Longing

Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn - Bartholdy was born February 3, 1809. He grew up in an atmosphere of privileged wealth: what Harold Schonberg refers to as "...almost grim culture." His father, Abraham Mendelssohn, who was the son of the eminent philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, was an influential banker and played an important role in the social, intellectual and artistic city of Berlin. He married Lea Soloman, the granddaughter of one of Berlin's most affluent citizens. Their four children were given the finest education available. The atmosphere of their home was sophisticated, elite and enlightened and as a result they became singleminded and serious.
Many famous musicians, artists, philosophers, and literary figures of the day attended the Mendelssohn family's Sunday evening concerts. During these growing - up years Felix established friendships with Goethe and Hegel. Goethe's emphasis on the dynamic and productive aspects of art and Hegel's belief that "even in instrumental music the composer should devote equal attention to two aspects - musical structure, and the expression of an admittedly indeterminate content, "greatly influenced Mendelssohn's tendency toward the classical period's values of clear ideas and pure form.

Lista utworów:
Six pieces for Children op. 72 (Mendelssohn F.)
Songs without words (Mendelssohn F.)
Confidence op. 19 nr 4 (Mendelssohn F.)
Regrets op. 19 nr 2 (Mendelssohn F.)
Hunting - Song op. 19 nr 3 (Mendelssohn F.)
Venetian Boat - Song No. 1 op. 19 nr 6 (Mendelssohn F.)
Venetian Boat - Song No. 2 op. 30 nr 6 (Mendelssohn F.)
Folksong op. 53 nr 5 (Mendelssohn F.)
Contemplation op. 30 nr 1 (Mendelssohn F.)
May Breezes op. 62 nr 1 (Mendelssohn F.)
Posthumous (Mendelssohn F.)
Consolation op. 30 nr 3 (Mendelssohn F.)
Spring - Song op. 62 nr 6 (Mendelssohn F.)
Tarantella op. 102 nr 3 (Mendelssohn F.)
Spinning - Song op. 67 nr 4 (Mendelssohn F.)
Wedding March (from a Midsummer Night's Dream) (Mendelssohn F.)
Characteristic Piece (with Longing) op. 7 nr 6 (Mendelssohn F.)
Andante (from Fantasie) op. 16 nr 1 (Mendelssohn F.)
Scherzo op. 16 nr 2 (Mendelssohn F.)
Praeludium in E Minor (Mendelssohn F.)
Rondo Capriccioso op. 14 (Mendelssohn F.)

This eight-movement suite was written by composer Tan Dun when he was a student in 1978-1979, about the time he left his home in Hunan to study at the conservatory in Beijing. He was homesick, and wrote this suite as a diary of his longing, while also being immersed in studying Western classical and modern music. Twenty years after its composition, pianist Lang Lang premiered the suite at the Kennedy Center in 2003, and he also played it at Carnegie Hall, in a performance recorded by Deutsche Grammophon.

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) to kompozytor, dyrygent i pianista węgierski, twórca gatunku poematu symfonicznego oraz wielu wirtuozowskich dzieł fortepianowych. Zeszyt dziesiąty "Dzieł fortepianowych" Liszta zawiera jego transkrypcje oraz wariacje fortepianowe skomponowane na podstawie dzieł innych kompozytorów. Wśród utworów odnaleźć można m. in. opracowanie walców - kaprysów ze zbioru "Soirées de Vienne" Franza Schuberta, sześć transkrypcji fortepianowych "Preludiów i fug" na organy Jana Sebastiana Bacha, wariacje na temat melodii basso continuo z kantaty "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" Bacha oraz transkrypcję jego "Fantazji i fugi" organowej g-moll BWV 542. Liszt jako wirtuoz fortepianu wielokrotnie opracowywał na ten instrument m. in. słynne dzieła orkiestrowe oraz organowe nadając im wirtuozowską fakturę oraz wariacyjną formę.

Everyone has been in love before and everybody knows the pain, so why not lessen the blow with this volume of fabulous songs. Break Up Songs is the ideal source for songs of sweet regret, a classic collection that contains 22 songs for the broken-hearted!

With a range of styles and moods to mirror the rollercoaster of emotions from tuneful tear-jerkers to rock ballads and sorrowful pop, they all capture and reflect the sense of loss and longing after the end of a relationship.

There are 22 modern classics and sentimental memories including: Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Nothing Compares 2 U Leave Right Now and All By Myself, all arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar chords.

If it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all, then these bitter sweet hits will help to make breaking up that bit easier to bear.

Lista utworów:
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight (Cutting Crew)
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Collins, Phil)
All By Myself (Carmen, Eric)
Anything For You (Estefan, Gloria)
Bye Bye Love (Everly Brothers, The)
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Gerry And The Pacemakers)
Eternity (Williams, Robbie)
Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Poison)
Everything I Own (George, Boy)
Hold On (Wilson Phillips)
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? (Green, Al)
If You Leave Me Now (Chicago)
Leave Right Now (Young, Will)
Miss You Nights (Richard, Cliff)
Missing You (Waite, John)
Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues, The)
Nothing Compares 2 U (O'connor, Sinead)
Red, Red Wine (Ub40)
Thank You (Jamelia)
The King Of Wishful Thinking (Go West)
World Without Love (Peter And Gordon)
It's Over (Orbison Roy)

Book 4 expands on the related five-finger patterns learned in Book 3 to introduce the scales of C Major, A Minor, G Major, and E Minor. Chord progressions in close position are also presented in each of these keys. Syncopated rhythms, syncopated pedaling and opposing articulations between the hands create performances with style, color, and texture.

Publikacja zawiera utwory skomponowane przez młodego Sergiusza Prokofiewa (1891 - 1953) na fortepian solo. Utwory zostały napisane w latach: 1901 - 1908. Prokofiew już jako 10 - letni chłopiec rozpoczął naukę w konserwatorium petersburskim, natomiast w 1908 wziął po raz pierwszy udział w „Wieczorach Muzyki Współczesnej” S. Diagilewa.

Piano Practice Games coordinates theory, technique and creativity with the actual music in the Piano Lessons book. These imaginative games help students learn and memorize each piece faster. The flexible activities are easy-to-use for either private or group lessons. Whether used during the lesson or at home, Piano Games 'plays with' each piece aurally, visually, and physically.

Camp's 2004 CD features 13 well-known worship songs and great new tunes. Includes: Beautiful One Ě Carried Me Ě Empty Me Ě Enough Ě Hear My Voice Ě I Surrender to You Ě I Wait for the Lord Ě Longing Heart Ě Revive Me Ě Trust in You Ě Walk by Faith Ě Wonderful Maker Ě You're Worthy of My Praise.

Book 4 expands on the related five-finger patterns learned in Book 3 to introduce the scales of C Major, A Minor, G Major, and E Minor. Chord progressions in close position are also presented in each of these keys. Syncopated rhythms, syncopated pedaling and opposing articulations between the hands create performances with style, color, and texture. This package includes the popular CD featuring practice and performance tempo accompaniments of each song.