Although unjustly neglected in the past today Clementi's piano sonatas are widely admired and recorded. This volume contains 10 of his finest works in the genre. For this edition they have been reprinted from an authoritative edition originally published by C.F.Peters Leipzig.

Scholarly-critical Urtext performing edition based on the New Bach Edition.With fingering for performance on modern Pianos as well as a commentary regarding the fingering.Division of parts between the hands based on Bach?s original print. Bach?s Goldberg Variations have remained a challenge for every Harpsichord player and pianist to the present day. One special problem with performances on a modern Piano is that Bach wrote this work for a two-manual Harpsichord. Ragna Schirmer?s fingering offers the most convenient solutions for the many crossings of the hands.Ragna Schirmer has already providedfingering for the Bärenreiter edition of Bach?s Six Partitas: First Part of the Clavier Übung (BA 5247).

Franz Schubert's Piano pieces for four hands are among the most varied and significant works in the repertoire. Included in this volume are fifteen of Schubert's best and most popular titles taken from the definitive Breitkopf

Piano Concerto No.3 In E Minor (Ballade) Op.60 is a tremendous work for Solo Piano and Orchestra composed by Nikolai Medtner (1879-1951) and is available here as a Two Piano Score. This work demonstrates great contrasts in character texture and tonality and truly exploits the writing for the piano. This piece serves as a superb enrichment to any accomplished pianist’s repertoire and stands as an impressive work in a concert programme.

in E-flat Major Opus 31 No. 3-Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat Op.31 No.3 is now available as an individual edition with a companion CD edited and recorded by noted Beethoven scholar Robert Taub.

Selected Piano Repertory and Studies-Teachers' Choice Selected Piano Repertory & Studies for Grade 8 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2013-2014 ABRSM piano examinations. This collection of interesting and appealing piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most piano teachers will find the performance points helpful in developing stylistic awareness in the students. Examination requirements aside teaching details with regards to articulation dynamics fingering pedal marks and tempo indications encourage students to practise diligently and thus strive towards musical excellence and perfection.Effective technical studies suited to the levels have been carefully selected forming in themselves supplementary material to enhance the learning process. Most important of all enjoy the high standards of music typography - such clear professionally laid scores supported by modern publishing technology and musical semiotics. The digital print on quality cream-coloured paper ensures comfort in the reading of music scores.

In Es Für Klavier Op. 7-The earliest sketches for Beethoven’s Grande Sonate Op.7 date from 1796 and the first edition was issued by the publisher Artaria Vienna in October 1797. It is dedicated to Beethoven’s pupil Anna Luise Barbara (Babette) Countess Keglevicz in whom if Carl Czerny is to be believed he was passionately in love. For this reason it is sometimes known by its German nickname “Die Verliebte” (The Lover).This work is one of the longest and most demanding of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. Its four movements cover a wide range of emotions – a challenge that the dedicatee who was 16 at the time and only started taking lessons from Beethoven in1797 possibly felt unable to master.Jonathan Del Mar the worldwide authority and acclaimed specialist on Beethoven is editing all of this composer's piano sonatas in B?renreiter Urtext editions incorporating the latest findings of Beethoven scholarship and evaluating every available source. Del Mar's meticulous examination of the handwritten and printed sources as well as the various impressions of prints published in Beethoven’s lifetime lead to a reliable and conclusive musical text. Rounding off each volume is a Critical Commentary which documents every source discrepancy and editorial decision.These editions contain an elegant and spacious engraving with practical page turns as well as informative Introductions on the genesis and significance of the works concerned. Also included are notes on key period performance practice questions such as the use of pedalling embellishments tempo and articulation.• Evaluation of every available source• Elegant and well-presented layout • Practical pageturns• Detailed Introductions (Eng/Ger)• Notes on period performance practice (Eng/Ger)• Detailed Critical Commentary (Eng)

