Songlike and melodic, Air is the purest and sparest piece composed by Kernis in years. The original version, for violin and piano, was written in 1995 for Joshua Bell. This version was premiered by Ransom Wilson in Alice Tully Hall in NYC in February of 2004.
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AARON JAY KERNIS - AIR
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MOZART - CONCERTO IN A MAJOR, K. 622
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Publications in Ricordi’s acclaimed Soloist in Concert series each come with a companion CD of full performances and orchestral accompaniments. The printed music includes the solo part with a piano reduction of the orchestra, and an introduction in English.
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HAROLD MELTZER - RUMORS
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Rumors is an unusual and adventurous collection of four pieces, composed 1998-2000, for solo flute player on various instruments. The first movement, Trapset, is for alto flute. The second movement, The Heaven of Animals, is for C flute. Focus Group, the third movement, is for piccolo. The fourth movement, Bel Canto, is for bass flute. […]
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DANIEL CAT
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Mexcian-born composer Daniel Cat
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DANIEL CAT
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Mexcian-born composer Daniel Cat
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KAREL HUSA - SONATINA
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Husa’s Sonatina was originally composed in 1945 for Violin and Piano while the composer was a student at the Conservatory of Music in Prague. This transcription for Flute and Piano was created at the request of flutist Leona Buyse, who gave its premiere on July 4, 2002.
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JOHN HARBISON - FLUTE CONCERTO
Saturday, August 9th, 2008This 19-minute concerto was commissioned by a consortium of three orchestras, and premiered by Ransom Wilson with the American Composers Orchestra in 1995. The piece was recorded on Albany Records.
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV - SONATA OPUS 94 FOR FLUTE AND PIANO
Friday, August 8th, 2008The Schirmer edition of Prokofiev’s Sonata Opus 94 for Flute and Piano is based on previously printed editions and recordings of his Opus 94. This edition retains the solo flute and solo violin parts in the piano score showing the differences made by the composer for both versions of his work.
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SONATA DA CHIESA (1998)
Friday, August 8th, 2008This 4-movement church sonata was commissioned by the American Guild of Organists’ 1999 Regional Convention (Knoxville, TN Chapter) and premiered at the Knoxville Museum of Art on June 28th by Andr
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DUO SONATA FOR TWO BASSOONS
Friday, August 8th, 2008A welcome piece of contemporary literature for this relatively uncommon ensemble. Duration ca. 8 minutes.
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