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The Piano Player: Classical Tear-Jerkers presents 20 emotive pieces
of classical music, designed to tug at the heart-strings, specially
arranged for intermediate solo piano. Contents include Un bel di
vedremo" from Madama Butterfly by Puccini and Dido's Lament by
Purcell. The striking cover features Edward Bawden's colour linocut
Aesop's Fables: The Ant and the Grasshopper, 1970, and a 4-page
pullout provides the full artwork as a beautiful collectible. The
Piano Player series includes six wonderful collections of some of
the greatest classical music ever written, specially arranged for
the intermediate pianist, each with its own collectible pull-out
poster of the stunning Edward Bawden cover artwork. "
Bruno Monsaingeon directs this profile of pianist Sviatoslav
Richter, who died in 1997. Footage of Richter in concert combines
with his own diary readings and interviews with colleagues
including Glenn Gould and Arthur Rubinstein.
A six-volume set of music documentaries by renowned film-maker
Bruno Monsaingeon. This collection examines the life of arguably
one of the most influential singers of the 20th century, the German
lyric baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. In addition to singing,
Fischer-Dieskau was also a conductor, writer, painter, reciter and
teacher. Included here are several recitals with Lieder by Schumann
and Schubert, the documentary 'Autumn Journey' and several master
classes.
A three-volume collection celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sir
Georg Solti's birth. The set includes Solti conducting performances
of Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C major; Schubert: Symphony No.6 in
C major and Symphony No.8 in B minor 'Unfinished'; Shostakovich:
Symphony No.9 in E flat Major; and Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B
minor, op.74 'Pathétique'. Also included is director Peter
Maniura's documentary 'Solti - The Making of a Maestro', made
during the last year of his life.
András Schiff plays Franz Schubert's Impromptus Op.90 D.899, Op.142
D.935 and Moments Musicaux Op.94 D.78, in a recital recorded in
1989.
French pianist Adam Laloum performs a selection of works by
Schumann, Debussy, Schubert, and Brahms live at Switzerland's
Verbier Festival in 2010.
A filmed recital by the renowned Chilean pianist, recorded live at
the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago in Chile, in May 1984.
Featured works include Beethoven's 'Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major',
Schubert's 'Klavierstücke No. 1 in E Flat Minor', Chopin's 'Ballade
No. 3 in A Flat Major', Liszt's 'Sonetto del Petrarca, No. 104' and
Debussy's 'L'isle Joyeuse'.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Vienna Philharmonic for the
opening concert of the 2009 Salzburg Festival. Honouring the
conductor on his 80th birthday, the concert pays homage to the
Viennese dance and includes pieces by Josef Strauss, Anton Webern
and Franz Schubert.
Suitable for SSAA and piano, this work contains an English
translation alongside the German text of this Schubert classic,
offprinted from the anthology European Sacred Music.
The A Z of String Players surveys the lives, careers and recordings
of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great
string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo
to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording
processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology. In this clear
and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed
alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings,
biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In
addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from
69 artists. This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar
alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.
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