Dragonetti's Concerto in C major is a charming and accessible three-movement work for the good intermediate bassist. The first movement is longer than the other two movements combined and is similar to Cimador's Concerto in G major in terms of structure and level of difficulty. This new edition for double bass and piano is in orchestral tuning and includes two double bass parts - one edited and corrected by David Heyes and a second copy which is a newly typset version of Dragonetti's original wrong notes and all! The music is lively and rhythmic dramatic and lyrical and this new edition brings this long forgotten work back to life. There are few technical challenges butmuch to enjoy particularly in the orchestral register of the instrument and this is ideal as both a study work and also for the concert hall. Few dynamics were included in the original manuscript and editorial ones have been added in brackets []. Wrong notes and missing accidentals have been added which can be compared between the two solo parts and a new piano accompaniment which is both lively and supportive has been created for this first edition.

Estudio de Estilo-The life and work of Sabicas contradicts the widespread idea that you have to be Andalusian to play flamenco. Sabicas an exceptional guitarist and composer in the history of flamenco lived most of his life in America. This long 'exile' explains without doubt why Sabicas was the first flamenco guitarist essentially playing solo concerts. His large concert discography exceeds that of Paco de Lucía and Manolo Sanlúcar. This is one of two volumes that focus on Sabicas varied works. This volume (Temas De Concierto) is focused on Sabicas works inspired by the Iberian folklore or some marginal forms of flamenco repertoire. Thesecond volume (Temas Flamencos) covers the fundamentals of Bulerías fandangos the Siguiriyas the Soleares etc.

Includes original version of the Sinfonia BWV 1046a. Authoritative Urtext edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major BWV 1046. The six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 prized jewels of the world's musical heritage were written in 1721 during Bach?s appointment in Cöthen. Of the six works Bach originally wrote earlier versions of numbers 1 and 5 which differ not only with regard to articulation but also at times different tones different rhythms instrumentation and of course form. These Urtext publications [BA 5201-BA 5206] taken from the New Bach Edition now giveperformers the possibility to play these earlier versions perhaps even alongside the version known today. In the earlier version of Concerto No.1 (BWV 1046a) which according to the editor of the edition Heinrich Besseler seems to have been Bach?s favourite among the six there is no Violino Piccolo part to be found and the Violin concerto-like 3rd movement as well as the Polonaise movement are also absent. In nearly every bar the articulation in one instrument or another differs from the later version; for example the 16th-note slurs in bars 1 and 2 of the Horns are missing in the later score the Oboe slurs and trills in m.12 are also not to be found. The later version has the Cello separated from the Continuo which means that the 16ths in m.7 are not to be played by the Violone grosso.

This comprehensive approach to basic guitar skills includes varied repertoire, theory, detailed instruction about seating and hand position, standard music notation, an introduction to tablature, basic improvisation, and teaches both the pickstyle and fingerstyle techniques. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs, and group guitar classes at the middle and high school levels. Book 1 contains 16 units, each with a variety of repertoire, exercises, and timed tests at the end. Unit 16 provides instructions for playing 11 hit songs. Students can cut out flashcards provided at the back of the book to use for home study. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. / Guitare

Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-This barnstorming Late Romantic concerto was the first American concerto to find a lasting place in the world of piano-concerto repertoire. Showing the influence of MacDowell's teacher Liszt as well as some Saint-Saëns it is an eclectic mix of styles which MacDowell was able to harness into a beautiful and truly memorable experience. So add your name to the roster of virtuosi who have loved this piece and play this great American concerto with this MMO edition! Includes: digital stereo CD with full performance and second version minus you second CD with -20% slow-tempo version for practice authoritative newly-engraved music printed on high-quality ivory paper performancenotes and suggestions thorough indexing for practice and performance convenience. Performed by Paul Van Ness piano Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-Anton Rubinstein's famous 'thunder and lightning' concerto of the 19th century long neglected in late-20th century concert halls is now available in a stupendous MMO edition allowing a new generation of pianists to discover its thrilling octave passages long lyrical melodic lines and beautiful orchestration. It became synonymous with the idea of the heroic concerto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and a favorite of every aspiring virtuoso who discovers its power. This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you get up to speed. Contains an authoritative newly engraved 112-page music score printed onhigh-quality ivory paper with informative historical liner notes a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performance minus you the soloist and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience. Performed by Sung-Suk Kang piano Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Music Minus One Alto Saxophone-Alexander Glazunov one of the great masters of late Russian Romanticism was fascinated by the saxophone and by jazz. In 1934 he wrote this beautiful saxophone concerto which has become a classic combining romanticism with modern idioms as well. Erland von Koch's 1958 saxophone concerto is filled with experimental modern tonalities and fantastic effects for the saxophone. Both are must-haves for the serious saxophonist. Includes a printed music score on high-quality ivory paper informative liner notes and a compact disc featuring the concerti performed twice: first with soloist then again with orchestral accompaniment only minus you the soloist. The compact disc hasbeen indexed voluminously indexed for your practice and performance ease. Performed by Lawrence Gwozdz alto saxophone Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set-This justifiably famous piano concerto with its gorgeous Andante theme became a popular hit when it was used in the film Elvira Madigan. Lush melodies orchestrated in Mozart's inimitable style - graceful and elegant pianism throughout. The classical piano concerto at its height! This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you get up to speed. Includes a printed music score on high-quality ivory paper with informative historical liner notes a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performance minus you the soloist and a second compact disc containing a full-speedversion of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience. Performed by Sabri Tulug Tirpan piano Accompaniment: Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Performed by Mario Hossen violin Accompaniment: Plovdiv Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov Mozart's third violin concerto KV216 sometimes called the 'Strassburg' for a 'Strassburger' tune in its Rondo is scored for a rather simple chamber-sized orchestra. The Adagio of this concerto must be the most sublime movement in any of his violin concerti and one of the most beautiful and quintessentially Mozartian in his entire oeuvre. Perhaps the most memorable of his five violin concerti it is quintessential Mozart and an indispensable addition to any serious violinist's repertoire. Includes a high-quality printed music score with informative liner notes and a compactdisc containing a complete stereo version with soloist then a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment minus the soloist.

The immortal 'Emperor' of Beethoven is given the ceremonial treatment in this stunning digital recording of this one of history's greatest piano concerti. World-renowned virtuoso and Beethoven specialist Milena Mollova repeats her famed rendition of this masterpiece for your enjoyment and reference then you take center stage with this champion for all champions! Soaring themes luscious orchestrations and Beethoven's stamp of genius make this the concerto above all others for classical pianists. You will love it! This 2-CD set includes a special slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for your assistance as you learn the piece. Difficulty Levels: 4-8. Includes ahigh-quality printed music score with informative liner notes; and a digital stereo compact disc voluminously indexed for your convenience containing a complete version with soloist then a second performance of the orchestral accompaniment minus you the soloist; and a second compact disc containing a -25% reduced-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. Performed by Milena Mollova piano. Accompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nayden Todorov.

C Major RV425 and D Major RV93-Performed by Christian Reichert guitar Accompaniment: Taunus String Orchestra These two concerti are amongst the most requested in the MMO catalogue. Finally available in spectacular digitally recorded sound with master guitarist Christian Reichert delivering an interpretation that will give you much to study and marvel at. Then it's your turn to step in and play with the full orchestra! Includes a slow-tempo version of the accompaniments (in the same key) for practice purposes. This newly engraved authoritative printed music score features the solo guitar part with orchestral reduction presented beneath in reduced-size for ease of learning and study; historical notesand performance suggestions printed on high-quality acid-free ivory paper. Also includes a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist in digitally recorded stereo; then a digital stereo version of the orchestral accompaniment minus the soloist; and a second compact disc containing the complete version of the concerto followed by a -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniments for practice purposes.

