SKU: HL.48024893

ISBN 9783923051700. UPC: 840126925098.

As an educational and recital piece, Bertold Hummel's Sonatina Op. 35, composed in 1969, has accompanied many a young musician following his or her own path. Having sold a thousand times all over the world, it is one of the composer's best-known works and hasbeen included in the repertoire list for the 'Jugend musiziert' competition by the German Music Council. The three movements are characterized by warmth and exciting rhythms: in the powerful Maestoso, the sonority of the main theme is contrasted with a lyrical side theme; the recapitulation ends with an impulsive Fugato. The second movement Elegie consists of a single soulful melody over spherical harmonies of the piano. As a highlight, playful ease, marching rhythms and dramatic intensifications alternate in quick succession in the Finale vivace, followed by wild arpeggios that conclude the piece. Originally composed for violin, versions for viola and violoncello were already commonly used. To mark its 50th birthday, Simrock / Boosey & Hawkes present the work in a revised, newly set edition. Written in the 1990s by the composer himself and now available forthe first time, the versions for alto and tenor saxophone are valuable additions to the repertoire for beginning instrumentalists.

SKU: HL.51481164

UPC: 196288215875. 9.25x12.0x0.7 inches.

Grieg's violin sonatas are a firm staple of violin repertoire and are popular with amateurs and professionals alike. G. Henle Publishers takes this into account with a practical single-volume edition of the three sonatas. Thus, you are simply spoilt for choice as to whether you prefer the youthful zest of the first, the Nordic-folkloristic charm of the second or the mature drama of the third sonata. The opulent volume is rounded off by a small piece that is ideal as an encore: a march from Grieg's incidental music to Sigurd Jorsalfar, which the composer himself arranged for violin and piano. Therefore, this Henle Urtext edition actually offers Grieg’s complete oeuvre for this instrumentation – a “must-have” for all fans of the great Nordic melodist.

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SKU: BT.DOW-04532-400

ISBN 9789043160636. English-German-French.

This edition presents you with an array of musical highlights from two centuries of music history. It offers easy-to-play yet musically challenging arrangements for violin and piano, and enables you to learn the piecessystematically and at three different tempi with professional accompaniments.
The recordings begin with the concert version of each piece, following which you will hear the piano accompaniment at slow and medium tempo to helpyou practise. Having mastered these slower versions, you’ll now be ready to play with piano accompaniment at the original tempo. All of the versions were recorded live.

Mit dieser Ausgabe stellen wir Ihnen eine Sammlung musikalischer Highlights aus zwei Jahrhunderten Musikgeschichte vor. Unsere Ausgabe mit spieltechnisch leichten, aber musikalisch anspruchsvollen Bearbeitungen für Violine undKlavier ermöglicht es Ihnen, die Werke systematisch und in drei verschiedenen Tempi mit professioneller Begleitung zu erarbeiten.
Sie hören zunächst die Konzertversion eines jeden Stückes (Violine und Klavier). Zum Üben folgtnun im langsamen und mittleren Tempo die Klavierbegleitung: anschließend können Sie sich im Originaltempo begleiten lassen. Alle eingespielten Versionen wurden live aufgenommen.

Cette édition présente une collection de morceaux célèbres de deux siècles d’histoire de la musique. Bien que techniquement très accessibles, ces arrangements pour violon et piano sont musicalement exigeants. Les playbacks vouspermettent de les travailler systématiquement trois tempos différents avec un accompagnement professionnel.
Chaque playback fait d’abord entendre la version de concert d’un morceau (violon et piano). Mais vous y trouverezégalement un accompagnement de piano pour travailler un tempo lent puis un autre un tempo intermédiaire. Une fois un morceau maîtrisé, vous pourrez le jouer au tempo d’origine avec l’accompagnement de piano. Toutes lesversions ont été enregistrées en live.

SKU: HL.49046190

UPC: 841886033825. 9.0x12.0x0.064 inches.

Alexis Weissenberg (1929-2012) numbers among the most prominent pianists of the 20th Century. That he was also a composer is less well known, though he wrote a whole series of works, notably for his own instrument, the piano (Piano Works, Schott ED 22923). His Romance for violin and piano may be considered something of a rarity. Musical child prodigy Alexis wrote this little Romantic piece in March 1943 in Jerusalem, where he and his mother had fled from Sofia following their internment as descendants of Jews. The Romance is a melancholy 'Song Without Words', simple and poignant in effect. This first edition is based on the original manuscript. Editorial changes have been marked in brackets.