?I think Bach would have forgiven me for embarking on these transcriptions. Whether he would have forgiven the way I did it is, of course, another matter.? (Gustav Leonhardt)

The harpsichordist, conductor and organist Gustav Leonhardt was considered a pioneer of historical performance practice. Between 1968 and 1978 he made harpsichord transcriptions of several of Bach?s compositions for unaccompanied violin or violoncello. Now these transcriptions are being made available to us by his pupil, the famed harpsichordist Siebe Henstra, based on the handwritten notes that Leonhardt used for his own performances.

- Informative Foreword by early music specialist Skip Sempé (Ger/Eng)
- Editorial notes by the editor Siebe Henstra / Classique / Partition /

L'édition officielle des partitions de l'album du même nom « Piano Songbook » chez Sony Classical. Elle contient des arrangements et des fantaisies sur des œuvres populaires, du baroque au romantisme, ainsi que des compositions originales de Martin Stadtfeld. Niveau de difficulté facile à intermédiaire - idéal pour les jeunes et ceux qui se remettent au piano.
« Les œuvres rassemblées dans ce volume m'ont accompagné toute ma vie. Dans des périodes difficiles, cette musique m'apporte du réconfort et de la certitude.
Les arrangements sont en partie libres et subjectifs, distillant ce qui est essentiel pour moi. La devise était : le moins de notes possible. C'est également ce que je revendique pour mes dix propres compositions dans la troisième partie. Ainsi, la plupart des pièces peuvent être jouées dans des cours de piano. Même ceux qui se remettent au piano après une longue période peuvent commencer avec ces pièces. Je souhaite que beaucoup de gens, lorsqu'ils les joueront, ressentent ce que j'ai ressenti lorsque j'ai écrit ce volume : contemplation, approfondissement, force intérieure. »
(Martin Stadtfeld)
Part I, 10 piano songs after Händel, Bach, Beethoven and Schumann: I Hymn (after Händel’s “Zadok the Priest”)
II Never alone (after Bach’s “Bist Du bei mir”)
III Shepherd’s song (after Bach’s “Schafe können sicher weiden”)
IV Nature song (after Beethoven’s “Pastorale”)
V Organ piece I (after Bach’s “Toccata in C”)
VI Study (after Schumann’s “Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne“)
VI Organ piece II (after Bach’s “Sonata No. 5”)
VIII Choral (after Schumann’s “Aus meinen Tränen sprießen”)
IX Siciliano (after Bach’s “Erbarme Dich”)
X Hymn II (after Händel’s “Zadok the Priest”)
Part II, 10 piano songs after Bach, Dvorak, Schubert, Vivaldi, Purcell, Beethoven and Mozart: I New song (after Bach’s “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied”)
II Folksong (after Dvořák’s “Dumka from piano quintet”)
III Passacaille (after Bach’s “Crucifixus”)
IV Night song (after Schubert’s “Nachtstück”)
V Aria (after Vivaldi’s “Sovente il sole”)
VI Bach meets Vivaldi (after Vivaldi’s “Sovente il sole”)
VII Canon (after Bach’s “Ich folge Dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten”)
VIII Lamento (after Purcell’s “When I am laid in earth”)
IX Folksong (after Beethoven’s “Eroica”)
X Variation (after Mozart’s “Marsch der Priester”)
Part III, Ten Piano Songs: I Lullaby
II Choral
III Old song
IV Passacaille
V Minuet
VI Eichendorff song
VII Natural loud
VIII Choral
IX March
X Lullaby
Encore 1: Eroica Dance (after Beethoven’s “Eroica”)
Encore 2: Jesu my joy (after Bach’s “Jesu bleibet meine Freude“) / Partitions classique / Piano - instruments à clavier / Piano / SCHOTT

Felix Mendelssohn can claim the credit of having ushered in the Bach-Renaissance with his arrangement and performance of the 'St Matthew Passion?. It was revived for the first time in the Berlin Singakademie on 11 March 1829, one hundred years after its premiere in Leipzig's Thomaskirche. A second arrangement was performed in Leipzig in 1841.Originally only available on hire as part of the edition published by Bärenreiter in 2009, this vocal score is now available on sale. It enables both the Berlin and the later Leipzig versions to be performed.A concordance provides information on the respective sequence of movements and their relation to the Bach Works Catalogue (BWV) and the 'New Bach Edition?.- Both Mendelssohn versions available in one edition- Easy-to-play idiomatic piano reduction / Piano

Par . Progressive Piano Repertoire, Volume Two is a collection of early-intermediate level piano pieces from the 18th to the 21st centuries arranged in order of difficulty. It is appropriate for any age student and may be used independently, or as a supplement to any piano method. It is specifically designed to be studied after Progressive Piano Repertoire (GP480). After completing Volume Two, students will be prepared for Level Four of Keith Snell?s Piano Repertoire (Baroque and Classical, Romantic and 20th Century) or his Essential Piano Repertoire series. / Date parution : 2022-11-08/ Recueil / Piano

Bach's Inventions and Sinfonias are rightly considered as indispensable to every pianist. In his famous preface to the collection, Bach himself called it an 'Instruction? which teaches students and keyboard lovers to 'treat correctly? both two and three voices, to 'achieve a singing style in playing? and to 'acquire a strong foretaste of composition?. To this end, Bach created timelessly beautiful music which has lost nothing of its relevance to us nearly 300 years after its creation. We are now presenting a new edition of this classic collection, which draws upon all known sources and offers the best in 'instruction?, especially with respect to the transmitted embellishment variants. The new Bach / Piano

14 famous themes from music history, from Bach to Offenbach, each with its own jazzy interpretation - just as in Vol. 1. This edition shows that 'classical music' and jazz are not that distant from one another after all. Just imagine Grieg's Piano Concerto played on a bandoneon - and you have got the perfect tango! Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 1 is also ideal as a salsa ('Hungarian Salsa No.1'). Schubert's trout suffers a terrible fate, here it may continue to live in a lively ragtime ('Fish Rag'). With Mozart, the night is merry and friendly. but 'A Black Night Music' shows its dark side. The accompanying CD provides examples and suggestions as to how all of these pieces can be interpreted.

