Arr. Penson Karol. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. / Musique Instrumentale / Répertoire / Piano

The large and technically demanding G major Sonata was composed two years before Schubert?s death in October 1826 and is one of only three piano sonatas that appeared in print during his lifetime. The unusual title of the first edition ?Fantasie, Andante, Menuetto und Allegretto? stems from the publisher Haslinger and is probably due to the dreamy-melancholy underlying mood of the first movement which corresponded little to the traditional concepts of a sonata?s first movement. It is hardly surprising that the ?Fantasy-Sonata?, as it is often still called today, later inspired artists such as Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann with its free and romantic nature, who described it as being consummate ?in form and spirit?. For the present Urtext edition a thorough re-examination of all known sources was undertaken, including the autograph in the British Library, and the edition now presents itself with the usual crystal clear Henle music engraving. The preface by Schubert expert Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl and the detailed commentary section provide comprehensive information about the genesis of the work, the sources and their readings. A further highlight are the fingerings by pianist Martin Helmchen.

Franz Schubert's Impromptus Op. 90 (D 899) are among the most frequently played of his piano works and have become well-established in music lessons and in the concert repertoire. This Wiener Urtext Edition presents a new edition based on the latest research and performance practice. In this edition, numerous details have been added to the text and fundamental problems like the distinction between accents and crescendo hairpins or the adjustment of dotted rhythms to triplets are solved in a new and undogmatic way, closely following Schubert's original manuscript. Also new are the notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin which look into even the most subtle shades of meaning of expression markings. Score image and page layout have been designed in a user-friendly way. / Piano

First Edition. Par SCHREKER FRANZ. Débuts de compositionnels de Schreker sont encore inconnus ses oeuvres de stade rencontré un grand succès dans les années 1910 et 1920. Avec cette première publication de sa Sonate pour violon, écrit en 1898, pendant ses études au Conservatoire de Vienne, son début de la phase créatif est rendu accessible dans une oeuvre représentative pour la première fois. Schreker composé la Sonate de trois mouvements techniquement exigeante avec l'intention d'exécuter il lui-même lorsqu'il étudie le violon avec Arnold Rosé. La pièce a été écrite dans la tradition romantique fin de Brahms et de Dvorák, professeur de composition d'une ère Schreker Robert Fuchs a été commis à. Bien que Schreker respecte les conventions formelles dominantes de compositions de musique de chambre, l'élégance de l'invention mélodique et d'un raffinement harmonique distinctif est décrite par le futur maître de sons magiques dans toutes les barres./ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Robert Schumann's 'Album for the Young' is one of the milestones of educationally inspired Piano literature. This edition does not focus on systematic technical studies but on the development of the player's musical performance as well as on the realisation of musical associations. In this progressively structured work the pieces 'Für Kleinere' [For the Younger Ones] are followed by a second section 'Für Erwachsenere' [For the More Grown-Ups] which both technically and intellectually leaves the world of the childlike behind again and again (e.g. Mignon). This in particular provides a great set of repertoire for adults who wantto resume Piano playing which gives extra relavence to Schumann's opus. The appendix of the revised new edition of the Wiener Urtext Edition also contains pieces originally intended for the album which ultimately were not included in the printed collection. The music section is complemented by the composer's 'Musikalische Haus- und Lebensregeln' which had already been integrated in the first reprints including their original translations into English and French the latter of which was written by none other than Franz Liszt.

from 'Myrthen' op. 25-In his virtuosic piano arrangement of Schumann?s ?Widmung? (?Du meine Seele du mein Herz?) Franz Liszt transformed this intimate song into a dramatic declaration that reaches its powerful climax at the phrase ?Mein guter Geist mein bess?res Ich? using chords to be played con somma passione. In Liszt?s autograph the melody is overlaid by the song text but he changes the title to ?Liebeslied?. The first edition published in Leipzig in 1848 retainedthis heading and thus the song is still known today under two different titles. In collaboration with Liszt scholar Mária Eckhardt Henle Verlag presents this best-known of all of Liszt?s Schumann arrangements in a reliable HenleUrtext quality edition.

