Johannes Brahms: 42 Folk Songs Volume 1 (High Voice): Soprano or Tenor: Vocal

26 Arrangements for the Beginning Pianist-Suitable for beginning pianists of all ages this volume features 26 simplified versions of longer pieces by the great Johannes Brahms in order of increasing difficulty.Selections include the famous 'Lullaby' as well as the theme from 'Academic Festival Overture' and 'Hungarian Dance No.5'. Additional melodies include themes from the composer's quintet and concertos for Piano 'Variations on a theme by Haydn ' and other pieces.

for Piano Violin and Horn (Viola / Violoncello)-This Trio’s unusual scoring for horn violin and piano prompted speculation early on about a possible background to it that had no connection with music. Brahms’s biographer Max Kalbeck saw in it a lament for thecomposer’s mother recently deceased to whom he had supposedly played folk songs on the horn in his childhood. There is no doubt that Brahms loved the sound of the natural horn and bestowed several of his most inspiredmelodies on the instrument. Horn players justifiably adore this Trio op. 40 and this Henle Urtext edition now offers an optimal basis for studying and performing this masterpiece. This edition follows the musical text of the NewBrahms Complete Edition and thus guarantees the greatest fidelity to the sources and reflects the current state of research. The pianist Klaus Schilde has added helpful fingerings to the piano part. Extra parts are also providedfor the alternative scoring authorised by Brahms (with viola or cello instead of horn).

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes (Liebeslieder-Walzer) are a collection of love songs in Ländler style for voices and four hands Piano. The lyrics for the Liebeslieder come from Georg Friedrich Daumer's Polydora a collection of folk songs and love poems.

The second collection of German folksong settings by Johannes Brahms suitable for the High Voice with Piano. Texts are provided in both the original German and in English translation offering an unusual and characterful repertoire for the accomplished soloist.

In 1894 Johannes Brahms published his collection 'Deutsche Volkslieder mit Clavier-Begleitung' where his aim was to combine folksongs with a sophisticated musical approach. Nevertheless he strove to maintain the simple forthright expressiveness of text and melody and mirror it in his accompaniment. As the guitar was originally an instrument of the people the present arrangements should be 'in tune' with the composer's intentions.