Georg Kreisler s'est fait connaître à un large public comme un satiriste. Mais aujourd'hui, seulement peu de gens savent encore son oeuvre purement pianistique virtuose de qualité élevé. 'Mon sonate pour piano est difficile à jouer, mais quand je l'ai écrit il ya environ soixante ans, j'étais encore un bon pianiste. Je n'avais pas besoin de le rendre facile pour moi et pour d'autres pianistes soit. Pour Kreisler, l'art ne prétend pas rendre facile pour le destinataire, mais il vaut la peine de découvrir morceau par morceau. / Piano

Robert Schumann's Kreisleriana for piano is a cycle of eight contrasting pieces composed in 1838. The work belongs to one of Schumann's most creative periods. It was influenced by the writings of author E. T. A. Hoffmann and was inspired by Schumann's love for his wife, Clara. The current edition has been thoroughly researched, with comparisons made between all early sources. The 1850 second edition has been used as the primary source, which includes revisions made by Schumann and reflects his final intentions. Discrepancies with the first edition (1838), third edition (1858), and various Clara Schumann editions have been discussed in critical notes. Prefatory matter discusses the genesis of Kreisleriana, the relationship between Hoffmann's writings and Schumann's journalism and compositions, and the early champions and performers of this masterwork. Also included are discussions of the form of each piece and helpful performance suggestions. Editorial pedaling and fingering suggestions have been provided to facilitate learning and performance.Charles Timbrell is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he teaches piano, piano literature, and piano pedagogy. He also maintains an active career as a performer, author, lecturer, and adjudicator. / Piano

Contents: The Brooklet from Die schone Mullerin (Schubert) * Daisies, from Six Songs (Rachmaninoff) * Flight of the Bumble Bee, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Rimsky-Korsakov) * Hopak, from Sorochintsy Fair(Mussorgsky) * Liebesleid (Kreisler) * Liebesfreud (Kreisler) * Lilacs, from Twelve Songs (Rachmaninoff) * Lullaby, from Six Romances (Tchaikovsky) * Minuet, from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 (Bizet) * Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) * Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major (J. S. Bach).

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

Album per la gioventù Op. 68. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. The volume brings together two of Robert Schumann’s most famous collections of piano pieces for the young. Scenes from the Childhood (Kinderszenen), op. 15, contains a series of short pieces for piano written by Schumann in February 1838. These form the German composer’s poetic cycles, together with the Kreisleriana. As their titles suggest, Schumann had been inspired by some letters written by his wife, Clara Wieck, in which she reflects on his sometimes infantile spirit. As the great composer said himself: “There is a bit of everything, yet at the same time they are such easy pieces toremember”. Album for the Young (Album für die Jugend), op. 68, is a collection of simple pieces composed by Robert Schumann in 1848 for his three daughters. This album contains 43 easy pieces, split between “for the youngest ones” and “the older ones”. Edition in three languages: Italian, English and French / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Date parution : 1905-07-07/ Répertoire / Piano

Sérénades, Romances, Valentines et bien d'autres musiques romantiques, en arrangements simplifiés au piano par Denes Agay. / Piano