This volume presents easy pieces for piano by great virtuosos. It unites the two greatest, and perhaps best-known, pianists of the 19th century, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. The technical requirements of these works are very moderate without muting the stylistic characteristics of these two composers. The ability to play an original composition by Liszt in the first years of lessons can be very motivating for the piano student. Also featured in this collection are works by the virtuoso Ferdinand Hiller, to whom Robert Schumann dedicated his Piano Concerto. As in many of the works by Liszt and Chopin, Hiller's works are frequently reminiscent of folk music. His Irländisches Lied and Fandango, included in the collection, are fine examples of 19th-century 'world music'. / Piano

In the 19th century this cycle of variations counted among the most famous piano works of Schumann and was part of the standard repertoire for two pianos. Created in 1843 this work was played by Clara Schumann together with Ferdinand Hiller Anton Rubinstein Carl Reinecke Adolph Henselt Adolf Jensen Ignaz Moscheles and Johannes Brahms among others. A masterpiece of the literature for two pianos now available in a carefully revised new edition.