Compositeur de l'époque baroque, Johann Sebastian Bach a été un acteur majeur et influent dans le développement de la musique occidentale. Il a inspiré les plus grands. C'est ainsi que vous retrouverez tout son génie à travers cette partition Fantasies, Preludes and Fugues qui a été écrite pourPiano. Les éditions Henle qui ont éditées cette oeuvre l'ont répertoriée sour la référence 1219. / Piano / Chanson En Séparée

A collection of the world's finest classical and popular music set for the developing pianist. Here you will find the great masterpieces from every musical era, in rewarding piano arrangements that are easy to play. Turn these pages to enjoy three centuries of all-time favorite piano solos - the classic genius of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms - the expressive beauty of Chopin and Debussy - the elegant syncopations of Scott Joplin - the timeless melodies of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and many, many more. This expansive music library will provide years of playing pleasure for any pianist. Nowhere else will you find such a rich array of classical, ragtime, popular and folk music in a single volume. These easy and rewarding piano arrangements make it truly a joy to explore the world's most beloved piano music. Spiral Bound. / Piano

Finger Fitness 3 is an ideal supplement to The Classical Piano Method: Method Book 3 (ED 13536). It contains easy to intermediate technical exercises, suitable for pianists who have completed Method Book 2 of the series, or for those returning to the instrument after a break.This book includes 44 elementary finger exercises, studies and etudes for developing finger strength and independence, evenness, accuracy and speed of playing, as well as articulation and general musicality.The pieces are presented in a progressively graded format, providing you with relevant repertoire as your playing develops. / Piano

With the new Urtext Primo series, the Wiener Urtext Edition wants to close the gap arising at the point of transition to additional lessons after having studied a piano method. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116), Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8), each volume contains works by three different composers, with the aim of offering piano pupils (or even adults who want to resume piano playing) a wide range of repertoire pieces on the basis of which they can enhance their technical and musical skills. In contrast to conventional piano anthologies, the pieces' range of levels of difficulty is relatively narrow so that the volume can be used continuously over a period of about two years. The selected repertoire takes into account not only pieces of the classic canon of lessons, but also lesser known works which are in no way of less importance for piano lessons. The explanations included at the end of each volume shall help to deepen the knowledge of musical styles, music history and piano playing. A repertoire chart at the end of each volume gives a rough overview of the levels of difficulty of the selected pieces.After Vol. 1 with works by Bach, Handel and Scarlatti and Vol. 2 with compositions by Haydn, Mozart and Cimarosa, Vol. 3 contains pieces by Beethoven, Schubert und Hummel, including popular pieces such as Beethoven's 'Für Elise' and lesser known, yet stimulating settings by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. / Piano

With the new Urtext Primo series, the Wiener Urtext Edition wants to close the gap arising at the point of transition to additional lessons after having studied a piano method. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116), Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8), works by three different composers are selected for each volume of the Urtext Primo series, with the aim of offering piano pupils (or even adults who want to resume piano playing) a wide range of repertoire pieces on the basis of which they can enhance their technical and musical skills. The pieces' range of levels of difficulty is relatively narrow so that the volume can be used continuously over a period of about two years. This is what distinguishes the Urtext Primo approach from almost all common anthologies. The selected repertoire takes into account not only pieces of the classic canon of lessons, but also lesser known works which are in no way of less importance for piano lessons. The Urtext Primo volumes are published in the internationally recognised standard of the Wiener Urtext editions. The explanations included in each volume shall help to deepen the knowledge of musical styles, music history and piano playing. A repertoire chart at the end of each volume gives a rough overview of the levels of difficulty of the selected pieces.Volume 4 combines works of the German Romanticism by Schumann, Brahms and Theodor Kirchner. Apart from well known pieces from Schumann's 'Album for the Youth' and the easiest waltzes from opus 39 (in the easier version) by Brahms, the selection contains the attractive set of variations from Schumann's first Youth Sonata Op. 118/1 and Brahms' Saraband in A minor WoO 5/1 as well as a number of pleasant pieces by Theodor Kirchner which continue the tonal air of Schumann and Brahms in easy playable pieces. / Piano

Contents are: Suite in A Major (La Milanese, Sarabande, Menuett, Tambourin, L'Agreable, Gavotte) (L. de Caix d'Hervelois/arr. Preucil) * Andantino (in the style of Martini) (F. Kreisler) * Ave Maria (F. Schubert) * Allegro (from Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 5, No. 1) (A. Corelli) * Concerto in C Minor (Allegro molto energico) (J.C. Bach/Casadesus) * Aprs un Reve (After a Dream) (G. Faur) * Concerto in B Minor (Allegro moderato, Andante ma non troppo, Allegro molto) (G.F. Handel/Casadesus).