With the new Urtext Primo series, the Wiener Urtext Edition wants to close the gap arising at the point of transition to additional lessons after having studied a piano method. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116), Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8), works by three different composers are selected for each volume of the Urtext Primo series, with the aim of offering piano pupils (or even adults who want to resume piano playing) a wide range of repertoire pieces on the basis of which they can enhance their technical and musical skills. The pieces' range of levels of difficulty is relatively narrow so that the volume can be used continuously over a period of about two years. This is what distinguishes the Urtext Primo approach from almost all common anthologies. The selected repertoire takes into account not only pieces of the classic canon of lessons, but also lesser known works which are in no way of less importance for piano lessons. The Urtext Primo volumes are published in the internationally recognised standard of the Wiener Urtext editions. The explanations included in each volume shall help to deepen the knowledge of musical styles, music history and piano playing. A repertoire chart at the end of each volume gives a rough overview of the levels of difficulty of the selected pieces.Volume 4 combines works of the German Romanticism by Schumann, Brahms and Theodor Kirchner. Apart from well known pieces from Schumann's 'Album for the Youth' and the easiest waltzes from opus 39 (in the easier version) by Brahms, the selection contains the attractive set of variations from Schumann's first Youth Sonata Op. 118/1 and Brahms' Saraband in A minor WoO 5/1 as well as a number of pleasant pieces by Theodor Kirchner which continue the tonal air of Schumann and Brahms in easy playable pieces. / Piano

Rien de mieux que cette partition pour découvrir le fabuleux instrument de musique qu'est le piano. Vous pourrez ainsi jouer sur cet instrument créé au début du XVIIIème siècle à Florence par Bartolomeo Cristofori Brahms Piano Solo Complet 3 Vol. Rigide Cartonne de Brahms Johannes. Cette partition qui est éditée par les éditions ID Music fait partie de la catégorie de la musique Classique Si vous le souhaitez, cette partition de musique qui est pour Piano peut être chez vous dans quelques jours. / Piano / Partition

Frühfassungen aus Lieder und Gesänge op. 59 (Erstausgabe)-This first edition of the ?Regenlied Cycle? is only available from G. Henle Publishers. In the preface Michael Struck an eminent Brahms scholar writes about the distinctiveness of the work untilnow a completely unknown little song cycle by the composer. In it Brahms sets four texts to music by the poet Klaus Groth whom he greatly admired. In the well-known song cycle Opus 59 published by Brahmshimself the Groth songs are also to be found together with other songs.The reason why Johannes Brahms? Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major op. 78 is also known as the ?Regenlied? Sonata becomes clear on acquiring studying and playing this ?Regenlied Cycle?.

Johannes Brahms?s Piano Sonatas opp. 1 2 and 5 were among the first works that the 20-year-old composer published. They were composed in 1852/53 although the Sonata in f-sharp minor was apparently the first of the three to becomposed as it was finished by November 1852. This work has a special place in his oeuvre. Besides its passionate atmosphere his contemporaries discerned it to be ?serious and dignified in character?. Brahms dedicated thissonata to Clara Schumann whose husband Robert wrote to the composer that ?Your second sonata my friend has brought me much closer to you?. The ingenious fingerings have been provided by the pianist Andreas Boyde a recognisedBrahms expert.

Brahms? popular 16 ?Waltzes? opus 39 composed in 1866 for four hands were transcribed by Brahms one year later for two hands. At the request of his publisher Brahms also wrote an easier version of the work for solo piano. Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for 'reasonable hands' that is for proficient players and the easier version as 'perhaps for prettier hands' that is for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a 'children?s edition'. The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer?s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romanticrepertoire.Both versions of the ?Waltzes? op. 39 (BA 9602 BA 9603) are available in separate editions and form an important contribution to Bärenreiter?s series of Brahms?s works in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. Both editions include fingering a well-presented musical layout and optimum page-turns. The Urtext editions are complemented by explanations on performance practice used by Brahms an informative foreword on the genesis sources and significance of the works together with comments on the primary sources.A key work in the Romantic piano repertoireAll known sources and the latest research findings taken into accountWell-presented musical layout with optimum page-turnsIncludes fingeringSuggestions on performance practice and interpretation (Ger/Eng)Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)The EditorChristian Köhn has been awarded several scholarships as well as winning major international music competitions in Germany.He has released 24 CDs to date including the first ever complete recording of the piano duo works of Johannes Brahms. Christian Köhn is a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Detmold.

