A superb four-volume collection of over 180 solos for the intermediate level Pianist. Includes popular film and show tunes - themes and songs from top TV shows - and classical favourites from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. / Piano

40 Arrangements of Famous Classical Masterpieces-Following the success of the first volume of original compositions for piano in Best of Piano Classics (ED 9060) Schott now presents another collection with a selection of 40 arrangements of popular classical masterpieces for the discerning amateur pianist to use over the years. The contents include great works from Bach to Gershwin ranging from chamber music symphonies and concertos through to opera. This selection of musical favourites presents the best known and loveliest pieces of classical music from the Baroque era through to the 20th Century from ???Air??? to ???Rhapsody in Blue???. With fingerings tempo and pedal suggestions added these appealing arrangements for advancedplayers in modern printed scores that are easy to read are recommended not only for tuition purposes but for all those who enjoy playing the piano in their leisure time.

50 Famous Pieces For Piano / Hard Cover. The popular anthology Best of Piano Classics is now available as an exclusive hardcover edition, with ribbon bookmark and high-quality binding. A thoughtful gift for any pianist! Selected for pupils in their first years of piano lessons, this volume contains 50 of the most beautiful original compositions for piano from the days of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) to the days of Alexander Grechaninov, providing playing material from the baroque period to the early 20th century. Apart from numerous individual pieces, it also contains easy sonatas and sonatinas by Haydn, Clementi, Mozart, and Beethoven. Complete with fingerings, tempo suggestions and notes on the execution of ornaments, this collection with its modern and reader-friendly layout is ideal for lessons and for playing at home. / Classique / Recueil / Piano

The music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) is an important link between the innovations of late Romanticism and the experimentation of the early 20th century. A student of Saint-Saëns he in turn taught Ravel and was a mentor to the young modernists of Les Six. These 12 nocturnes and 12 barcarolles composed over a span of 40 years document his move from Romanticism to the frontiers of 20th-century music. Reprinted from authoritative French editions.

Complete Piano Sonatas in two volumes. This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master - a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Hoboken Nos. 1-29. Breitkopf

Lower Intermediate to Intermediate-103 arrangements of must-know classical standards by 41 composers at the lower intermediate to intermediate level. BACH: Air on the G String · Arioso · Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring · Sheep May Safely Graze · Sleepers Awake BEETHOVEN: Theme from Symphony No. 5 · Theme from Symphony No. 6 · Theme from Symphony No. 7 · Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 BIZET: Themes from Carmen · Farandole from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 BOCCHERINI: Minuet from String Quintet BORODIN: Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance · Lullaby · Theme from Symphony No. 1 · Theme from Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn CLARKE: Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's March) DVORÁK: Themes from Symphony No. 9 ELGAR: Nimrod from Enigma Variations · Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 FAUR??: Pavane · Pie Jesu · Sicilienne GOUNOD: Ave Maria adapted from Prelude in C Major by JS Bach GRIEG: Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite · Morning from Peer Gynt Suite · Solveig's Song from Peer Gynt Suite · Theme from Piano Concerto HANDEL: Harmonious Blacksmith · Bourrée from Music for the Royal Fireworks · Largo (Ombra mai fu) from Serse · Where'er You Walk from Semele · Hornpipe from Water Music HOLST: Jupiter Chorale from The Planets HUMPERDINCK: Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel MAHLER: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 MASSENET: Meditation from Thaïs MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream MOZART: Theme from Clarinet Concerto · Minuet from Don Giovanni · Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik · Theme from Piano Concerto No. 20 · Theme from Piano Concerto No. 21 · Theme from Symphony No. 40 MUSSORGSKY: Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition OFFENBACH: Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld · Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann PACHELBEL: Canon in D PAGANINI: Caprice No. 24 from 24 Caprices PARRY: Jerusalem PONCHIELLI: The Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi · Themes from Madama Butterfly PURCELL: Rondeau from Abdelazar ROSAS: Over the Waves ROSSINI: Themes from The Barber of Seville · Theme from William Tell SCHUBERT: Ave Maria · Serenade · Theme from Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) · Theme from Symphony No. 9 · To Music · The Trout · SEMTANA: The Moldau from My Homeland SOUSA: The Liberty Bell · The Stars and Stripes Forever · The Washington Post STRAUSS I: Radetzky March STRAUSS II: Emperor Waltz · On the Beautiful Blue Danube · Tales from the Vienna Woods · Tritsch-Tratsch Polka · Viennese Blood · Wine Women and Song TCHAIKOVSKY: Themes from 1812 Overture · Marche slave · Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker · Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker · Theme from Piano Concerto No. 1 · Theme from Romeo and Juliet Theme from Swan Lake · Theme from Symphony No. 5 · Theme from Symphony No.6 VERDI: Grand March · La donn

A Graded Anthology for Piano. This three-volume series of piano music by women composers is a progressive compendium of educational literature with a broad repertoire from the 17th century to the present day. For each piece, the editor has written short instructions with rehearsal tips as well as biographical notes on the women composers. The collection covers all levels of difficulty from easy (volume 1) to medium (volume 2) to difficult (volume 3) and is an indispensable addition to lessons and concerts.

