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Polka Italienne
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Italian Polka / Italienische Polka Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergeij Rachmaninow (1873-1943) is regarded as one of the most versatile musicians of his time. He wrote symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, tone poems, operas and songs. As concert pianist he was in great international demand, his many concert tours brought him to Europe and the United States. During World War I he fled through Sweden to the U.S. with his family, and he almost totally lost his inspiration for composing. In 1930, he moved back to Europe, buying a property in Switzerland and building a great mansion. In consequence of World War II he had to flee to the U.S. again, where he died in Beverly Hills in 1943, just before his 70th birthday. “Polka Italienne” is based on a melody that Rachmaninow heard in Italy at the beginning of the 1900’s, played by an old street organ. He liked the melody very much and wrote it down for piano right after he had returned to his hotel. Today, the edition for four-handed piano is regarded as the original version. German composer and arranger Stefan Schwalgin has carefully created a skillfully orchestrated new version, meeting the standards and requirements of a modern European wind orchestra and bringing “Polka Italienne” to the wonderful sound of winds.
Grade Level GB: 6-7 Grade Level USA: 4 (Advanced) Composer: Rachmaninoff, Sergei Arranger: Schwalgin, Stefan Genre: Classic, Classical Transcription, Concert Polka, Polka Performance time: 00:02:20 Publisher: Rundel Size: A4 Info: Full Score + Parts Rundel Order Number: MVSR3424 Release Date: 2016
Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergeij Rachmaninow (1873-1943) is regarded as one of the most versatile musicians of his time. He wrote symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, tone...
Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is regarded as one of the most versatile musicians of his time. He wrote symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, tone poems, operas and songs. As concert pianist he was in great international demand, his many concert tours brought him to Europe and the United States. During World War I he fled through Sweden to the U.S....
Stefan Schwalgin was born in 1965 in Datteln (Westphalia) born. Since the age of ten he has been self-taught to learn various wind instruments. Writing music soon became his main field of activity. Arrangements and compositions were created for various ensembles and formations (orchestra, big band and wind orchestra).
After military music service as a saxophonist, clarinetist, keyboardist and...