SKU: BR.EB-8993

ISBN 9790004187227. 9 x 12 inches.

The three piano sonatas by Joachim Raff (1822-1882), representing his three main creative phases, occupy a special position among his more than 100 piano pieces. They reflect a significant compositional aspiration whereas Raff otherwise frequently leans towards the salon-music genre in his piano music. Raff composed the early sonata op. 14 in 1844 after his first works were positively evaluated and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy had encouraged him to venture a career as a composer. The Fantasie-Sonate [Fantasy Sonata] in d minor op. 168, Raff wrote in 1871 at the height of his fame as one of Germany's then most-played composers. Its dedication to Camille Saint-Saens shows his opposition to the rampant German disapproval of France and its music representatives in the wake of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71. The second version of the sonata op. 14, composed in the fall of 1881, had only the opus number in common with the earlier version. In this late work Raff had created an entirely new sonata. ,,Beautifully presented on cream paper, with exceptional clarity and generous spacing. The Fantasie-Sonate in D minor Op. 168, in particular, is a masterpiece which manifests both considerable power and exquisite craftsmanship. (www.pianodao.com).

SKU: HL.49017545

ISBN 9790001149570. UPC: 840126938890. 9.0x12.0x0.075 inches.

Niels Gade (1817-1890), who was born in Copenhagen and spent most of his life there, went to Leipzig in 1843 for further training on a royal scholarship. There he became friends with Robert Schumann and found an eager patron in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. He is regarded as the most important figure of the Danish musical scene in the 19th century.His charming cycle 'Der Kinder Christabend' was published in 1859 with titles and texts in Danish. Although the first German edition was published in Leipzig in 1860, the English edition was not published in London until 1880. With his five mood pictures 'Weihnachts-Glocken' - 'Weihnachtsbaum-Einzugs-Marsch' - 'Ringeltanz der Knaben' - 'Tanz der kleinen Madchen' - 'Gute Nacht', Gade portrays the typical atmosphere of a middle-class Christmas evening in the 19th century.

SKU: FL.FX073428

Instruments: 1 Solo Piano; Difficuly Level: Grade 5; Duration: 1 mn 50 s; Musical Style: Classical, Educational; Category: Original Composition, Republished Master Piece; Composer: Felix MENDELSSOHN;.

SKU: FL.FX073429

Instruments: 1 Solo Piano; Difficuly Level: Grade 4; Duration: 2 mn 05 s; Musical Style: Classical, Educational; Category: Original Composition, Republished Master Piece; Composer: Felix MENDELSSOHN;.

SKU: FL.FX072888

Instruments: 1 Solo Piano; Difficuly Level: Grade 4; Duration: 3 mn 10 s; Musical Style: Classical, Educational; Category: Original Composition, Republished Master Piece; Composer: Felix MENDELSSOHN;.

SKU: HL.14046279

ISBN 9788850729722. Italian.

SKU: HL.48189130

UPC: 888680884338. 9.0x12.0x0.043 inches.

Mendelssohn Piece Piano Book.

SKU: HL.50486197

9.25x12.25x0.085 inches.

SKU: FP.FSS13

ISBN 979-0-57050-289-9.

The albums in Forsyth's Silhouette Series are widely acknowledged to provide as some of the finest piano arrangements of the works of the great composers available to the player of intermediate ability. These albums provide excellent teaching material, as well as superb recreational pieces for the adult player.

SKU: BT.FORFSS13