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'Hämmerklavier' is a full-length cyclical work. The composer tries casting off the straight-jacket of hide-bound musical traditions, sending the listener on a voyage of discovery and liberation. The '...

Der Titel des Klavierzyklus' 'Nacht-Urnen' ist ein makabres Wortspiel mit dem französischen Begriff 'Noct-urne'. Die Assoziation Urne - Grabgefäß ist beabsichtigt, denn die Gattung des romantischen Na...

With their wide range of differing moods these pieces concentrate less on the typical rhythm of the Tango but convey something of the demonic forces inherent in this dance. Unusual playing techniques...

Bizet's 'Carmen' is one of the most famous operas of all time. Love, jealousy, murder, vast choral set pieces, and overwhelming passion combined with a colourful Spanish setting are sure-fire ingredie...

The series 'Get to Know Classical Masterpieces' provides an introduction to well-known compositions in simple arrangements for piano by Hans-Günter Heumann. Complete with texts and colour illustration...

These pieces for piano were written during the composer's intensive investigation of the 12-tone technique of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. Höller describes his short piano pieces as 'the first valid r...

Die Vier Präludien sind aus dem Originalwerk 'Tristan, preludes für klavier, tonbänder und orchester' herausgelöste, vorwiegend solistische Teile mit geringen Änderungen.

'Fleurs du mal' ostensibly fits into the traditional pattern of the three-movement piano sonata and conforms to rudimentary sonata form. Yet the formal restrictions - including the predominance of the...

In 'Theme with Variations' composed in 1996 Tatyana Komarova uses a simple cantabile 11-bar theme alternating between 2/4 and 3/4 time. The seven variations are of different length, ranging between 8...

Increasing numbers of recent studies provide evidence that learning to play an instrument stimulates the intelligence and promotes a general aptitude for learning. Paul Dessau realised this as early a...

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporar...

I often played Berio's Erdenklavier in my childhood, which is why I wrote this short epigram to take leave of the Maestro and Friend who is playing on a Himmelklavier now. From 1979 I worked many time...

A musical instrument has its own personality, with a voice that can provoke reactions, give rise to dramatic impulses and awaken colours and moods; it is capable of articulating and responding to all...

Colloque, colloquy or symposium, is a term used in reference to Erasmus, but of course also to Plato and, closer to us, Paul Valéry. In this piece, instead of characters who speak to each other, there...