Für Klavier-Smetana?s piano sketch Macbeth also known as Macbeth and the Witches after William Shakespeare?s tragedy originated in 1859 while the composer was living in Sweden. Some scholars believe that it was meant to be scored for full orchestra. The work?s dark and gloomy mood is connected with the death of Smetana?s wife Katharina on 19 April 1859.Macbeth only appeared in print posthumously in 1912. It soon entered the piano repertoire and in the course of the 20th century it was scored for orchestra by Otakar Jeremiá? and for piano and orchestra by Jarmil Burghauser. Our Urtext edition proceeds from the only surviving source Smetana?s pencil sketch. The editor has addedas little as possible to the musical text in order to faithfully recreate the challenge of performing a sketch. Missing rests and rhythmic ?anomalies? have been left as in the autograph.Virtuoso concert piece in the 'Liszt style'New Urtext EditionForeword (Cz/Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor Jarmila Gabrielová

Concerto for piano and orchestra-Tirol: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by Philip Glass was premiered at the Klanspuren Festival in Tirol Austria and written with the support of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the Tirol Tourish Board. Glass studiedsound documents and sheet music of Tyrolese folk-music using this source material directly as the basis for the concerto.

KV271 'Jeunehomme'-Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 9 E-flat major K. 271 'Jeunehomme'.Piano Solo Oboe (2) Horn (2) Violin (2) Viola Violoncello Double bass. The New Mozart Edition offers researchers a musicologically unimpeachable text based on all the available sources (first and foremost Mozart's autograph manuscripts). At the same time it also serves as an aid to authentic performances. The Barenreiter Urtext study scores are a prime example of how Barenreiter takes a musical text and transfers it into a practical format. The Barenreiter Urtext Study Scores format 16.5 x 22.5cm are ideal for musical analysis rehearsalpurposes and even conducting. The Study Scores are distinguished by high quality paper and binding as well as an excellent layout. In this way masterworks of musical history are made available as compact sized scores at extremely affordable prices!

Piano Play-Along-Performed by Kevin Class piano. Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emil Kahn Long popular with audiences and performers alike the Schumann concerto is felt by many to be one of the greatest concerted piano works. In the words of noted authority Maurice Hinson Schumann succeeded in a magnificent manner by composing what is probably the most beautiful of Romantic concertos....This flawless masterpiece is one of the most outstanding and romantically inspired concertos in the repertoire. Integrating the piano and orchestra in an unprecedented manner it embodies the melodic grace and fine tonal texture so characteristic of one of the great composers of alltime. This pack includes a 96-page printed music book newly engraved and printed on beautiful acid-free ivory paper; and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist followed by a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment minus the soloist; plus a second compact disc containing the full-speed complete version followed by a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniments for practice purposes.

Faur??s piano works are of central importance within his compositional oeuvre. He dedicated his ?Ballade? composed in 1879 to his teacher Camille Saint-Sa?ns. Structurally and in terms of its lyrical character the work breaks from the genre?s epic form and takes on the traits of the sonata form. In 1881 Faur? arranged his ?Ballade? for piano and orchestra and the work was premiered in this new scoring.Drawing on the most recent discoveries and comprehensive source research the work is presented in a scholarly-critical Urtext edition. The publication which is based on the ??uvres compl?tes de Gabriel Faur?? includes a detailed foreword and notes on performancepractice.Published on the basis of ??uvres compl?tes de Gabriel Faur??Incorporates the latest research and findings regarding the sourcesScholarly-critical Urtext edition with advice on performance practiceDetailed foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger)Christophe Grabowskiis a pianist and doctor of musicology who studied in Warsaw and in Paris. He edited among other works one volume of the ??uvres compl?tes de Gabriel Faur?? two volumes of the ??dition Compl?te des ?uvres de Claude Debussy? and was the series editor for the new Chopin Complete Edition. In 2010 together with John Rink he published the ?Annotated Catalogue of Chopin?s First Editions?.

to the concerto for piano and orchestra in G Major Hob. XVIII:4-Felix Mendelssohn's 6 Songs Without Words for Piano.

Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Level 2B is an adventurous collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities an ancient Chinese folk song a gypsy dance by firelight a humorous ???blues??? or a sonatina accompanied with orchestra.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!