Robert Schumann: Album for the Young Op.68: Piano: Instrumental Work

My First Bach and My First Mozart are now followed by a third edition of easy-to-play original works from one of the most important composers of the Romantic era: Robert Schumann. This collection includes pieces from Album for the Young and Scenes from Childhood, enabling young players to experience Romantic piano music for the first time. Ideal for teaching the first use of the pedal, pupils can learn how to play expressively and to distinguish between melody and accompaniment. / Piano

The Album For The Young contains Forty-three pieces of the highest quality piano music by Robert Schumann including Sicilienne The Poor Orphan Knight Ruppert The Merry Farmer Italian Mariner's Songs and more.These beautiful pieces reperesent some of Schumann's most popular works and are a wonderful introduction to the piano music from the romantic era.

A highly accurate Henle Verlag Urtext edition of Robert Schumann's Album Fur Die Jugend (Album for the Young) Op.68 as edited by Wolfgang Boetticher and fingered by Walther Lampe.

Robert Schumann’s interest in Music Education was demonstrated in his collection An Album For The Young. This delightful series included The Stranger Nordic Song and Soldier’s March three wonderful solos that are now classics for young piano students. Stephen Bulla’s marvelous transcription of these three melodies for young band THE SCHUMANN SUITE is a perfect change of pace.

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.Contents:Abegg Variations op. 1Papillons op. 2 Paganini-Studies op. 3 Intermezzi op. 4 Impromptus op. 5 (1833/1850) Davidsbündlertänzeop. 6 Toccata op. 7 (1830/1834)Fantasy Pieces op. 12 (with Appendix: posthumous piece) Paganini-Studies op. 10 Sonata f sharp minor op. 11 Allegro b minor op. 8 Carnaval op. 9Symphonic Etudes op. 13 Piano Sonata with Early Version: Concert sans Orchestre f minor op. 14 Scenes from Childhood op. 15 Kreisleriana op. 16 Fantasy C major op. 17 Arabesque op. 18 Flower Piece (Blumenstück) op. 19Humoresque B flat major op. 20 Novelettes op. 21 Sonata g minor op. 22 Night Pieces op. 23 Carnival of Vienna op. 26 3 Romances op. 28 Scherzo Gigue Romance and Fughetta op. 32 Album for the Youngop. 68 Four Fugues op. 72 Four Marches op. 76 Forest Scenes op. 82 Exercises [Beethoven Studies] Variations on a Theme in E flat major ['Ghost' Variations] E flat major Drei Fantasiestücke op. 111

43 Klavierstücke Op. 68-In 1848 after finishing an album of little Piano pieces for his daughter Marie Schumann devised the plan of compiling a ‘children’s album’. Since then the resultant collection of 43 pieces has enjoyed unparalleled success. Schumann’s Album For The Young is now presented in an Urtext edition which meets the needs of performers. In addition to the famous ‘Advice to Young Musicians’ (in German English and a French translation by Liszt) other pieces related to this work but left unpublished during Schumann’s lifetime can be found in the appendix. For the first time thisedition also includes Clara Schumann’s original pedal markings. Clara’s fingering served Ragna Schirmer as an important point of departure for her own thoughts on fingering. Urtext edition at the cutting edge of scholarship. Many additional pieces and ‘Advice to Young Musicians’ in the appendix. Original pedal markings by Clara Schumann and fingering by Ragna Schirmer. Detailed Foreword (Ger/Eng) and detailed Critical Commentary (Eng)

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

A complete scholarly edition of Album For The Young based upon Schumann's 1848 original manuscript edited by Gary Busch. Illuminating each piece is detailed historical analytical and interpretive commentary based on authoritative research of Schumann family documents along with a detailed overview of the composer’s life and career. Present in the original edition the composer’s 'Musical Rules for Home and Life' are restored providing insightful advice and a candid glimpse of the attitudes that surrounded the composition of this celebrated set of tutorial pieces.Required study for the serious Piano student.

Opus 39-En 1878 Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski compose un recueil de 24 pièces faciles pour piano « qui plairont aux enfants » comme l?avait fait précédemment Robert Schumann. L?originalité des 24 pages de L?album pour enfants de Tchaïkovski étant d?y avoir introduit une série de danses. James Curnow a choisi quatre pages du recueil pour en faire un arrangement contrastant et contrasté. Les couleurs mélodiques et atmosphériques des pièces ouvrent vos jeunes musiciens à de nouveaux horizons pédagogiques.