This collection provides a historical selection of 40 original Piano pieces which have been influenced by extra-musical incidents or ideas: It begins with scenes from nature describes the fascination of rain portrays the figure of the shepherd wanders to 'moon' 'sleep' and 'dream' and concludes with the theme of 'movement' which is visible and audible either at sporting activities and in technical devices or on travels.It is quite fascinating to see that composers such as Burgmüller or Grieg Beethoven Debussy R. Schumann Tchaikovsky Villa-Lobos Satie Couperin Martinu Mendelssohn or Mussorgsky and many others see and musically describe the same themes quitedifferently.ContentIn the Woods: - Burgmüller Awakening in the Woods (from: 18 Studies Op. 109)Daquin Rondeau 'Le Coucou'Tschaikowsky The Lark's Song (from: The Seasons Op. 37a)Janácek The Barnowl has not Flown Away! (from: On Overgrown Paths)R. Schumann Lonely Flowers(from: Forest Scenes Op. 82)Mac Dowell To a Wild Rose (from: Woodland Sketches Op. 51)Mac Dowell In Autumn (from: Woodland Sketches Op. 51)Grieg Solitary Traveller (from: Lyric Pieces Op. 43)Rain: - Schoenmehl Raindrops (from: Little Stories in Jazz)Prokofieff The Rain and the Rainbow (from: Musique d'enfants Op. 65)Kossenko Rain (from: 24 Children's Pieces Op. 15)Chopin Raindrop Prelude Op. 28Burgmüller Thunderstorm (from: 18 Studies Op. 109)Shepherds' Portraits: - Reichardt Shepherd's LamentHeller Shepherd's Song (from: Miscellanées Op. 40)Villa-Lobos And the Little Shepherd SangDebussy The Little Shepherd (from: Children's Corner)Moonshine: - Prokofieff The Moon Goes for a Walk on the Meadows (from: Musique d' enfants)Beethoven Adagio sostenuto (from: Sonata C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight Sonata')Debussy Clair de Lune (from: Suite bergamasque)Pütz Walking on the Moon (from: I'm

Finest single-volume edition includes authoritative scores of The Seasons, Op. 37; Album for the Young, Op. 39; 10 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 72; Dumka, Op. 59; Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6; 4 Pieces, Op. 40; Theme and Variations, Op. 19, No. 6; plus 5 early pieces. Content : Five early pieces Romance (Op. 5) Valse-scherzo ? Waltz-scherzo (Op. 7) Capriccio (Op. 8) Polka de salon (Op. 9, No. 2) Nocturne (Op. 10, No. 1) Thème original et variations ? Original theme and variations (Op. 19, No. 6) From Twelve Pieces (Op. 40) No. 2 Chanson triste ? Sad song 6. Chant sans paroles ? Song without words 9. Valse ? Waltz 10. Danse russe ? Russian dance Valse sentimentale ? Sentimental waltz (Op. 51, No. 6) Doumka (Scène rustique russe) ? Dumka (Russian village scene) (Op. 59) From Eighteen Characteristic Pieces (Op. 72) No. 1 Impromptu 2. Berceuse ? Lullaby 3. Tendres reproches ? Gentle reproaches 4. Danse caractéristique ? Characteristic dance 8. Dialogue 9. Un poco di Schumann ? A bit of Schumann 12. L'espiègle ? The rascal 13. Echo rustique ? Countryside echo 15. Un poco di Chopin ? A bit of Chopin 16. Valse à cinq temps ? Waltz in five-beat time Album for the Young (after Schumann) (Op. 39) [Restored to Tchaikovsky's original sequence] Note No. 1. Prière de matin ? Morning prayer 2. Le matin en hiver ? Winter morning 3. Maman ? Mama 4. Le petit cavalier ? The little horseman 5. Marches des soldats de bois ? Marches of the wooden soldiers 6. La nouvelle poupée ? The new doll 7. La poupée malade ? The sick doll 8. Enterrement de la poupée ? The doll's burial 9. Valse ? Waltz 10. Polka 11. Mazurka 12. Chanson russe ? Russian song 13. Le paysan prélude ? The peasant plays an introduction 14. Chanson populaire (Kamarinskaya) ? Folk Song 15. Chanson intalienne ? Italian song 16. Mélodie antique française ? Old French melody 17. Chanson allemande ? German song 18. Chanson napolitaine ? Neapolitan song 19. Conte de la vieille bonne ? The old maid-servant's tale 20. La sorciére (Baba-Yaga) ? The witch 21. Douce rêverie ? Sweet reverie 22. Chant de l'alouette ?Song of the lark 23. A l'église ? In church 24. L'orgue de barbarie ? The hurdy-gurdy The Seasons (Op. 37bis) Note and epigraphs 1. Janvier: Au coin du feu ? January By the fireside 2. Février: Carnaval ? February: Carnival 3. Mars: Chant de l'alouette ? March Song of the lark 4. Avril: Perce-neige ? April: Snowdrop 5. Mai: Les nuits de mai ? May: May nights [White nights] 6. Juin: Barcarolle ? June: Barcar 7. Juillet: Chant du faucheur ? July: The reaper's song 8. Août: La moisson ? August: The harvest 9. Septembre: La chasse ? September: The hunt 10. Octobre: Chant d'automne ? October: Autumn song 11. Novembre: En troïka ? November: In the troika 12. Decembre: Noël ? December: Christmas

