Wolfgang Birtel: spartiti facile

Originally composed for piano solo, Rubinstein's 'Melody' Op. 3/1 is the best-known work written by the Russian composer. Thanks to the simple, yet tender melody and its expressive harmony, the name o...

The tremolo study 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' composed in 1896 is, without doubt, the most famous piece by the Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega, bringing back memories of the fortified...

This cheerful birthday serenade, composed in the style of Mozart and arranged by Dietrich Paul, uses the well-known birthday songs 'Happy Birthday to You' (1st theme) and 'Hoch soll er leben' (2nd the...

Ein wenig Berliner Luft geschnuppert, den Leierkasten angeworfen und ab geht es in's Metropol-Theater: zu einem Reigen zündender Melodien Paul Linckes, der anfangs des 20. Jahrhunderts bis in die 'Gol...

There is hardly any other lullaby in the field of classical music - apart from Brahms' 'Guten Abend, gute Nacht' - that has gained such popularity as George Gershwin's (1898-1937) 'Summertime'. It is...

Originally composed for piano solo, Rubinstein's 'Melody' Op. 3/1 is the best-known work written by the Russian composer. Thanks to the simple, yet tender melody and its expressive harmony, the name o...

Il compositore definisce Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade un pezzo di carattere, e la Marche en miniature irradia arguzia e buonumore fin dall'inizio - si può quasi immaginare lo sgambetto di Heinzelmännc...

L'etude in tremolo "Recuerdos de la Alhambra", composto nel 1896, è senza dubbio il brano più noto del compositore e chitarrista spagnolo Francisco Tárrega, poiché evoca ricordi (di vacanza) del caste...

Originally composed for piano solo, Rubinstein's 'Melody' Op. 3/1 is the best-known work written by the Russian composer. Thanks to the simple, yet tender melody and its expressive harmony, the name o...

Composed in 1886, the tremolo study 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' is without doubt Tarrega's best-known piece. It evokes memories of the Moorish citadel located on a hill in the Spanish Granada.Thanks to...

The music of small forms was what the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) focused on. In 1874, after many years spent in the 'provinces', the teacher of Camille Saint-Saëns took the position of...

Overcoming the boundaries between 'serious' and entertaining music was what mattered to the musician Eduard Pütz (1911-2000). His compositions therefore include stylistic features of jazz and pop musi...

Originally composed for piano solo, Rubinstein's 'Melody' Op. 3/1 is the best-known work written by the Russian composer. Thanks to the simple, yet tender melody and its expressive harmony, the name o...

Composed in 1886, the tremolo study 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' is without doubt Tarrega's best-known piece. It evokes memories of the Moorish citadel located on a hill in the Spanish Granada.Thanks to...

The American composer and pianist Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) is rather unknown around here, even though he had his artistic roots in here: For he was trained as a pianist in Paris, Stuttgart, Wiesba...

Overcoming the boundaries between 'serious' and entertaining music was what mattered to the musician Eduard Pütz (1911-2000). His compositions therefore include stylistic features of jazz and pop musi...

Songs Without Words' - that's what Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) called his lyrical piano pieces, the romantic miniatures in which the composer wanted to 'sing' on the keyboard instrument. W...

The melodies from George Gershwin's (1898-1937) musicals, from 'Porgy and Bess', from orchestral pieces like 'Rhapsody in Blue' or 'An American in Paris', we all know them! But the career of the young...

Il compositore definisce Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade un pezzo di carattere, e la Marche en miniature irradia arguzia e buonumore fin dall'inizio - si può quasi immaginare lo sgambetto di Heinzelmännc...

La "Melodia" op. 3/1 di Rubinstein - originariamente composta per pianoforte solo - è l'opera più nota della penna del compositore russo. La melodia semplice ma intima e la sua armonizzazione espressi...

Il compositore e pianista americano Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) è piuttosto sconosciuto nel nostro Paese, anche se le sue radici artistiche sono qui: si formò infatti a Parigi, Stoccarda, Wiesbaden e...

La musica delle piccole forme sarebbe stata al centro dell'attenzione del compositore francese Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). Dopo anni trascorsi in "provincia", il maestro di Camille Saint-Saens assunse...

La "Melodia" op. 3/1 di Rubinstein - originariamente composta per pianoforte solo - è l'opera più nota della penna del compositore russo. La melodia semplice ma intima e la sua armonizzazione espressi...

Composto nel 1886, lo studio in tremolo Recuerdos de la Alhambra è senza dubbio il brano più noto di Tárrega. Questo gioiello incantevole e un po' malinconico, forse ispirato al Je crois entendre enco...

La musica delle piccole forme fu l'obiettivo principale del compositore francese Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). Dopo anni trascorsi in "provincia", il maestro di Camille Saint-Saëns assunse l'incarico di...