05/21/2012

Jean Françaix Centenary on 23 May 2012

Jean Françaix’ declared motto of always having aimed to create ’musique pour faire plaisir’ partially conceals the great variability and frequent inscrutability of the music created by this composer, born in Le Mans in 1912. Françaix succeeded in finding and consolidating his own style at an early ...

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10/15/2010

Classical Highlights in New Arrangement

Carsten Gerlitz (Arranger): Classical Highlights - Sheet music for piano - In the new 'Classical Highlights' edition, the arranger Carsten Gerlitz invites the most famous classical composers to his piano lounge. In this volume, you will find some of the most ...

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02/26/2010

Brilliant Sound Experience - Ravel's Bolero for Organ

Maurice Ravel: Bolero Sheet music for organ There are very few people who aren't familiar with the Bolero by Maurice Ravel - it is a classic highlight, an unparalelled orchestral gem. Created as ballet music for the dancer Ida Rubinstein in 1928, it quickly became popular ...

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05/20/2009

Edited from the Sources

Two new editions of the "Wiener Urtext Edition" have been released this month: Joseph Haydn: Complete Piano Sonatas Edited from the sources by Christa Landon and ...

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02/05/2009

Ravel for String Quartet

Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Sheet Music - for string quartet Maurice Ravel's melancholy popular 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the Princesse ...

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05/29/2008

Ravel for Choir

Maurice Ravel: Trois Chansons Sheet Music - Mixed Choir The famous choral songs by the composer of 'Bolero' are now available as a revised edition. This cycle, too, is designed for a great climax. 'Nicolette' describes a simple, almost naïve fairy-tale character. The solos of the ...

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03/14/2008

Ravel's Masterpiece

Ravel: Bolero. The Bolero is, without doubt, the most famous of all works by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Countless concert performances and recordings as well as its use in films and on television have made this beguiling piece immortal. With this editions, Schott now presents arrangements ...

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01/30/2008

Dedication

Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin. For Piano Trio. Created during the First World War, Maurice Ravel's composition 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' casts a longing look at the past while at the same time being full to the brim with traces of modern music. Each of the six movements is dedicated ...

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