The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers. This comprehensive new playing edition conatins 52 sonatas by the master - a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th century classicism. Reprinted in two volumes from an authoritative Breitkopf and Hartel edition the sonatas are arranged in a chronologicalsequence based on recent scholarship. Extremely clear and readable with ample space for notes this Dover edition is a must for serious pianists students and music lovers in general. It is an excellent inexpensive means to study and savour the inventive daring freedom and mastery that Haydn brought to the piano sonata.

Here for the first time in a popularly accessible edition are 35 of his finest keyboard works for solo instruments reproduced from the monumental Deutsche Handelgesellschaft edition including eight 'Great Suites' and 'Fugue In A Minor'. For this new edition the pieces have been rearranged and retitled according to the latest scholarly sequences found in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Students and scholars will find many of the ideas Handel sketched here expanded and reworked in later chamber and orchestral works and in the opera dance movements; musicians and every Baroque music lover will see in these neglected pieces 'a Protean Fluidity' (New Grove) worthyof the great composer and more than worthy of any musical library.

A Recital Anthology - Piano Solo. This unique collection contains 21 pieces from the ATCL repertoire list for Music Performance Diplomas in Piano from 2019. The most popular recital choices join lesser-known treasures, allowing performers to create diverse and compelling programmes, whether preparing for a Trinity diploma or not. Detailed performance notes by Steven Osborne and John Paul Ekins offer valuable insights and suggestions for every piece. Showcasing repertoire spanning over four centuries to the present day and in a wide range of genres, this is a rich compendium that all classical pianists will enjoy. ?This anthology has gathered a wonderful collection of works, familiar and unfamiliar, covering a great range of style and emotion. Dive in!? ? Steven Osborne

2nd Movement-Transcription of the slow movement of Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto op 1. Programme note by Murray McLachlan: Rachmaninov's first concerto in F sharp minor op 1 was composed in 1891 and dedicated to Alexander Siloti. The work was substantially revised in 1917 with textures made much lighter. The revised version is also more concentrated and disciplined with the material eliminating some of the earlier episodic sections entirely from the score. The second movement is an exquisite 74 bar miniature a nostalgic nocturne that is contrapuntally rich. In this soloversion the use of all three pedals and the middle pedal in particular make it possible to project the multifaceted textures the 'colour counter-point' that along with Rachmaninov's chromaticism enhances his considerable melodic gifts. Was Rachmaninov the 'Russian Bach?' Certainly his genius for 'inner voices' 'inner melodies' and counter-melodies make his music an inexhaustible treasure house of possibility for the creatively charged solo pianist. In Rachmaninov's piano writing there is simply no such thing as 'padding' or anonymous accompaniments- every line can be vocally or orchestrally charged making the music glow with richness and inspiration. This transcription was given its world premiere on April 1- Rachmaninov's birthday- in 2017 in New York as part of a recital for the Lezetizky society. Further performances were given on what was an intense US Easter tour in Washington Texas Boston and Vermont. I've also performed the transcription in Canada and the UK.