Most Famous Waltzes

26 Waltzes, Polkas and Quadrilles. Waltz King Johann Strauss was one of Vienna's great musical masters of the 19th century. This collection presents easy to intermediate solo piano transcriptions of his most famous music, including: Artist's Life ú The Beautiful Blue Danube ú Cagliostro Waltzes ú Carnival in Rome Polka ú Die Fledermaus Quadrille ú Emperor Waltz ú Kiss Waltz ú Pizzicato-Polka ú Roses from the South ú Sweetheart Waltz ú Tales from the Vienna Woods ú and more. The pieces are in their extensive, complete form. Includes a biography of the composer. / Piano

This book and CD set features transcriptions of some of Django Reinhardt's most famous waltzes including Montagne Sainte-Genevieve Gagoug Chez Jazquet(A la petite Chaumiere) Choti and Djalamichto. The CD includes play-along tracks and recordings of the waltzes performed by Matelo Ferret.

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

This Alfred Masterwork Edition boasts the complete Piano Waltzes of Frederic Chopin edited from the original sources by Willard A. Palmer. Like his world-famous Mazurkas Polonaises and Etudes Chopin's Waltzes have become an integral part of the serious Piano repertoire offering some of the most warm and delightful melodies you could ever wish to play. Chopin's ingenuity inventiveness and imagination allowed him to craft works that today still sound refreshing and vital.

Johann Strauss the Younger (1825 - 1899) was a Viennese composer best known for his operettas and dance music especially his waltzes polkas and quadrilles. By the time his father died in 1849 he was alreadywell-established as a renowned composer in his own right.His most famous work is probably the Blue Danube Waltz (Op. 314) written in 1866 which has become famous all over the world with many adaptionsand arrangements. The Blue Danube Waltz has been arranged for SATB choir by John Bateson set to words by Florence Hoare. The vocal score is presented here in Tonic Sol-fa Notation.

Par LAURO ANTONIO. Antonio Lauro is one of the most famous composers to come from Venezuela. He has written many works for orchestra, piano, choir, harpsichord, and guitar. He is most well-known for his guitar works, this being his main instrument. In the early 1980s he gave concerts in London and Paris at the request of John Williams and Paco Pena. The pieces represented in these guitar works are for players at a beginner-intermediate level, and in standard notation only. Continuing the 19th Century tradition of other composers of Venezuelan waltzes, Lauro named many of his pieces after people or places. 'El Marabino' is the name given to someone who comes from the city of Maracaibo. 'Angostura' is the original Spanish name of the city where Lauro was born. 'Carora' is the colonial city near Lauro's birthplace. The Venezuelan waltz differs from the European waltz in its rhythm which may alternate between 3/4 and 6/8 time and in its more syncopated style. The melodies are highly sentimental and romantic. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Guitare

For Violin And Piano-Strauß in March and GallopThe artfully stylised Waltzes Marches Polkas Quadrilles and Gallops were part and parcel of middle-class concert life at the end of the 19th century. This is mostly to do with the works of Johann Strauß (father) who intrigued audiences with more than 250 works. Thus some of his compositions are still an integral part of the concert repertoire. The famous Radetzky March is the musical highlight of the present collection in a brilliant arrangement for violin and piano.