für Violine und Klavier. Par SCHUMANN CLARA. The Romances op. 22 are today among Clara Schumann’s most popular chamber music works. For violinists and pianists, they’re also of particular importance due to the wealth of information by Schumann, Joseph Joachim, and Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski on fingering, bowing, and phrasing in these three pieces. While working on the composition and publicati…

Par JANACEK LEOS. The composition “ 1. X. 1905 , ” generally referred to as a “sonata, ” stems from the autumn of 1905, the peak of the riots between the Czech- and German-speaking populations in Janá ek ’s hometown Brno. Reacting to the violent death of a Czech worker, Janá ek wrote a three-part composition for Piano originally bearing the title “From the Street, on October 1, 1905. ” Dissatisfie…

Sonate #8. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. 'This sonata is easier to study than any of the earlier ones, and has therefore always been extremely popular.' (Carl Czerny). Indeed, the Grande Sonate pathétique is the one with the most moderate demands in terms of playing technique among Beethoven's famous piano sonatas. But it is also popular for its pathetic expression, which captivates the listener from …

Johannes Brahms showed an interest in the music of previous epochs at an early age. In this context he also came across the variation theme of George Frideric Handel which in turn inspired him to write an extensive work of variations for the Piano. The new edition of the Wiener Urtext Edition is based on a meticulous comparison of autographs first edition and personal copies. Brahms' autograph…

Cesar Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.Franck's friend, the cellist Jules Desart, was so impressed when he he…

Composed in January-February 1875, ?árka is the third symphonic poem in Smetana's six-part cycle Má vlast (My Fatherland). He first published it in a version for piano-duet issued by publisher Urbánek in 1880. The score of the first edition did not appear in print until 1888, four years after Smetana's death.Owing to the many errors in the first edition, Hugh Macdonald has based this new edition o…

Opera with a Prologue and four Acts (First version) / Opera in five Acts (Second version) Dialogue versions. Par GOUNOD CHARLES. Charles Gounod’s “Faust” secured its international recognition in the version as an entirely sung opera, which from thenceforth has largely obscured the fact that the work was originally composed with spoken dialogues. The early versions staged prior to the 1869 performa…

New Authentic Edition with Accompaniment and Performance Tracks. Par ARBAN JEAN-BAPTISTE. The New Authentic Edition of Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method contains the same tried and true comprehensive system of study that Arban developed over a century ago, and this completely re-engraved edition has been painstakingly edited by prominent trumpet performers and teachers. In re-editing the method…

The cycle '?ivotem a snem? (Things Lived and Dreamt) by Josef Suk (1874-1935) is his magnum opus for the piano and has been called the 'diary of an artist?. Although Suk's musical language never exceeds the bounds of tonality, his wealth of resources, the flexible harmony, chords of stacked thirds and meticulous performance instructions were new to the Bohemia of his day.The autograph contains man…

Composed by Various. Piano Solo Songbook. Pop, Standards. Softcover. 208 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Piano. Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Edited by Laszlo Somfai. Sheet music. Henle Music Folios. Christmas, Classical. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1406. Published by G. Henle

(Over 100 Favorites for Piano and Sing-Along (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)). Composed by various composers and arrangers. For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Hardcover Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book and DVD-ROM. Book; DVD; P/V/C Mixed Folio; Piano/Vocal/Chords; Sing-Along. Christma…

C Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(Popular). Arranged by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. For Piano. This edition: Revised Edition. Faber Piano Adventures®. Popular. SMP Level 2 (Late Elementary). Softcover. 32 pages

Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Edited by Katrin Eich. For Piano. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1215. Published by G. Henle

50 Favorite Songs. Composed by Various. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook. Softcover. 344 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(New Authentic Edition with Accompaniment and Performance CD). By Jean-Baptiste Arban. Edited by Thomas Hooten, Jennifer Marotta. For trumpet. Student book. 436 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

Composed by Various. Vocal Collection. Broadway, Musicals. Softcover. 376 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Selected from the Vocalises of Marco Bordogn). By Giovanni Marco Bordogni (1789-1856). Edited by Alan Raph. For trombone. Method book and CD. 96 pages. Published by Carl Fischer

(Version for Piano Four-Hands). Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Einar Steen-Nøkleberg and Ernst-Gunter Heinemann. Arranged by Edvard Grieg. For Piano Four Hands, Piano Duet (PIANO FOR 2 PLAYERS). Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1243. Published by G. He…

The Russian School of Piano Playing (Book 1, Part I) (Book 1, Part I). Edited by A. Nikolaev. For Piano (Piano). BH Piano. Instructional and Technique. Instructional book. Fingerings and introductory text. 44 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060041860. Published by Boosey and Hawkes