Cornelius Gurlitt

26 pieces in all major and minor keys (pentatonic melody)-The popularity of Cornelius Gurlitt's (1820-1901) varied and abundant piano œuvre certainly inspired by his work as a music teacher is undiminished until today and still of great educational significance in music lessons. The musical language of his four-handed piano miniatures is very similar to that of the compositions by Carl Reinecke and Theodor Kirchner. 'Hours of rest' was published for the first time by Schott in 1880 and shall now be made accessible again for music lessons with this new edition. The miniatures have a simple yet effective structure are arranged in an educationally sensible way and have an expressive tonal language containing cantabile folk-song-like dance-like expressive and chorale-like elements. Everything that makes beginner's lessons sensible and systematic is dealt with in these 26 varied miniatures; in particular the pupils are made familiar with all major and minor modes. As in Diabelli's famous 'Melodious Exercises' the primo part is played within the pentatonic scale thus being perfect for beginners. The demands for the secondo player are somewhat higher. A valuable addition to the piano duet repertoire.

Par GURLITT CORNELIUS. ALFELM02020 / Études et exercices / Date parution : 1905-06-25/ Etude / Piano

Cornelius Gurlitt'S Rustic Pictures Op.190 for Two Pianos Eight hands edited by Weekley and Arganbright. All four parts are solid intermediate level playing and no part feels 'second' to another as Gurlittmasterfully distributes solos and melodic material equally among the four parts. From a proud march-like 'The Start' to the peaceful 'Arrival in the Country' to the exciting 'Chase' and the lyrical and romantic 'Under the VillageLime Tree ' you'll find a wide variety of programmatic pieces to choose from that will delight both audience and performer.