Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 2140-Some of the best-loved nocturnes by Chopin Faur? Liszt and others in a slim affordable volume.Contents: Fr?d?ric Chopin: Nocturne in B-flat minor Op. 9 No. 1 ? Nocturne in E-flat Major Op. 9 No. 2 ? Nocturne inC-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1 ? Nocturne in D-flat Major Op. 27 No. 2 ??Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 ? Claude Debussy: Nocturne ? Gabriel Faur?: Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat Major Op. 36 ? John Field: Nocturne No. 3 in A-flatMajor ? Nocturne No. 4 in A Major ? Nocturne No. 6 in F Major ?Cradle Song? ? Nocturne No. 9 in E minor ? Edvard Grieg: Notturno from Lyric Pieces Op. 54 No. 4 ? Franz Liszt: Liebestraum No. 1 ? Liebestraum No. 2 ? LiebestraumNo. 3 ? Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nocturne in F Major Op. 10 No. 1

All 66 works from the 10 sets of little mood pictures created for piano by the Norwegian composer from 1867 to 1901, reprinted from the authoritative C. F. Peters edition. Technically uncomplicated and reasonably easy to master, these popular works have been favorites of generations of pianists, both amateur and professional. Content : 8 Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (dedicated to Betty Egeberg) 1: Arietta 2: Waltz 3: Watchman's Song 4: Elves' Dance 5: Folk Melody 6: Norwegian Melody 7: Album Leaf 8: National Song 8 Lyric Pieces, Op. 38 1: Berceuse 2: Folk Melody 3: Melody 4: Halling 5: Leaping Dance 6: Elegy 7: Waltz 8: Canon 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (dedicated to Isidor Seiss) 1: Butterfly 2: Lonely Wanderer 3: In My Homeland 4: Little Bird 5: Erotic Piece 6: To Spring 7 Lyric Pieces, Op. 47 (dedicated to Elisabeth Hornemann) 1: Valse-Impromptu 2: Album Leaf 3: Melody 4: Halling 5: Melancholy 6: Leaping Dance 7: Elegy 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 (dedicated to Julius Röntgen) 1: Shepherd Boy 2: Peasants' March 3: March of the Trolls 4: Notturno 5: Scherzo 6: Bell-Ringing 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 57 (dedicated Herrmann Scholtz) 1: Vanished Days 2: Gade 3: Illusion 4: Secret 5: She Dances 6: Homesickness 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 62 1: Sylph 2: Thanks 3: French Serenade 4: The Brook 5: Phantom 6: Homeward 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 65 1: From Days of Youth 2: Peasant's Song 3: Sadness 4: Salon 5: In Ballad Style 6: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 1: Sailors' Song 2: Grandmother's Minuet 3: At Your Feet 4: Evening in the Mountains 5: Cradle Song 6: Valse mélancolique 7 Lyric Pieces, Op. 71 (dedicated to Mrs. Mien Röntgen) 1: Once upon a Time 2: Summer Evening 3: Little Troll 4: Woodland Peace 5: Halling 6: Gone 7: Remembrances

16 Pieces by 10 Composers-16 pieces by Bartók Beethoven Brahms Chopin Debussy Grieg Liszt Rachmaninoff Schumann and Scriabin. All are at the early advanced level in a slim affordable volume. Includes - Bartók; Allegrobarbaro; Beethoven: Adagio cantabile from Piano Sonata in c minor “Pathétique ” Op. 13; Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor “Moonlight ” Op. 27 No. 2; Brahms: Rhapsody in G minro Op. 79 No. 2; Intermezzo in A Major from Six Pieces for Piano Op. 118 No. 2; Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor Op. 66 (Posthumous); Nocturne in E-flat Major Op. 9 No. 2; Waltz in D-flat Major “Minute ” Op. 64 No. 1; Debussy: Clair de lunefrom Suite bergamasque Arabesque No. 2 from Two Arabesques La cathédrale engloutie from Préludes Book 1; GRIEG: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen from LyricPieces Op. 65 No. 6; Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 from Three Liebestraüme; Three Notturnos; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No.5; Schumann: Warum? (Why?) from Fantasiestücke Op. 12 No. 3; Scriabin: Prelude in Aminor Op. 11 No. 2

Contents: Album Leaf ? Arietta ? At Your Feet Op. 68 No. 3 ? Ballad Op. 65 No. 5 ? Bell Ringing Op. 54 No. 6 ? Berceuse ? Brooklet Op. 62 No. 4 ? Butterfly Op. 43 No. 1 ? CradleSong Op. 68 No. 5 ? Elegy Op. 47 No. 7 ? Elves' Dance Op. 12 No. 4 ? Erotik Op. 43 No. 5 ? Evening in Mountains Op. 68 ? French Serenade Op. 62 No. 3 ? From Early Years Op. 65 No. 1? Gade Op. 57 No. 2 ? Gone Op. 71 No. 6 ? Grandmother's Minuet Op. 68 No. 2 ? Gratitude Op. 62 No. 2 ? Halling Op. 71 No. 5 ? Halling Op. 47 No. 4 ? Home Sickness Op. 57 No. 6? Homeward Op. 62 No. 6 ? Illusion Op. 57 No. 3 ? In My Native Country Op. 43 No. 3 ? Little Bird Op. 43 No. 4 ? March of the Trolls Op. 54 No. 3 ? Melancholy Op. 47 No. 5 ?Melancholy Waltz Op. 68 No. 6 ? Melancholy Op. 65 No. 3 ? Melody Op. 47 No. 3 ? National Song ? Norwegian March Op. 54 No. 2 ? Norwegian Melody Op. 12 No. 6 ? Notturno Op. 54 No. 4 ?Once Upon a Time Op. 71 No. 1 ? Peace of Woods Op. 71 No. 4 ? Peasant's Song Op. 65 No. 2 ? Phantom Op. 62 No. 5 ? Popular Melody ? Puck Op. 71 No. 3 ? Remembrances Op. 71 No. 7 ?Sailor's Song Op. 68 No. 1 ? Salon Op. 65 No. 4 ? Scherzo Op. 54 No. 5 ? Secret Op. 57 No. 4 ? She Dances Op. 57 No. 5 ? Shepherd's Boy Op.54 No. 1 ? Solitary Traveller Op. 43 No. 2? Song of the Watchman ? To Spring (An Den Fruhling) Op. 43 No. 6 ? Spring Dance ? Summer Evening Op. 71 No. 2 ? Sylph Op. 62 No. 1 ? Valse-Impromptu Op. 47 ? Vanished Days Op. 57 No. 1? Waltz Op. 12 No. 2 ? Waltz Op. 38 No. 7 ? Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 No. 6.

Gade's piano music is steeped in Danish folk music, yet technically demanding and always very pianistic so that both piano pupils and experienced pianists will find many rewarding challenges when playing this music. The present album provides an insight into Gade's piano oeuvre and shows his importance in his day. Thanks to their numerous facets, the piano works of this great composer still are a valuable addition to lessons and concert performances. / Piano