Wedding Introduction

Claude Debussy was a great admirer of Chopin's music, and oversaw these editions for Durand in 1915. Includes a brief introduction by Debussy and a historical article. The term 'polonaise refers to a dance in triple time of Polish origin and, by extension, to an instrumental piece most commonly characterized, in the definitive phase of its development, by the rhythm. The dance originally drew on the traditional music sung at Polish weddings and other festive occasions. Later, the traditional dance with sung text was adopted by the Polish nobility and became a slow instrumental dance such as might suit a majestic procession. This flowering of the polonaise within the aristocracy encouraged, from the late seventeenth century, its international diffusion into other European courts. The French name 'polonaise' was generally employed in the eighteenth century. The from was fixed as a ternary ABA structure, the central section acting as a trio before a da capo reprise of the first part.

A fine selection of the finest masterpieces by Felix Mendelssohn arranged for solo piano. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born in Hamburg in 1809 into a well-to-do Jewish family. The family moved to Berlin when Mendelssohn was very young, where he was lucky enough to be brought up within a strong cultural and intellectual atmosphere.

Lista utworów:
Christmas Piece op. 72 nr 1 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Christmas Piece op. 72 nr 3 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Christmas Piece op. 72 nr 5 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Consolation op. 30 nr 3 (Mendelssohn Felix)
First Movement - Allegro Moderato Ma Con Fuoco (Octet For Strings) (Mendelssohn Felix)
First Movement - Allegro Vivace (Piano Sonata In B Flat) (Mendelssohn Felix)
First Movement - Allegro Vivace (Symphony No.4 'The Italian') (Mendelssohn Felix)
First Movement - Con Moto Maestoso (Organ Sonata No.3 In A Major) (Mendelssohn Felix)
First Movement - Introduction And Allegro (Symphony No.3 'The Scottish') (Mendelssohn Felix)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn Felix)
I Waited For The Lord (Mendelssohn Felix)
Lift Thine Eyes (Mendelssohn Felix)
Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream) (Mendelssohn Felix)
O For The Wings Of A Dove (Mendelssohn Felix)
Regrets (Song Without Words) op. 19 nr 2 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Second Movement - Adagio (Organ Sonata No.2 In C Minor) (Mendelssohn Felix)
Second Movement - Andante (Piano Concerto No.1 In G Minor) (Mendelssohn Felix)
Second Movement - Andante (Violin Concerto In E Minor) (Mendelssohn Felix)
Second Movement - Andante Con Moto (Symphony No.4 'The Italian') (Mendelssohn Felix)
Sehnsuchtig (Seven Characteristic Pieces) op. 7 nr 6 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Snaft Und Mit Empfindung (Seven Characteristic Pieces) Op.7 No.1 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Spring Song (Song Without Words) op. 62 nr 6 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Sweet Remembrance (Song Without Words) op. 19 nr 1 (Mendelssohn Felix)
The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) (Mendelssohn Felix)
Third Movement - Adagio (Symphony No.3 'The Scottish') op. 19 nr 6 (Mendelssohn Felix)
Venetian Boat-Song No.1 (Song Without Words) (Mendelssohn Felix)
War March Of The Priests (Mendelssohn Felix)
Wedding March (A Midsummer Night's Dream) (Mendelssohn Felix)

This book features a sampling of ten popular Windham Hill recording artists, including: Philip Aaberg, Scott Cossu, Malcolm Dalglish, Barbara Higbie, Triona Ni Dhomhnaill, Bill Quist, Fred Simon, Ira Stein, Liz Story, and Tim Story. It is complete with biographies and discographies for each artist as well as an introduction about the Windham Hill record labels. 18 piano solos in all.