Rooted in European music history due to his acquaintance with Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz and Schumann, Stephen Heller (1813-1888) is one of the most important representatives of the Romantic character piece. The Budapest-born pianist and piano teacher composed almost exclusively for his instrument. His overall oeuvre comprises more than 150 works, including sonatas, preludes, dances, variations, collections of studies, arrangements, numerous cycles and individual pieces. His rather simple, yet inventive and varied piano setting is typical of 19th-century moderately difficult, virtuoso salon music. In Melodic Studies Op. 45 Heller addresses various technical tasks in a melodious piano setting that is typical of him. Varied, charming idiomatic figurations appear in a harmonically simple and pleasing Romantic tonal language. The rather easy to moderately difficult studies are ideal for lessons and also suitable as performance pieces. Apart from character pieces, this collection also contains effective bravura studies. Contenu - Allegretto - Allegro vivace - Allegretto - Allegretto - Allegretto comodo - Allegretto con moto - Allegretto con moto - Allegretto - Andante quasi Allegretto - Moderato - Allegro - Con moto - Allegro scherzando - Poco maestoso - Poco maestoso - Andantino con tenerezza - Allegro vivace - Allegro - Allegretto grazioso - Allegro - Allegro vivace - Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto - Allegro veloce - Allegro con brio

A Romantic Sketchbook For Piano explores the wealth of piano music from the Romantic period in five carefully graded albums. Mostly composed between 1830 and 1930 the pieces in these albums have been selected to introduce players to a wide range of music from works by some of the leading Romantic composers (such as Schumann Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky) to unfamiliar pieces by lesser-known figures.Each volume presents a variety of keys time signatures and textures within a comprehensive range of tempi which will be invaluable to students in the development of their musical skills. Players will also respond imaginatively to the varying styles and moods offeredin these colourful sketchbooks from the lively dances and mood pictures to the tender songs and gentle serenades.The five books in this series are graded in terms of difficulty Book 1 being relatively easy and Book 5 advanced.

Thirty-seven easy pieces for Piano by various composers written 1830-1950. The pieces in this album are suitable for Grades 3-4 and have been selected to provide a variety of tempi styles and moods. With a composer background with each piece and includeing works by Brahms Grieg Kabelevsky and Bridge this is a fabulous volume of satisying pieces to add to your repertoire.

[Leichte Klaviermusik - 18. und 19. Jahrhundert - Band 1] / Classique / Editeur : Walther Georgii / Doigtés : Hans-Martin / Recueil / Broché / Edition Urtext