Prokofiev, Sergei / Sauer, Ralph | Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 for Euphonium and Piano

Prokofiev, Sergei – Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 for Euphonium and Piano
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Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 for Euphonium and Piano

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• Also known as “Four Grandmother Songs” and “Old Granny Tales”, this work was composed in New York in 1918 at the beginning of the composer’s self-imposed exile from Russia after its Revolution.

• These short pieces were immediately successful and were performed worldwide.

• In the epigraph to this work Prokofiev wrote, ”Some recollections had become half erased from her memory; others will never be erased.”P> • Mr. Sauer once again, has produced a magnificent new work for Euphonium & Piano.

• This work with its great character is a joy to perform, about 8 - 9 minutes in length for moderately advanced performers.

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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 12 December, 2011.

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Composer Info

Prokofiev, Sergei
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Sergei Prokofiev was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. His output includes great scores in all genres: Symphonic, Operatic, Ballet, Chamber, Choral, Vocal and solo Piano.

His greatest gift is his ability to link beautiful soaring melodies in a modernist framework.

After the Russian Revolution he traveled the world: the USA, Paris and Switzerland, the Bavarian Alps, finally returning to the Soviet Union in 1935. Along with several others, Prokofiev's music was placed under severe scrutiny and had to be approved by a committee from the "Composers' Union". After WW II, the restrictions on style were slackened and he could compose in his own way.

Prokofiev ironically died on the same day that Stalin's death was announced.

Arranger

Ralph Sauer
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Sauer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Emory Remington. He was the Principal Trombonist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1968 to 1974. During that time, he was also the Principal Trombonist with the Canadian Opera Company and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and taught at the University of Toronto.

In 1974, Sauer was named Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic by Zubin Mehta. He made his Los Angeles Philharmonic concerto debut in 1979, performing Kazimierz Serocki's Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra with Zubin Mehta conducting - a work whose U.S. premiere Sauer gave at the Eastman School of Music in 1965. In March 2003, Sauer premiered Augusta Read Thomas’s Trombone Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. He was also a frequent performer with the Philharmonic's New Music Group. He retired from the orchestra in 2006.

Sauer has appeared as soloist with many orchestras and has given master classes and recitals throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, Canada, and the United States. He has appeared at the Stratford, Marlboro, and Aspen summer music festivals and was visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music as well as an instructor with the New World Symphony (Miami) and the International Brass Festival in Melbourne (Australia). Currently, Sauer is on the faculty of Music Academy of the West and Arizona State University. He has taught many prominent trombonists, including Christian Lindberg.

Sauer is a founding member of Summit Brass, and is a clinician for Shires trombones.

He is featured on a number of recordings, including:
A recording of works by Teleman, Handel, Haydn, and others (with Zita Carno on keyboards) (Crystal Records)
The Mahler Symphony No. 3 , with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic (with Anna Larsson, contralto; Donald Green, posthorn; Martin Chalifour, violin; Paulist Boy Choristers of California, Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale) (Sony Classical)

Two discs of orchestral excerpts for trombone with commentary (Summit Records, OrchestraPro series). These are among the most sought after discs for those preparing for orchestral trombone auditions.