A superb four-volume collection of over 180 solos for the intermediate level Pianist. Includes popular film and show tunes - themes and songs from top TV shows - and classical favourites from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. / Piano

90 chefs d'oeuvres intemporels de la musique classique. Partitions piano. / Piano

A spectacular collection of blockbusting themes from all your favourite silver-screen classics! From the show-stopping pieces of the compelling Shine, through the seedy Jazz of LA Confidential to the suave Ocean's Eleven and the dramatic Apocalypse Now, who can forget these marvellous music moments that have provided depth and character to such celluloid masterpieces - and this is but a handful of the melodies and themes on offer in this unique anthology. All twenty-five fabulous pieces have been carefully arranged as breathtaking Piano solos for you to enjoy again and again. / Classique / Partition /

for 2019-2020-The Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2019/2020 contains 24 examination pieces from lists A B and C of the piano syllabus of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. The anthology is enhanced with performance and aural notes on each piece from leading educational experts.

Aulos to a certain degree continues Orbán's easy piano pieces for children, which he composed for Ágnes Lakos's piano tutor and which Editio Musica Budapest published in a separate volume entitled Enchanted Forest in 2011 (Z. 14742). Yet on this occasion the composer took on something which was both significantly different and more than his earlier pieces for children. On the one hand, he did not compose for beginners but for more advanced students who have studied piano for at least three years. On the other, he did not set developing the technique of piano playing as an aim, rather a systematic presentation of different polyphonic genres and compositional procedures (imitation, fugue, stretto, inversion, augmentation and diminution, double counterpoint, latent polyphony, double and triple fugue, cantus firmus technique, etc.). Orbán introduces his students to the mysteries of polyphony in a direct and practical manner, and thus actually makes them familiar with the art of composition.The educational use of the series is significantly increased by the fact that before each piece the composer presents and clarifies with demonstrative illustrations the polyphonic procedure he introduces. Orbán's explanations are not text-book-like at all, but are deliberately personal and subjective, full of lessons and individual associations taken from his practice as a composer. They were written in the same spirit as the works themselves - while they perfectly fulfil their educational purpose they are equally individual, witty and inspired pieces of music that are a joy to play. / Piano

Book 1-J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German Baroque composer who is revered for the originality and skill of his contrapuntal and harmonic techniques. Although he spent most of his life working as an organist and choirmaster he was familiar with many different keyboard instruments. He utilised this knowledge when composing The Well-Tempered Clavier (1722) a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues in which he explored the harmonies accessiblefrom every key. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor BMV 851 is No. 6 from Book One of the Clavier. It is written in a typical Baroque form. This popular edition from the highly-regarded musicologistOrlando Morgan is designed with the performer in mind and is still seen as the best edition available for students today.

Danse macabre, Op. 40 ? Dance of death Symphonic poem, transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt Six études pour le piano, Op. 52 ? Six piano studies 1. Prélude 2. Pour l'indépendance des doigts ? For finger independence 3. Prelude and Fugue in F minor 4. Étude de rythme ? Rhythm study 5. Prelude and Fugue in A major 6. En forme de valse ? In waltz form Allegro appassionato, Op. 70 Album pour piano, Op. 72 ? Piano album 1. Prélude 2. Carillon 3. Toccata 4. Valse ? Waltz 5. Chanson napolitaine ? Neapolitan song 6. Finale Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73 ? Auvergne rhapsody Wedding Cake, Caprice-Valse, Op. 76 Originally for piano and orchestra / Transcribed for solo piano by A. Benfeld Thême varié, Op. 97 ? Varied theme Three waltzes Valse mignonne, Op. 104 ? Dainty waltz Valse langoureuse, Op. 97 ? Languid Waltz Valse gaie, Op. 139 ? Gay waltz From Six études pour le piano, Op. 111 ? Six piano studies 3. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor 4. Les cloches de Las Palmas ? The bells of Las Palmas 6. Toccata Six études pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135 ? Six studies for left hand alone 1. Prélude 2. Alla fuga ? In fugal style 3. Moto perpetuo ? Perpetual motion 4. Bourrée 5. Élégie ? Elegy 6. Gigue

This set of virtuoso etudes by Marc-Andre Hamelin one of the world's leading pianists was composed over a span of 25 years. It includes both original character pieces and also works that incorporate elements of or refer back to works by well-known composers. The publication of this volume coincides with the release of a new recording of the works performed by Hamelin on the Hyperion label. Contents: Detailed foreword by the composer in English and German No.1 in A minor 'Triple Étude after Chopin' No.2 in E minor 'Coma Berenices' No.3 in B minor 'after Paganini-Liszt' No.4 in Cminor 'Étude à mouvement perpétuellement semblable (d'après Alkan)' No.5 in G minor 'Toccata grottesca' No.6 in D minor 'Esercizio per Pianoforte (Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti) No.7 in E- minor 'after Tchaikovsky (for the left hand alone)' No.8 in B- minor 'Erlkönig (after Goethe)' No.9 in F minor 'after Rossini' No.10 in F+ minor 'after Chopin' No.11 in C+ minor 'Minuetto' No.12 in A- minor 'Prelude and Fugue

