Wolfgang Birtel

À son ami Le Comte Vincent Bobrowski

Today, Edward Elgar is mainly known as composer, but apart from this work he also gave violin lessons. This edition contains six short studies by Edward Elgar, all ascending in difficulty and didactic...

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) escribió su "Sonata in Re minore per violino e pianoforte" (P 15) de tres movimientos -según la portada de la parte para piano- en noviembre de 1897, es decir, 20 años an...

Among violinists and teachers, Oskar Rieding (1840-1918) is mainly known for his easily playable violin concertos especially for beginners. His works written for music lessons are easy to master, beau...

La melancólica y popular "Pavana para una princesa muerta" de Maurice Ravel, compuesta en 1899, fue escrita originalmente para piano antes de que la arreglara para orquesta en 1910. Aunque está dedica...

A 'Last Night of the Proms' without this march - unthinkable! 'Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1' with its middle section, the hymn-like 'Land of Hope and Glory' by Edward Elgar (1857-1934),...

The music of small forms and of chamber-music instrumentations was to become the focus of the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). In 1874, after many years spent in the 'provinces', the teacher...

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 [siehe dt. Text!] caused quite a scandal. The production which involved...

'Novelty of form, selected modulations, strange tone colours, the use of completely unexpected rhythms', this is how Camille Saint-Saëns praised the debut work of a young colleague and continued: 'Abo...

The famous Golliwogg's Cakewalk is the final piece from Debussy's cycle Children's Corner which consists of 6 miniatures for piano, written for his daughter in the years 1906-1908.The style correspond...

The Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) is one of the most fascinating personalities among the 19th-century virtuosos. The child prodigy received violin lessons at the age of...

The second volume in the Violinissimo series, 'La Follia', offers a great selection of 25 original compositions for intermediate to advanced level violin with piano accompaniment.The material ranges f...

aus: Vivaldi: 12 Sonaten für Violine und B.c., op. 2