Baerenreiter Verlag Beethoven Around the World - Kleeb - Piano - Book

Arranger: Jean Kleeb
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano

9 Popular Arrangements for Piano solo

• Can be performed individually or as a complete cycle
• Inspirational mix of classical/jazz fusion
• Of intermediate technical difficulty

Beethoven often incorporated musical influences from other countries in his works. Jean Kleeb has picked up on this idea and developed it further in these arrangements for piano solo. In his tributes to Beethoven he emphasizes ethnic attributes such as "alla turca" or he coaxes exotic rhythms out of certain works with playful exaggeration. At other times, he simply enjoys demonstrating the stark differences between the "classical" piano piece and world music. Enjoy pieces in samba style, with Cuban rhythms or jazzy-Arabic-like scales. These pieces are fun to play, making Jean Kleeb's "Beethoven Around the World" a true musical pleasure.

About the composer:
When it comes to music, Jean Kleeb is a globetrotter. A Brazilian of Swiss descent, he has been living in Germany for many years. Travelling the world with his music, he is always seeking new sources of musical inspiration. As a composer, pianist, choral conductor and lecturer, he regularly amazes and entertains his audiences with his boundless musicality and compositional ease.

Contents:

• Sonatango - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 1 in F major op. 2/1
• Querbeethoven - inspired by several works by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Echos of Ecossaise - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Ecossaise in G major WoO 23
• Afro Five Pathetique - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor op. 13/2
• Samba do Beethoven - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor op. 31/3
• Alla Gamelan - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Rondo a Capriccio op. 129 "Alla Ingharese"
• In South African Mood - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major op. 73/1
• Alla turca--Beethoven en Orient - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Marcia alla Turca from "The Ruins from Athens" op. 113
• Furioelise--Balkantanz - inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Fur Elise WoO 59