complete, doigtes et chiffrage harmonique a l'appui. Les professeurs trouveront aussi dans ce volume un repertoire plaisant et motivant a donner a leurs eleves. Afin de'apporter un cote ludique a recueil, les midi-files contenus dans le CD mixte (CD audio CD rom) offrent la possibilite d'ecouter les titres en MIDI au moyen de la carte son d'un ordinateur. De plus, avec un materiel approprie (sequenceur, editeur de partitions et autres), il est possible de changer les sons et les tempi, de jouer facilement des passages en boucles ainsi que toute autre possibilite offerte par les differents logiciels actuels. Nous vous souhaitons donc un excellent voyage au pays de Pops Hits et esperons vous apporter un reel plaisir pianistique. The titles in this collection are abstracts from the greatest French and International hits. All of the titles are arranged in a way to make each piece a complete pianistic work, fingered with support of chord symbol. Piano teachers will also find in this volume a pleasant and attractive repertory to make their students play with. The playful aspect is added to this anthology by way of the midi-files which accompany the mixte CD (CD audio and CD rom) offering the possibility to listen to the pieces in midi by using the sound card of a computer. In addition, it is possible to change the sounds and the tempi with appropriate equipment (e.g. sequencer, score editors and others). You acn also easily play in loop passages. Other options are offered by today's different software. We wish you an excellent journey into the Piano Pop Hits world and hope it will bring you true pianist pleasure.