for piano quartet. Par DAVIES PETER MAXWELL. The two nocturnes were composed immediately after major surgery, against a deadline, and, despite the music sounding unlike anything I have written before, I decided to keep them exactly as they turned out. 2010 is a Chopin year, and I made this pair of nocturnes into a little tribute, after playing through and listening to most of his output. Never before had I composed under these drugged conditions – the musical dimensions were enormously exaggerated, with each interval and each phrase being elongated out of all proportion, and the whole few minutes filling the whole of time and space. The orchestration, for piano quartet, was influenced by the very neo-classical feel of the chamber version of the concertos, and the harmonic language very much the result of pondering Chopin’s very individual take on J.S Bach. They are dedicated to James MacMillan and Amelia Freedman respectively. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (2010)/ Répertoire / Piano, Violon, Alto et Violoncelle

Animations is a collection of pieces focusing on lively rhythms and sparkling articulate music – not all of it at faster tempos. There are goblins and grasshoppers gypsies and witches; Grieg and Goldschmidt co-exist with Horne and Hummel; there is entertaining and sometimes unfamiliar music by Scarlatti Schumann and Chopin. There is dance music a plenty as you would expect in an album devoted to movement and as well as a waltz and a mazurka there is a gigue by Reger and a galop by Casella. Piano Moods is an exciting new Piano series from Boosey & Hawkes. Each volume is devoted to a particular mood. The pieces chosen draw on Boosey& Hawkes' extensive collection of wonderful music as well as lesser-known gems from the past - some of them from surprising sources - and newly composed works.

Finger Exercises-Volume I of this multi-part treatise features precise but creative exercises for serious pianists looking to build flexibility and skill. All of these original exercises were written specifically for this book by world-famous masters ??? including Leopold Godowsky Joseph Lhevinne Ignaz Friedman Ernst von Dohn?nyi and Emil von Sauer ??? who also share their ideas about technique pedaling fingering and other methods.These creative finger exercises include some with a fixed position of the hand exercises for flexibility and dexterity of the thumbs diatonic and chromatic exercises special exercises with held notes exercises for the strengthening of individualfingers and exercises for lateral motion of the fingers. Additional exercises involve diminished sevenths combined legato and staccato touch for one hand the crossing of the hands and development of speed and lightness of fingers. Introductory material is presented in English German Italian and French. This new edition from a long out-of-print series includes a new Introduction and Foreword plus rare photos by the author's last living student.Reprint of Master School of Modern Piano Playing and Virtuosity Carl Fischer Publishing New York 1922.

Easy Piano-This album contains sheet music for original music from the hit television series Downton Abbey arranged for easy Piano.Emmy award winning TV series Downton Abbey is the story of anaristocratic family and their servants set in the late Edwardian era in the fictional estate of Downton Abbey in Yorkshire.Starring Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville this award-winning period drama boasts a brilliantsoundtrack of original music composed by John Lunn. Included in this book are 16 easy Piano solo arrangements of music from the series plus the song ‘Did I Make The Most Of Loving You?’ with words by Don Black set to the show'stheme music.

Roxanna Panufnik's Let Me B for Piano Quartet.Let me B (for piano quartet) is so-called because the entire piece centres around the note B being passed like a sort of relay baton between each of the players. It falls into two sections - the first section is quite fast and melodramatic and the second section slower and rather romantic is actually borrowed from a slow movement of my piano trio. - Roxanna PanufnikCommission made possible by the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust.

' La musique adoucit les moeurs ', Je ne compose pas pour illustrer ce dicton, mais il se trouve que dans les moments de liberté, c'est cette musique, caressante, douce, mélodieuse, qui me sort des doigts et me fait du bien, Les réminiscences des grands compositeurs romantiques sont évidentes mais rarement intentionnelles, - Moderato cantabile- Valse éphémère- Hommage à Schumann- Canzonetta- Papillons- Mesto I- Mesto II- Choral- Duo- Intermezzo / Piano

Mozarts Kleine Nachtmusik gehört zu den beliebtesten Werken der klassischen Orchesterliteratur. Das klassische Konzertrepertoire ist reichhaltig und kennt viele weitere wunderbare Stücke. Viele Klavierspieler haben den Wunsch diese Werke auf dem Klavier zu spielen und so besser kennen zu lernen. Daher bietet dieser Sammelband 60 bekannte Meisterwerke der klassischen Musik in Klavierbearbeitungen an die leicht spielbar sind und dennoch so nah wie möglich am Original bleiben. Diese immer wieder gerne gehörten 'Publikumslieblinge' sind bestens dazu geeignet um Klavierspielern die klassischen Meisterwerke näher zu bringen. Eine Fundgrube für Unterricht und Hobby.

Après avoir conquis le monde musical de façon irrésistible, ses tourments et ses recherches spirituelles le rendirent silencieux dix ans, puis il revint à sa musique pour la mener vers une sorte d'apogée controversé. On peut penser que ce maelström qu'est toute la musique d'Olivier révèle une plongée irréversible dans l'abîme, une sorte de trou noir qui s'affaisse sur lui-même dans une accélération vers la catastrophe, d'où, au second mouvement, la mort prématurée du piano (symbolisant celle d'Olivier à 50 ans) - obligeant l'interprète à se passer de clavier pour continuer ! / Piano, Violon, Alto Et Violoncelle