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One of the best-known and most popular musical pieces of the 20th century in an easily playable piano arrangement by the Orff pupil Hermann Regner. A fine opportunity to become better acquainted with...

The Bolero is, without doubt, the most famous of all works by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Countless concert performances and recordings as well as its use in films and on television have made this begu...

A tango written by Giacomo Puccini? Indeed! In 1942 'Piccolo Tango' by the Italian opera composer was published by an American music publisher. The question as to whether it was actually composed by P...

Mendelssohn's lyrical piano pieces 'Lieder ohne Worte' [Songs without Words] are among the most popular of his compositions. Over 25 years Mendelssohn published his song-like melodies in 8 volumes alt...

Maurice Ravel's melancholy popular 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the...

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 [siehe dt. Text!] caused quite a scandal. The production which involved...

The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 5)

'Alt Wiener Tanzweisen' [Old Viennesse dance tunes] are pretty miniatures, vibrant and catchy (the second one with a slightly elegiac colouring), but all have melodic charm and musical elegance. And w...