With opuses 1 2 4 5 and 10 this volume contains virtually all of Johannes Brahms??? early piano oeuvre with which the budding composer and pianist introduced himself to the public. The Scherzo op. 4 from 1851 stands alongside the sonatas composed between 1851???53 as a substantial single movement that particularly delighted Robert Schumann leading him to direct the public???s special attention to his young colleague in his famous article ???New Paths??? in 1853. Written the following year the Four Ballades op. 10 complete the volume. Already they strike a new more Romantic note that Brahms described to Clara Schumann thus: ???They are not very difficult and even less difficult tounderstand???. This Urtext edition offers a revision of the musical text based on the new Brahms Complete Edition with an extensive preface by editor Katrin Eich. With opuses 1 2 4 5 and 10 this volume contains virtually all of Johannes Brahms??? early piano oeuvre with which the budding composer and pianist introduced himself to the public. The Scherzo op. 4 from 1851 stands alongside the sonatas composed between 1851???53 as a substantial single movement that particularly delighted Robert Schumann leading him to direct the public???s special attention to his young colleague in his famous article ???New Paths??? in 1853. Written the following year the Four Ballades op. 10 complete the volume. Already they strike a new more Romantic note that Brahms described to Clara Schumann thus: ???They are not very difficult and even less difficult tounderstand???. This Urtext edition offers a revision of the musical text based on the new Brahms Complete Edition with an extensive preface by editor Katrin Eich.

The instrumental ballad was a popular musical form in the 19th century and these four pieces for piano are Brahms’s only contribution to the genre. The composer wrote the ballades during the time of his close friendship with Clara Schumann and they exude an intimacy more typical of a vocal ballad. The pieces which Schumann enthusiastically praised were described by Brahms as being “not too difficult to play and even less difficult to understand.Brahms’s Ballades op. 10 form an integral part of the advanced piano literature. This publication represents a valuable addition to the repertoire of Brahms’s piano works in BärenreiterUrtext editions. The fingering by Brahms specialist Christian Köhn the clear notation and optimum page turns fulfil the requirements of a practical performing edition. A detailed foreword with information on performance practice the compositional process sources and the significance of the work completes the edition. Urtext edition based on all known sources and current research Well-presented musical layout with optimum page turns With fingering and suggestions for performance practice (Eng/Ger) With fold-out page for an easy page turn With an informative foreword (Eng/Ger) and critical commentary (Eng)

Easy Piano Pieces with Practising Tips-With the new Urtext Primo series the Wiener Urtext Edition wants to close the gap arising at the point of transition to additional lessons after having studied a Piano method. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116) Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8) works by three different composers are selected for each volume of the Urtext Primo series with the aim of offering Piano pupils (or even adults who want to resume Piano playing) a wide range of repertoire pieces on the basis of which they can enhance their technical and musical skills. Thepieces' range of levels of difficulty is relatively narrow so that the volume can be used continuously over a period of about two years. This is what distinguishes the Urtext Primo approach from almost all common anthologies. The selected repertoire takes into account not only pieces of the classic canon of lessons but also lesser known works which are in no way of less importance for Piano lessons. The Urtext Primo volumes are published in the internationally recognised standard of the Wiener Urtext editions. The explanations included in each volume shall help to deepen the knowledge of musical styles music history and Piano playing. A repertoire chart at the end of each volume gives a rough overview of the levels of difficulty of the selected pieces. Volume 4 combines works of the German Romanticism by Schumann Brahms and Theodor Kirchner. Apart from well known pieces from Schumann's 'Album for the Youth' and the easiest waltzes from opus 39 (in the easier version) by Brahms the selection contains the attractive set of variations from Schumann's first Youth Sonata Op. 118/1 and Brahms’ Saraband in A minor WoO 5/1 as well as a number of pleasant pieces by Theodor Kirchner which continue the tonal air of Schumann and Brahms in easy playable pieces.

Original and simplified version single edition from HN 1286 and 1287-?Do you love Brahms?? The majority of music lovers will answer ?yes? and they might be thinking of the Waltz op. 39 no. 15 its gently rocking melody is one of Brahms?s most famous inspirations. Both original versions of thispopular miniature for piano solo are now offered by G. Henle Publishers in a practical stand-alone Urtext edition. The more demanding version in A-flat major (taken from HN 1286) is followed by Brahms?s own easier arrangement inA major (from HN 1287). A must for every Brahms lover!

a minor op. 114-Johannes Brahms?s late chamber works are surely among the most splendid music ever written for the clarinet. In the last years of his life Brahms seems to have become weary of composing but fortunately for posterity in 1891 hemet the solo clarinettist of the Meiningen court orchestra Richard Mühlfeld whose mellifluous art of performance captivated him and inspired him to new works. The Trio op. 114 is melancholy and autumnal in character and isloved by all clarinettists. It is now available from Henle in a revised edition. Brahms?s manuscript of his op. 114 lies in Munich the home city of G. Henle Publishers. The musical text follows that of the New Brahms CompleteEdition and thus guarantees the highest degree of precision and reflects the current state of research. The pianist Klaus Schilde has added valuable fingerings to this Urtext edition.

