Portraits: Piano: Instrumental Album

Romantic Portraits is a reflective collection of romantic style pieces that evoke serene impressions. Long legato lines and flowing accompaniment patterns enable the student to exercise the use of rubato and express the lyrical qualities inherent to romantic style music.

Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day Hahn's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Portraits De Peintres for Piano however is one of many compositions that shatter these prejudices held representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes Lavignac Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself writing works for all genres. For Hahn music was amagical art and his compositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. Portraits De Peintres is made up of four movements based on the poems of Marcel Proust depicting four different artists. Hahn's Portraits De Peintres contains a variety of different features making for a pleasant and evocative work for intermediate pianists.

This charming solo collection for the intermediate pianist is based on the varying portraits and impressions that may be inspired by the ever-changing skies above. All the pieces lean towards the romantic and repeated patterns in many of the pieces help make the learning process easier. A treasure trove of pieces for student recitals!

The Contemporary Piano Literature series includes a selection of music written for children by Bartók Gretchaninov Kabalevsky Prokofiev Scott Shostakovich and Stravinsky. In addition the books contain pieces composed specifically for this series by Ross Lee Finney David Kraehenbuehl Douglas Moore Elie Siegmeister Alexandre Tansman and Alexander Tcherepnin. Short biographies and portraits help make composers come alive for the student. None of the music is so far in the vanguard that it is difficult to enjoy or understand.

The first major comprehensive collection of William Bolcom's Piano music.Contents: 'Bird Spirits' 'Conversations with Andre' 'Estela: Rag Latino' 'The Garden of Eden' 'A Little Night Fughetta' 'Lost Lady Rag' 'New York Lights' 'Night Meditations' 'Nine Bagatelles' 'Nine New Bagatelles' 'Romantic Pieces' 'Seabiscuits' 'a 60-Second Ballet' 'Spring Dances' 'Three Dance Portraits' 'Three Ghost Rags'.

This collection provides a historical selection of 40 original Piano pieces which have been influenced by extra-musical incidents or ideas: It begins with scenes from nature describes the fascination of rain portrays the figure of the shepherd wanders to 'moon' 'sleep' and 'dream' and concludes with the theme of 'movement' which is visible and audible either at sporting activities and in technical devices or on travels.It is quite fascinating to see that composers such as Burgmüller or Grieg Beethoven Debussy R. Schumann Tchaikovsky Villa-Lobos Satie Couperin Martinu Mendelssohn or Mussorgsky and many others see and musically describe the same themes quitedifferently.ContentIn the Woods: - Burgmüller Awakening in the Woods (from: 18 Studies Op. 109)Daquin Rondeau 'Le Coucou'Tschaikowsky The Lark's Song (from: The Seasons Op. 37a)Janácek The Barnowl has not Flown Away! (from: On Overgrown Paths)R. Schumann Lonely Flowers(from: Forest Scenes Op. 82)Mac Dowell To a Wild Rose (from: Woodland Sketches Op. 51)Mac Dowell In Autumn (from: Woodland Sketches Op. 51)Grieg Solitary Traveller (from: Lyric Pieces Op. 43)Rain: - Schoenmehl Raindrops (from: Little Stories in Jazz)Prokofieff The Rain and the Rainbow (from: Musique d'enfants Op. 65)Kossenko Rain (from: 24 Children's Pieces Op. 15)Chopin Raindrop Prelude Op. 28Burgmüller Thunderstorm (from: 18 Studies Op. 109)Shepherds' Portraits: - Reichardt Shepherd's LamentHeller Shepherd's Song (from: Miscellanées Op. 40)Villa-Lobos And the Little Shepherd SangDebussy The Little Shepherd (from: Children's Corner)Moonshine: - Prokofieff The Moon Goes for a Walk on the Meadows (from: Musique d' enfants)Beethoven Adagio sostenuto (from: Sonata C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight Sonata')Debussy Clair de Lune (from: Suite bergamasque)Pütz Walking on the Moon (from: I'm

Supplement 8 of the New Liszt Edition contains first versions of Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos 12-21 and two shorter Liszt pieces with a Hungarian connection. All works in the volume appear here for the first time in a scholarly edition. This version of the Hungarian Rhapsodies ensued in 1846-50 from Magyar dallok (Hungarian Songs) Nos 1-11, published in Supplement 7. Piece No. 13 is based on the Rákóczi March, which Liszt set on several occasions. It had been a vital encore piece since his first concert in Hungary in 1839. Inclusion in this volume of the first version of the piece known as the Mosonyi Funeral March (a forerunner of the much later No. 7 in the Hungarian HistoricalPortraits) is especially notable as its autograph manuscript only emerged recently. A detailed preface in Hungarian, English, and German, including new research results, numerous manuscript facsimiles, and critical notes, makes this volume of the New Liszt Edition an important publication of immense scholarly value. Along with the cloth-bound Complete Edition, a paperback version for practical use has also been published. This edition's contents are identical to those of the hardcover edition with the exception that the critical notes are not included.