World Piano Music Book 1: 14 pieces of medium difficulty for Piano solo.The album World Piano Music I includes representative samples of Piano literature from various style periods. The selection of recital compositions by important world composers (Bach Mozart Beethoven Schubert Schumann Brahms Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Chopin Liszt Cajkovskij Rachmaninov Grieg and Debussy) chronologically dated by year of origin offers a wide spectrum of forms and genres.Contents:Prelude in C major [Bach Johann Sebastian]Fantasia in D minor [Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus]For Elise [Beethoven Ludwig van]Moment musical[Schubert Franz]Draming [Schumann Robert]Waltz No.2 [Brahms Johannes]Waltz No.15 [Brahms Johannes]Spring Song [Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Felix]Waltz op. 34 No.2 [Chopin Fryderyk]Consolation No.2. [Liszt Ferenc]Romance [Cajkovskij Petr Iljic]Prelude in C sharp minor [Rachmaninov Sergej Vasiljevic]To the Spring [Grieg Edvard]Clair de lune [Debussy Claude]

One of the least known of the great Russian pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) was one of the most influential and progressive. As a concert promoter, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public in the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler and Schoenberg. A student of Liszt (and one of the teachers of Rachmaninoff), Siloti is a central figure in the development of the great age of the piano virtuoso. As with many of his colleagues, transcribing and arranging existing music for the piano was a major part of Siloti's activity, and since he madeno recordings, his published transcriptions are one of the few existing keys we have to his musical taste and philosophy. In an extended biographical essay, Dr. Charles Barber explores this issue and writes cogently about the style and influence of this remarkable man. The Alexander Siloti Collection is dominated by Siloti's remarkable transcriptions and arrangements of the music of J.S. Bach, notable particularly for their pianistic character and faithfulness to the unique genetic code of Bach's design. Some of the Bach works included are: Prelude in B Minor, BWV855a, Gigue from Suite in Bb Major, Chaconne in D Minor, the Organ Preludes in E Minor and G Minor and the celebrated Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565. Music by Gluck, Mozart and Chopin is also contained in this generous compilation of pianistic wizardry. This addition to The Master's Collection is likely to be one of the most talked about piano folios of the year. (288 pages, smythe sewn binding).Prelude in B MinorAdagioAirChaconne in D MinorGigueAndanteFantasia in C MinorOrgan Prelude in E MinorParaphraseOrgan Prelude in G MinorPreludePrelude from Cantata No. 29Prelude from Cantata No. 35SicilianoToccata and Fugue in D MinorMelodyVariationsVariations in F MajorEtude No. 25 in F MinorScherzo in B-flat MinorAu bord d'une sourceAu lac de WallenstadtConsolation No. 3 in D-flat MajorConcert Etude in D-flat MajorSposalizioIl PenserosoSursum CordaLe cygneHumoresqueTheme original et variationsA Song of IndiaFour Russian Folk SongsFour Russian Folk SongsFour Russian Folk SongsTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesNo. 3. On the Beautiful Blue DanubeTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesEtude in C-sharp MinorPoemeRomanzePrelude in G-sharp Minor / Piano / Carl Fischer

Description J.S. Bach: Collected Transcriptions Collected piano transcriptions by great composers and pianists of classic Bach pieces. Songlist Aria (Cantata No. 36) [Bauer, Harold] Chaconne (Sonata For Violin No.4) [Brahms, Johannes] [Busoni, Ferruccio] Die Seele Ruht In Jesu Handen (Cantata No.127) [Bauer, Harold] Durch Adams Fall Ist Ganz Verderbt [Busoni, Ferruccio] Fantasy And Fugue In G Minor [Liszt, Franz] Gavotte (Sonata For Violin No.2) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr [Busoni, Ferruccio] In Dir Ist Freude [Busoni, Ferruccio] Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude (Cantata No. 147) [Kempff, Wilhelm] Komm Susser Tod [Bauer, Harold] Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen [Busoni, Ferruccio] Prelude (Partita In E Major For Violin) [Rachmaninov, Sergei] Prelude And Fugue In A Minor [Liszt, Franz] Prelude And Fugue In C Major [Liszt, Franz] Prelude And Fugue In D Major [Busoni, Ferruccio] Prelude And Fugue In E Flat Major (St. Anne's) [Busoni, Ferruccio] Prelude And Fugue In E Minor [Liszt, Franz] Prelude To The Ratswahl Cantata [Kempff, Wilhelm] Presto After J.S. Bach [Brahms, Johannes] Siciliano From Flute Sonata No.2 [Kempff, Wilhelm] Toccata And Fugue In C Major [Busoni, Ferruccio] Toccata And Fugue In D Minor [Busoni, Ferruccio] Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme [Busoni, Ferruccio] [Kempff, Wilhelm]

Published within the ?Signature? Series a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars including informative introductions and performance notes

Just back from a trip to Leipzig in the early autumn of 1950 where he heard Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier at the Bicentennial Bach Competition played by the Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolaeva Shostakovich began his own series of 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 based on Bach's model. He composed them quickly starting on October 10 1950 and finishing on February 23 1951. While his work would pay homage to Bach Shostakovich's work would have several fundamental differences. First the order of the individual pieces would be organized around the circle of fifths with a prelude and fugue in the relative minor following each major key piece rather than in ascending semi-tonalorder of Bach's work. Second Shostakovich's pieces would be composed in order — that is C major - A minor followed by G major - E minor followed by D major - B minor — and more significantly this order would have a sort of subliminal narrative sub-text taking the music from the 'innocent' tonal world of the C major Prelude and Fugue to the profound and sublime severity of the concluding D minor Prelude and Fugue. Finally Shostakovich's work although conservative in its counterpoint and harmony — that is there are no examples of invertible or reversible themes or counterpoint and the pieces are for the most part recognizably tonal in language — is still clearly the work of a modernist composer; his counterpoint and harmony may be conservative but the emotional and spiritual worlds of the preludes and fugues is at once sincere and ironic. The result is a work which can not only stand comparison with Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier it is both Shostakovich's masterpiece for the piano and one of the contrapuntal masterpieces of the twentieth century.