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Whereas Schumann composed the Album for the Young for children, his Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) are reflections of childhood for adults. Like many of his character pieces, Schumann notes that...

Irish composer John Field had a strong influence on the works of Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann, and his collection of nocturnes was praised by Franz Liszt for their beauty. This particular nocturne...

The G-major Sonata, Opus 79, is a lighthearted romp in its two outer movements, but these enclose a romantic and lyrical Andante movement. In this Maurice Hinson edition, performance and practice note...

Dedicated to Gabriel Faure, Ravel prefaces this piece of 'liquid poetry' with a line by Henri de Regnier: 'The river god laughs at the water as it tickles him.' Ravel indicated that he wanted the work...

Grieg's signature Norwegian folksong flavoring colors this soothing 'night piece,' written in C Major, and is accessible for the late intermediate level pianist. Rhythmic variety in the right hand car...

This Masterwork Edition of the well-known Impromptu is complete with performance suggestions, historical notes and footnotes within the score. This piece offers a wonderful mix of accompaniment and me...

This scholarly edition contains supplemental information on the work's origin, ornamentation, early manuscripting practices, a complete reproduction of Bach's own edition of the Partita, and compariso...

One of Debussy's most ambitious Impressionistic sea-pieces for piano, composed in the summer of 1904 when he was visiting an island in the English Channel. Ravel called this piece 'an orchestral reduc...

Edited by Maurice Hinson, this is Beethoven's complete Sonata, Opus 13. There are also historical notes about the work and the composer, as well as illustrations, performance suggestions, and notes by...

The famous Spanish composer Albeniz is mostly known for his guitar masterpieces, and yet his recognizable styling is beautifully suited to this 6/8 piano sonata, composed in the short, one movement fo...

This diversified collection guides students to develop stylistic performances of Bach's keyboard works. Among the 27 selections are numerous menuets, 'short' preludes and suite movements. The introduc...

Dr. Hinson suggests that 'this appealing sonata was composed before 1780 and provides an example of the good-humored Haydn; it was intended for amateurs.' It is a light-hearted and very playable sonat...

This beautiful edition of one of Haydn's finest sonatas is nicely spaced, very readable, and features biographical information on the composer as well as many helpful performance notes for correct exe...

All written in Beethoven's youth, these sonatinas display many of the composer's already mature style traits. The 'Sonatina in F minor, ' WoO 47/2 is reminiscent of the 'Sonata in C minor,' Op. 13 ('P...

Presumably inspired by Charles Sainte-Beuve's collection of poems, this set of six pieces provides a wonderful introduction to Liszt's melodic invention, mood evocation and harmonic language. The most...

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the six harpsichord suites, later known as the 'French Suites' while he lived in Cothen, Germany, between 1722 and 1725. They were written 'in the French style' accordin...

Two Scriabin compositions are presented here for performance by the left hand only, with performance notes and practice suggestions included. For pianists of advanced proficiency these will represent...

From Grieg's 'Lyric Pieces,' Op. 54, this well-known and descriptive 1891 composition was written after the composer's trip to the Jotunheimen mountains in Norway, and is meant to portray mystical noc...

Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg wrote many small masterpieces. Included in this 144-page edition are 45 of his most popular and useful works, including 'Anitra's Dance,' 'Peer Gynt Suite,: 'March of t...

This collection of 13 preludes challenges pianists to build interpretive skills while expressing the vast array of emotion and passion so characteristic of Rachmaninoff's works. In this scholarly edit...

This collection of 13 preludes challenges pianists to build interpretive skills while expressing the vast array of emotion and passion so characteristic of Rachmaninoff's works. In this scholarly edit...