Piano & Keyboard 99

Originally written as an introduction to a critical edition of Beethoven's piano concertos, this informative performance guide is the work of an accomplished pianist, composer, and conductor. Franz ……続きを見る

Renowned for the originality of his music and his gifts as a melodist, Henry Purcell (1659–1695) was the preeminent English composer of the seventeenth century and one of the greatest that nation ha……続きを見る

This compilation of Isaac Albéniz's piano gems features brilliant keyboard music steeped in the lyric and rhythmic spirit of Spain. Although he wrote operas with English words as well as songs and o……続きを見る

In the course of his long career as the outstanding pianist-composer of his time, Franz Liszt was a tireless champion of music by other composers, especially those whose works he felt deserved great……続きを見る

This brief yet comprehensive guide shows pianists how to produce every possible variety of tone, including note values, pulsation, phrases and their combination, dynamic contrasts and shadings, temp……続きを見る

Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of classics. Each piece was carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. Many of the greatest compo……続きを見る

Specially arranged and simplified, these pieces offer beginners the pleasure and satisfaction of playing Beethoven. Students and teachers alike will delight in such popular melodies as "Für Elise," ……続きを見る

These special arrangements offer beginning pianists the pleasure and satisfaction of playing Bach. Students of all ages will delight in these easy, pedagogical piano arrangements of familiar melodie……続きを見る

"Mach has produced a book of uncommon interest." ー Washington Post "Mach's interviews will enhance the pleasure of any concertgoer." ー People In this rich collection of fascinating interviews with……続きを見る

Young pianists and their teachers will welcome this treasury of favorites in musically attractive and pedagogically sound arrangements for beginners. Bergerac has written exclusively for young piani……続きを見る

This beginner's piano book spotlights the music of one of the Romantic movement's most influential composers, Robert Schumann. Its easy-to-play renditions of Schumann's beloved works progressively i……続きを見る

This new gathering of the world's greatest classical themes follows Bergerac's highly successful My First Book of Classical Music. Here are ever-popular themes from the symphonies, concertos, and op……続きを見る

If you have a note that has dropped in pitch, do you have to call in the tuner? A stuck key? Sympathetic rattle? Missing bridles? A broken hammer shank? An unglued ivory? The answer, in each case, i……続きを見る

This collection of effortless arrangements allows beginning pianists to experience the pleasure of playing favorite Tchaikovsky compositions. Offering an inspiring mix of tempos and moods, the twent……続きを見る

Like Chopin, Scriabin made the piano the focus of his art. Among the supreme achievements of that art are the ten sonatas he composed between 1892 and 1913, works that abundantly display both his te……続きを見る

The piano music of Beethoven is an indispensable part of the repertoire of any serious pianist. Especially appealing are the variations, magnificent compositions second only to the sonatas and conce……続きを見る

The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn exp……続きを見る

Alexander Nikolayevitch Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist, is best known for his perfectly spun miniatures where his novel harmonic and pianistic ideas were most brilliantly worked ……続きを見る

"Schumann's short pieces are distinguished from those of his predecessors and contemporaries not only by their intrinsic charm and fantasy, but also by their literary and musical allusiveness and by……続きを見る

Treasury of piano music by great Norwegian composer, including the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces: Vier Stucke,……続きを見る

Mendelssohn's complete works for pianoforte solo are now contained in this two-volume republication of the outstanding Breitkopf & Härtel edition. Included in Volume One are: "Capriccio in F-sharp M……続きを見る

In 1843, Franz Liszt made the handsome gesture of absorbing the costs for a monument to Beethoven in Bonn. The spiritual affinity he felt for Beethoven also moved this great piano virtuoso to pay an……続きを見る

The greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century, Franz Liszt possessed an astonishing ability to recreate orchestral fabric at the keyboard, enabling pianists to reproduce the texture and grandeur o……続きを見る

"His melodic imagination displays admirable freshness. He possesses a delicate harmonic sense. His themes show the inspirations of an impassioned musician: perfectly created, firm in line, vivid, an……続きを見る

The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn exp……続きを見る

Unrivaled as a virtuoso pianist in his own day ー and perhaps still ー Franz Liszt was a composer of daring originality. He introduced new conceptions of harmony and melody and made radical innovati……続きを見る

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) enriched the literature of the piano with freshly melodic, elegantly wrought compositions that embody the aristocratic qualities of the French tradition. This superbly prod……続きを見る

Early in his career, Bach began to transcribe for the keyboard a number of concertos for violin, oboe, and other instruments by such baroque masters as Vivaldi and Telemann. His purpose: to study an……続きを見る

Here, in one volume, are two bodies of work that, perhaps more than any others, reveal the essence of Claude Debussy's extraordinary expressiveness and his innovative gifts for musical imagery. Each……続きを見る

Chopin’s piano works are of such uniformly high quality that they are all absolutely essential in the repertoire of any aspiring pianist. The Preludes and Etudes are exquisitely beautiful examples o……続きを見る