Par GRAEME DENNISS. Hansel and Gretel lose their way in the forest and fall into the clutches of a gourmet witch whose favourite recipes consist mainly of baked children. Will they escape before the oven door closes? Find out by reading and playing this exciting Easy Piano Picture Book, which brings Humperdink's famous fairy tale opera vividly to life in words, music and enchanting full-colour illustrations. The well-known tunes are here simplified for pianists of all ages and abilities to enjoy. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Contemporary - Solos / Répertoire / Cor Français

Par ARENS BARBARA. Nothing succeeds like success! The great popularity of Barbara Arens? One Hand Piano (EB 8646) has encouraged the composer to produce a further collection of pieces for left or right hand alone. The forty pieces are playful, lyrical, haunting or romantic; in tango, waltz, or gavotte dance rhythms; in rock, celtic, jazz and film music styles? A very special feature: the four one hand pieces by Nikolas Sideris, Alison Mathews, Garreth Brooke and Clemens Christian Poetzsch adding a further contemporary depth to the collection. Original one hand pieces by C.P.E. Bach, Abbé Vogler, Farinelli, Mandyczewski, and Sartorio and arrangements of folk songs and a cello suite by Max Reger will prove a welcome and satisfying challenge to all those wanting to improve their weaker hand, or who are temporarily or permanently only able to play with one hand. / Date parution : 2022-11-15/ Recueil / Piano

Arrangeur: Agnes Lakos. Pedal use is a fundamental part of expressive piano playing. But proper pedalling skills are not easy to acquire. Thus, it is important that piano students become acquainted with the use of the three pedals as early as possible. The stopgap Introduction to Pedalling is a collection of pieces adapted to all levels of manual dexterity, enabling learners to improve their mastery of both the musical function and technique of pedalling. The volume contains both individual and joint studies for the three pedals of modern pianos. In addition to ten selected pieces from Samuel Maykapar's Twenty Pedal Preludes (1937), Introduction to Pedal Studies includes keyboard music from four centuries, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary Hungarian composers. Pupils can thus encounter varying pedal marks from different periods. Of course, not all composers featured in the collection marked pedal use - in such cases, pedal signs were added by the editor. It is a recurrent question of interpretation whether pedals should be used in the music of earlier masters. The sound of the modern piano is far less vibrant and rich in overtones than that of the period instruments - thus, it is not Bach's music that necessitates pedal use so much as the piano itself. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Pédagogie / Etude / Piano