During his research Christopher Hogwood came across an unpublished source which had not been taken into consideration for any previous edition.While on a concert-tour in 1853 with the violinist Ede Reményi the young Brahms visited Arnold Wehner the Music Director of the Göttingen University. In Wehner?s ?Album Amicorum? which included contributions from Robert and Clara Schumann Mendelssohn Jenny Lind Rossini and Liszt Brahms had notated a short piano piece. The source consists of a one-page autograph of this literal ?Albumblatt? (untitled by Brahms). The composer used it 12 years later revised and transposed from A minor to A-flat minor in hisHorn Trio.Brahms' Albumblatt is published as a scholarly-critical Urtext edition. A facsimile of the autograph score is also included. - Published for the first time in a modern Urtext edition- With a foreword (Eng/Ger) and critical commentary (Eng)

Revised edition of HN 120-Johannes Brahms presumably wrote the Fantasies op. 116 at the same time as the Intermezzi op. 117 in the summer of 1892 in Bad Ischl. His sojourn in the Salzkammergut obviously inspired Brahms to write music for solo piano asa year later he worked on other cycles when he was there. Amongst these late melancholy piano pieces op. 116 is in particular characterised by opposites. Four “dreamy” – according to Clara Schumann –intermezzi are juxtaposed with three “deeply passionate” capricci. Seven pieces in true Brahms’ style which are also accessible to non-virtuosos due to their medium level of difficulty. Our revision contains themusical text of the new Brahms Complete Edition.

Nach dem Erscheinen der 16 Walzer für Klavier zu vier Händen gelang es Brahms' Verleger den Komponisten von einer Fassung für Klavier zu zwei Händen zu überzeugen. Brahms schlug - nach anfänglichem Zögern - zwei Varianten vor, eine für ?vernünftige Hände und eine - vielleicht für die schöneren'. Beide Fassungen erschienen 1867. Die erleichterte, von Brahms auch ?Kinderfassung' genannt, entschärft nicht nur so manche Vollgriffigkeit, sie ändert auch komplizierte Tonarten: So tritt die Nr. 6 statt in Cis-dur nun im Gewand des leichter fassbaren C-dur auf. Diese vereinfachte Fassung des populären op. 39 kommt nun im G. Henle Verlag als Revision auf Grundlage der neuen Brahms-Gesamtausgabe heraus. / Piano

Piano Pieces op. 118 no. 1-6-Johannes Brahms' Piano Pieces Op. 118 Nos. 1- 6. Henle Urtext edition.When his contemporaries heard the works that Johannes Brahms had composed during his summer holiday in Ischl in1893 the Piano Pieces Op. 118 they were delighted. Clara Schumann was one of the first to be allowed to get to know the new pieces and she attested that they contained ?a wealth of sentiment in the smallestof dimensions?. Philipp Spitta fittingly said that the works were ?perfect for slowly absorbing in solitude and tranquillity?.Opus 118 contains two of the composer?s best-known miniatures the Intermezzoin A major and the Romanze in F major. This volume based on the musical text in the New Brahms Complete Edition is highly recommended to all those who wish to immerse themselves in the world of Brahms' late works.

La Ballade écossaise «Edward», tirée du recueil de chants populaires «Stimmen der Völker in Liedern» de J. G. Herder (Voix des peuples), impressionna à tel point Brahms que, comme il le dit à un ami, les mélodies s?arrangèrent d?elles-mêmes en lui. «Edward» fournit le motif de la première des quatre ballades, contes musicaux de nature romantique et dramatique, liés pour Brahms à des souvenirs communs avec Clara Schumann. Pour Julius Grimm, à qui les pièces sont dédiées, «c?est à elle qu?appartiennent en fait les ballades». Robert Schumann quant à lui s?exprima avec enthousiasme sur l??uvre de son jeune collègue. C?est le grand pianiste Lars Vogt qui a apporté les doigtés à notre édition Urtext de cette oeuvre facile à jouer. Celle-ci offre le texte fondé à partir du volume musicologique à paraître prochainement de l?Edition Complète des ?uvres de Brahms / Classique / Editeur: Katrin Eich / Doigtés: Lars Vogt / Partition / Broché /