Sonata for Piano four Hands (Poulenc, Francis)

From the dynamic rhythms of its opening Prelude and the luxurious harmonies of Meditation and the breathless Toccata Carl Vine’s Sonata for Piano Four Hands (2009) packs a wide range of styles and emotions into its 23-minute span reinvigorating a much-loved chamber music genre for the 21st Century.

Series: Alfred's Classic EditionsCategory: Piano Duo (2 Pianos, 4 Hands)Format: BookInstrument: PianoLevel: Intermediate / Early AdvancedVersion: 2 copies requiredPianist and composer Sylvia Rabinof has written beautiful accompaniments to 15 masterpieces from the world's most celebrated composers. Intermediate to Early Advanced; for two pianos, four hands. Titles: Musette from Notebook for Anna Magdalena (Bach) * Minuet in G Major from Notebook for Anna Magdalena (Bach) * Minuet in G Minor from Notebook for Anna Magdalena (Bach) * Für Elise (Beethoven) * Chaconne on Air Dido's Lament from Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) * Ländler in D Major (Beethoven) * Ländler in A Minor (Schubert) * The Happy Farmer (Schumann) * Pour le Lute (Little Prelude No. 3 in C Minor) (Bach) * Invention No. 8 in F Major (Bach) * Solfeggietto (C. P. E. Bach) * Rondo Alla Turca from Sonata in A Major, K. 331 (Mozart) * Invention No. 13 in A Minor (Bach) Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque (Debussy) * Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (First Movement) (Mozart). 88 pages.

This sonata for two pianos, four hands was written in 1781 for performance by Mozart and Josephine von Aurnhammer, one of his finest students. The first and third movements are fast and brilliant, contrasted by a gently flowing second movement. This edition includes editorial fingering and performance suggestions. / Piano Duo

Quatre sonates de Mozart pour un piano à quatre mains, sont les premières oeuvres importantes de la littérature de piano à quatre mains. Cette édition soigneusement étudié contient des informations historiques, des notes approfondies sur l'exécution de la musique pour piano de Mozart, de doigté de la rédaction et indications métronomiques, ainsi que les réalisations de nombreux ornements. / Piano 4 Mains

Par HARTKE STEPHEN. This three-movement work was written for the piano duet team of Anna Polonsky and Orion Weiss. The work has a rather symphonic character with contrasting sonorities spanning the entire range of the instrument. Movement titles: 1. Intrada: Un poco inquieto, 2. Buck and Wing: Allegro vivace, 3. Pastorale: Molto semplice. Duration ca. 14' / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Répertoire / Piano 4 Mains

Contains 15 of Schubert's best-loved, most popular four-hand compositions, including Three Military Marches, Sonata in C Major, Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Andantino Varie in B Minor on French Motifs, more. Contenu :
Three Military Marches, Op. 51, D.733
1. D Major
2. G Major
3. E-flat Major
Two Characteristic Marches, Op. 121, D.886
1. C Major
2. C Major
Children's March in G Major, D.928
Overture (Ouverture) in F Major, Op. 34, D.675
Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 30, D.617 (dedicated to Count Ferdinand Palffy d'Erdöd)
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegretto
Sonata in C Major, Op. 140 ( Grand Duo ), D.812
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
4. Allegro vivace
Rhondo in A Major, Op. 107, D.951
Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, D.813 (dedicated to Count Anton Berchtold)
Variations C Major on a Theme ( Was einst vor Jahren ) from Hérold's opera Marie, Op. 82, No.1, D.908 (dedicated to Cajetan Neuhaus, Professor of Philosophy in Linz)
Andantino Varié in B Minor on French Motifs, Op. 84, No. 1, D.823
Lebensstürme (Storms of Life), Characteristic Allegro in A Minor, Op. 144, D.947
Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103, D.940
Four Polonaises, Op. 75, D.599
1. D Minor
2. B-flat Major
3. E Major
4. F Major
Four Ländler, D.814
1. E-flat Major
2. A-flat Major
3. C Minor
4. C Major
Fugue in E Minor, Op. 152, D.952

Four original Sonatas with the Variations in G K.501 (probably on the composer's own theme and also original duet) the Fugue in G minor K.401 (completed by M. Stadler) and two Fantasias originally for mechanical organ arranged for piano duet. CONTENTSFantasia in F minor K594; Fantasia in F minor K608; Fugue in G minor K401; Sonata in B flat K358; Sonata in C K521; Sonata in D K381; Sonata in F K497; Variations in G K501

Par . This volume from the series Music from Chopin's Land includes three (differing in terms of form and style) works by Polish composers for a piano duo. These compositions, dedicated for students aged 14-16 and amateur pianists, shall help acquaint them with the issues of a piano duo and the charm of four-hand piano playing. Four-hand piano playing poses an exceptional challenge. It develops a wide concept of sound diversification, control over hands and their technique, and a unique ability to unify articulation of both pianists. The pianists, while listening to their individual play and concentrating on the play of their partners, become enriched with special sensitivity to the sound quality. A piano duo teaches sensitivity to the other person and mutual responsibility for the preparation and performance of the work. This constitutes the biggest challenge to chamber music, bringing remarkable satisfaction and joy out of mutual music making. / Date parution : 2023-11-03/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains