Sergei Rachmaninoff embarked on his compositional career with five short piano pieces, first performed in 1892. The second piece is the famous Prélude in C sharp minor which was soon played throughout the world and was to become Rachmaninoff's most-performed encore. But the other pieces, quite different in character, continue to enjoy general popularity amongst pianists to this day. They are all “typical” Rachmaninoff and at the same time technically easy to master, even for amateurs. The edition is based on the first edition and the autograph preserved in the Glinka Museum, Moscow. As well as the original version of 1892, this Urtext edition also includes two revisions which Rachmaninoff made of Mélodie and Sérénade almost 50 years later in the USA, thereby allowing a direct insight into his changed pianistic ideas. The fingering is by the Rachmaninoff expert Marc-André Hamelin.
I. Elégie, II. Prélude, III. Mélodie, IV. Polichinelle, V. Sérénade
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“Have you played the Images...? Without undue vanity, I believe that these three pieces can hold their own and will assume a place in the piano literature ... to the left of Schumann or to the right of Chopin ... as you like it.” Thus wrote Debussy in a letter to his publisher and friend Jacques Durand in 1905. Debussy's prophecy was to become true. The pieces have become a fixed part of piano repertoire. Incidentally: for the slow movement Hommage à Rameau Debussy, an innovator who was still aware of tradition, was inspired by a performance of Castor et Pollux in 1903.
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The Perfect Music Series for Piano Students and for Those Returning to the Piano.
Each volume in the “At the Piano” series includes original pieces by one composer. The works are arranged in progressive order of difficulty and complement one another conceptually. Each piece ranges from one to eight pages. All volumes contain fingering and practical tips on technique and interpretation. The “At the Piano” series is an ideal introduction to the world of classical piano music and is particularly suitable for piano students and for all those who are returning to the piano after a long break. The series is edited by Sylvia Hewig-Tröscher, a piano professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich. She has decades of experience teaching young people and adults, gives concerts and masterclasses around the world, and is a much sought-after educator.
Contents: Little Lullaby from Album Leaves, Op. 124, No. 6 • Little Folksong from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 9 • Echoes of the Theatre from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 25 • A Tale of Distant Lands from Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15, No. 1 • Curious Story from Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15, No. 2 • Reverie from Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15, No. 7 . Albumleaf 1 from Colored Leaves, Op. 99, No. 4 • Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 4, No. 3 • Intermezzo in C Major, Op. 4, No. 4 • Romance in G minor from Carnival of Vienna Op. 26, No. 2 • Romance in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2 • Pierrot from Carnaval, Op. 9, No. 2 • Valse noble from Carnaval, Op. 9, No. 4 • In the Evening from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 12, No. 1 • Why? from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 12, No. 3 • Bird as Prophet from Forest Scenes, Op. 82, No. 7 • Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18 . Selections from Papillons, Op. 2: No. 5, No. 6, No. 12
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Almost anyone who has studied piano knows one or more of these small gems. All attention in these short, sparkling works is directed to the most basic pianistic concepts: precise phrasing, evenness of touch, and dynamic control.
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Possibly the most famous late Romantic piano work, Rachmaninoff's “C-sharp minor” is now available in an Urtext edition.
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When Brahms's contemporaries heard the Piano Pieces Op. 118 that he had composed during his summer holiday in Ischl in 1893, they were delighted. Clara Schumann was one of the first to be allowed to get to know the new pieces, and she attested that they contained “a wealth of sentiment in the smallest of dimensions.” Philipp Spitta fittingly said that the works were “perfect for slowly absorbing in solitude and tranquillity.”
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50 original piano works and arrangements of great music from iconic Baroque composer J.S. Bach, including: Air from the Goldberg Variations • Arioso • Chaconne (Theme) from Violin Partita No. 2 • Gavotte, BWV 816 • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • Musette in G Major, BWV 808 • Sarabande, BWV 810 • Sheep May Safely Graze • Sleepers, Awake, BWV 140 (Wachet Auf) • Toccata and Fugue in D Minor • and more.
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For half a century Henle's edition of the Beethoven sonatas – the “New Testament” of piano repertoire – has been universally recognized as the standard starting-point for any serious study of these works. Now, with the publication of the three op. 31 sonatas in revised separate editions, we are raising the yardstick another notch: no less a musician than the pianist and conductor Murray Perahia has agreed, for the first time ever, to publish his fingerings and, as co-editor, to confide his profound insights into the sources to music lovers everywhere. The musical text has been prepared in strict accordance with the rules of modern Urtext editing, and the volume is rounded off with a lengthy and informative preface and detailed notes on sources and alternative readings. To be continued...!
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While giving the player a superb example of musical construction, these pieces also teach the basics of articulation, rhythm, phrasing, fingering, ornamentation, and the development of a singing tone.
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Includes Children's Corner, Suite bergamasque, Deux Arabesques, Le petit nègre, La fille aux cheveux de lin, La cathédrale engloutie, and Rêverie. Includes over 30 pages of notes related to interpreting Debussy, and performance suggestions on each piece as well as a glossary of French terms.
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Hymns taken from youth and children's hymnals known throughout America provide playing pleasure while developing note-reading facility and ear training. Book 1 includes over 40 classics, including: Around the Throne of God in Heaven • Blest Be the Tie • Dare to Be Brave • Love Divine • O Worship the King • Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus • and more.
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The opus number of Beethoven's Easy Piano Sonatas op. 49 is misleading. The pieces were written not long after the Sonatas op. 2, and most likely – in part, at least – before his Sonata op. 7. Sketches can be found in the “Kafka Miscellany” sketchbook, which Beethoven used for several years both in Bonn and subsequently in Vienna until the late 1790s. The second sonata seems to be the earlier of the two. The composer also reprised the theme of the second movement, Tempo di Menuetto, for the Menuet in the Septet op. 20. It is one of his best-known piano pieces, which just about every budding pianist encounters early in his lessons.
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Each volume in the “At the Piano” series includes original pieces by one composer. The works are arranged in progressive order of difficulty and complement one another conceptually. Each piece ranges from one to eight pages. All volumes contain fingering and practical tips on technique and interpretation. The “At the Piano” series is an ideal introduction to the world of classical piano music and is particularly suitable for piano students and for all those who are returning to the piano after a long break. The series is edited by Sylvia Hewig-Tröscher, a piano professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich. She has decades of experience teaching young people and adults, gives concerts and masterclasses around the world, and is a much sought-after educator.
Edvard Grieg was a master of the Romantic miniature for piano, and with his ten volumes of “lyric pieces” he more or less created a new genre all on his own. These works offer an abundance of wonderful pieces that are ideal for a guided return to the piano. It proved difficult to choose a selection of them for our volume. But we also offer well-known pieces from the orchestral suites From Holberg's Time and Peer Gynt, which Grieg himself arranged for the piano. Naturally they are presented superbly in true Urtext.
Contents: Bell Ringing from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 6 • Watchman's Song from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12, No. 3 • Waltz from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12, No. 2 • Arietta from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12, No. 1 • Berceuse from Lyric Pieces, Op. 38, No. 1 • Remembrances from Lyric Pieces, Op. 71, No. 7 • Puck from Lyric Pieces, Op. 71, No. 3 • Little Bird from Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, No. 4 • Notturno from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 4 • Wedding Day at Troldhaugen from Lyric Pieces, Op. 65, No. 6 • Sarabande from From Holberg's Time, Op.40, No. 2 • Gavotte from From Holberg's Time, Op. 40, No. 3 • Solvejg's Song from Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 55, No. 4 • Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, No. 1 • Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, No. 3
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Includes these pieces published during the composer's lifetime: Allegro de Concert; Barcarolle; Berceuse; Bolero; Fantaisie, Op. 49; Tarantella; Variations brillantes, Op. 12; Variations VI from “Hexameron.”
The National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin
Published by PWM
Exclusively Distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation
Co-Editors
Jan Ekier and Pawel Kaminski
The objective of the National Edition is to present Chopin's complete output in its authentic form, based on the entire body of available sources. Sources were analyzed with up-to-date scientific and musicological methodology.
The National Edition was based on sources originated from the composer, mainly autographs, copies of autographs and first editions with the composer's corrections, and pupils' copies with Chopin's annotations. In cases when original sources were lacking, the closest possible materials were used. Collecting the source materials was a laborious task which took years of effort.
The characteristics of sources, the links and discrepancies between them as well as the reasons for particular editorial decisions are discussed in the Source Commentary in each volume.
The Performance Commentary appended to each volume includes: the realization of ornaments, comments on pedal markings (the original markings sometimes are inadequate, due to the difference in sound between pianos used in Chopin`s times and modern pianos), suggestions as to the “harmonic legato” (a performance technique often used by Chopin and now forgotten).
About the National Edition
Full Introduction to the Polish National Edition of the Works of Fryderyk Chopin
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Composed as a sequel to the 25 Progressive Studies, Op. 100, the exquisite miniatures that comprise Opus 109 possess a timeless value for teachers, students, audiences alike.
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