If Bach Was A Cellist-The purpose of the series if Bach was a cellist is to live the fantasy that everything Bach wrote he wrote for the cello.The concerto in D minor (BWV 1043) for two violins string orchestra and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is one of his most loved works. Indeed the slow movement may be one of the most popular and loved pieces in the instrumental literature. Traditionally it is believed to have been written in Köthen where he held the position of 'fürstlischer Kapellmeister' from 1717-1723 a town that saw the birth of the Brandenburg concertos and the solo works for violin and cello. The Dorian church mode (the absent Bflat in the key of Dminor) would also speak for the younger Bach. Recent research however has shown that the orchestral parts carefully written out by Bach himself and found among the papers of his son Carl Philip Emanuel date from around 1730. The sophistication of the composition also speaks for a later date than Köthen. The original score has been lost.Always in need of concert material for his 'Collegium Musicus' in Leipzig Bach made a version of the present concerto for two harpsichords (BWV 1062). The original key was transposed to C minor so that the top note would not exceed a D but remain within the range of a standard harpsichord. Another C minor concerto (BWV 1060) for two harpsi-chords often heard in an arrangement from the 1920's for violin and oboe by Max Schneider and Max Seiffert speaks for two concertos in D minor for two violins by Bach.When arranging an orchestral score for the pianoforte one has to remember that a double-bass sounds an octave lower than notated. This is a welcomed fact when dealing with two instruments that play the original solo parts an octave down. At the same time for a transcription of this kind the ambition must be to avoid the cello soloists playing in octaves with the violin tutti parts - which is what would happen were they to share the same material. This ambition made a piano reduction

The tenth concerto in B minor in L'Estro Armonico (best translated as The Harmonious Inspiration) which is edited here in A minor - for four solo guitars - is one of the most famous in the entire collection -- indeed inVivaldi's entire output. Scored for four solo violins two solo violas solo violoncello and an strings orchestra. Johann Sebastian Bach not only admired Vivaldi's Opus 3; he copied it openly. In a general sense the Vivaldipieces gave impetus to much that is in the German master's Brandenburg Concertos. More particulary six concertos of Vivaldi's Opus 3 were copied by Bach as the basis for six of his concertos: two for 0rgan (BWV 593 and 596 basedon Opus 3 nos. 8 and 11 respectively) three for solo harpsichord ) BWV 978 972 and 976 based on Opus 3 nos. 3 9 and 12 respectively) and one for four harpsichords and orchestra in A minor (BWV 1065 based on Opus 3 no. 10).Bach frequently rewrote concertos scored for one kind of instrument substituting another. It is evident that Bach thought not so much in terms of the violinistic nature of the originals but in their harmonic and rhythmicpotential which could be realized on any instrument. Since Bach has already justified an arrangement of Opus 3 number 10 by the great aesthetic success of his four-harpsichord version it serves to reason that an arrangementfor four guitars is equally valid. Just as Bach preserved everything of the original Vivaldi and added only a few doubling to accomodate the left hands of the harpsichordists so in this version the substitution of guitars is donewith little or no change of original-notes. The arpeggios especially prominent in the second movement lend themselves ideally to guitar playing and the ability of the guitar to play both lyrical lines as well as passage worksuits the violinistic lines and passages of the original.

The Boosey Masterworks Library is a truly fantastic collection of popular works from the orchestral repertoire presented in clearly notated and meticulously documented scores.This volume presents the full orchestral score of Rachmainov’s first two piano concertos which remain ever popular in the concert pianist’s repertoire the second piano concerto even more so. The first two piano concertos frame a prolonged period of self-examination and doubt in Rachmaninov’s life his earlier works were not received with great acclaim. However his resurgence as a composer on the international concert platform was brought about by his composition of thePiano Concerto No.2 in C Minor Op.18 which since its first performance remains one of the most important and popular works in the repertoire. This full orchestral score is a wonderful resource for study and perusal purposes and is clearly presented making it easy to read and follow.Note that the revised version (written in 1917) of the first piano concerto is that which is presented in this score.