[Romantische Klaviermusik - Band 1 : Mittelschwere Kompositionen] / Classique / Editeur : Franzpeter Goebels / Partition / Agrafé / Edition Urtext

The Sonata in A major Hob. XVI:26 is one of the sonatas by Joseph Haydn which increasingly become the focus of attention of our piano teachers. Thanks to its moderate technical demands, it is perfect for piano lessons. At the same time, it shows essential features of Haydn's piano style in a condensed form - an expressive musical declamation, rhetorical breaks full of tension, wit and humour - which culminates not only in one of the shortest final movements of Haydn, but also in a minuet the second half of which (in Minuet and Trio) corresponds to the first half when played backwards. A real voyage of discovery for the 'eagle-eyed' ones among the young piano players! The musical text is based on Christa Landon's edition newly revised by Ulrich Leisinger- the notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin provide assistance for a performance practice in the appropriate style. / Piano

When Christa Landon presented the first printed version of her edition of Joseph Haydn's Piano sonatas Haydn's sonata oeuvre was still overshadowed by the works of Mozart and Beethoven. Since then Haydn's sonatas have progressed from the teaching rooms to the concert halls and Landon's edition has played a crucial role in that process. The Haydn anniversary in 2009 is a welcome occasion to thoroughly revise this 'legendary' edition for over the course of more than forty years new sources have come to light and questions of authenticity have been resolved not least because the editorial principles for 18th-centurymusic have changed considerably. The new edition comprises all works of the previous Wiener Urtext edition plus the sonata Hob. XVI:16 edited by Landon along with the Sonata in F major which was rediscovered in Bozen a few years ago and attributed to Joseph Haydn. The new edition is published in four volumes the content of each volume being compatible with the volumes of the previous edition. Volumes 1 and 2 contain the early sonatas. In the Notes on Interpretation Robert D. Levin explains important aspects of Haydn's performance practice.

(Version for piano solo) and other works. Supplementary Volume 15 of the New Liszt Edition contains both earlier versions of published works and also several works that remained as manuscript. The most extensive work in this volume is the earliest known draft of the Piano Concerto in A major (written in 1839 for solo piano). Not only does the draft give insight into the process of the work?s genesis, but it also holds its own as a work for piano solo. Additionally, the volume contains several shorter works, such as a piano transcription of Robert Schumann?s Lied Widmung, which shows how original Liszt?s interpretations were, and also two early drafts of the Zweite Elegie dedicated to Lina Ramann (a former pupil of Liszt?s and his first biographer). The latter have been published in facsimile. Supplementary Volume 15 features a detailed preface in German, English and Hungarian, which reveals valuable details on each work. The cloth-bound version also has critical notes in English.

La Sonate en ré majeur (Hob XVI: 37) est l'un de Joseph Haydn le plus connu et le plus souvent joué sonates pour piano. Le premier mouvement sparklingly brillante, les nuances de couvaison et archaïque à court largo ainsi que les cadences généralement haydnesque à la finale font de cette pièce un excellent travail d'éducation que les amateurs de musique, même les plus expérimentés aiment jouer. Le Wiener Urtext Edition a maintenant publié une édition séparée, basé sur récemment révisé la version de Ulrich Leisinger de l'édition Christa Landon. Aspects essentiels de la pratique de la performance sont donnés dans les notes sur l'interprétation par Robert D. Levin. / Piano

In autumn 1827 Schubert composed eight 'Impromptus' for publication as a complete collection by Haslinger in Vienna. When the plan fell through Schubert offered his 'Impromptus' to Schott as pieces which 'could be issued individually or all four together'. The name of the works probably originated from the publisher Haslinger and Schubert also used it for his collection published later as op. posth. 142. The lyrical-romantic works are suitable for advanced piano students and have the character of sonata movements. Robert Schumann who regarded them as parts of a four-movement sonata drew attention to the second collection published by Diabelli in 1839 in hisreview.For the first time this scholarly-critical Urtext edition presents the musical text of the 'New Schubert Edition' in new engraving and with optimum page-turns. The fingering takes essential aspects of performance practice of Schubert’s time as well as performance on the modern concert grand piano into consideration.A detailed foreword suggestions for performance and notes on the evaluation of the primary sources complete the edition.- Scholarly-critical editions based on the Urtext of the New Schubert Edition taking all known sources into account- Newly engraved editions with optimum page-turns- With fingering and suggestions for performance (Ger/Eng) by Mario Aschauer- With a detailed foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)Mario Aschauerstudied piano historical keyboard instruments conducting and musicology in Linz Salzburg and Vienna. He performs as a soloist and chamber musician with groups including the Austrian Calamus Consort presenting a wide-ranging repertoire on fortepiano harpsichord and organ. Four Impromptus op. 90 - D 899: I. Impromptu C minorII. Impromptu E flat majorIII. Impromptu G flat majorIV. Impromptu A flat majorFour Impromptus op. post. 142 - D 935: I. Impromptus F minorII. Impromptus A flat majorIII. Impromptus B flat majorIV. Impromptus F minor Critical Commentary

