Arrangeur: Dan Fox. Par LLOYD WEBBER ANDREW. Cats is one of the all-time most successful shows on the West End and Broadway, and truly is a triumphant piece of musical theatre. Lloyd Webber’s memorable songs from the musical are available here for Solo Violin with Piano Accompaniment, as arranged by Daniel Scott. Play through some of these unforgettable classics, including the beautiful song of Grizabella, The Glamour Cat, as famously performed by Elaine Paige, Memory. The solo violin part is also included on a separate insert./ Recueil / Violon et Piano

Par CAMPOGRANDE NICOLA. For a long time after Romanticism had come to the fore, it was generally agreed that Brahms somehow ?did not get it?: History and Progress ? it was thought - were proceeding along one clear path and Brahms ? who was composing sonatas and symphonies instead of nocturnes and symphonic poems ? had taken the wrong way. Almost one century later, Schönberg wrote an essay, Brahms, der Fortschrittliche ( Brahms, the progressive ), in which he explained that it wasn?t like that at all. Fully assuming the risk to appear somehow irreverent, I have to confess: Over the years, I came to the conclusion that the present ? and the future ? can be created only by loving the past. As Brahms had shown us, it is only by accepting the challenge of taking our heritage into our own hands, that we can create something new. We cannot avoid engaging with the past. Therefore, starting with my Sinfonia n. 1 , I began to flirt with such a strong and effective musical structure like the sonata form. I re-read and freely transformed it, because it is a sturdy and resilient structure, but also a theatrical and colorful one. For me, it is a happy structure. And I think that today more than ever we need something like this: We need to find places ? even imaginary ones ? where we can give happiness a form of its own. Nicola Campogrande, December 2020 / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Par IGUDESMAN ALEKSEY. Aleksey Igudesman might reasonably be described as a modern day Victor Borge. With his cabaret partner, Hyung-ki Joo, he has toured concert halls all over the world, wringing all that is humorous out of classical music with just the basic tools of violin and piano. The “Happy Birthday Variations” for violin and piano are dedicated to his good friend, the late Sir Roger Moore and are typical of Igudesman’s brand of humour. They take the internationally known musical greeting on a world-wide tour, from a Viennese Waltz, through a Big Band number, a Bulgarian Vivace in 7/8, a Russian Presto, a Tango and an Alpine Air to conclude in a Paganini-esque finale that’s not quite as difficult as it looks. A great concert showpiece for intermediate students, not least if someone in the audience is celebrating a special day! Or, if the teacher prefers to play the violin, Igudesman’s “The Soloist’s Ultimate Happy Birthday” (UE37199) does a different but equally funny job for violin duet./ Recueil / Violon et Piano

A collection of pieces, all carefully selected and arranged to provide supplementary material for today's young violinists. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple, but effective piano accompaniment. Contains a variety of musical styles ranging from folk and classical through to showtunes and popular songs. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Violon et Piano

A collection of pieces, all carefully selected and arranged to provide supplementary material for today's young violinists. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple, but effective piano accompaniment. Contains a variety of musical styles ranging from folk and classical through to showtunes and popular songs. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / Violon et Piano