Album for piccolo and piano Vol 1 (Broekmans en van Poppel) *Schott 5 (Piazolla)

5 (Piazolla)

Play along with one of todays finest swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano Dennis Irwin on bass and Kenny Washington on drums

• invaluable fact files

It is the only collection with the virtually complete alto flute parts of Stravinsky's Sacre

the Variations on a Nursery Song (op

Album for piccolo and piano Vol 1 (Broekmans en van Poppel) *Schott 5 (Piazolla)Brilliant solos performed by a virtuoso piccolo player were not an uncommon phenomenon in the late nineteenth century. Pieces of light music such as polkas and boleros were a pleasant diversion in the concert hall, and even more so in the open air. Bird imitations were very popular too, and titles such as La Tourterelle, L'Oiseau du Bois were not exceptional. The soloist was usually accompanied by a small orchestra, sometimes by a piano. Trevor Wye,