Complementing the Impromptus and Moments musicaux, the Wiener Urtext Edition also presents a new edition of the three late piano pieces D 946. Careful study of Schubert's autographs has led to various retouchings in the musical text, in D 946/2 for instance to the supplementation of a bar. The edition offers a new approach to the issue of the second episode of D 946/1, deleted by Schubert in the autograph, but included in the posthumous first edition and meanwhile embraced in modern concert practice. The separate edition of these repertoire pieces that have enjoyed increasing popularity since the 1970s has been expanded to include the two piano piano pieces D 916B/C that have survived as fragments and have been completed by Robert D. Levin in close observance of Schubert's compositional principles. Like the three piano pieces D 946, both works originate from the context of the Impromptus and have survived in the composer's autograph sketches. Their inclusion in this volume completes the picture of Schubert's late keyboard output and provides new impulses for the pianistic concert repertoire. / Piano

1 Ode to Joy Compositeur: Beethoven, Ludwig van 2 The Happy Farmer Compositeur: Schumann, Robert 3 The Harmonious Blacksmith Compositeur: Händel, Georg Friedrich 4 Hungarian Dance #5 Compositeur: Brahms, Johannes 5 The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition Compositeur: Mussorgsky, Modest 6 Onward Christian Soldiers Compositeur: Sullivan, Arthur Seymour 7 Largo from The New World Symphony Compositeur: Dvorák, Antonín 8 Trumpet Voluntary Compositeur: Clarke, Jeremiah 9 Theme from The Emperor Quartet Compositeur: Haydn, Franz Joseph 10 Theme from Don Juan Compositeur: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 11 Trumpet Tune Compositeur: Purcell, Henry 12 Hark ! the Herald Angels Sing Compositeur: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix 13 Triumphal March from Aida Compositeur: Verdi, Giuseppe 14 Minuet Compositeur: Bach, Johann Sebastian 15 Sailor's Song Compositeur: Grieg, Edvard 16 Rondo Compositeur: Susato, Tielman 17 Toreador Song from Carmen Compositeur: Bizet, Georges 18 Pilgrim's Chorus Compositeur: Wagner, Richard

Description Graded selected classical and romantic pieces for Piano, with fingering, phrasing, tempo and expression marks added by Dorothy Bradley. Songlist Air And Allemance (Suite No.4) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Albumleaf In E Flat Op.99 [Schumann, Robert] Allegro (Sonatina In A) [Mozart, Wolfgang] Allemande (Suite No.16) [Handel, George Frideric] Andante (Sonata Op.14 No.2) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Arabesque [Heller, Stephen] Catch Me If You Can [Schumann, Robert] Fantasia In C [Handel, George Frideric] Fantasy Dance (Album Leaves) Op.124 No.5 [Schumann, Robert] First Movement (Sonata In A) [Arne, Thomas] Le Commere [Couperin, Francois] Le Coucou [Daquin, Louis-claude] May, Charming May [Schumann, Robert] Mazurka In B Flat [Chopin, Frederic] Moment Musicale Op.94 No.3 [Schubert, Franz] Prelude In E Minor Op.28 No.4 [Chopin, Frederic] Rondo In A [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Sarabande (French Suite No.1) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Solfeggietto [Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel] Song Without Words Op.85 No.1 [Mendelssohn, Felix] Three Part Invention No.11 [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Waltz In B Minor Op.39 No.11 [Brahms, Johannes]