Chopin F. - Masterpieces, 46 Works - Piano

60 Works From Bach To Debussy. Unique and comprehensive, this fantastic collection features a tremendous variety of slow movements for keyboard players. Highlights of these evocative selections come from masterpieces including sonatas of Haydn and Mozart, Chopin preludes and classics such as the opening movement of Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata, Bach's Sinfonia in F Minor and Debussy's Clair De Lune./ Recueil / Piano

These reached the heights of popularity, and are considered by many considered to be masterpieces, although in the view of the skeptics gravitated dangerously toward salonism. They were included, along with the nocturnes and impromptus, to Chopin's feminine works. In the descriptions of their nature appear: volatility, airiness, overwheleming movement, aristocracy, eroticism. They are divided into two trends: social and concert. Critical source-edition edited by Jan Ekier and Pawe? Kami?ski based on manuscripts, copies approved by Chopin himself, and first editions. Its purpose is to present the works of Chopin in authentic form. Table of contents: Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in A minor Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in A flat major Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in A flat major Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in A flat major Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in D flat major Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in E minor Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in F minor Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in F minor Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in G flat major Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in B minor Chopin Fryderyk Waltz in B minor

Sonata for Piano N 5 /Three Romances Without Words op. 17 N 52 / Mazurka N 8 / Prelude [and Fugue] N 17 / Gavotte N 14 / Short Pieces op. 84 N 147 / Mazurka op. 32 N 75 / Five Impromptus. Par FAURE GABRIEL. Centering on the important series of the “Impromptus”, the collection of “Pièces brèves”, and the “Trois Romances sans paroles”, the present volume also gathers piano works by Gabriel Fauré that are either unpublished or little-known. It is of additional interest insofar as it draws attention to a series of pieces dating from his earliest creative period. The young composer’s progress can thus be followed, from his student work at the “École de musique classique et religieuse” to the earliest masterpieces for piano born between 1875 and 1880. These scores show Fauré’s ability to imitate styles of the past, crafting preludes and fugues, a sonata in the Viennese tradition, and character pieces deriving straight from Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Chopin. Through them, a musical personality emerges little by little: its signs are tenuous in the “Sonate”, in the early versions of the “Fugues”, and in the “Trois Romances”, but they are more in evidence in the “Mazurke”, the “Gavotte”, and the “Prélude” in E minor. Of his early compositions, Fauré, to be sure, retained only what is included in this volume, namely those pieces which he deemed most personal and suitable for publication. All of these compositions are remarkable for their individual flavour. Despite the diverse origin of its constituent parts the contrasted “Pièces brèves” collection is unjustly neglected, as it forms an ensemble of high quality, with a search for concision that anticipates the “Neuf Préludes”. Next to the “Nocturnes” and “Barcarolles”, the five “Impromptus”, vigorously crafted between 1881 and 1906, show a composer with ever increasing creative powers who crosses borders in the pursuit of his artistic ideas. Beside the first versions of the 3rd “Romance” and two “Pièces brèves”, the appendices to the present volume include the interesting piano solo version of the “Pavane” doubtlessly penned by the composer, as well as the cadenzas to piano concertos by Beethoven and Mozart which he wrote for his students and, later, for the pianist Marguerite Hasselmans. These cadenzas’ originality has aroused the interest of pianists again and again./ Recueil / Piano

This collection contains 46 pieces: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Berceuse, 3 ecossaises, 5 etudes, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Marche Funèbre from Sonata No. 2, 8 mazurkas, 7 nocturnes, 3 polonaises (including the enormously popular Militaire ), 9 preludes, Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, and 6 waltzes (including the Minute Waltz ). Content :
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57
Three Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3
1. D Major
2. G Major
3. D-flat Major
Five Etudes
C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 ( Revolutionary )
E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
G-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 ( Black Key )
G-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9 ( Butterfly )
A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 ( Harp )
Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66
Eight Mazurkas
B-flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1
A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2
A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2
C Major, Op. 67, No. 3
A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2
F Major, Op. 68, No. 3
Marche Funèbre from Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35
Seven Nocturnes
B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Three Polonaises
A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 ( Militaire )
F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
A-flat Major, Op. 53 ( Heroic )
Nine Preludes, Op. 28
No. 1 in C Major
No. 2 in A Minor
No. 4 in E Minor
No. 6 in B Minor
No. 7 in A Major
No. 15 in D-flat Major
No. 20 in C Minor
No. 22 in G Minor
No. 24 in D Minor
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31
Six Waltzes
E-flat Major, Op. 18 (Grande Valse brillante)
A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 (Grande Valse brillante)
D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 ( Minute Waltz )
C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1
E Minor, Op. Posthumous

12 favourite works from the Romantic era, with authentic orchestral backing tracks. Play along with these 12 Romantic masterpieces! Themes from the greatest composers of the Romantic era are presented here in authentic arrangements. You can recreate the sound of the Romantic era using the accompanying CD, which includes full orchestral backing tracks to play along with. It also contains performance tracks of all the pieces, played by live musicians. Piano accompaniments are available as printable PDF files and are the same for each 'Romantic Play-Along' publication for other instruments making it ideal for ensemble or solo playing./ Recueil / Trompette