On the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth an ambitious project is coming to a close: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93 all of the works for Piano solo are appearing as oneeditorial project.Spanning almost ten years of painstaking work all of the Schumann titles published by G. Henle Publishers have undergone a careful revision. The Schumann expert Ernst Herttrich has closely examined eachedition and also dedicated himself to those works that were previously missing from the catalogue.The result is being published in this new collection comprising six volumes as well as study editions in a slipcase. Theyreplace the former four volumes (HN108-HN115). Arranged clearly according to opus numbers it includes not only all of Schumann's Piano works revised to reflect the latest scholarly findings but also informative accompanyingtexts alternative versions and much more besides.Being a complete works collection a general difficulty level cannot be applied to these volumes. As a result we have assigned them a difficulty of 'advanced' as a guide tothe general proficiency required to play all the pieces.Contents:Exercises [Beethoven Studies] Variations on a Theme in E flat major ['Ghost' Variations] E flat major Drei Fantasiestücke op. 111 Three Piano Sonatas for the Young op. 118 Album Leaves op. 124 Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form op. 126 Gesänge der Frühe op. 133 'Einsame Blume' from Forest Scenes op. 82 Coloured Leaves (BunteBlätter) op. 99

Edited on the basis of the New Schubert Edition.Newly engraved scholarly-critical performing edition.Notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng)Access to Schubert???s drafts on the B?renreiter website.New foreword (Ger/Eng) and a Critical Commentary (Eng).Schubert composed his great Piano Sonata In A Major just a few months before his untimely death in 1828. The balance this work strikes between lyrical melody emotional intimacy and pianistic brilliance makes it a highlight among his sonatas not least because of its poetic Andantino.This scholarly-critical edition by Walburga Litschauer is basedon the Urtext of the New Schubert Edition and uses the autograph manuscript as the prime source. The edition is rounded off by a new foreword valuable notes on performance practice as well as a Critical Commentary with information on performance-relevant alternative readings and Schubert???s notation of accents.Schubert???s drafts of the A major Sonata can be accessed on B?renreiter???s website.This new edition replaces the existing edition BA 5633.

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.3 In C Op.2 No.3 is now available as an individual edition with a companion CD edited and recorded by noted Beethoven scholar Robert Taub.

On the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth an ambitious project is coming to a close: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93 all of the works for Piano solo are appearing as oneeditorial project.Spanning almost ten years of painstaking work all of the Schumann titles published by G. Henle Publishers have undergone a careful revision. The Schumann expert Ernst Herttrich has closely examined eachedition and also dedicated himself to those works that were previously missing from the catalogue.The result is being published in this new collection comprising six volumes as well as study editions in a slipcase. Theyreplace the former four volumes (HN108-HN115). Arranged clearly according to opus numbers it includes not only all of Schumann's Piano works revised to reflect the latest scholarly findings but also informative accompanyingtexts alternative versions and much more besides.Being a complete works collection a general difficulty level cannot be applied to these volumes. As a result we have assigned them a difficulty of 'advanced' as a guide tothe general proficiency required to play all the pieces.Contents:Carnival of Vienna op. 26 3 Romances op. 28 Scherzo Gigue Romance and Fughetta op. 32 Album for the Young op. 68 Four Fuguesop. 72 Four Marches op. 76 Forest Scenes op. 82

Publication of the fourth and last book in the ?Iberia? cycle in Henle Urtext coincides perfectly with the 150th anniversary Isaac Albeniz's birth.Albéniz had greatly struggled to complete the workbecause he was very ill. Yet he was able to hand over all of the twelve pieces he had promised to the pianist Joaquin with whom he was friends.Following the sensuous dance rhythms in ?Málaga? and the cheerful and lively?Eritaña? he succeeded in creating a striking musical portrait of the famous Spanish wine-growing region with ?Jerez?. ?Music has never achieved such a diverse and colourful form ? was the judgement passed on Albéniz? lateRomantic masterpiece by none other than Claude Debussy.

With its complex multi-layered feel this piece was written for Emanuel Ax who gave the first performance in London in 2005.