Easier Piano Pieces 03-Cornelius Gurlitt was a German organist pianist and composer who wrote many instructional pieces and studies. He obviously composed at speed with considerable facility and it is not surprising that some of his output lacks individuality. Kleine Blumen however is one of his works which displays particular charm and character. No titles were originally given to the twelve pieces of Op.205 but in an Augener edition of 1936 names of flowers were used.

Cornelius Gurlitt is one of the co-founders of 19th-century piano teaching. Going on from the method of Carl Czerny, his rich educational material is extremely topical even today. Der Anfänger is a collection of little pieces for four hands with an easy primo and a somewhat more difficult secondo part which are ideal for music lessons at elementary and intermediate levels or as duos for pupil and teacher. In the primo part, the hands for the most part play in unison - due to an inventive harmonic accompaniment, however, the little pieces become musically interesting exercises. The level of difficulty increases with regard to rhythm, articulation, time and key as well as dynamics and possibilities of musical interpretation. Thus, this colourful collection of highly different settings - from the solemn adagio via fast movements, little marches, chorales and dance forms to the virtuoso tarantella - is a valuable addition to the music teaching literature. / Piano 4 Mains

La popularité de l'oeuvre variée et abondante de Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901) - certainement inspirée par son activité de professeur - est restée ininterrompue jusqu'à nos jours et sa valeur pédagogique demeure constante. Le langage musical de ses miniatu / Piano À 4 Mains / 48 pages / niveau : Facile / Partition

Kalmus présente l'Opus complète 82, tous les 100 exercices élémentaires pour le jeune pianiste, par Gurlitt. Ce sont amusement et construisent technique en même temps. EDITIONS KALMUS sont essentiellement des réimpressions des éditions Urtext, à des prix raisonnables et facilement disponible. Ils sont un 'must' pour les étudiants, les enseignants et les artistes. / Piano