SKU: HL.400379

ISBN 9781596153479. UPC: 884088188894. 9.0x12.0x0.056 inches.

Italian Baroque Master Tomaso Albinoni is sometimes overlooked due to his fellow countryman Vivaldi's immense popularity, but this collection demonstrates the immense gifts which Albinoni exhibited as a composer. These three concerti are representative of his beautiful Baroque style. Includes a high-quality printed music score and recordings containing a complete performance with soloist, then a second version with the orchestral accompaniment, minus the soloist. Performed by Frantisek Kimmel, oboe Accompaniment: Czech Symphony Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Mario Klemens Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

SKU: HL.48181576

UPC: 888680906900. 9.0x12.0x0.129 inches.

“Published in 1953, the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra was composed by the French composer, conductor and winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1927, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971). This concerto was dedicated to Ulysse Delécluse (1907-1995), a French Clarinettist known for his transcription of 'Quinze études' by J. S. Bach for the clarinet. Each of its three movements were chosen to be the examination pieces at the Paris Conservatoire, the first movement for the Examination Solo in 1953 and the second and third for the Contest Solo in 1966. This concerto begins with an unconventional start, the clarinet playing on its own and being joined later by the orchestra. It also contains some unusual material such as polychords and dissonances through the piece. Notes on this concerto by Henri Tomasi himself were written in 1957, describing the importance of the improvisation for the principal topic.”.

SKU: HL.14007519

ISBN 9780711988194. 8.25x11.75x0.423 inches.

Howells's second Piano Concerto was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society and premiered at the Queen's Hall, London on 27 April 1925. The second Piano Concerto highlights how far Howells has travelled stylistically since his first Piano Concerto of 1914, marking his mature style, his courage in innovation and his sense of drama and colour in his use of orchestration.

SKU: HL.14023893

ISBN 9788759854785. English.

After the success of Carpe Diem!, a Clarinet Concerto written in 1990, Kaipainen went on to write his Oboe Concerto in 1994. Carpe diem! exemplifies the increasingly Classical ideals espoused by Kaipainen over the years. He develops this strand even further in his 'Oboe Concerto', which is a much more restrained and balanced work in darker tones.The piece contains three movements, the first of which combines elements of a traditional opening movement and scherzo. The slow movement is an affecting elegy. The finale consists mostly of quietly played perpetuum mobile figures, interspersed with sudden dramatic passages.

SKU: HL.48181417

UPC: 888680855727. 9.0x12.0x0.114 inches.

Having won many prizes at the Paris Conservatoire during the 1920s-1930s, Eugene Bozza went on to conduct the orchestra of the Opera-Comique and to become Head of the Conservatoire in Valenciennes. As a major figure on the classical music frontline, Bozza's compositions were well-received by audiences, particularly those for wind instruments, and his Clarinet Concerto is no exception. This Bozza piece for Clarinet is expressive and virtuosic, displaying the entire range of the instrument, accompanied by an equally virtuosic Piano reduction. The Concerto comprises three movements and is one of 19 Concertos written by the composer. As music educationalist, Paul Griffiths has written of Bozza's compositions, his works reveal melodic fluency, elegance of structure and a consistenly sensitive concern of instrumental capabilities. Clarinet Concerto is a suitable and significant addition to the advanced clarinetist's repertoire..